Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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Adolescent male hazardous drinking and participation in organised activities: Involvement in team sports is associated with less hazardous drinking in young offenders
(Wiley, 2014-05-16)Aims: The purpose of this research was to test and compare associations between participation in organised activities and indicators of hazardous drinking between young offenders and young non-offenders. Methods: Two groups ... -
Predictors of physical activity and sedentary behaviours among 11-16 year olds: Multilevel analysis of the 2013 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study in Wales
(Springer, 2016-07-15)Background The present study investigated associations between individual- and school-level predictors and young people’s self-reported physical activity (total activity and moderate-to-vigorous activity) and sedentary ... -
Do stronger school smoking policies make a difference? Analysis of the health behaviour in school-aged children survey
(Oxford Academic, 2016-06-21)Background: Associations of the strength of school smoking policies with cigarette, e-cigarette and cannabis use in Wales were examined. Methods: Nationally representative cross-sectional survey of pupils aged 11–16 years ... -
Characteristics associated with risk taking behaviours predict young people's participation in organised activities
(Elsevier, 2016-10-29)Participation in organised activities (OAs) such as sports and special groups can shape adolescent risk taking behaviours. Sensation seeking and inhibitory control play an important role in the emergence of adolescent risk ... -
Ethnography in martial arts studies
(SAGE, 2019-09-09)Martial art studies is an interdisciplinary, international field in which ethnography plays a pivotal role. Since the 1970s, ethnographies of martial arts collectives have steadily developed in accordance with advancements ... -
Receiving a diagnosis of Pernicious Anaemia: exploring experiences of relationships with health professionals
(SAGE, 2019)Objectives: Pernicious Anaemia (PA) is a chronic condition caused by vitamin B12 deficiency. This is a qualitative study using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA); which aimed to explore the patients lived ... -
School practices important for students’ sexual health: analysis of the school health research network survey in Wales
(Oxford University Press, 2017-11-17)Background This study investigates how the sexual health outcomes of a representative sample of students aged 15–16 in Wales vary according to the person delivering Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) in schools, students’ ... -
Exploratory studies to decide whether and how to proceed with full scale evaluations of public health interventions: A systematic review of guidance
(BMC (Springer Nature), 2018-05-28)Background: Evaluations of complex interventions in public health are frequently undermined by problems that can be identified before the effectiveness study stage. Exploratory studies, often termed pilot and feasibility ... -
Exploratory studies to inform full-scale evaluations of complex public health interventions: the need for guidance
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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
(Springer, 2018-01-30)Positive relationships with family, friends and school staff are consistently linked with health and wellbeing during adolescence, though fewer studies explore how these micro-systems interact to influence adolescent health. ... -
Measurement invariance properties and external construct validity of the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale in a large national sample of secondary school students in Wales
(BioMed Central, 2019-08-14)Purpose The study of mental wellbeing requires reliable, valid, and practical measurement tools. One of the most widely used measures of mental wellbeing is the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS). Our aim ... -
Acceptability and Feasibility of Implementing Accelorometry-Based Activity Monitors and a Linked Web Portal in an Exercise Referral Scheme: Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial
(JMIR, 2019-03-29)Background: Exercise referral schemes (ERSs) are recommended for patients with health conditions or risk factors. Evidence points to the initial effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of such schemes for increasing physical ... -
Have e-cigarettes renormalised or displaced youth smoking? Results of a segmented regression analysis of repeated cross sectional survey data in England, Scotland and Wales
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2019-04-01)Objectives To examine whether during a period of limited e-cigarette regulation and rapid growth in their use, smoking began to become renormalised among young people. Design Interrupted time-series analysis of repeated ... -
Can School-based CBT Programmes Reduce Anxiety in Children? Results From the Preventing Anxiety in Children Through Education in Schools (PACES) Randomised Controlled Trial
(Elsevier, 2015-06-09)Introduction Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is an effective psychological intervention for children and young people with anxiety disorders (James et al, 2013). This has led to interest in whether CBT programmes can ... -
General practitioner use of a C-reactive protein point-of-care test to help target antibiotic prescribing in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (the PACE study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(BMC (Springer Nature), 2017-09-29)Background Most patients presenting with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in primary care are prescribed an antibiotic, which may not always be appropriate and may cause harm. C-reactive ... -
Reaching a consensus on research priorities for supporting women with autoimmune rheumatic diseases during pre-conception, pregnancy and early parenting: A Nominal Group Technique exercise with lay and professional stakeholders
(F1000Research, 2018-06-20)Background:Women with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) find it difficult to get information and support with family planning, pregnancy, and early parenting. A systematic approach to prioritising research is required ... -
A Qualitative Process Evaluation of Classroom-Based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to Reduce Adolescent Depression
(MDPI, 2014-06-05)Small scale trials indicate that classroom-based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for adolescents has good reach and can help prevent depression. However, under more diverse everyday conditions, such programmes tend not ... -
A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study to Investigate the Utility of a Picture Imagination Task in Investigating Neural Responses in Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain to Daily Physical Activity Photographs
(Public Library of Science, 2015-10-23)Pain-related anxiety and fear are associated with increased difficulties in attention, increased awareness of pain, impaired disengagement from pain, and can moderate the effects of attentional coping attempts. Accurately ... -
Pragmatic Conventionalism and Sport Normativity in the Face of Intractable Problems
(Taylor and Francis, 2019-10-08)We build on Morgan’s deep conventionalist base by offering a pragmatic approach (‘transitionalism’) for achieving normative progress on sports most intractable problems (e.g. performance enhancement restrictions, collision ... -
Neural responses to a modified Stroop paradigm in patients with complex chronic musculoskeletal pain compared to matched controls: an experimental functional magnetic resonance imaging study
(BMC (Springer Nature), 2016-02-01)Background Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMSKP) is attentionally demanding, complex and multi-factorial; neuroimaging research in the population seen in pain clinics is sparse. A better understanding of the neural activity ...
