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View article: Personalising the management of obesity-related asthma using medical nutrition therapy and physical activity prescription: The IDEAL study protocol
Personalising the management of obesity-related asthma using medical nutrition therapy and physical activity prescription: The IDEAL study protocol Open
NSW REGIS ETHICS Reference: 2023/ETH00833. UoN IBC Reference No: SP-23-92. ANZCTR Reference No: ACTRN12623000979651. Universal Trial Number: U1111-1291-8501.
View article: Tiny Bites, a digital health intervention delivered in early childhood education and care centres to support educators and caregivers to prevent childhood obesity: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
Tiny Bites, a digital health intervention delivered in early childhood education and care centres to support educators and caregivers to prevent childhood obesity: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial Open
Introduction Infant feeding practices in the first 2 years of life are linked to long-term weight trajectories. Despite the importance of obesity prevention interventions, there are no randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating early c…
View article: Long‐Term Adoption of Health Promotion Policies and Practices in Early Childhood Education and Care in New South Wales, Australia: A Repeat Cross‐Sectional Study
Long‐Term Adoption of Health Promotion Policies and Practices in Early Childhood Education and Care in New South Wales, Australia: A Repeat Cross‐Sectional Study Open
Issue Addressed The early childhood and education care (ECEC) sector has faced substantial contextual changes over the years. It is unknown whether prevalence of adoption of health promotion policies and practices has been impacted over th…
View article: Identifying effective behaviour change techniques in interventions for enhancing the implementation of school-based policies and/or practices to prevent chronic disease in students: a secondary analysis of a systematic review
Identifying effective behaviour change techniques in interventions for enhancing the implementation of school-based policies and/or practices to prevent chronic disease in students: a secondary analysis of a systematic review Open
School-based interventions can improve healthy eating, physical activity, and reduce tobacco, and/or alcohol use in students. Strategies to support implementation of these interventions have been found effective. However, a comprehensive u…
View article: Prevalence of Physical Activity Initiatives in Australian Primary Schools: A Cross‐Sectional Survey
Prevalence of Physical Activity Initiatives in Australian Primary Schools: A Cross‐Sectional Survey Open
Issue Addressed Schools are a key setting for influencing children's physical activity and sedentary behaviour. The broad adoption of guideline‐informed initiatives is essential to achieve population‐wide health benefits. However, there is…
View article: Systems thinking with active implementation research (STAIR): Protocol for a school-based randomised control trial for childhood obesity prevention
Systems thinking with active implementation research (STAIR): Protocol for a school-based randomised control trial for childhood obesity prevention Open
Introduction This paper presents the protocol for the effectiveness-implementation trial: Systems Thinking with Active Implementation Research (STAIR) for childhood obesity prevention. STAIR’s objective is to protect primary school childre…
View article: Applying system dynamics method to understand implementation determinants for whole-of-community child health promotion in rural and remote contexts.
Applying system dynamics method to understand implementation determinants for whole-of-community child health promotion in rural and remote contexts. Open
Background: Whole-of-community child health promotion initiatives are an effective and equitable approach to improving child nutrition and physical activity. However, there are some challenges with implementation of these approaches. Syste…
View article: Applying system dynamics method to understand implementation determinants for whole-of-community child health promotion in rural and remote contexts.
Applying system dynamics method to understand implementation determinants for whole-of-community child health promotion in rural and remote contexts. Open
Background: Whole-of-community child health promotion initiatives are an effective and equitable approach to improving child nutrition and physical activity. However, there are some challenges with implementation of these approaches. Syste…
View article: Impact of a multi-component implementation strategy to increase outdoor free play opportunities in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services: the get outside get active (GOGA) randomised controlled trial
Impact of a multi-component implementation strategy to increase outdoor free play opportunities in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services: the get outside get active (GOGA) randomised controlled trial Open
Background Increased outdoor free play is associated with health and developmental benefits for preschool-aged children. It is therefore recommended that early childhood education and care (ECEC) services provide increased time for outdoor…
View article: Adapting the Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment: A Cross-Country Case Study of Improving Early Childhood Health Environments in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom
Adapting the Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment: A Cross-Country Case Study of Improving Early Childhood Health Environments in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom Open
Background: Child overweight and obesity is a critical global health issue with substantial individual and societal impacts necessitating early intervention to establish healthy habits. Health promoting early childhood education (ECE) sett…
View article: Staff-reported barriers and facilitators to the implementation of healthcare interventions within regional and rural areas: a rapid review
Staff-reported barriers and facilitators to the implementation of healthcare interventions within regional and rural areas: a rapid review Open
Background Individuals in rural areas consistently demonstrate higher mortality and morbidity rates, and poorer access to healthcare, compared to their metropolitan counterparts. Optimizing the implementation of evidence-based intervention…
View article: The impact of early childhood education and care‐based interventions on child physical activity, anthropometrics, fundamental movement skills, cognitive functioning, and social–emotional wellbeing: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
The impact of early childhood education and care‐based interventions on child physical activity, anthropometrics, fundamental movement skills, cognitive functioning, and social–emotional wellbeing: A systematic review and meta‐analysis Open
Summary This review assessed the effectiveness of ECEC‐based interventions to improve child physical activity, and intervention impact on child weight‐based anthropometrics, fundamental movement skills (FMS), cognitive functioning, and soc…
View article: Audit project on the appropriateness of teicoplanin prescribing in Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH)
Audit project on the appropriateness of teicoplanin prescribing in Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) Open
Introduction Teicoplanin is the Trust’s preferred glycopeptide antibiotic compared to vancomycin due to the once-daily dosing, less toxic side effects and monitoring requirements1. Teicoplanin dosing regimen is weight-dependent, including …
