Outputs (6)

The Physical Activity Messaging Framework (PAMF) and Checklist (PAMC): International consensus statement and user guide (2021)
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Williamson, C., Baker, G., Tomasone, J. R., Bauman, A., Mutrie, N., Niven, A., Richards, J., Oyeyemi, A., Baxter, B., Rigby, B., Cullen, B., Paddy, B., Smith, B., Foster, C., Drummy, C., Vandelanotte, C., Oliver, E., Dewi, F. S. T., McEwen, F., Bain, F., …Kelly, P. (2021). The Physical Activity Messaging Framework (PAMF) and Checklist (PAMC): International consensus statement and user guide. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18(1), Article 164. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01230-8

Effective physical activity messaging plays an important role in the pathway towards changing physical activity behaviour at a population level. The Physical Activity Messaging Framework (PAMF) and Checklist (PAMC) are outputs from a recent modified... Read More about The Physical Activity Messaging Framework (PAMF) and Checklist (PAMC): International consensus statement and user guide.

Community interventions for improving adult mental health: mapping local policy and practice in England (2021)
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Duncan, F., Baskin, C., McGrath, M., Coker, J., Lee, C., Dykxhoorn, J., Adams, E., Gnani, S., Lafortune, L., Kirkbride, J., Kaner, E., Jones, O., Samuel, G., Walters, K., Osborn, D., & Oliver, E. (2021). Community interventions for improving adult mental health: mapping local policy and practice in England. BMC Public Health, 21(1), Article 1691. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11741-5

Background: Public mental health (PMH) aims to improve wellbeing and prevent poor mental health at the population level. It is a global challenge and a UK priority area for action. Communities play an important role in the provision of PMH interventi... Read More about Community interventions for improving adult mental health: mapping local policy and practice in England.

Where next for the design, delivery and evaluation of community-based physical activity prescription? Emerging lessons from the United Kingdom (2021)
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Oliver, E., Buckley, B., Dodd-Reynolds, C., Downey, J., Hanson, C., Henderson, H., Hawkins, J., Steele, J., Wade, M., & Watson, P. (2021). Where next for the design, delivery and evaluation of community-based physical activity prescription? Emerging lessons from the United Kingdom. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 46(11), https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2021-0101

Despite widespread use, community-based physical activity prescription is controversial. Data limitations have resulted in a lack of clarity about what works, under what circumstances, and for whom, reflected in conservative policy recommendations. I... Read More about Where next for the design, delivery and evaluation of community-based physical activity prescription? Emerging lessons from the United Kingdom.

Effectiveness of community interventions for protecting and promoting the mental health of working-aged adults experiencing financial uncertainty: a systematic review (2021)
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McGrath, M., Duncan, F., Dotsikas, K., Baskin, C., Crosby, L., Gnani, S., Hunter, R. M., Kaner, E., Kirkbride, J. B., Lafortune, L., Lee, C., Oliver, E., Osborn, D. P., Walters, K. R., & Dykxhoorn, J. (2021). Effectiveness of community interventions for protecting and promoting the mental health of working-aged adults experiencing financial uncertainty: a systematic review. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 75(7), 665-673. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2020-215574

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has created a period of global economic uncertainty. Financial strain, personal debt, recent job loss and housing insecurity are important risk factors for the mental health of working-age adults. Community intervent... Read More about Effectiveness of community interventions for protecting and promoting the mental health of working-aged adults experiencing financial uncertainty: a systematic review.

Community-centred interventions for improving public mental health among adults from ethnic minority populations in the UK: a scoping review (2021)
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Baskin, C., Zijlstra, G., McGrath, M., Lee, C., Duncan, F., Oliver, E., Osborn, D., Dykxhoorn, J., Kaner, E., & Gnani, S. (2021). Community-centred interventions for improving public mental health among adults from ethnic minority populations in the UK: a scoping review. BMJ Open, 11(4), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041102

Objectives: Undertake a scoping review to determine the effectiveness of community-centred interventions designed to improve the mental health and well-being of adults from ethnic minority groups in the UK. Methods: We searched six electronic academi... Read More about Community-centred interventions for improving public mental health among adults from ethnic minority populations in the UK: a scoping review.

Inequalities and inclusion in exercise referral schemes: a mixed-method multi-scheme analysis (2021)
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Oliver, E., Dodd-Reynolds, C., Kasim, A., & Vallis, D. (2021). Inequalities and inclusion in exercise referral schemes: a mixed-method multi-scheme analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6), Article 3033. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063033

Physical activity prescription, commonly through exercise referral schemes, is an established disease prevention and management pathway. There is considerable heterogeneity in terms of uptake, adherence, and outcomes, but because within-scheme analys... Read More about Inequalities and inclusion in exercise referral schemes: a mixed-method multi-scheme analysis.