Search Results - "FISHER, Abigail"

Physical Activity Behavior Before, During, and After COVID-19 Restrictions: Longitudinal Smartphone-Tracking Study of Adults in the United Kingdom by McCarthy, Hannah, Potts, Henry W W, Fisher, Abigail

“…The COVID-19 pandemic led to the implementation of worldwide restrictive measures to reduce social contact and viral spread. These measures have been reported…”
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Intergovernmental Policy Feedback and Urban Responses to Immigrants by Williamson, Abigail Fisher

“…Cities are subject to both state and federal regulations that constrain their policy-making autonomy. [...]theories of fiscal federalism argue that the smaller…”
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Variation in the Heritability of Child Body Mass Index by Obesogenic Home Environment by Schrempft, Stephanie, van Jaarsveld, Cornelia H M, Fisher, Abigail, Herle, Moritz, Smith, Andrea D, Fildes, Alison, Llewellyn, Clare H

“…The early obesogenic home environment is consistently identified as a key influence on child weight trajectories, but little research has examined the…”
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To prove or improve? Examining how paradoxical tensions shape evaluation practices in accreditation contexts by Onyura, Betty, Fisher, Abigail J., Wu, Qian, Rajkumar, Shrutikaa, Chapagain, Sarick, Nassuna, Judith, Rojas, David, Nirula, Latika

“…Introduction Although programme evaluation is increasingly routinised across the academic health sciences, there is scant research on the factors that shape…”
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Weekday and weekend patterns of objectively measured sitting, standing, and stepping in a sample of office-based workers: the active buildings study by Smith, Lee, Hamer, Mark, Ucci, Marcella, Marmot, Alexi, Gardner, Benjamin, Sawyer, Alexia, Wardle, Jane, Fisher, Abigail

“…There is a growing body of research into the total amount and patterns of sitting, standing and stepping in office-based workers and few studies using…”
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Sexuality after a cancer diagnosis: A population‐based study by Jackson, Sarah E., Wardle, Jane, Steptoe, Andrew, Fisher, Abigail

“…BACKGROUND This study explored differences in sexual activity, function, and concerns between cancer survivors and cancer‐free controls in a population‐based…”
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"What I wanted to do was build myself back up and prepare": qualitative findings from the PERCEPT trial of prehabilitation during autologous stem cell transplantation in myeloma by McCourt, Orla, Fisher, Abigail, Land, Joanne, Ramdharry, Gita, Roberts, Anna L, Bekris, Georgios, Yong, Kwee

“…The addition of qualitative methodology to randomised controlled trials evaluating complex interventions allows better understanding of contextualised factors…”
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Lifestyle advice to cancer survivors: a qualitative study on the perspectives of health professionals by Koutoukidis, Dimitrios A, Lopes, Sonia, Fisher, Abigail, Williams, Kate, Croker, Helen, Beeken, Rebecca J

“…ObjectivesAdoption of healthy lifestyle behaviours has shown promising effectiveness in reducing the high morbidity burden of cancer survivors. Health…”
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Correlates of and changes in aerobic physical activity and strength training before and after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: findings from the HEBECO study by Herbec, Aleksandra, Schneider, Verena, Fisher, Abigail, Kale, Dimitra, Shahab, Lion, Lally, Phillippa

“…ObjectivesUnderstanding changes in moderate to vigorous aerobic physical activity (MVPA) and muscle-strengthening activity (MSA) at the start of the COVID-19…”
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The Obesogenic Quality of the Home Environment: Associations with Diet, Physical Activity, TV Viewing, and BMI in Preschool Children by Schrempft, Stephanie, van Jaarsveld, Cornelia H M, Fisher, Abigail, Wardle, Jane

“…The home environment is thought to play a key role in early weight trajectories, although direct evidence is limited. There is general agreement that multiple…”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and quality of life in people living with and beyond breast, prostate and colorectal cancer - a qualitative study by Pini, Simon, Buck, Caroline, Lally, Phillippa, Beeken, Rebecca, Fisher, Abigail

