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  1. Article ; Online: Environmental correlates of adolescent active travel to school in Asia: An ecological study.

    Maulida, Rizka / Goel, Rahul / Labib, S M / Oni, Tolu / van Sluijs, Esther Mf

    Health & place

    2023  Volume 81, Page(s) 103024

    Abstract: Objectives: This study aimed to examine the association between country-level environmental correlates and the prevalence of active school travel (AST) in Asia and country-level differences in AST by age and sex.: Methods: This ecological study ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: This study aimed to examine the association between country-level environmental correlates and the prevalence of active school travel (AST) in Asia and country-level differences in AST by age and sex.
    Methods: This ecological study involved 31 Asian countries. Dependent variables were AST prevalence, AST prevalence difference by age, and by sex. Independent variables were country-level environmental correlates extracted using publicly available datasets, classified into physical and social environments. Association estimates of each dependent variable and each of the independent variables were calculated using univariate linear regression. All variables were standardized to have a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.
    Results: Results showed that 1 standard deviation (SD) difference in urban population percentage, night-time light, secondary-school enrolment, and prevalence of adult insufficient physical activity were negatively associated with AST prevalence (SD difference: -0.44 (-0.78 to -0.09), -0.40 (-0.76 to -0.04), -0.39 (-0.74 to -0.04), and -0.40 (-0.76 to -0.03), respectively). A 1 SD difference in car per people was associated with a -0.46 (-0.84 to -0.09) difference of AST prevalence by age. A 1 SD difference in PM2.5 concentration and of prevalence of adult insufficient physical activity were associated with a difference of 0.38 (0.01-0.74) and 0.42 (0.03-0.80) difference of AST prevalence by sex.
    Conclusions: This study shows that Asian countries with a greater number of people living in urban areas, lower levels of overall adult physical activity and higher levels of night-time light have a lower prevalence of adolescent AST. Country-level physical and social environmental correlates explained some of the regional variance in AST. Future policy actions and interventions for the region need to be contextually sensitive to the environmental correlates that vary between countries.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Humans ; Adolescent ; Transportation/methods ; Schools ; Travel ; Exercise ; Asia
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1262540-1
    ISSN 1873-2054 ; 1353-8292
    ISSN (online) 1873-2054
    ISSN 1353-8292
    DOI 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103024
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  2. Article ; Online: Parent perspectives on preschoolers' movement and dietary behaviours: a qualitative study in Soweto, South Africa.

    Klingberg, Sonja / van Sluijs, Esther Mf / Draper, Catherine E

    Public health nutrition

    2020  Volume 24, Issue 12, Page(s) 3637–3647

    Abstract: Objective: Childhood obesity is of increasing concern in South Africa, and interventions to promote healthy behaviours related to obesity in children are needed. Young children in urban low-income settings are particularly at risk of excess adiposity. ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Childhood obesity is of increasing concern in South Africa, and interventions to promote healthy behaviours related to obesity in children are needed. Young children in urban low-income settings are particularly at risk of excess adiposity. The current study aimed to describe how parents of preschool children in an urban South African township view children's movement and dietary behaviours, and associated barriers and facilitators.
    Design: A contextualist qualitative design was utilised with in-depth interviews conducted in the home setting and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Field notes were used to contextualise findings.
    Setting: Four neighbourhoods in a predominantly low-income urban township.
    Participants: Sixteen parents (fourteen mothers, two fathers) of preschool-age children were recruited via preschools.
    Results: Four themes were developed: children's autonomy and the limits of parental control; balancing trust and fears; the appeal of screens; and aspirations and pressures of parenthood. Barriers to healthy behaviours included children's food preferences, aspirations and pressures to consume unhealthy foods, other adults giving children snacks, lack of safe places to play, unhealthy food environments and underlying structural factors. Facilitators included set routines, the preschool environment, safe places to play and availability of healthy foods.
    Conclusions: Low-income families in Soweto face many structural challenges that cannot easily be addressed through public health interventions, but there may be opportunities for behavioural interventions targeting interpersonal and organisational aspects, such as bedtime routines and preschool snacks, to achieve positive changes. More research on preschoolers' movement and dietary behaviours, and related interventions, is needed in South Africa.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Diet ; Female ; Humans ; Parents ; Pediatric Obesity/epidemiology ; Pediatric Obesity/etiology ; Qualitative Research ; South Africa
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-10-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1436024-x
    ISSN 1475-2727 ; 1368-9800
    ISSN (online) 1475-2727
    ISSN 1368-9800
    DOI 10.1017/S1368980020003730
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  3. Article ; Online: What research evidence exists about physical activity in parents? A systematic scoping review.

