ReviewJournal of public health (Oxford, England)2016
A realist synthesis of the evidence on outreach programmes for health improvement of Traveller Communities.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Trends in Trust, Safety, and Health Service Access Among Women Participating in an Antiviolence Outreach Program: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Methods of Engaging Interest-Holders in Healthcare Evidence Syntheses: A Scoping Review.Cochrane evidence synthesis and methods · 2026Review
- Co-designing an Outreach Intervention for Women Experiencing Street-Involvement and Gender-Based Violence: Community-Academic Partnerships in Action.Violence against women · 2024Article
- Improving immunization uptake rates among Gypsies, Roma and Travellers: a qualitative study of the views of service providers.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2021Article
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- Challenges for research, policy and practice in the field of Roma health.International journal of public health · 2019Article
- Protocol for a realist review of complex interventions to prevent adolescents from engaging in multiple risk behaviours.BMJ open · 2017Article
- Exposing the impact of Citizens Advice Bureau services on health: a realist evaluation protocol.BMJ open · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundImproving the health of Traveller Communities is an international public health concern but there is little evidence on effective interventions. This study aimed to explain how, for whom and in what circumstances outreach works in Traveller Communities.
methodsA realist synthesis was undertaken. Systematic literature searches were conducted between August and November 2011. Grey literature was sought and key stakeholders were involved throughout the review process. Iterative steps of data extraction, analysis and synthesis, followed by additional searches were undertaken.
resultsAn explanatory framework details how, why and in what circumstances participation, behaviour change or social capital development happened. The trust status of outreach workers is an important context of outreach interventions, in conjunction with their ability to negotiate the intervention focus. The higher the outreach worker's trust status, the lower the imperative that they negotiate the intervention focus. A 'menu' of reasoning mechanisms is presented, leading to key engagement outcomes.
conclusionsAdopting a realist analysis, this study offers a framework with explanatory purchase as to the potential of outreach to improve health in marginalized groups.
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