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View article: Reporting of Accelerometry in Health Research: A Scoping Review of Current Guidance
Reporting of Accelerometry in Health Research: A Scoping Review of Current Guidance Open
The use of accelerometers in health research is ubiquitous, but reporting of methods for translating raw acceleration data into movement behavior estimates remains inconsistent. This scoping review aims to identify and summarize existing r…
View article: Is 20 Plenty For Health? Methods for an evaluation of the 20 mph/30kph speed limit in Edinburgh and Belfast on a range of public health outcomes
Is 20 Plenty For Health? Methods for an evaluation of the 20 mph/30kph speed limit in Edinburgh and Belfast on a range of public health outcomes Open
Transport has the potential to promote health, through enabling greater access and encouraging physical activity, and also to impact on health negatively, through causing road traffic collisions and influencing exposure to noise and air po…
View article: Correlates and determinants of physical activity among older adults of lower versus higher socio-economic status: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Correlates and determinants of physical activity among older adults of lower versus higher socio-economic status: a systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Background Understanding socio-economic differences in the factors influencing physical activity among older adults is essential for developing comprehensive interventions. We aimed to quantify the associations of modifiable correlates and…
View article: Enablers and barriers to physical activity among older adults of low socio-economic status: a systematic review of qualitative literature
Enablers and barriers to physical activity among older adults of low socio-economic status: a systematic review of qualitative literature Open
View article: Stakeholders’ perceptions on the role of professional sports clubs in local community health promotion
Stakeholders’ perceptions on the role of professional sports clubs in local community health promotion Open
Charitable arms of professional sports clubs and organizations (PSCOs) offer a range of health promotion (HP) programmes within communities, yet little is known about their role within approaches to HP, particularly from the view of key in…
View article: Exercise Improves Myocardial Deformation But Not Cardiac Structure in Preterm-Born Adults
Exercise Improves Myocardial Deformation But Not Cardiac Structure in Preterm-Born Adults Open
View article: King Lear in the upper palaeolithic: searching for ethical principles in prehistory
King Lear in the upper palaeolithic: searching for ethical principles in prehistory Open
Ethics are concerned with maximising the thriving of individuals and societies. One cannot maximise the thriving of a person unless one has some idea about what sort of creature that person is. Ethics follow ontology. Many answers have bee…
View article: Error Bounds Revisited, and How to Use Bayesian Statistics While Remaining a Frequentist
Error Bounds Revisited, and How to Use Bayesian Statistics While Remaining a Frequentist Open
Signal processing makes extensive use of point estimators and accompanying error bounds. These work well up until the likelihood function has two or more high peaks. When it is important for an estimator to remain reliable, it becomes nece…
View article: Where Do Professional Sports Clubs and Organisations Sit Within a Local Health Promotion System? A Social Network Analysis Study
Where Do Professional Sports Clubs and Organisations Sit Within a Local Health Promotion System? A Social Network Analysis Study Open
Professional sports clubs and organisations (PSCOs) have been identified as effective organisations for health promotion (HP); however, their position and connectivity within local HP systems is largely unknown. Our research aimed to explo…
View article: Correction: The impact of the world’s first regulatory, multi-setting intervention on sedentary behaviour among children and adolescents (ENERGISE): a natural experiment evaluation
Correction: The impact of the world’s first regulatory, multi-setting intervention on sedentary behaviour among children and adolescents (ENERGISE): a natural experiment evaluation Open
View article: Improvement in myocardial deformation but not structural indices in adults born preterm following a prescribed aerobic exercise intervention: a randomized clinical trial
Improvement in myocardial deformation but not structural indices in adults born preterm following a prescribed aerobic exercise intervention: a randomized clinical trial Open
Background People born preterm (<37 weeks’ gestation) have a potentially adverse cardiac phenotype that progresses with blood pressure elevation. We sought to determine whether preterm-born adults with elevated and stage 1 hypertension exh…
View article: The impact of the world’s first regulatory, multi-setting intervention on sedentary behaviour among children and adolescents (ENERGISE): a natural experiment evaluation
The impact of the world’s first regulatory, multi-setting intervention on sedentary behaviour among children and adolescents (ENERGISE): a natural experiment evaluation Open
Background Regulatory actions are increasingly used to tackle issues such as excessive alcohol or sugar intake, but such actions to reduce sedentary behaviour remain scarce. World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on sedentary behaviour…
View article: Socio-economic inequalities in the breadth of internet use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in England
Socio-economic inequalities in the breadth of internet use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in England Open
Understanding digital exclusion in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic could help tailor responses to future outbreaks. This cohort study used data from older adults aged 60+ years in England who participated in wave nine (2018/2019)…
View article: Health Benefits of Different Sports: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal and Intervention Studies Including 2.6 Million Adult Participants
Health Benefits of Different Sports: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal and Intervention Studies Including 2.6 Million Adult Participants Open
Background Several reviews have examined the health benefits of participation in specific sports, such as baseball, cricket, cross-country skiing, cycling, downhill skiing, football, golf, judo, rugby, running and swimming. However, new pr…
View article: Donald Griffin: A visionary in science and consciousness
Donald Griffin: A visionary in science and consciousness Open
Carolyn Ristau’s (2024) timely biography reviews Donald Griffin’s pioneering ideas with depth and historical perspective, describing Griffin’s approach to science, his openness to interdisciplinary insights, and his bold stance on consciou…
View article: How Do You Move? Everyday stories of physical activity