    Simpson, Rachel F / Hesketh, Kathryn R / Ellis, Kate / van Sluijs, Esther Mf

    BMJ open

    2022  Volume 12, Issue 4, Page(s) e054429

    Abstract: Objectives: Despite the known benefits of physical activity (PA) to physical and mental health, many people fail to achieve recommended PA levels. Parents are less active than non-parent contemporaries and constitute a large potential intervention ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: Despite the known benefits of physical activity (PA) to physical and mental health, many people fail to achieve recommended PA levels. Parents are less active than non-parent contemporaries and constitute a large potential intervention population. However, little is known about the breadth and scope of parental PA research. This scoping review therefore aimed to provide an overview of the current evidence base on parental PA.
    Methods: Four databases (MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO and Scopus) were systematically searched to identify peer-reviewed articles focusing on parental PA from 2005 onwards, including interventional, observational or qualitative study designs. Title and abstract screening was followed by duplicate full-text screening. Data extracted for all articles (100% checked by a second reviewer) included study design, proportion of fathers and ages of children. For interventional/observational studies, PA assessment method and factors examined or targeted based on the socio-ecological model were extracted, and questions addressed in qualitative studies.
    Results: Of 14 913 unique records retrieved, 213 articles were included; 27 articles reported on more than one study design; 173 articles reported on quantitative (81 cross-sectional, 26 longitudinal and 76 interventional) and 58 on qualitative data. Most articles originated from North America (62%), and 53% included only mothers, while 2% included only fathers. Articles most frequently represented parents of infants (56% of articles), toddlers (43%), preschoolers (50%) and primary-school aged children (49%). Most quantitative articles only reported self-reported PA (70%). Observational articles focused on individual correlates/determinants (88%). Likewise, most interventions (88% of articles) targeted individual factors. Most qualitative articles explored PA barriers and facilitators (57%).
    Conclusions: A range of quantitative and qualitative research has been conducted on parental PA. This review highlights opportunities for evidence synthesis to inform intervention development (such as barriers and facilitators of parental PA) and identifies gaps in the literature, for example, around paternal PA.
    Review registration: osf.io/qt9up.
    MeSH term(s) Child ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Exercise ; Humans ; Mental Health ; Parents ; Qualitative Research
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Systematic Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2599832-8
    ISSN 2044-6055 ; 2044-6055
    ISSN (online) 2044-6055
    ISSN 2044-6055
    DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054429
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  4. Article ; Online: Using systems thinking to understand how the South West - School Health Research Network can improve adolescent health and well-being: A qualitative process evaluation.

    Widnall, Emily / Albers, Patricia N / Hatch, Lorna / Hopkins, Georgina / Kidger, Judi / Vocht, Frank de / Kaner, Eileen / Sluijs, Esther Mf van / Fairbrother, Hannah / Jago, Russell / Campbell, Rona

    Health & place

    2023  Volume 82, Page(s) 103034

    Abstract: Schools offer a valuable setting to promote good health and mental well-being amongst young people. Schools are complex systems and therefore systems interventions are needed to improve pupil health and well-being. This paper presents a qualitative ... ...

    Abstract Schools offer a valuable setting to promote good health and mental well-being amongst young people. Schools are complex systems and therefore systems interventions are needed to improve pupil health and well-being. This paper presents a qualitative process evaluation of the South West- School Health Research Network, a systems level intervention. The evaluation is based on interviews with school staff, local authorities and wider stakeholders. Given the complexity of England's educational system there is a need to intervene and monitor health at multiple levels and to ensure close partnership working to effectively improve adolescent health through schools.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Humans ; Adolescent Health ; Schools ; Mental Health Services ; Mental Health ; Systems Analysis ; School Health Services
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-28
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1262540-1
    ISSN 1873-2054 ; 1353-8292
    ISSN (online) 1873-2054
    ISSN 1353-8292
    DOI 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103034
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  5. Article ; Online: Implementing a regional school health research network in england to improve adolescent health and well-being, a qualitative process evaluation.

