A theory-informed approach to developing visually mediated interventions to change behaviour using an asthma and physical activity intervention exemplar (2016)
Journal Article
Murray, J., Williams, B., Hoskins, G., Skar, S., McGhee, J., Treweek, S., …Gauld, D. (2016). A theory-informed approach to developing visually mediated interventions to change behaviour using an asthma and physical activity intervention exemplar. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2, Article 46. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-016-0091-x

Background Visualisation techniques are used in a range of healthcare interventions. However, these frequently lack a coherent rationale or clear theoretical basis. This lack of definition and explicit targeting of the underlying mechanisms may impe... Read More about A theory-informed approach to developing visually mediated interventions to change behaviour using an asthma and physical activity intervention exemplar.

Exercise on referral: evidence and complexity at the nexus of public health and sport policy (2016)
Journal Article
Oliver, E. J., Hanson, C. L., Lindsey, I. A., & Dodd-Reynolds, C. J. (2016). Exercise on referral: evidence and complexity at the nexus of public health and sport policy. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 8(4), 731-736. https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2016.1182048

Exercise on referral schemes (ERS) are recommended by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence for increasing physical activity in inactive patients with long-term health conditions. The current paper critiques a recent extension to ERS provisio... Read More about Exercise on referral: evidence and complexity at the nexus of public health and sport policy.

Validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) among Chinese Children * (2016)
Journal Article
Wang, J. J., Baranowski, T., Lau, W. C. P., Chen, T. A., & Pitkethly, A. J. (2016). Validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) among Chinese Children *. Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 29(293), 177-186. https://doi.org/10.3967/bes2016.022

Objective This study initially validates the Chinese version of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C), which has been identified as a potentially valid instrument to assess moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in chi... Read More about Validation of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Older Children (PAQ-C) among Chinese Children *.