Daniel Pan
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Daniel Pan
@dp440.bsky.social
Physician-scientist, infectious diseases and general medicine at #UniversityofLeicester. I follow back these topics.

Interested in #respiratoryviruses #transmission #healthinequalities and #AMR

https://le.ac.uk/people/daniel-pan
Progress is uncertain. Funding is unlikely.
But we keep turning up because when you win, it is the best feeling in the world!📚
October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Like padwork, every round is “constructive.”
You adjust your stance, reframe your aims, and pretend you’re enjoying it.
Eventually, even Reviewer 2 starts sounding almost supportive.
October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Grant writing involves months of training, repeated blows to morale, and somehow you still thank your opponents in the acknowledgements. 🥊
October 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
10/10 Enhancing migrant participation in health research ensures more equitable and impactful outcomes. Let's build inclusive health research together! 📖Read more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #HealthEquity #COMBFramework #InclusiveResearch
Migrants Living in the United Kingdom and Their Perceptions of Participation in Health Research: A Mixed‐Methods Study
Background Migrants' participation in health research is essential to give voice to their needs and inform evidence-based practice. We conducted a mixed-methods study with migrants living in Leicest...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
9/10 Our findings highlight strategies for better migrant inclusion: provide multilingual materials, leverage community trust, minimize participant costs, and offer clear communication about research benefits.
July 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
8/10 Incentives help! Monetary incentives motivated participation, but many valued information gained and opportunities to enhance language skills or community connections more.
July 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
7/10 Altruism drove many migrants. They valued contributing to community health improvements and appreciated opportunities to voice their experiences.
July 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
7/10 Context and perceived risk influenced willingness: less invasive research (surveys, interviews) preferred over clinical trials involving new drugs or vaccines.
July 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
6/10 See Figure/ Percentages in the middle represent neutral answers (neither agree nor disagree); percentages on the right-hand side represent positive answers (agree or strongly agree); percentages on the left-hand side represent negative answers (disagree or strongly disagree).
July 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
5/10 TRUST was a central motivation. Trust in research processes, institutions, and individuals approaching migrants greatly impacted their willingness to participate.
July 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
4/10 OPPORTUNITIES also crucially shape participation. Costs (travel, childcare), competing needs (work, legal issues), healthcare experiences, and socio-cultural norms influenced migrants' research involvement.
July 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
3/10 CAPABILITY matters. Many migrants were unaware of health research, lacked proficiency in English, or struggled with technology. creating barriers to participation.
July 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
2/10 We used a mixed-methods approach: 119 migrants completed surveys, and 35 participated in focus groups/interviews. We applied the COM-B model to understand factors influencing their participation.
July 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
2/10 We used a mixed-methods approach: 119 migrants completed surveys, and 35 participated in focus groups/interviews. We applied the COM-B model to understand factors influencing their participation.
July 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM