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European Respiratory Society International Congress 2021: Highlights from the Respiratory clinical care and physiology assembly (2022)
Journal Article
Gille, T., Sivapalan, P., Kaltsakas, G., Kolekar, S. B., Armstrong, M., Tuffnell, R., Evans, R. A., Vagheggini, G., Degani-Costa, L. H., Vicente, C., Das, N., Poberezhets, V., Rolland-Debord, C., Bayat, S., Vogiatzis, I., Franssen, F. M. E., Pinnock, H., & Vanfleteren, L. E. (2022). European Respiratory Society International Congress 2021: Highlights from the Respiratory clinical care and physiology assembly. ERJ Open Research, 8(2), Article 00710-2021. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00710-2021

It is a challenge to keep abreast of all the clinical and scientific advances in the field of respiratory medicine. This article contains an overview of laboratory-based science, randomised controlled trials and qualitative research that were present... Read More about European Respiratory Society International Congress 2021: Highlights from the Respiratory clinical care and physiology assembly.

Women Sports Fans (2022)
Book Chapter
Jones, K., Pope, S., & Toffoletti, K. (2022). Women Sports Fans. In D. Sarver Coombs, & A. C. Osborne (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Sports Fans. Routledge

Great Expectations: A Critical Review of Interorganizational Relationships in Amateur Sport (2022)
Journal Article
Misener, K., Babiak, K., Jones, G., & Lindsey, I. (2022). Great Expectations: A Critical Review of Interorganizational Relationships in Amateur Sport. Journal of Sport Management, 36(3), 277-288. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2021-0240

The study of interorganizational relationships (IORs) in amateur sport has developed significantly over the past 30 years alongside rising expectations for multi-sector integration between sport organizations and other partners. This stems from sport... Read More about Great Expectations: A Critical Review of Interorganizational Relationships in Amateur Sport.

Relationships between Recreation and Pollution When Striving for Wellbeing in Blue Spaces (2022)
Journal Article
Evers, C., & Phoenix, C. (2022). Relationships between Recreation and Pollution When Striving for Wellbeing in Blue Spaces. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(7), Article 4170. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074170

Our aim for this research was to identify and examine how recreation enthusiasts cope with and mitigate the violence of pollution as they strive for wellbeing in polluted “blue spaces” (e.g., seas, oceans). Our methodology to undertake the research w... Read More about Relationships between Recreation and Pollution When Striving for Wellbeing in Blue Spaces.

Muscle fat infiltration but not muscle cross-sectional area is independently associated with bone mineral density at the lumbar spine (2022)
Journal Article
Yang, Q., Dong, Y., Wang, L., Li, K., Liang, W., Zhang, W., Liu, Y., Min, X., Blake, G., Konerth, N., Cheng, X., Tian, W., & Hind, K. (2022). Muscle fat infiltration but not muscle cross-sectional area is independently associated with bone mineral density at the lumbar spine. British Journal of Radiology, 95(1134), https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20210371

Objectives: Although sarcopenia and osteoporosis are inter related conditions that are common with advancing age, few studies have explored relationships between muscle quality and bone mineral density (BMD). We investigated age and sex-specific para... Read More about Muscle fat infiltration but not muscle cross-sectional area is independently associated with bone mineral density at the lumbar spine.

Application of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (2022)
Book Chapter
Hind, K. (2022). Application of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. In R. Davison, P. Smith, J. Hopker, M. Price, F. Hettinga, G. Tew, & L. Bottoms (Eds.), Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume I - Sport Testing The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guide. (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003045281

Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is a quantitative imaging procedure for the measurement of bone mineral density and the diagnosis of osteopenia and osteoporosis. In a sporting context, DXA is particularly useful for the evaluation of athletes... Read More about Application of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry.

Co-production: A resource to guide co-producing research in the sport, exercise, and health sciences (2022)
Journal Article
Smith, B., Williams, O., Bone, L., & Collective, T. M. S. W. C.-P. (2023). Co-production: A resource to guide co-producing research in the sport, exercise, and health sciences. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 15(2), 159-187. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676x.2022.2052946

There is growing interest in co-production in the sport, exercise, and health sciences. That includes from researchers in sport and exercise physiology, public health, sports medicine, sport sociology, sport and exercise psychology, sport management,... Read More about Co-production: A resource to guide co-producing research in the sport, exercise, and health sciences.

