Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (64)

Fostering quality experiences: Qualitative perspectives from program members and providers in a community-based exercise program for adults with physical disabilities (2019)
Journal Article
Jackson, J., Williams, T., McEachern, B., Latimer-Cheung, A., & Tomasone, J. (2019). Fostering quality experiences: Qualitative perspectives from program members and providers in a community-based exercise program for adults with physical disabilities. Disability and Health Journal, 12(2), 296-301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2018.11.008

‘It’s not a part of me, but it is what it is’: the struggle of becoming en-wheeled after spinal cord injury (2019)
Journal Article
Monforte, J., Smith, B., & Pérez-Samaniego, V. (2021). ‘It’s not a part of me, but it is what it is’: the struggle of becoming en-wheeled after spinal cord injury. Disability and Rehabilitation, 43(17), 2447-2453. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1702725

Purpose: Many people who experience spinal cord injury become long-term wheelchair users. This article addresses the process of becoming en-wheeled through the case example of a disabled man called Patrick. Design: An intrinsic case study informed by... Read More about ‘It’s not a part of me, but it is what it is’: the struggle of becoming en-wheeled after spinal cord injury.

Going upstream – an umbrella review of the macroeconomic determinants of health and health inequalities (2019)
Journal Article
Naik, Y., Baker, P., Ismail, S. A., Tillmann, T., Bash, K., Quantz, D., …Bambra, C. (2019). Going upstream – an umbrella review of the macroeconomic determinants of health and health inequalities. BMC Public Health, 19(1), Article 1678. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7895-6

Background: The social determinants of health have been widely recognised yet there remains a lack of clarity regarding what constitute the macro-economic determinants of health and what can be done to address them. An umbrella review of systematic r... Read More about Going upstream – an umbrella review of the macroeconomic determinants of health and health inequalities.

The double negative: Personality differentially predicts sensitivity to need support and thwarting, and subsequent behavioural response planning (2019)
Journal Article
Thomas, L., Fadeeva, A., & Oliver, E. (2020). The double negative: Personality differentially predicts sensitivity to need support and thwarting, and subsequent behavioural response planning. Personality and Individual Differences, 156, Article 109767. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.109767

Research extending self-determination theory (SDT) recognises that individual differences alter responses to basic psychological need thwarting or supportive environments. Here, two underlying pathways were proposed and tested, namely whether persona... Read More about The double negative: Personality differentially predicts sensitivity to need support and thwarting, and subsequent behavioural response planning.

Para athlete activism: A qualitative examination of disability activism through Paralympic sport in Ireland (2019)
Journal Article
Haslett, D., Choi, I., & Smith, B. (2020). Para athlete activism: A qualitative examination of disability activism through Paralympic sport in Ireland. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 47, Article 101639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.101639

Objectives: Little attention has been given to how Para athletes use their platforms for disability activism. This paper fills this gap by examining how Irish Para athletes take actions to create social change around disability. Methods: A qualitativ... Read More about Para athlete activism: A qualitative examination of disability activism through Paralympic sport in Ireland.

Correlates of English local government use of the planning system to regulate hot food takeaway outlets: a cross-sectional analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Keeble, M., Adams, J., White, M., Summerbell, C., Cummins, S., & Burgoine, T. (2019). Correlates of English local government use of the planning system to regulate hot food takeaway outlets: a cross-sectional analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16(1), Article 127. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0884-4

Background: Greater neighbourhood takeaway food outlet access has been associated with increased takeaway food consumption and higher body weight. National planning guidelines in England suggest that urban planning could promote healthier food enviro... Read More about Correlates of English local government use of the planning system to regulate hot food takeaway outlets: a cross-sectional analysis.

Validity and Reliability of a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) to Assess Dietary Intake of Preschool Children (2019)
Journal Article
Noor Hafizah, Y., Ang, L. C., Yap, F., Nurul Najwa, W., Cheah, W. L., Ruzita, A. T., …Poh, B. K. (2019). Validity and Reliability of a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) to Assess Dietary Intake of Preschool Children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(23), https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234722

As there are few food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) to assess the dietary intake of preschool children, this study examined the validity and reliability of an FFQ for this purpose. A total of 210 preschoolers aged 4 to 6 years participated in the va... Read More about Validity and Reliability of a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) to Assess Dietary Intake of Preschool Children.

The development of an adolescent sporting gendered habitus: Young people's interpretation of UK sports-media coverage of Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2019)
Journal Article
Metcalfe, S. N. (2019). The development of an adolescent sporting gendered habitus: Young people's interpretation of UK sports-media coverage of Rio 2016 Olympic Games. European Journal for Sport and Society, 16(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/16138171.2019.1693145

Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice explains how institutions – specifically for this paper, sports media – influence the taken-for-granted assumptions of one’s habitus. Sportswomen receive less media coverage than sportsmen, yet the influence that this ha... Read More about The development of an adolescent sporting gendered habitus: Young people's interpretation of UK sports-media coverage of Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Use of pedometers as a tool to promote daily physical activity levels in patients with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Armstrong, M., Winnard, A., Chynkiamis, N., Boyle, S., Burtin, C., & Vogiatzis, I. (2019). Use of pedometers as a tool to promote daily physical activity levels in patients with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Respiratory Review, 28(154), Article 190039. https://doi.org/10.1183/16000617.0039-2019

The aim of this study was to examine the use of pedometers as a tool to promote daily physical activity levels in patients with COPD.

A systematic review meta-analysis of pedometer physical activity promotion in patients with COPD was conducted. M... Read More about Use of pedometers as a tool to promote daily physical activity levels in patients with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

A feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial of a preschool obesity prevention intervention: ToyBox-Scotland (2019)
Journal Article
Malden, S., Reilly, J. J., Gibson, A., Bardid, F., Summerbell, C., De Craemer, M., …Hughes, A. (2019). A feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial of a preschool obesity prevention intervention: ToyBox-Scotland. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 5(1), Article 128. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-019-0521-7

Background High levels of childhood obesity have been observed globally over the last three decades. Preschools are promising settings to implement obesity prevention interventions in the early years. The aim of this study was to test the feasibility... Read More about A feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial of a preschool obesity prevention intervention: ToyBox-Scotland.