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Citation: The Journal of Physiological Sciences 2019 69(Suppl 1):673
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Characteristics and practices of school-based cluster randomised controlled trials for improving health outcomes in pupils in the United Kingdom: a methodological systematic review
Cluster randomised trials (CRTs) are increasingly used to evaluate non-pharmacological interventions for improving child health. Although methodological challenges of CRTs are well documented, the characterist...
Citation: BMC Medical Research Methodology 2021 21:152 -
Impact of oral conditions on oral health-related quality of life among Indians- a systematic review and Meta-analysis
This review assessed the impact of oral conditions on Oral Health Related Quality of Life among Indians.
Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2023 21:102 -
The effect a of community-based social marketing campaign on recruitment and retention of low-income groups into physical activity programmes - a controlled before-and-after study
The beneficial effect of physical activity for the prevention of a range of chronic diseases is widely acknowledged. These conditions are most prevalent in low-income groups where physical activity levels are ...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2012 12:836 -
A whole system approach to increasing children’s physical activity in a multi-ethnic UK city: a process evaluation protocol
Engaging in regular physical activity requires continued complex decision-making in varied and dynamic individual, social and structural contexts. Widespread shortfalls of physical activity interventions sugge...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:2296 -
Cultural beliefs and practices on perinatal death: a qualitative study among the Lango community in Northern Uganda
Perinatal death has profound psychosocial effects on women and their families. Sociocultural contexts influence the burden, rituals and bereaved’s support. Little is known about cultural beliefs and practices ...
Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:222 -
A new vetulicolian from Australia and its bearing on the chordate affinities of an enigmatic Cambrian group
Vetulicolians are one of the most problematic and controversial Cambrian fossil groups, having been considered as arthropods, chordates, kinorhynchs, or their own phylum. Mounting evidence suggests that vetuli...
Citation: BMC Evolutionary Biology 2014 14:214 -
A secondary analysis of the childhood obesity prevention Cochrane Review through a wider determinants of health lens: implications for research funders, researchers, policymakers and practitioners
Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are often regarded as the gold standard of evidence, and subsequently go on to inform policymaking. Cochrane Reviews synthesise this type of evidence to create recommendatio...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2021 18:22 -
Ripple effects mapping: capturing the wider impacts of systems change efforts in public health
Systems approaches are currently being advocated and implemented to address complex challenges in Public Health. These approaches work by bringing multi-sectoral stakeholders together to develop a collective u...
Citation: BMC Medical Research Methodology 2022 22:72 -
Periodontal status, tooth loss and self-reported periodontal problems effects on oral impacts on daily performances, OIDP, in pregnant women in Uganda: a cross-sectional study
An important aim of antenatal care is to improve maternal health- and well being of which oral health is an important part. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of oral impacts on daily performances (OI...
Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2009 7:89 -
Environmental and practice factors associated with children’s device-measured physical activity and sedentary time in early childhood education and care centres: a systematic review
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings offer a potentially cost-effective and sustainable solution for ensuring children have opportunities to meet physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (ST) gu...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2022 19:84 -
Identification and evaluation of risk of generalizability biases in pilot versus efficacy/effectiveness trials: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Preliminary evaluations of behavioral interventions, referred to as pilot studies, predate the conduct of many large-scale efficacy/effectiveness trial. The ability of a pilot study to inform an efficacy/effec...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2020 17:19 -
Association of diet in nurseries and physical activity with zBMI in 2–4-year olds in England: a cross-sectional study
Childhood obesity tracks into adulthood with detrimental effects on health. We aimed to examine the relationships of diet in childcare settings and daily physical activity (PA) of preschoolers with body mass i...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2018 18:1262 -
Effectiveness of the Walking in ScHools (WISH) Study, a peer-led walking intervention for adolescent girls: results of a cluster randomised controlled trial
Most adolescent girls fail to meet current physical activity guidelines. Physical activity behaviours track from childhood into adulthood and providing adolescent girls with opportunities to be physically acti...
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2024 21:19 -
Protocol to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an environmental nutrition and physical activity intervention in nurseries (Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care - NAP SACC UK): a multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial
One in seven UK children have obesity when starting school, with higher prevalence associated with deprivation. Most pre-school children do not meet UK recommendations for physical activity and nutrition. Form...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:1475 -
Assessing exposure to outdoor advertisement for products high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS); is self-reported exposure a useful exposure metric?
Exposure to advertising of unhealthy commodities such as fast-food and gambling is recognised as a risk factor for developing non-communicable diseases. Assessment of the impact of such advertisement and the e...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:668 -
Gastrointestinal helminths may affect host susceptibility to anthrax through seasonal immune trade-offs
Most vertebrates experience coinfections, and many pathogen-pathogen interactions occur indirectly through the host immune system. These interactions are particularly strong in mixed micro-macroparasite infect...
Citation: BMC Ecology 2014 14:27 -
Co-designing adult weight management services: a qualitative study exploring barriers, facilitators, and considerations for future commissioning
Weight management services have not always benefitted everyone equally. People who live in more deprived areas, racially minoritised communities, those with complex additional needs (e.g., a physical or mental...
Citation: BMC Public Health 2024 24:778