An Evaluation of a Commercialized mHealth Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in the Workplace (2022)
Journal Article
Di Sebastiano, K. M., Lau, E. Y., Yun, L., & Faulkner, G. (2022). An Evaluation of a Commercialized mHealth Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in the Workplace. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, Article 740350. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.740350

Background: UPnGO with ParticipACTION (UPnGO) was a commercialized 12-month workplace physical activity intervention, aimed at encouraging employees to sit less and move more at work. Its design took advantage of the ubiquitous nature of mobile fitne... Read More about An Evaluation of a Commercialized mHealth Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in the Workplace.

Community gardening and wellbeing: The understandings of organisers and their implications for gardening for health (2022)
Journal Article
McGuire, L., Morris, S., & Pollard, T. (2022). Community gardening and wellbeing: The understandings of organisers and their implications for gardening for health. Health & Place, 75, Article 102773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102773

Community gardening is increasingly framed and promoted as a way to foster healthful behaviours, as a wellbeing practice, and as a public health tool. This paper draws on semi-structured interviews with community gardening organisers (n = 9) in the N... Read More about Community gardening and wellbeing: The understandings of organisers and their implications for gardening for health.

Fast reconstruction of centre of mass and foot kinematics during a single-legged horizontal jump: A point-cloud processing approach (2022)
Journal Article
McLaren, S., Evans, W., Galna, B., Portas, M., Weston, M., & Spears, I. (2022). Fast reconstruction of centre of mass and foot kinematics during a single-legged horizontal jump: A point-cloud processing approach. Journal of Biomechanics, 135, Article 111015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2022.111015

Horizontal jumps are discrete, fast, over-ground movements requiring coordination of the centre of mass (CoM) and base of support and are routinely assessed in sports settings. There is currently no biomechanics-based system to aid in their quick and... Read More about Fast reconstruction of centre of mass and foot kinematics during a single-legged horizontal jump: A point-cloud processing approach.

Parental Views on the Acceptability and Feasibility of Measurement Tools Used to Assess Movement Behaviour of Pre-School Children: A Qualitative Study (2022)
Journal Article
Phillips, S. M., Summerbell, C., Hesketh, K. R., Saxena, S., & Hillier-Brown, F. C. (2022). Parental Views on the Acceptability and Feasibility of Measurement Tools Used to Assess Movement Behaviour of Pre-School Children: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(6), Article 3733. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063733

Movement behaviours (physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep) are important for the health and development of pre-school children (aged 3–4 years). There is limited qualitative research examining the acceptability and feasibility of tools u... Read More about Parental Views on the Acceptability and Feasibility of Measurement Tools Used to Assess Movement Behaviour of Pre-School Children: A Qualitative Study.

‘It All Kind of Links Really’: Young People’s Perspectives on the Relationship between Socioeconomic Circumstances and Health (2022)
Journal Article
Fairbrother, H., Woodrow, N., Crowder, M., Holding, E., Griffin, N., Er, V., Dodd-Reynolds, C., Egan, M., Lock, K., Scott, S., Summerbell, C., McKeown, R., Rigby, E., Kyle, P., & Goyder, E. (2022). ‘It All Kind of Links Really’: Young People’s Perspectives on the Relationship between Socioeconomic Circumstances and Health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(6), Article 3679. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063679

Meaningful inclusion of young people’s perceptions and experiences of inequalities is argued to be critical in the development of pro-equity policies. Our study explored young people’s perceptions of what influences their opportunities to be healthy... Read More about ‘It All Kind of Links Really’: Young People’s Perspectives on the Relationship between Socioeconomic Circumstances and Health.

Social prescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study of service providers’ and clients’ experiences (2022)
Journal Article
Morris, S. L., Gibson, K., Wildman, J. M., Griffith, B., Moffatt, S., & Pollard, T. M. (2022). Social prescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study of service providers’ and clients’ experiences. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), Article 258. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-07616-z

Background COVID-19 public health restrictions, such as social distancing and self-isolation, have been particularly challenging for vulnerable people with health conditions and/or complex social needs. Link worker social prescribing is widespread in... Read More about Social prescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study of service providers’ and clients’ experiences.

