Background
Medical anthropology, public health, international community health, health communication
Projects and publications
- An evidence and gap map of controlled trials and systematic reviews of controlled trials for self-help apps - Protocol for evidence and gap map
- Correlations between different parenting practices and well-being in children: a systematic mapping review’
- Co-therapy in work with couples and families - Protocol for a systematic review
- Effectiveness of and experiences with school focused interventions out-side of school settings for children and youth living in child welfare institutions - Protocol for a mixed-methods review
- Health personnel's communication of children’s weight status: What is effective and what are the childrens and parents’ experiences and preferences? A mixed methods systematic review
- Opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) for opioid dependence. Effects and experiences.
- The meaning of travel distance to delivery institutions and accompnamient for women giving birth - Protocol for a systematic review
- Understanding and helping children who resist or refuse post-separation parental contact: A systematic mapping review
- Patricia Sofia Jacobsen Jardim, Christopher James Rose, Heather Melanie R Ames, Jose Francisco Meneses Echavez, Stijn Rita Patrick van de Velde, Ashley Elizabeth Muller, (2022). Automating risk of bias assessment in systematic reviews: a real-time mixed methods comparison of human researchers to a machine learning system. BMC Medical Research Methodology s. 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12874-022-01649-y
- Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, Soo Downe, Elizabeth Joan Paulsen, Susan Kyomuhendo Munabi-Babigumira, Smisha Agarwal, Heather Melanie R Ames, Sara Cooper, Karen Daniels, Catherine Houghton, Akram Karimi-Shahanjarini, Hlengiwe Moloi, Willem Odendaal, Elham Shakibazadeh, Lavanya Vasudevan, Andreas Xyrichis, Meghan A. Bohren, (2022). Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) Qualitative Evidence Syntheses, Differences From Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness and Implications for Guidance. International Journal of Qualitative Methods (IJQM) s. 1-14. doi: 10.1177/16094069211061950
- Ashley Elizabeth Muller, Heather Melanie R Ames, Patricia Sofia Jacobsen Jardim, Christopher James Rose, (2021). Machine learning in systematic reviews: comparing automated text clustering with Lingo3G and human researcher categorization in a rapid review. Research Synthesis Methods s. 229-241. doi: 10.1002/jrsm.1541
- Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, Soo Downe, Elizabeth Joan Paulsen, Susan Kyomuhendo Munabi-Babigumira, Marit Johansen, Smisha Agarwal, Heather Ames, Sara Cooper, Karen Daniels, Catherine Houghton, Akram Karimi-Shahanjarini, Hlengiwe Moloi, Willem A. Odendaal, Elham Shakibazadeh, Lavanya Vasudevan, Andreas Xyrichis, Meghan A. Bohren, (2021). Qualitative Evidence Syntheses Within Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care: Developing a Template and Guidance. International Journal of Qualitative Methods (IJQM) doi: 10.1177/16094069211041959
- Heid Nøkleby, Rigmor Berg, Ashley Elizabeth Muller, Heather Melanie R Ames, (2021). Barnemishandling under covid-19: en hurtig kartleggingsoversikt. Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research s. 56-68. doi: 10.18261/issn.2464-4161-2021-01-06
- Heather Melanie R Ames, Annhild Mosdøl, Nora Blaasvær, Heid Nøkleby, Rigmor Berg, Lars Jørun Langøien, (2020). Communication of children's weight status: what is effective and what are the children's and parents' experiences and preferences? A mixed methods systematic review. BMC Public Health doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08682-w
- Heather Melanie R Ames, Claire Glenton, Simon Arnold Lewin, Tigest Tamrat, Eliud Akama, Natalie Leon, (2019). Clients' perceptions and experiences of targeted digital communication accessible via mobile devices for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health: A qualitative evidence synthesis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews s. 1-115. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013447
- Heather Melanie R Ames, Claire Glenton, Simon Arnold Lewin, (2019). Purposive sampling in a qualitative evidence synthesis: a worked example from a synthesis on parental perceptions of vaccination communication. BMC Medical Research Methodology doi: 10.1186/s12874-019-0665-4
- Heather Melanie R Ames, Meike Zuske, Jonathan D King, Peter Steinmann, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, (2018). Community and Drug Distributor Perceptions and Experiences of Mass Drug Administration for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis: A Rapid Review of Qualitative Research. Advances in Parasitology doi: 10.1016/bs.apar.2018.09.003
