Search Results - "Hawkins, Jemma"
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Development of a framework for the co-production and prototyping of public health interventions
Published in BMC public health (04-09-2017)“…Existing guidance for developing public health interventions does not provide information for researchers about how to work with intervention providers to…”
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From a research trial to routine practice: stakeholders' perceptions and experiences of referrals to the National Exercise Referral Scheme (NERS) in Wales
Published in BMC health services research (13-11-2021)“…Over ten years on from a randomised controlled trial and subsequent national roll-out, the National Exercise Referral Scheme (NERS) continues to be routinely…”
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School, Peer and Family Relationships and Adolescent Substance Use, Subjective Wellbeing and Mental Health Symptoms in Wales: a Cross Sectional Study
Published in Child indicators research (01-12-2018)“…Positive relationships with family, friends and school staff are consistently linked with health and wellbeing during adolescence, though fewer studies explore…”
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Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption from 1998-2017: Findings from the health behaviour in school-aged children/school health research network in Wales
Published in PloS one (14-04-2021)“…To date no study has examined time trends in adolescent consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and energy drinks, or modelled change in inequalities over…”
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Mental health and life satisfaction among 10-11-year-olds in Wales, before and one year after onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
Published in BMC public health (23-02-2022)“…In many countries, including in the United Kingdom (UK), COVID-19 social distancing measures placed substantial restrictions on children's lives in 2020 and…”
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Study protocol of a mixed method pragmatic quasi-experimental trial to evaluate the day activity services targeted at older home care clients in Finland
Published in BMC geriatrics (21-10-2022)“…In Finland, the 'day activity service' is targeted at older home care clients who are unable to participate in other available activities due to poor health or…”
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A mixed-methods process evaluation of the feasibility and acceptability of involving community and peer role models within a physical activity intervention for primary-school-aged girls (the CHARMING study)
Published in BMC public health (07-10-2023)“…Role models have been identified as a potential means to tackle the persisting low levels of physical activity among young girls. The aim of this research was…”
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Allotment Gardening and Other Leisure Activities for Stress Reduction and Healthy Aging
Published in HortTechnology (Alexandria, Va.) (01-10-2011)“…This study explored the potential benefits of allotment gardening for healthy aging, focusing on the opportunities for outdoor physical activity, social…”
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Exercise intensities of gardening tasks within older adult allotment gardeners in Wales
Published in Journal of aging and physical activity (01-04-2015)“…Previous research has suggested that gardening activity could be an effective form of regular exercise for improving physical and psychological health in later…”
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Development of a school-based programme for mental health promotion and prevention among adolescents in Nepal and South Africa
Published in SSM - mental health (01-06-2024)“…Adolescence is a critical time for mental health promotion and prevention and establishing healthy behaviours. Implementing universal, school-based…”
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CHoosing Active Role Models to INspire Girls (CHARMING): protocol for a cluster randomised feasibility trial of a school-based, community-linked programme to increase physical activity levels in 9-10-year-old girls
Published in Pilot and feasibility studies (03-01-2022)“…In the UK, there is evidence that girls' physical activity tends to decline to a greater extent than boys as they enter adolescence. 'Role models' could play a…”
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Group motivational interviewing in schools: Development of a health promotion intervention
Published in Health education journal (01-08-2016)“…Objective: In the light of the shortcomings of curriculum-based health promotion in secondary schools, group motivational interviewing provides a potential…”
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Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial of the use of Physical ACtivity monitors in an Exercise Referral Setting: the PACERS study
Published in Pilot and feasibility studies (12-12-2017)“…Exercise referral schemes are recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) for physical activity promotion among inactive patients with…”
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Assessing the feasibility of using uniaxial accelerometers with an online support platform in the delivery of a community-based exercise referral scheme
Published in Journal of primary care & community health (01-10-2014)“…Exercise referral schemes are established within community-based health care; however, they have been criticized for failing to evidence long-term behavior…”
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Adapting the ASSIST model of informal peer-led intervention delivery to the Talk to FRANK drug prevention programme in UK secondary schools (ASSIST + FRANK): intervention development, refinement and a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial
Published in Public health research (Southampton, England) (01-10-2017)“…Background Illicit drug use increases the risk of poor physical and mental health. There are few effective drug prevention interventions. Objective To assess…”
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The role of social capital and community belongingness for exercise adherence: An exploratory study of the CrossFit gym model
Published in Journal of health psychology (01-10-2018)“…This is the first study to measure the ‘sense of community’ reportedly offered by the CrossFit gym model. A cross-sectional study adapted Social Capital and…”
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A Systematic Review of School Transition Interventions to Improve Mental Health and Wellbeing Outcomes in Children and Young People
Published in School mental health (01-03-2023)“…Normative transitions between educational settings can be important life events for young people, having the potential to influence mental health trajectories…”
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School health and wellbeing and national education system reform: A qualitative study
Published in British educational research journal (01-08-2023)“…The education systems of the four UK nations are diverging, and the education system in Wales is undergoing major reform with substantially increased emphasis…”
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From complex social interventions to interventions in complex social systems: Future directions and unresolved questions for intervention development and evaluation
Published in Evaluation (London, England. 1995) (01-01-2019)“…Complex systems approaches to social intervention research are increasingly advocated. However, there have been few attempts to consider how models of…”
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