The role of sex hormones on bone mineral density, marrow adiposity, and muscle adiposity in middle-aged and older men (2022)
Journal Article
Xu, L., Zhao, Q., Li, K., Zhang, Y., Wang, C., Hind, K., Wang, L., Liu, Y., & Cheng, X. (2022). The role of sex hormones on bone mineral density, marrow adiposity, and muscle adiposity in middle-aged and older men. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13, Article 817418. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.817418

Purpose: The etiology of age-related bone loss is less clear in men. This study is aimed to observe the variations of endogenous sex hormone concentrations with increasing of age in men, and investigate their relations to bone mass, marrow adiposity,... Read More about The role of sex hormones on bone mineral density, marrow adiposity, and muscle adiposity in middle-aged and older men.

The incidence, cost, and burden of concussion in women’s rugby league and rugby union: A systematic review and pooled analysis (2022)
Journal Article
King, D., Hume, P., Hind, K., Clark, N., & Hardaker, N. (2022). The incidence, cost, and burden of concussion in women’s rugby league and rugby union: A systematic review and pooled analysis. Sports Medicine, 52, 1751–1764. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-022-01645-8

Background: The extent of concussion injury in the rugby codes for women is unclear. Objective: Our aim was to review all published studies reporting concussion injuries from match and training participation in rugby codes and report the pooled data... Read More about The incidence, cost, and burden of concussion in women’s rugby league and rugby union: A systematic review and pooled analysis.

An institutional analysis of gender (in)equalities, covid-19 and governance of elite women’s football in Australia, England and the USA (2022)
Journal Article
Clarkson, B. G., Parry, K. D., Culvin, A., & Pope, S. (2022). An institutional analysis of gender (in)equalities, covid-19 and governance of elite women’s football in Australia, England and the USA. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 12(4), 459-478. https://doi.org/10.1108/sbm-01-2021-0004

Purpose: Women’s football faces an existential threat from covid-19. Using case studies, we explore the covid-19 responses of three highly-ranked national football associations (Australia, England, and the USA) and their professional women’s football... Read More about An institutional analysis of gender (in)equalities, covid-19 and governance of elite women’s football in Australia, England and the USA.

Men’s Football Fandom and the Performance of Progressive and Misogynistic Masculinities in a ‘New Age’ of UK Women’s Sport (2022)
Journal Article
Pope, S., Williams, J., & Cleland, J. (2022). Men’s Football Fandom and the Performance of Progressive and Misogynistic Masculinities in a ‘New Age’ of UK Women’s Sport. Sociology, 56(4), 730-748. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385211063359

This article offers an original contribution as the first to focus empirically on men football fans’ attitudes towards women’s sport in a ‘new age’ of UK media coverage, in which women’s sport has experienced a significantly increased and more positi... Read More about Men’s Football Fandom and the Performance of Progressive and Misogynistic Masculinities in a ‘New Age’ of UK Women’s Sport.

Designing a programme to train social workers on how to promote physical activity for disabled people: A Delphi study in the UK (2022)
Journal Article
Monforte, J., Smith, M., & Smith, B. (2022). Designing a programme to train social workers on how to promote physical activity for disabled people: A Delphi study in the UK. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(5), e2805-e2817. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13724

Recently, social workers have been identified as a key messenger group for promoting physical activity (PA) to disabled people. Also identified is the need to train social workers in PA promotion. In response, the purpose of this article is to inform... Read More about Designing a programme to train social workers on how to promote physical activity for disabled people: A Delphi study in the UK.

The reliability, validity and sensitivity of an individualised sub-maximal fitness test in elite rugby league athletes (2022)
Journal Article
Scott, T. J., McLaren, S. J., Lovell, R., Scott, M. T., & Barrett, S. (2022). The reliability, validity and sensitivity of an individualised sub-maximal fitness test in elite rugby league athletes. Journal of Sports Sciences, 40(8), 840-852. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2021.2021047

We aimed to examine the reliability, validity and sensitivity of an individualised sub-maximal fitness test (SMFTIFT60). Nineteen elite rugby league players performed a one-week test-retest of SMFTIFT60. Typical Errors and ICCs were: small (<3.5%) an... Read More about The reliability, validity and sensitivity of an individualised sub-maximal fitness test in elite rugby league athletes.