- Jessica Kaufman, Rebecca Ryan, Simon Arnold Lewin, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Claire Glenton, Julie Cliff, Afiong Oku, Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Angela Oyo-Ita, Heather Ames, Gabriel Rada, Yuri Cartier, Sophie Hill, (2018). Identification of preliminary core outcome domains for communication about childhood vaccination: An online Delphi survey. Vaccine s. 6520-6528. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.08.027
- Afiong Oku, Angela Oyo-Ita, Claire Glenton, Atle Fretheim, Heather Ames, Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Jessica Kaufman, Sophie Hill, Julie Cliff, Yuri Cartier, Eme Owoaje, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Gabriel Rada, Simon Lewin, (2017). Perceptions and experiences of childhood vaccination communication strategies among caregivers and health workers in Nigeria: A qualitative study. PLOS ONE doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186733
- Heather Ames, Diangha Mabel Njang, Claire Glenton, Atle Fretheim, Jessica Kaufman, Sophie Hill, Afiong Oku, Julie Cliff, Yuri Cartier, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Gabriel Rada, Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Angela Oyo-Ita, Awar Paschal Kum, Simon Arnold Lewin, (2017). Stakeholder perceptions of communication about vaccination in two regions of Cameroon: A qualitative case study. PLOS ONE doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183721
- Jessica Kaufman, Rebecca Ryan, Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Yuri Cartier, Julie Cliff, Angela Oyo-Ita, Heather Ames, Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Afiong Oku, Gabriel Rada, Sophie Hill, (2017). Childhood vaccination communication outcomes unpacked and organized in a taxonomy to facilitate core outcome establishment. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology s. 173-184. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.02.007
- Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Julie Cliff, Afiong Oku, Angela Oyo-Ita, Claire Glenton, Heather Ames, Jessica Kaufman, Sophie Hill, Yuri Cartier, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Gabriel Rada, Simon Lewin, (2017). Using the COMMVAC taxonomy to map vaccination communication interventions in Mozambique. Global health action doi: 10.1080/16549716.2017.1321313
- Jessica Kaufman, Heather Ames, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Yuri Cartier, Julie Cliff, Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Afiong Oku, Angela Oyo-Ita, Gabriel Rada, Sophie Hill, (2017). The comprehensive ‘Communicate to Vaccinate’ taxonomy of communication interventions for childhood vaccination in routine and campaign contexts. BMC Public Health doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4320-x
- Afiong Oku, Angela Oyo-Ita, Claire Glenton, Atle Fretheim, Glory Eteng, Heather Ames, Artur Muloliwa, Jessica Kaufman, Sophie Hill, Julie Cliff, Yuri Cartier, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Gabriel Rada, Simon Lewin, (2017). Factors affecting the implementation of childhood vaccination communication strategies in Nigeria: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4020-6
- Heather Ames, Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, (2017). Parents' and informal caregivers' views and experiences of communication about routine childhood vaccination: A synthesis of qualitative evidence. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011787.pub2
- Afiong Oku, Angela Oyo-Ita, Claire Glenton, Atle Fretheim, Heather Ames, Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Jessica Kaufman, Sophie Hill, Julie Cliff, Yuri Cartier, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Gabriel Rada, Simon Lewin, (2016). Communication strategies to promote the uptake of childhood vaccination in Nigeria: A systematic map. Global health action doi: 10.3402/gha.v9.30337
- Jessica Kaufman, Rebecca Ryan, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Yuri Cartier, Julie Cliff, Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, Gabriel Rada, Heather Ames, Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Afiong Oku, Angela Oyo-Ita, Sophie Hill, (2016). Outcomes mapping study for childhood vaccination communication: too few concepts were measured in too many ways. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology s. 33-44. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.10.003
- Heather Ames, Diangha Mabel Njang, Claire Glenton, Atle Fretheim, Jessica Kaufman, Sophie Hill, Afiong Oku, Julie Cliff, Yuri Cartier, Xavier Bosch-Capblanch, Gabriel Rada, Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Angela Oyo-Ita, Simon Lewin, (2015). Mapping how information about childhood vaccination is communicated in two regions of Cameroon: What is done and where are the gaps?. BMC Public Health doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2557-9