How Do You Move? Everyday stories of physical activity Open
Stories can be a powerful method of exploring complexity, and the factors affecting everyday physical activity within a modern urban setting are nothing if not complex. The first part of our How Do You Move? study focused on the communicat…
View article: Mapping the provision and evaluation practices of local community health and wellbeing programmes delivered by professional sports clubs in England: a practice-based targeted review
Mapping the provision and evaluation practices of local community health and wellbeing programmes delivered by professional sports clubs in England: a practice-based targeted review Open
Professional sports clubs (PSCs) are potentially effective settings for health promotion, however, their role within policy is unclear. Potential reasons include lack of awareness about existing provision of health and wellbeing (H&W) prog…
View article: Mapping provision and evaluation practices in local community health and wellbeing programmes delivered by professional sports clubs in the United Kingdom: A practice-based targeted review
Mapping provision and evaluation practices in local community health and wellbeing programmes delivered by professional sports clubs in the United Kingdom: A practice-based targeted review Open
Professional sports clubs (PSCs) are potentially effective settings for health promotion, however, their role within policy is unclear. Potential reasons include lack of awareness about existing provision of health and wellbeing (H&W) prog…
View article: Socioeconomic inequalities in physical activity among older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
Socioeconomic inequalities in physical activity among older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing Open
Introduction The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity behaviour in older adults is of particular concern. However, little is yet known about how pre-existing socioeconomic inequalities in older adults’ physical activity …
View article: O.6.2-7 “Virtual Surf Booth”: assessment of a novel tool and data collection process to measure the impact of a 6-week surf programme on wellbeing
O.6.2-7 “Virtual Surf Booth”: assessment of a novel tool and data collection process to measure the impact of a 6-week surf programme on wellbeing Open
Purpose Practicing physical activity in blue space (i.e. forms of natural and manmade surface water) is shown to be associated with an improvement in wellbeing. Surfing is a popular blue space activity with surf therapy increasingly used a…
View article: Comprehensive application of a systems approach to obesity prevention: a scoping review of empirical evidence
Comprehensive application of a systems approach to obesity prevention: a scoping review of empirical evidence Open
A systems approach to obesity prevention is increasingly urged. However, confusion exists on what a systems approach entails in practice, and the empirical evidence on this new approach is unclear. This scoping review aimed to identify and…
View article: The new normal for children’s physical activity and screen viewing: a multi-perspective qualitative analysis of behaviours a year after the COVID-19 lockdowns in the UK
The new normal for children’s physical activity and screen viewing: a multi-perspective qualitative analysis of behaviours a year after the COVID-19 lockdowns in the UK Open
Background The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted children’s physical activity. Recent evidence indicated children’s accelerometer-measured physical activity levels have, on average, returned to near pre-pandemic levels in 2022, thou…
View article: Short and medium-term effects of the COVID-19 lockdowns on child and parent accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time: a natural experiment
Short and medium-term effects of the COVID-19 lockdowns on child and parent accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time: a natural experiment Open
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in marked impacts on children’s physical activity, with large reductions in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) reported during lockdowns. Previous evidence showed children’s activity…
View article: Study protocol for two pilot randomised controlled trials aimed at increasing physical activity using electrically assisted bicycles to enhance prostate or breast cancer survival
Study protocol for two pilot randomised controlled trials aimed at increasing physical activity using electrically assisted bicycles to enhance prostate or breast cancer survival Open
View article: Electrically assisted cycling for individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Electrically assisted cycling for individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a pilot randomized controlled trial Open
View article: Capture-24 Tiny Sample
Capture-24 Tiny Sample Open
This contains a sample of the capture 24 dataset. The full version of this dataset is available here: https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:99d7c092-d865-4a19-b096-cc16440cd001 This dataset also contains some preprocessing, with some features…
View article: Capture-24 Tiny Sample
Capture-24 Tiny Sample Open
This contains a sample of the capture 24 dataset. The full version of this dataset is available here: https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:99d7c092-d865-4a19-b096-cc16440cd001 This dataset also contains some preprocessing, with some features…
View article: The Physical and Mental Health Benefits of Lifestyle Sports for Disabled People: A Scoping Review
The Physical and Mental Health Benefits of Lifestyle Sports for Disabled People: A Scoping Review Open
There is growing evidence to suggest the physical and mental health benefits of lifestyle sports (LS) in disabled people. However, disabled people are less likely to participate in sports than those without disabilities and the evidence ba…
View article: Using social networks to scale up and sustain community-based programmes to improve physical activity and diet in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review
Using social networks to scale up and sustain community-based programmes to improve physical activity and diet in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review Open
Background Community-based programmes [CBPs], targeting increased physical activity and/or healthier eating, have been used in the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases. However, CBPs are only useful, insofar as they can b…
View article: Screen-viewing behaviours of children before and after the 2020–21 COVID-19 lockdowns in the UK: a mixed methods study
Screen-viewing behaviours of children before and after the 2020–21 COVID-19 lockdowns in the UK: a mixed methods study Open
Background Restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic have led to increased screen-viewing among children, especially during strict periods of lockdown. However, the extent to which screen-viewing patterns in UK school children have changed…