“…Individuals living with and beyond cancer are at heightened risk of adverse psychological and social outcomes and experiences. In March 2020, the COVID-19…”
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Associations of self-reported and device-assessed physical activity with fatigue, quality of life, and sleep quality in adults living with and beyond cancer by Lally, Phillippa, Miller, Natalie Ella, Lawrence, Claire, Beeken, Rebecca J, Fisher, Abigail

“…•Estimates of the percentage of cancer patient that are meeting physical activity guidelines vary widely between pedometer and self-report data.•Using either…”
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The Home Environment Interview and associations with energy balance behaviours and body weight in school-aged children - a feasibility, reliability, and validity study by Kininmonth, Alice R, Schrempft, Stephanie, Smith, Andrea, Dye, Louise, Lawton, Clare, Fisher, Abigail, Llewellyn, Clare, Fildes, Alison

“…The home environment is thought to influence children's weight trajectories. However, few studies utilise composite measures of the home environment to examine…”
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Indoor Tracking to Understand Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour: Exploratory Study in UK Office Buildings by Spinney, Richard, Smith, Lee, Ucci, Marcella, Fisher, Abigail, Konstantatou, Marina, Sawyer, Alexia, Wardle, Jane, Marmot, Alexi

“…Little is known of the patterns of physical activity, standing and sitting by office workers. However, insight into these behaviours is of growing interest,…”
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Comparison between Self-Completed and Interviewer-Administered 24-Hour Dietary Recalls in Cancer Survivors: Sampling Bias and Differential Reporting by Conway, Rana, Heuchan, Gabriella, Croker, Helen, Esser, Sara, Ireland, Victoria, Lally, Phillippa, Beeken, Rebecca, Fisher, Abigail

“…Self-completed 24 h dietary recalls (24-HRs) are increasingly used for research and national dietary surveillance. It is unclear how difficulties with…”
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Predictors of shorter sleep in early childhood by McDonald, Laura, Wardle, Jane, Llewellyn, Clare H, van Jaarsveld, Cornelia H.M, Fisher, Abigail

“…Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to identify socio-demographic and home environmental predictors of shorter sleep in early childhood, and to…”
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Multiple myeloma and physical activity by Lecat, Catherine S Y, McCourt, Orla, Land, Joanne, Yong, Kwee, Fisher, Abigail

“…Physical activity has been shown to improve quality of life in cancer patients with some evidence in multiple myeloma. This study aimed to determine myeloma…”
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Adaptation of the PERCEPT myeloma prehabilitation trial to virtual delivery: changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by McCourt, Orla, Fisher, Abigail, Ramdharry, Gita, Roberts, Anna L, Land, Joanne, Rabin, Neil, Rowe, Katie, Yong, Kwee

“…Introduction and objectiveResearch activity was impacted by the novel COVID-19 pandemic, the PERCEPT myeloma trial was no exception. This pilot randomised…”
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Effects of a physical education intervention on cognitive function in young children: randomized controlled pilot study by Fisher, Abigail, Boyle, James M E, Paton, James Y, Tomporowski, Phillip, Watson, Christine, McColl, John H, Reilly, John J

“…Randomized controlled trials (RCT) are required to test relationships between physical activity and cognition in children, but these must be informed by…”
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UPDATE trial: investigating the effects of ultra-processed versus minimally processed diets following UK dietary guidance on health outcomes: a protocol for an 8-week community-based cross-over randomised controlled trial in people with overweight or obesity, followed by a 6-month behavioural intervention by Dicken, Samuel, Makaronidis, Janine, van Tulleken, Chris, Jassil, Friedrich C, Hall, Kevin, Brown, Adrian Carl, Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott, Claudia A.M, Fisher, Abigail, Batterham, Rachel

“…IntroductionObesity increases the risk of morbidity and mortality. A major driver has been the increased availability of ultra-processed food (UPF), now the…”
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