    Widnall, Emily / Hatch, Lorna / Albers, Patricia N / Hopkins, Georgina / Kidger, Judi / de Vocht, Frank / Kaner, Eileen / van Sluijs, Esther Mf / Fairbrother, Hannah / Jago, Russell / Campbell, Rona

    BMC public health

    2023  Volume 23, Issue 1, Page(s) 745

    Abstract: Background: There is an increased need for prevention and early intervention surrounding young people's health and well-being. Schools offer a pivotal setting for this with evidence suggesting that focusing on health within schools improves educational ... ...

    Abstract Background: There is an increased need for prevention and early intervention surrounding young people's health and well-being. Schools offer a pivotal setting for this with evidence suggesting that focusing on health within schools improves educational attainment. One promising approach is the creation of School Health Research Networks which exist in Wales and Scotland, but are yet to be developed and evaluated in England.
    Methods: This qualitative process evaluation aimed to identify the main barriers and facilitators to implementing a pilot School Health Research Network in the South West of England (SW-SHRN). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with school staff, local authority members, and other key stakeholders. Interview data were analysed using the 7-stage framework analysis approach.
    Results: Four main themes were identified from the data: (1) 'Key barriers to SW-SHRN' (competing priorities of academic attainment and well-being, schools feeling overwhelmed with surveys and lack of school time and resource); (2) 'Key facilitators to SW-SHRN: providing evidence-based support to schools' (improved knowledge to facilitate change, feedback reports and benchmarking and data to inform interventions); (3) 'Effective dissemination of findings' (interpretation and implementation, embedding findings with existing evidence and policy, preferences for an online platform as well personalised communication and the importance of involving young people and families); and (4) 'Longer-term facilitators: ensuring sustainability' (keeping schools engaged, the use of repeat surveys to evaluate impact, informing school inspection frameworks and expanding reach of the network).
    Conclusion: This study identifies several barriers to be addressed and facilitators to be enhanced in order to achieve successful implementation of School Health Research Networks in England which include providing a unique offering to schools that is not too burdensome, supporting schools to take meaningful action with their data and to work closely with existing organisations, services and providers to become meaningfully embedded in the system.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Humans ; Adolescent Health ; School Health Services ; England ; Schools ; Wales ; Qualitative Research
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2041338-5
    ISSN 1471-2458 ; 1471-2458
    ISSN (online) 1471-2458
    ISSN 1471-2458
    DOI 10.1186/s12889-023-15713-9
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  6. Article: Expert Perspectives on Pilot and Feasibility Studies: A Delphi Study and Consolidation of Considerations for Behavioral Interventions.

    Pfledderer, Christopher D / von Klinggraeff, Lauren / Burkart, Sarah / da Silva Bandeira, Alexsandra / Lubans, David R / Jago, Russ / Okely, Anthony D / van Sluijs, Esther Mf / Ioannidis, John Pa / Thrasher, James F / Li, Xiaoming / Beets, Michael W

    Research square

    2023  

    Abstract: Background: In the behavioral sciences, conducting pilot and/or feasibility studies (PFS) is a key step that provides essential information used to inform the design, conduct, and implementation of a larger-scale trial. There are more than 160 published ...

    Abstract Background: In the behavioral sciences, conducting pilot and/or feasibility studies (PFS) is a key step that provides essential information used to inform the design, conduct, and implementation of a larger-scale trial. There are more than 160 published guidelines, reporting checklists, frameworks, and recommendations related to PFS. All of these publications offer some form of guidance on PFS, but many focus on one or a few topics. This makes it difficult for researchers wanting to gain a broader understanding of all the relevant and important aspects of PFS and requires them to seek out multiple sources of information, which increases the risk of missing key considerations to incorporate into their PFS. The purpose of this study was to develop a consolidated set of considerations for the design, conduct, implementation, and reporting of PFS for interventions conducted in the behavioral sciences.
    Methods: To develop this consolidation, we undertook a review of the published guidance on PFS in combination with expert consensus (via a Delphi study) from the authors who wrote such guidance to inform the identified considerations. A total of 161 PFS-related guidelines, checklists, frameworks, and recommendations were identified via a review of recently published behavioral intervention PFS and backward/forward citation tracking of well-know PFS literature (e.g., CONSORT Ext. for PFS). Authors of all 161 PFS publications were invited to complete a three-round Delphi survey, which was used to guide the creation of a consolidated list of considerations to guide the design, conduct, and reporting of PFS conducted by researchers in the behavioral sciences.
    Results: A total of 496 authors were invited to take part in the Delphi survey, 50 (10.1%) of which completed all three rounds, representing 60 (37.3%) of the 161 identified PFS-related guidelines, checklists, frameworks, and recommendations. A set of twenty considerations, broadly categorized into six themes (Intervention Design, Study Design, Conduct of Trial, Implementation of Intervention, Statistical Analysis and Reporting) were generated from a review of the 161 PFS-related publications as well as a synthesis of feedback from the three-round Delphi process. These 20 considerations are presented alongside a supporting narrative for each consideration as well as a crosswalk of all 161 publications aligned with each consideration for further reading.
    Conclusion: We leveraged expert opinion from researchers who have published PFS-related guidelines, checklists, frameworks, and recommendations on a wide range of topics and distilled this knowledge into a valuable and universal resource for researchers conducting PFS. Researchers may use these considerations alongside the previously published literature to guide decisions about all aspects of PFS, with the hope of creating and disseminating interventions with broad public health impact.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3370077/v1
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  7. Article: Parent perspectives on preschoolers’ movement and dietary behaviours: a qualitative study in Soweto, South Africa

