All Outputs (168)

Unintentional injuries in school-aged children and adolescents: Lessons from a systematic review of cohort studies (2009)
Journal Article

Objectives: To critically synthesise current knowledge of the patterns of injuries and risk factors for injury in school-aged children, to summarise the evidence and support effective child injury prevention initiatives. Design: Systematic review. Se... Read More about Unintentional injuries in school-aged children and adolescents: Lessons from a systematic review of cohort studies.

Putting health back into the built environment professions (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Walking and wheelchair navigation in patients with left visual neglect (2009)
Journal Article

Patients with neglect veer to one side when walking or driving a wheelchair, however there is a contradiction in the literature about the direction of this deviation. The study investigated the navigational trajectory of a sample of neglect patients... Read More about Walking and wheelchair navigation in patients with left visual neglect.

Social problem solving in chronic fatigue syndrome: Preliminary findings (2009)
Journal Article

This paper investigates social problem solving in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a condition characterized by reduced activity levels and excessive mental fatigue. Although intra- and interpersonal problems are prevalent, no studies have explored so... Read More about Social problem solving in chronic fatigue syndrome: Preliminary findings.

Perceptions of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) among UK health professionals (2009)
Journal Article

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a complex medical entity which presents challenges for the health professionals who manage the treatment and support of the increasing numbers of women diagnosed with the condition. Health professionals' perceptions... Read More about Perceptions of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) among UK health professionals.

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in sonography and the Alexander technique (2009)
Journal Article

Work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WRMSD) is a problem affecting growing numbers of sonographers. The condition often leads to considerable pain for the individuals concerned and inconvenience for departments struggling to cope with increasing wo... Read More about Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in sonography and the Alexander technique.

Understanding the public attitudes to road safety. A review of the literature 2000-2009 (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper supports the conclusion of stage one of a project that will provide the Department for Transport (DfT) with an in-depth understanding of how the public engage with the issue of road user safety, to help inform development of the Government... Read More about Understanding the public attitudes to road safety. A review of the literature 2000-2009.

Methods in social epidemiology (2009)
Journal Article

Understanding the impact of thin media models on women's body-focused affect: the roles of thin-ideal internalization and weight-related self-discrepancy activation in experimental exposure effects (2009)
Journal Article

Previous experimental research demonstrates that exposure to ultra-thin media models has negative effects on many women's body image, but neglects underlying psychological processes. We develop and test a moderated mediation model with internalizatio... Read More about Understanding the impact of thin media models on women's body-focused affect: the roles of thin-ideal internalization and weight-related self-discrepancy activation in experimental exposure effects.

The state of arts and health in England (2009)
Journal Article

Words, music and art: Exploring the impact of participatory arts in a mental healthcare setting (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A healthy prison strategy: Preliminary analysis of a scoping exercise (2009)
Report

A systematic review of the impact of participatory approaches by UK public health units on health and social outcomes (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

South West Well-being programme: Evaluation report (2009)
Report

Un metodo aperto di coordinamento nella mobilitazione social transnazionale: la governance multilivello e la lotta per an 'Europa sociale' (2009)
Journal Article

Book review. Concepts of epidemiology: Integrating the ideas, theories, principles and methods of epidemiology (2009)
Journal Article

iConnect – an integrated approach to measuring & evaluating the physical activity, travel and carbon impacts of interventions to improve the connectivity of infrastructure for walking and cycling in the UK (Sustrans’ Connect2) (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Evaluation of an NHS commissioned custody healthcare service for Dorset Constabulary (2009)
Other

Reviewing ecopsychology research: Exploring five databases and considering the future (2009)
Journal Article

This brief article aims to provide an overview of the current dispersal of the term ecopsychology within the academic literature. It summarizes the results found when entering the term ecopsychology into five academic databases. The numbers of hits a... Read More about Reviewing ecopsychology research: Exploring five databases and considering the future.

Alcohol, young people and the media: A study of radio output in six radio stations in England (2009)
Journal Article

BackgroundThis research investigated the representation of alcohol in radio output. The study was prompted by concerns that media output might be part of a developing culture of excessive drinking among young people.MethodsAlcohol comments were exami... Read More about Alcohol, young people and the media: A study of radio output in six radio stations in England.