Feasibility Study Motivational Interviewing CPD Jul 1, 2024 - Feb 28, 2025
At this stage, this is a project idea that a few of us would like to discuss and develop. I'm setting up the worktribe as a point of reference for the 3 staff members (maybe more later) to discuss and refine our approach to developing this provision.
Projects (10)
Establishment of Surf Lab as a standalone institution Nov 1, 2024 - Oct 31, 2027
Assessing the implementation of the Public Health Scotland Physical Activity Referral Standards: A process evaluation Nov 1, 2022 - Apr 30, 2025
Physical inactivity is a major public health problem and increasing population physical activity levels is a Scottish Government priority. In Scotland, 49% of men and 58% of women were not active enough to benefit their health in 2020, increasing the...
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CIMSPA Professional Standard - Gym Instructor (3 month) CPD Jan 1, 2022 - Jul 31, 2024
The plan is to commercialise/ create CPD out of two CIMSPA Professional Standards that are currently already being offered as part of the BSc Physical Activity & Health. These standards are Gym Instructor and Personal Trainer. We are providing these...
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FRIDEDays Bike Bus Evaluation Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025
The project has already been established with Road Safety Trust funding as a 3 year project with a circa £300,000 budget. Sustrans, who are running the project are now bidding to extend the project and to include extra evaluation work including a ra...
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Exploring the use of activity tracking and mobile phone based feedback integrated with health care records to increase activity levels and reduce sedentary behaviour in people with type 2 diabetes Jan 1, 2018 - Mar 31, 2025
The benefits of exercise and reduced sedentary behavior on health and wellbeing are important for the whole population, but for those with type 2 diabetes they have particular benefits in enhancing blood glucose control. This proposal is to explore t...
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Effects of multimodal prehabilitation on patients with colorectal cancer Oct 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2024
Exercise adherence in cancer patients is influenced by demographic, clinical, psychological, physical and environmental factors (Kampshoff et al., 2014). A multimodal personalised approach incorporating nutritional support, motivational interviewing...
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Cardiovascular risk reduction with time-efficient exercise in the workplace - a randomised controlled trial Oct 1, 2025 - Jun 30, 2027
Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) CPD 2023 Sep 1, 2023 - Aug 31, 2025
This course is to provide comprehensive guidance for performing CPET in the clinical setting, offering a standardised approach to CPET based on current scientific knowledge and best practice. The course informs specific indications for CPET, test pro...
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Scottish Borders – European Capital of MTB Dec 1, 2023 - Dec 1, 2025
Evaluation and project support for the ‘Creating a European Capital of Mountain Biking – Scottish Borders’