- Heather Ames, Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, (2015). Parents' and informal caregivers' views and experiences of routine early childhood vaccination communication: qualitative evidence synthesis (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011787
- Ashley Elizabeth Muller, Rigmor Berg, Jose Francisco Meneses-Eschavez, Heather Melanie R Ames, Tiril Cecilie Borge, Patricia Sofia Jacobsen Jardim, C Cooper, Christopher James Rose, (2022). The effect of machine learning tools for evidence synthesis on resource use and time-to-completion: protocol for a retrospective pilot study
- Heather Melanie R Ames, Henriette Tyse Nygård, Maria Bjerk, (2022). Et forskningskart over randomiserte studier og systematiske oversikter for selvhjelpsapper
- Heather Melanie R Ames, Louise Forsetlund, Lillebeth Larun, Gyri Hval, Ashley Elizabeth Muller, (2022). Betydningen av lang reisevei til fødeinstitusjon og følgetjeneste for gravide/fødende: Systematisk oversikt– revidert utgave
- Heather Melanie R Ames, Ashley Elizabeth Muller, Patricia Sofia Jacobsen Jardim, Lars Jørun Langøien,
- Ashley Elizabeth Muller, Heather Melanie R Ames, Jan Peter William Himmels, Patricia Sofia Jacobsen Jardim, Hong Lien Nguyen, Christopher James Rose, Stijn Rita Patrick van de Velde, (2021). Aims and strategy for the implementation of machine learning in evidence synthesis in the Cluster for Reviews and Health Technology Assessments for 2021-2022
- Ashley Elizabeth Muller, Heather Melanie R Ames, Jan Peter William Himmels, Patricia Sofia Jacobsen Jardim, Hong Lien Nguyen, Christopher James Rose, Stijn Rita Patrick van de Velde, (2021). Implementation of machine learning in evidence syntheses in the Cluster for Reviews and Health Technology Assessments: Final report 2020-2021
- Heather Melanie R Ames, Christine Hillestad Hestevik, Lars Jørun Langøien, Tor Atle Rosness, (2021). Hvordan forstå og håndtere barn som avviser en forelder: En systematisk kartleggingsoversikt
- Heather Melanie R Ames, Louise Forsetlund, Lillebeth Larun, Gyri Hval, Ashley Elizabeth Muller, (2021). Betydningen av lang reisevei til fødeinstitusjon og følgetjeneste for gravide/fødende: Systematisk oversikt
- Heid Nøkleby, Rigmor Berg, Ashley Elizabeth Muller, Heather Melanie R Ames, (2021). Konsekvenser av covid-19 på barn og unges liv og helse: en hurtigoversikt
- Patricia Sofia Jacobsen Jardim, Trine Bjerke Johansen, Nora Blaasvær, Heather Melanie R Ames, Rigmor Berg,
- Trine Bjerke Johansen, Patricia Sofia Jacobsen Jardim, Nora Blaasvær, Heather Melanie R Ames, Heather Eileen Menzies Munthe-Kaas, Alexander Tingulstad, Rigmor Berg, (2020). Gode barnevernsinstitusjoner: en systematisk kartleggingsoversikt
- Patricia Sofia Jacobsen Jardim, Trine Bjerke Johansen, Heather Melanie R Ames, Rigmor Berg, (2020). Bruk av linkarbeidere i barnevernet: en systematisk kartleggingsoversikt
- Patricia Sofia Jacobsen Jardim, Heather Melanie R Ames, (2020). Bruk av lukkede institusjoner: omtaler over seks kunnskapsoppsummeringer
- Rigmor Berg, Patricia Sofia Jacobsen Jardim, Heather Melanie R Ames, Nora Blaasvær, Trine Bjerke Johansen, Ashley Elizabeth Muller, (2019). Oppfølging og rekruttering av fosterfamilier: et systematisk litteratursøk med sortering
- Heather Melanie R Ames, Annhild Mosdøl, Lars Jørun Langøien, Nora Blaasvær, Heid Nøkleby, (2019). Communication of children’s weight status to parents and children: What is effective and what are the children’s and parents’ experiences and preferences? A mixed methods systematic review
- Nora Blaasvær, Heather Melanie R Ames, (2019). Sammenhenger mellom foreldrepraksiser og barns trivsel: en systematisk kartleggingsoversikt
- Heather Melanie R Ames, Lars Jørun Langøien, Rigmor Berg, (2019). Hvor effektive er primærforebyggende tiltak mot bruk av tobakk hos barn og unge? En oversikt over systematiske oversikter
- Heather Melanie R Ames, Hilde H Holte, Nora Blaasvær, Johanne Longva, Rigmor Berg, (2018). Støtteordninger til boligtilpasninger for eldre og voksne med nedsatt funksjonsevne: En systematisk kartleggingsoversikt
- Heather Melanie R Ames, Hilde H Holte, Maryan Ahmad Said, Marita Heintz, Rigmor Berg, (2018). Tiltak mot trygde- og forsikringssvindel: En systematisk kartleggingsoversikt
- Heather Melanie R Ames, Claire Glenton, Simon Arnold Lewin, Atle Fretheim, (2017). Mapping, exploring and understanding communication interventions for childhood vaccination
- Heather Melanie R Ames, Ashley Elizabeth Muller, Stijn Rita Patrick van de Velde, Tiril Cecilie Borge, Jan Peter William Himmels, Christine Hillestad Hestevik, Patricia Sofia Jacobsen Jardim, Christopher James Rose, Lien Nguyen, Jose Meneses-Eschavez, (2022). Implementation and evaluation activities to build support for machine learning .
- Heather Ames, (2013). Moving from evidence to implementation for childhood vaccination communication strategies: learning from programme experience in low income countries.