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Angela Harden is affiliated with City, University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and health professions, with significant contributions to obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, clinical psychology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including maternal and perinatal health interventions, global maternal and child health, migration, health and trauma, child and adolescent health, maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum, family and disability support research, and gestational diabetes research and management.

Frequent publication venues for their research include BMJ Open, Midwifery, Pilot and Feasibility Studies, BMC Health Services Research, and BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.

Notable recent papers by Angela Harden include:

  • Project 20: Midwives' insight into continuity of care models for women with social risk factors: what works, for whom, in what circumstances, and how (2020) Midwifery
  • Project20: Does continuity of care and community-based antenatal care improve maternal and neonatal birth outcomes for women with social risk factors? A prospective, observational study (2021) PLoS ONE
  • Project20: Interpreter services for pregnant women with social risk factors in England: what works, for whom, in what circumstances, and how? (2021) International Journal for Equity in Health
  • Group antenatal care (Pregnancy Circles) for diverse and disadvantaged women: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial with integral process and economic evaluations (2020) BMC Health Services Research
  • Ethnic minority women's experiences of accessing antenatal care in high income European countries: a systematic review (2023) BMC Health Services Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Angela Harden include Meg Wiggins, Christine McCourt, Anita Mehay, Lorna Sweeney, and Mary Sawtell.

Best Publications

  • Methods for the thematic synthesis of qualitative research in systematic reviews

    James Thomas;Angela Harden

  • Young people and healthy eating: a systematic review of research on barriers and facilitators

    Jonathan Shepherd;Angela Harden;Rebecca Rees;Ginny Brunton

  • Integrating qualitative research with trials in systematic reviews

    James Thomas;Angela Harden;Ann Oakley;Sandy Oliver

  • Methodological Issues in Combining Diverse Study Types in Systematic Reviews

    Angela Harden;James Thomas

  • COREQ (Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Studies)

    Andrew Booth;Karin Hannes;Angela Harden;Jane Noyes

  • Community engagement to reduce inequalities in health: a systematic review, meta-analysis and economic analysis

    Alison O'Mara-Eves;Ginny Brunton;David McDaid;Sandy Oliver

  • Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series-paper 3: methods for assessing methodological limitations, data extraction and synthesis, and confidence in synthesized qualitative findings

    Jane Noyes;Andrew Booth;Kate Flemming;Ruth Garside

  • Applying systematic review methods to studies of people’s views: an example from public health research

    Angela Harden;Jo Garcia;Sandy Oliver;Rebecca Rees

  • Teenage pregnancy and social disadvantage: systematic review integrating controlled trials and qualitative studies

    Angela Harden;Ginny Brunton;Adam Fletcher;Ann Oakley

  • A systematic review of the effectiveness of health promotion interventions in the workplace.

    A. Harden;G. Peersman;S. Oliver;M. Mauthner

  • Children and healthy eating: a systematic review of barriers and facilitators

    James Thomas;Katy Sutcliffe;Angela Harden;Ann Oakley

  • An Emerging Framework for Including Different Types of Evidence in Systematic Reviews for Public Policy

    Sandy Oliver;Angela Harden;Rebecca Rees;Jonathan Shepherd

  • Young people and physical activity: a systematic review matching their views to effective interventions

    Rebecca Rees;Josephine Kavanagh;Angela Harden;Jonathan Shepherd

  • The school environment and student health: a systematic review and meta-ethnography of qualitative research

    Farah Jamal;Adam Fletcher;Angela Harden;Angela Harden;Helene Anne Wells

  • Systematic review of the effects of schools and school environment interventions on health: evidence mapping and synthesis

    C. Bonell;F. Jamal;A. Harden;H. Wells

  • Peer-delivered health promotion for young people: A systematic review of different study designs:

    Angela Harden;Ann Oakley;Sandy Oliver

  • The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of behavioural interventions for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections in young people aged 13-19: a systematic review and economic evaluation.

    Jonathan Shepherd;J. Kavanagh;Joanna Picot;Keith Cooper

  • Synthesis: combining results systematically and appropriately

    James Thomas;Angela Harden;Mark Newman

  • The effects of the school environment on student health: A systematic review of multi-level studies

    Chris Bonell;Will Parry;Helene Wells;Farah Jamal

  • Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series-paper 2: methods for question formulation, searching, and protocol development for qualitative evidence synthesis.

    Janet L. Harris;Andrew Booth;Margaret Cargo;Karin Hannes

Frequent Co-Authors

Ann Oakley
Ann Oakley University College London
Sandy Oliver
Sandy Oliver University College London
James Thomas
James Thomas University College London
Adam Fletcher
Adam Fletcher Cardiff University
Chris Bonell
Chris Bonell London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Andrew Booth
Andrew Booth University of Sheffield
Simon Murphy
Simon Murphy Cardiff University
Laurence Moore
Laurence Moore University of Glasgow
Rona Campbell
Rona Campbell University of Bristol
Margaret Cargo
Margaret Cargo University of Canberra

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