    Klingberg, Sonja / van Sluijs, Esther MF / Draper, Catherine E

    Public health nutrition. 2021 Aug., v. 24, no. 12

    2021  

    Abstract: Childhood obesity is of increasing concern in South Africa, and interventions to promote healthy behaviours related to obesity in children are needed. Young children in urban low-income settings are particularly at risk of excess adiposity. The current ... ...

    Abstract Childhood obesity is of increasing concern in South Africa, and interventions to promote healthy behaviours related to obesity in children are needed. Young children in urban low-income settings are particularly at risk of excess adiposity. The current study aimed to describe how parents of preschool children in an urban South African township view children’s movement and dietary behaviours, and associated barriers and facilitators. A contextualist qualitative design was utilised with in-depth interviews conducted in the home setting and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Field notes were used to contextualise findings. Four neighbourhoods in a predominantly low-income urban township. Sixteen parents (fourteen mothers, two fathers) of preschool-age children were recruited via preschools. Four themes were developed: children’s autonomy and the limits of parental control; balancing trust and fears; the appeal of screens; and aspirations and pressures of parenthood. Barriers to healthy behaviours included children’s food preferences, aspirations and pressures to consume unhealthy foods, other adults giving children snacks, lack of safe places to play, unhealthy food environments and underlying structural factors. Facilitators included set routines, the preschool environment, safe places to play and availability of healthy foods. Low-income families in Soweto face many structural challenges that cannot easily be addressed through public health interventions, but there may be opportunities for behavioural interventions targeting interpersonal and organisational aspects, such as bedtime routines and preschool snacks, to achieve positive changes. More research on preschoolers’ movement and dietary behaviours, and related interventions, is needed in South Africa.
    Keywords adiposity ; childhood obesity ; parenting ; qualitative analysis ; risk ; South Africa
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-08
    Size p. 3637-3647.
    Publishing place Cambridge University Press
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1436024-x
    ISSN 1475-2727 ; 1368-9800
    ISSN (online) 1475-2727
    ISSN 1368-9800
    DOI 10.1017/S1368980020003730
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  8. Article ; Online: Pathways to Increasing Adolescent Physical Activity and Wellbeing: A Mediation Analysis of Intervention Components Designed Using a Participatory Approach.

    Corder, Kirsten / Werneck, André O / Jong, Stephanie T / Hoare, Erin / Brown, Helen Elizabeth / Foubister, Campbell / Wilkinson, Paul O / van Sluijs, Esther Mf

    International journal of environmental research and public health

    2020  Volume 17, Issue 2

    Abstract: We assessed which intervention components were associated with change in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and wellbeing through proposed psychosocial mediators. Eight schools ( ...

    Abstract We assessed which intervention components were associated with change in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and wellbeing through proposed psychosocial mediators. Eight schools (
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adolescent Behavior/psychology ; Behavior Therapy/methods ; Exercise/psychology ; Female ; Health Promotion/methods ; Humans ; Male ; Motivation ; Patient Participation/psychology ; Social Support ; Students/psychology ; United Kingdom
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-01-07
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2175195-X
    ISSN 1660-4601 ; 1661-7827
    ISSN (online) 1660-4601
    ISSN 1661-7827
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph17020390
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  9. Article ; Online: Implementing a regional School Health Research Network in England to improve adolescent health and well-being, a qualitative process evaluation

