All Outputs (851)

Understanding disability in healthcare: exploring the perceptions of parents of young people with autism spectrum disorder (2021)
Journal Article
Wright Stein, S., Alexander, R., Mann, J., Schneider, C., Zhang, S., Gibson, B. E., Gabison, S., Jachyra, P., & Mosleh, D. (2022). Understanding disability in healthcare: exploring the perceptions of parents of young people with autism spectrum disorder. Disability and Rehabilitation, 44(19), 5623-5630. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1948114

Purpose: How autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is understood (i.e., as a medical problem or natural human variation) has profound implications for how healthcare services are designed and delivered. As the recipients of these services, children and fami... Read More about Understanding disability in healthcare: exploring the perceptions of parents of young people with autism spectrum disorder.

Between-week reliability of motion tracking screening: A preliminary study with youth male football players (2021)
Journal Article
Laas, M., Wright, M., McLaren, S., Portas, M., Parkin, G., & Eaves, D. (2021). Between-week reliability of motion tracking screening: A preliminary study with youth male football players. European Journal of Human Movement, 46, 59-65. https://doi.org/10.21134/eurjhm.2021.46.618

We investigated the reliability of fundamental movements in thirteen youth football players (mean age = 16.8 ± 0.6 y). Following a habituation warm-up, players performed three trials of stride-for-distance and bodyweight squats between two weeks. A m... Read More about Between-week reliability of motion tracking screening: A preliminary study with youth male football players.

Training Healthcare Professionals on How to Promote Physical Activity in the UK: A Scoping Review of Current Trends and Future Opportunities (2021)
Journal Article
Netherway, J., Smith, B., & Monforte, J. (2021). Training Healthcare Professionals on How to Promote Physical Activity in the UK: A Scoping Review of Current Trends and Future Opportunities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(13), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136701

What physical activity (PA) training do current and future healthcare professionals (HCPs) receive in the UK? How is PA training delivered to them? The present scoping review looks at existing evidence to respond these questions. Seven databases were... Read More about Training Healthcare Professionals on How to Promote Physical Activity in the UK: A Scoping Review of Current Trends and Future Opportunities.

Impact of cuts to local government spending on Sure Start children’s centres on childhood obesity in England: a longitudinal ecological study (2021)
Journal Article
Mason, K. E., Alexiou, A., Bennett, D. L., Summerbell, C., Barr, B., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2021). Impact of cuts to local government spending on Sure Start children’s centres on childhood obesity in England: a longitudinal ecological study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 75(9), 860-866. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2020-216064

Childhood obesity is rising in disadvantaged areas in England. Sure Start children’s centres provide community-based services for children <5 years and their parents, including many services that can support healthy weight, directly or indirectly. Si...

The Self-Paced Submaximal Run Test: Associations With the Graded Exercise Test and Reliability (2021)
Journal Article
Sangan, H. F., Hopker, J. G., Davison, G., & McLaren, S. J. (2021). The Self-Paced Submaximal Run Test: Associations With the Graded Exercise Test and Reliability. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 16(12), 1865-1873. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2020-0904

Purpose: To assess the reliability and construct validity of a self-paced, submaximal run test (SRTRPE) for monitoring aerobic fitness. The SRTRPE monitors running velocity (v), heart rate (HRex), and blood lactate concentration (B[La]), during three... Read More about The Self-Paced Submaximal Run Test: Associations With the Graded Exercise Test and Reliability.

Gender, Power, and Cricket Spectators in Calcutta, 1960s-1990s (2021)
Journal Article
Naha, S. (2022). Gender, Power, and Cricket Spectators in Calcutta, 1960s-1990s. Historical Journal, 65(3), 774-796. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0018246x21000406

Historians of modern India have emphasized the reflexivity of men and women in the making of womanhood, paying attention to notions of gender difference emerging from both primordial, restrictive codes of behaviour and contrarian impulses towards wha... Read More about Gender, Power, and Cricket Spectators in Calcutta, 1960s-1990s.

Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours Among Autistic Adults Presenting to the Psychiatric Emergency Department: An Exploratory Chart Review (2021)
Journal Article
Jachyra, P., Lai, M.-C., Zaheer, J., Fernandes, N., Dale, M., Sawyer, A., & Lunsky, Y. (2022). Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours Among Autistic Adults Presenting to the Psychiatric Emergency Department: An Exploratory Chart Review. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52, 2367–2375. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05102-9

Despite increasing attention on suicidality in autistic people, we know little about suicidal presentations when autistic individuals present to hospital emergency departments (ED). We conducted an exploratory retrospective chart review of suicidal t... Read More about Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours Among Autistic Adults Presenting to the Psychiatric Emergency Department: An Exploratory Chart Review.

‘Digital pruning’ helps women protect their mental health (2021)
Other
Hockin-Boyers, H., Pope, S., & Jamie, K. (2021). ‘Digital pruning’ helps women protect their mental health

Physical Activity and Accomplishment of Recommendations in University Students with Disabilities: A Longitudinal Study (2021)
Journal Article
Pans, M., Úbeda-Colomer, J., Monforte, J., & Devís-Devís, J. (2021). Physical Activity and Accomplishment of Recommendations in University Students with Disabilities: A Longitudinal Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(11), Article 5540. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115540

University settings are socio-environmental contexts that can reduce health disparities in students with disabilities. Therefore, the aim of this study was twofold: (a) to examine the longitudinal physical activity (PA) changes of Spanish university... Read More about Physical Activity and Accomplishment of Recommendations in University Students with Disabilities: A Longitudinal Study.

‘Covid-19 and Me’. A Serendipitous Teaching and Learning Opportunity in a 1st Year Undergraduate Medical Anthropology Course (2021)
Journal Article
Russell, A., Johnson, L., Tupper, E., Keegan, A.-A., Atkher, H., & Mullard, J. (2021). ‘Covid-19 and Me’. A Serendipitous Teaching and Learning Opportunity in a 1st Year Undergraduate Medical Anthropology Course. Teaching Anthropology, 10(3), Article 38-45. https://doi.org/10.22582/ta.v10i3.604

'Covid-19 and Me' was an affective learning blog post exercise assigned to 1st year undergraduate students taking a medical anthropology module at the start of academic year 2020-21. We describe the way in which a collective analysis of the accounts... Read More about ‘Covid-19 and Me’. A Serendipitous Teaching and Learning Opportunity in a 1st Year Undergraduate Medical Anthropology Course.

Can women curate their social media feed to protect mental health? (2021)
Digital Artefact
Hockin-Boyers, H., Pope, S., & Jamie, K. (2021). Can women curate their social media feed to protect mental health?. [Durham University Thought Leadership]

Effectiveness of digital interventions for reducing behavioural risks of cardiovascular disease in nonclinical adult populations: Systematic review of reviews (2021)
Journal Article
Gould, N., Yau, A., Rigby, B., Dyke, C., Remfry, E., & Chadborn, T. (2021). Effectiveness of digital interventions for reducing behavioural risks of cardiovascular disease in nonclinical adult populations: Systematic review of reviews. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(5), Article e19688. https://doi.org/10.2196/19688

Background: Digital health interventions are increasingly being used as a supplement or replacement for face-to-face services as a part of predictive prevention. They may be offered to those who are at high risk of cardiovascular disease and need to... Read More about Effectiveness of digital interventions for reducing behavioural risks of cardiovascular disease in nonclinical adult populations: Systematic review of reviews.

The politics of #diversifyyourfeed in the context of Black Lives Matter (2021)
Journal Article
Hockin-Boyers, H., & Clifford-Astbury, C. (2021). The politics of #diversifyyourfeed in the context of Black Lives Matter. Feminist Media Studies, 21(3), 504-509. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2021.1925727

In the past decade, the idiom “diversify your feed” (DYF) has emerged concurrently with the rise of social media and communicates the idea that “following” accounts presenting a range of bodies and identities online creates inclusive digital environm... Read More about The politics of #diversifyyourfeed in the context of Black Lives Matter.

