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Challenges and opportunities for cervical screening in women over the age of 50 years: a qualitative study (2022)
Journal Article
Bravington, A., Chen, H., Dyson, J., Jones, L., Dalgliesh, C., Bryan, A., …Macleod, U. (2022). Challenges and opportunities for cervical screening in women over the age of 50 years: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice, 72(725), https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2022.0036

Background Cervical cancer is a preventable disease. Cases in women age >50 years are predicted to rise by 60% in the next two decades, yet this group are less likely to attend for screening than younger women. Aim To seek novel solutions to the chal... Read More about Challenges and opportunities for cervical screening in women over the age of 50 years: a qualitative study.

A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies Exploring Lived Experiences, Perceived Impact, and Coping Strategies of Children and Young People Whose Parents Use Substances (2022)
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Muir, C., Adams, E. A., Evans, V., Geijer-Simpson, E., Kaner, E., Phillips, S. M., …McGovern, R. (2023). A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies Exploring Lived Experiences, Perceived Impact, and Coping Strategies of Children and Young People Whose Parents Use Substances. Trauma, Violence, and Abuse, 24(5), 3629-3646. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380221134297

Parental substance use is highly prevalent worldwide, presenting major child safeguarding and public health concerns. Qualitative research enables in-depth understanding of how young people experience parental substance use and helps inform practice... Read More about A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies Exploring Lived Experiences, Perceived Impact, and Coping Strategies of Children and Young People Whose Parents Use Substances.

Interventions to prevent obesity in children under 2 years old (2022)
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Moore, T. H., Phillips, S., Heslehurst, N., Hodder, R. K., Dawson, S., Gao, Y., …Summerbell, C. D. (2022). Interventions to prevent obesity in children under 2 years old. Cochrane Library, 2022(11), Article CD015324. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd015324

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: The overall aim of the review is to determine the effectiveness of interventions to prevent obesity in children under two years old. This includes to assess obesi... Read More about Interventions to prevent obesity in children under 2 years old.

Precision of the GE Lunar total body-less head scan for the measurement of three-compartment body composition in athletes (2022)
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Jones, W., Pearson, A., Glassbrook, D., Slater, G., Dodd-Reynolds, C., & Hind, K. (2022). Precision of the GE Lunar total body-less head scan for the measurement of three-compartment body composition in athletes. Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 25, 692-698. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocd.2022.08.008

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is widely used for the assessment of lean mass (LM), fat mass (FM) and bone mineral content (BMC). When observing standardised protocols, DXA has a high level of precision for the assessment of total body compos... Read More about Precision of the GE Lunar total body-less head scan for the measurement of three-compartment body composition in athletes.

Interventions to prevent obesity in school-aged children 6-18 years: An update of a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis including studies from 2015–2021 (2022)
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Hodder, R. K., O'Brien, K. M., Lorien, S., Wolfenden, L., Moore, T. H., Hall, A., …Summerbell, C. (2022). Interventions to prevent obesity in school-aged children 6-18 years: An update of a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis including studies from 2015–2021. EClinicalMedicine, 54, Article 101635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101635

Background Childhood obesity remains a global public health priority due to the enormous burden it generates. Recent surveillance data suggests there has been a sharp increase in the prevalence of childhood obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic. The C... Read More about Interventions to prevent obesity in school-aged children 6-18 years: An update of a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis including studies from 2015–2021.

Sex differences in the impact of resistance exercise load on muscle damage: A protocol for a randomised parallel group trial (2022)
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Pearson, A. G., Macnaughton, L. S., & Hind, K. (2022). Sex differences in the impact of resistance exercise load on muscle damage: A protocol for a randomised parallel group trial. PLoS ONE, 17(9), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275221

Introduction Resistance training can induce skeletal muscle hypertrophy and strength gains, but is also associated with acute muscle damage, characterised by muscle soreness, impaired muscle function, and structural damage to muscle cell membranes an... Read More about Sex differences in the impact of resistance exercise load on muscle damage: A protocol for a randomised parallel group trial.

Stakeholders’ experiences of what works in planning and implementing environmental interventions to promote active travel: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis (2022)
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Lawlor, E., Ellis, K., Adams, J., Jago, R., Foley, L., Morris, S., …Panter, J. (2023). Stakeholders’ experiences of what works in planning and implementing environmental interventions to promote active travel: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis. Transport Reviews, 43(3), 478-501. https://doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2022.2119298

Infrastructure for active travel (AT) is receiving attention as a low-cost, sustainable transport option that promotes physical activity. However, the planning and implementation of new AT infrastructure often brings challenges. This review synthesis... Read More about Stakeholders’ experiences of what works in planning and implementing environmental interventions to promote active travel: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis.

Evidence‐based classification in golf for athletes with a vision impairment: A Delphi study (2022)
Journal Article
Hynes, N. J., Beukes, E. W., Hawkes, R., Bennett, H. A., Hamilton, C., Jayabalan, P., & Allen, P. M. (2022). Evidence‐based classification in golf for athletes with a vision impairment: A Delphi study. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 42(6), 1193 - 1203. https://doi.org/10.1111/opo.13049

Vision-impaired (VI) golf is a global para-sport currently played under several different classification systems under different bodies. This study aimed to gather expert opinion to determine whether the current classification systems are fit for the... Read More about Evidence‐based classification in golf for athletes with a vision impairment: A Delphi study.

When jokes aren’t funny: banter and abuse in the everyday work environments of professional football (2022)
Journal Article
Hickey, C., & Roderick, M. (2022). When jokes aren’t funny: banter and abuse in the everyday work environments of professional football. European Sport Management Quarterly, https://doi.org/10.1080/16184742.2022.2124299

As with most professional institutions, English Premier League football clubs offer insightful, unique opportunities to more fully comprehend the cultural significance of banter and abuse within workplace environments. This article offers a new, crit... Read More about When jokes aren’t funny: banter and abuse in the everyday work environments of professional football.