    Emily Widnall / Lorna Hatch / Patricia N Albers / Georgina Hopkins / Judi Kidger / Frank de Vocht / Eileen Kaner / Esther MF van Sluijs / Hannah Fairbrother / Russell Jago / Rona Campbell

    BMC Public Health, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2023  Volume 13

    Abstract: Abstract Background There is an increased need for prevention and early intervention surrounding young people’s health and well-being. Schools offer a pivotal setting for this with evidence suggesting that focusing on health within schools improves ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Background There is an increased need for prevention and early intervention surrounding young people’s health and well-being. Schools offer a pivotal setting for this with evidence suggesting that focusing on health within schools improves educational attainment. One promising approach is the creation of School Health Research Networks which exist in Wales and Scotland, but are yet to be developed and evaluated in England. Methods This qualitative process evaluation aimed to identify the main barriers and facilitators to implementing a pilot School Health Research Network in the South West of England (SW-SHRN). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with school staff, local authority members, and other key stakeholders. Interview data were analysed using the 7-stage framework analysis approach. Results Four main themes were identified from the data: (1) ‘Key barriers to SW-SHRN’ (competing priorities of academic attainment and well-being, schools feeling overwhelmed with surveys and lack of school time and resource); (2) ‘Key facilitators to SW-SHRN: providing evidence-based support to schools’ (improved knowledge to facilitate change, feedback reports and benchmarking and data to inform interventions); (3) ‘Effective dissemination of findings’ (interpretation and implementation, embedding findings with existing evidence and policy, preferences for an online platform as well personalised communication and the importance of involving young people and families); and (4) ‘Longer-term facilitators: ensuring sustainability’ (keeping schools engaged, the use of repeat surveys to evaluate impact, informing school inspection frameworks and expanding reach of the network). Conclusion This study identifies several barriers to be addressed and facilitators to be enhanced in order to achieve successful implementation of School Health Research Networks in England which include providing a unique offering to schools that is not too burdensome, supporting schools to take meaningful action with their data and to ...
    Keywords Mental health ; Well-being ; Adolescents ; Schools ; School Health Research Network ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 360
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  10. Article ; Online: An online family-based self-monitoring and goal-setting intervention to improve children’s physical activity

    Esther MF van Sluijs / Helen E Brown / Emma Coombes / Claire Hughes / Andrew P Jones / Katie L Morton / Justin M Guagliano

    Public Health Research, Vol 9, Iss

    the FRESH feasibility trial and three-arm pilot RCT

    2021  Volume 9

    Abstract: Background: Family-based physical activity promotion presents a promising avenue for promoting whole-family physical activity, but high-quality research is lacking. Objectives: To assess the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of ... ...

    Abstract Background: Family-based physical activity promotion presents a promising avenue for promoting whole-family physical activity, but high-quality research is lacking. Objectives: To assess the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of FRESH (Families Reporting Every Step to Health), a child-led online family-based physical activity intervention; and to identify effective and resource-efficient family recruitment strategies. Design: The project consisted of (1) a randomised feasibility trial, (2) a randomised controlled pilot trial and (3) a systematic review and Delphi study. Setting: Norfolk/Suffolk counties, UK. Participants: Families, recruited from schools, workplaces and community settings, were eligible to participate if one child aged 7–11 years and one adult responsible for their care provided written consent; all family members could participate. Interventions: The FRESH intervention, guided by self-determination theory, targeted whole families and was delivered via an online platform. All family members received pedometers and were given website access to select family step challenges to ‘travel’ to target cities around the world, log steps, and track progress as they virtually globetrotted. Families were randomised to FRESH intervention, pedometer-only or control arm. Main outcome measures: Physical (e.g. blood pressure), psychosocial (e.g. family functioning) and behavioural (e.g. device-measured family physical activity) measures were collected at baseline and at 8- and 52-week follow-up. A mixed-methods process evaluation assessed the acceptability of the intervention and evaluation. Data sources review: Systematic search of four databases (Cochrane Library, PubMed, PsycINFO and SCOPUS). Review methods: Articles were screened in duplicate, and data extraction was fully checked. Academic experts participated in the three-round Delphi study. Data were combined to identify effective and resource-efficient family recruitment strategies. Inclusion criteria: Included generally healthy ...
    Keywords children ; youth ; parent ; mothers ; fathers ; mums ; dads ; co-participation ; co-physical activity ; screen time ; overweight ; nutrition ; delphi ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 796
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher NIHR Journals Library
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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