Exploring the local policy context for reducing health inequalities in children and young people: an in depth qualitative case study of one local authority in the North of England, UK (2021)
Journal Article
Holding, E., Fairbrother, H., Griffin, N., Wistow, J., Powell, K., & Summerbell, C. (2021). Exploring the local policy context for reducing health inequalities in children and young people: an in depth qualitative case study of one local authority in the North of England, UK. BMC Public Health, 21(1), Article 887. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10782-0

Background Improving children and young people’s (CYP) health and addressing health inequalities are international priorities. Reducing inequalities is particularly pertinent in light of the Covid-19 outbreak which has exacerbated already widening in... Read More about Exploring the local policy context for reducing health inequalities in children and young people: an in depth qualitative case study of one local authority in the North of England, UK.

Assembling the sense of home in emigrant elite athletes: Cultural transitions, narrative and materiality (2021)
Journal Article
Prato, L., Torregrossa, M., Ramis, Y., Alcaraz, S., & Smith, B. (2021). Assembling the sense of home in emigrant elite athletes: Cultural transitions, narrative and materiality. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 55, Article 101959. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.101959

Objective Despite a growing body of literature on cultural transitions, little is known regarding how emigrant elite athletes experience and intra-act with the non-human environment in the host country, and how this affects their sense of home. This... Read More about Assembling the sense of home in emigrant elite athletes: Cultural transitions, narrative and materiality.

Effectiveness of community interventions for protecting and promoting the mental health of working-aged adults experiencing financial uncertainty: a systematic review (2021)
Journal Article
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.

Body Mass and Body Composition Changes over 7 Years in a Male Professional Rugby Union Team (2021)
Journal Article
McHugh, C., Hind, K., O'Halloran, A., Davey, D., Farrell, G., & Wilson, F. (2021). Body Mass and Body Composition Changes over 7 Years in a Male Professional Rugby Union Team. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 42(13), 1191-1198. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1403-2906

The purpose of this study was to investigate longitudinal body mass and body composition changes in one professional rugby union team (n=123), (i) according to position [forwards (n=58) versus backs (n=65)], analysis of players with 6 consecutive sea... Read More about Body Mass and Body Composition Changes over 7 Years in a Male Professional Rugby Union Team.

Childhood Obesity (2021)
Report
Summerbell, C., & et al. (2021). Childhood Obesity. London: UK Government

The latest data from 2019-20 reported that at the end of primary school, 35% of children aged 10-11 years are living with overweight or obesity and 21% are living with obesity. The Government’s obesity strategy seeks to halve the prevalence of childh... Read More about Childhood Obesity.

Prospective BMI changes in preschool children are associated with parental characteristics and body weight perceptions: the ToyBox-study (2021)
Journal Article
Manios, Y., Lambert, K. A., Karaglani, E., Mavrogianni, C., Moreno Aznar, L. A., Iotova, V., Świąder-Leśniak, A., Koletzko, B., Cardon, G., Androutsos, O., Moschonis, G., Toy Box Study Group, & Summerbell, C. (2022). Prospective BMI changes in preschool children are associated with parental characteristics and body weight perceptions: the ToyBox-study. Public Health Nutrition, 25(6), 1552-1562. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980021001518

Objective: To examine the effect of the intervention implemented in the ToyBox-study on changes observed in age- and sex-specific BMI percentile and investigate the role of perinatal factors, parental perceptions and characteristics on this change.... Read More about Prospective BMI changes in preschool children are associated with parental characteristics and body weight perceptions: the ToyBox-study.

Community-centred interventions for improving public mental health among adults from ethnic minority populations in the UK: a scoping review (2021)
Journal Article
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.