View article: A cross‐sectional study assessing modifications to the delivery of a multi‐component implementation strategy (the <scp>Get Outside</scp>, <scp>Get Active</scp> program) to improve child physical activity in early childhood education and care services
A cross‐sectional study assessing modifications to the delivery of a multi‐component implementation strategy (the <span>Get Outside</span>, <span>Get Active</span> program) to improve child physical activity in early childhood education and care services Open
Issue Addressed The Get Outside, Get Active (GOGA) program is a randomised controlled trial which tested the impact of a multi‐component implementation strategy to support early childhood education and care (ECEC) services to replace indoo…
View article: A rapid review describing the scalability of early childhood education and care-based programs targeting children's social and emotional learning
A rapid review describing the scalability of early childhood education and care-based programs targeting children's social and emotional learning Open
Objectives: To describe: i) how scalability domains (i.e., factors that influence a program's ability to expand to reach a larger population) are assessed and reported within randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of programs to improve child…
View article: A protocol of a pilot randomised trial (Action-RESPOND) to support rural and regional communities with implementing community-based systems thinking obesity prevention initiatives
A protocol of a pilot randomised trial (Action-RESPOND) to support rural and regional communities with implementing community-based systems thinking obesity prevention initiatives Open
Background Over a quarter of children aged 2–17 years living in Australia are overweight or obese, with a higher prevalence reported in regional and remote communities. Systems thinking approaches that seek to support communities to genera…
View article: A rapid review describing the scalability of early childhood education and care-based programs targeting children’s social and emotional learning
A rapid review describing the scalability of early childhood education and care-based programs targeting children’s social and emotional learning Open
Objectives: To describe: i) how scalability domains (i.e., factors that influence a program's ability to expand to reach a larger population) are assessed and reported within randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of programs to improve child…
View article: Long-Term Effectiveness of a Multi-Strategy Choice Architecture Intervention in Increasing Healthy Food Choices of High-School Students From Online Canteens (Click & Crunch High Schools): Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Long-Term Effectiveness of a Multi-Strategy Choice Architecture Intervention in Increasing Healthy Food Choices of High-School Students From Online Canteens (Click & Crunch High Schools): Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Open
Background School canteens are a recommended setting to influence adolescent nutrition due to their scope to improve student food choices. Online lunch ordering systems (“online canteens”) are increasingly used and represent attractive inf…
View article: Assessing the scalability of evidence-based healthy eating and physical activity interventions in early childhood education and care: A cross-sectional study of end-user perspectives
Assessing the scalability of evidence-based healthy eating and physical activity interventions in early childhood education and care: A cross-sectional study of end-user perspectives Open
Findings identify where government investment and implementation efforts may be prioritised to facilitate scale-up. An investigation into the barriers and support required for lower-scoring interventions is warranted.
View article: The Effectiveness of Strategies to Improve User Engagement With Digital Health Interventions Targeting Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Overweight and Obesity: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
The Effectiveness of Strategies to Improve User Engagement With Digital Health Interventions Targeting Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Overweight and Obesity: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Open
Background Digital health interventions (DHIs) are effective in improving poor nutrition, physical inactivity, overweight and obesity. There is evidence suggesting that the impact of DHIs may be enhanced by improving user engagement. Howev…
View article: Assessing the scalability of healthy eating interventions within the early childhood education and care setting: secondary analysis of a Cochrane systematic review
Assessing the scalability of healthy eating interventions within the early childhood education and care setting: secondary analysis of a Cochrane systematic review Open
Objective: Early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a recommended setting for the delivery of health eating interventions ‘at scale’ (i.e. to large numbers of childcare services) to improve child public health nutrition. Appraisal of t…
View article: Interventions to prevent or cease electronic cigarette use in children and adolescents
Interventions to prevent or cease electronic cigarette use in children and adolescents Open
We identified no RCTs that met the inclusion criteria for the review, and as such, there is no evidence available from RCTs to assess the potential impact of interventions targeting children and adolescent e-cigarette use, tobacco use, or …
View article: Dissemination of public health research evidence and guidelines to <scp>Australian Early Childhood Education and Care</scp> staff: Views about source, content and format
Dissemination of public health research evidence and guidelines to <span>Australian Early Childhood Education and Care</span> staff: Views about source, content and format Open
Issue Addressed Effective dissemination of public health research and evidence‐based guidelines to Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) staff is critical for promoting research transfer and uptake and achieving positive outcomes for c…
View article: Healthy eating interventions delivered in early childhood education and care settings for improving the diet of children aged six months to six years
Healthy eating interventions delivered in early childhood education and care settings for improving the diet of children aged six months to six years Open
ECEC-based healthy eating interventions may improve child diet quality slightly, but the evidence is very uncertain, and likely increase child fruit consumption slightly. There is uncertainty about the effect of ECEC-based healthy eating i…
View article: An audit of the dissemination strategies and plan included in international food-based dietary guidelines
An audit of the dissemination strategies and plan included in international food-based dietary guidelines Open
Objective: Food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG) are an important resource to improve population health; however, little is known about the types of strategies to disseminate them. This study sought to describe dissemination strategies and …
View article: Overcoming challenges in conducting systematic reviews in implementation science: a methods commentary
Overcoming challenges in conducting systematic reviews in implementation science: a methods commentary Open
Consolidation of the literature using systematic reviews is a critical way to advance a discipline and support evidence-based decision-making in healthcare. However, unique challenges exist that impact the conduct of systematic reviews in …