Process evaluation of the Bristol girls dance project (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Sebire et al. Background: The Bristol Girls Dance Project was a cluster randomised controlled trial that aimed to increase objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) levels of Year 7 (age 11-12) girls through a dance-ba... Read More about Process evaluation of the Bristol girls dance project.

A pilot controlled evaluation of a primary school-based health education intervention: Facts4Life (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Aim: This pilot controlled evaluation aimed to explore the effects of a primary school-based health education intervention, Facts4Life, on changes in children’s health and illness-related attitudes.
Background: Evidence suggests that attitudes and... Read More about A pilot controlled evaluation of a primary school-based health education intervention: Facts4Life.

Does family-centred neonatal discharge planning reduce healthcare usage? A before and after study in South West England (2016)
Journal Article

Objective: To implement parent-oriented discharge planning (Train-to-Home) for preterm infants in neonatal care. Design: Before and after study, investigating the effects of the intervention during two 11-month periods before and after implementation... Read More about Does family-centred neonatal discharge planning reduce healthcare usage? A before and after study in South West England.

Using self-determination theory to promote adolescent girls' physical activity: Exploring the theoretical fidelity of the Bristol Girls Dance Project (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 The Authors. Objectives: To report the theory-based process evaluation of the Bristol Girls' Dance Project, a cluster-randomised controlled trial to increase adolescent girls' physical activity. Design: A mixed-method process evaluation of the... Read More about Using self-determination theory to promote adolescent girls' physical activity: Exploring the theoretical fidelity of the Bristol Girls Dance Project.

Evaluation of Food for Life 2013-15: Summary and synthesis report (2016)
Report

This is the final report of the phase two evaluation of Food for Life undertaken by the University of the West of England, Bristol 2013-15.

The research encompassed five workstreams:
1. Long term impacts and durability - understanding how and w... Read More about Evaluation of Food for Life 2013-15: Summary and synthesis report.

Bristol Girls Dance Project: A cluster randomised controlled trial of an after-school dance programme to increase physical activity among 11- to 12-year-old girls (2016)
Journal Article

Background: Many children do not meet UK physical activity (PA) guidelines. Girls are less active than boys, and the age-related decline in activity is steeper for girls. Dance is the favourite form of PA among adolescent girls in the UK. Participati... Read More about Bristol Girls Dance Project: A cluster randomised controlled trial of an after-school dance programme to increase physical activity among 11- to 12-year-old girls.

Lessons learnt from the Bristol Girls Dance Project cluster RCT: Implications for designing and implementing after-school physical activity interventions (2016)
Journal Article

Objective: To consider implementation issues associated with the delivery of Bristol Girls Dance Project (BGDP) and to identify improvements that may aid the design of after-school physical activity (PA) interventions. Design: Two-armed cluster rando... Read More about Lessons learnt from the Bristol Girls Dance Project cluster RCT: Implications for designing and implementing after-school physical activity interventions.

Food for life: A social return on investment analysis of the locally commissioned programme. Full Report (2016)
Report

A Social Return on Investment Analysis of two locally commissioned Food for Life programmes

Symposium paper: Economic evaluation of the Bristol Girls Dance project (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Evidence on the economic costs and health outcomes of school-based physical activity interventions is lacking. This discussion reports on the findings of the economic evaluation conducted as part of the trial.
Data on resource use and costs incurre... Read More about Symposium paper: Economic evaluation of the Bristol Girls Dance project.

Effect and cost of an after-school dance programme on the physical activity of 11-12 year old girls: The Bristol Girls Dance Project, a school-based cluster randomised controlled trial (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 Jago et al. Background: The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness and cost of an after-school dance intervention at increasing the physical activity levels of Year 7 girls (age 11-12). Methods: A cluster randomised controlled tria... Read More about Effect and cost of an after-school dance programme on the physical activity of 11-12 year old girls: The Bristol Girls Dance Project, a school-based cluster randomised controlled trial.

Health needs assessment (2015)
Book Chapter

This chapter begins with a consideration of the technical processes used for conducting health needs assessment. The ways to plan the exercise, assess the structure of a given population, examine the effectiveness of potential interventions and condu... Read More about Health needs assessment.

Mechanisms underpinning use of new walking and cycling infrastructure in different contexts: Mixed-method analysis (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 Sahlqvist et al. Background: Few studies have evaluated the effects of infrastructural improvements to promote walking and cycling. Even fewer have explored how the context and mechanisms of such interventions may interact to produce their out... Read More about Mechanisms underpinning use of new walking and cycling infrastructure in different contexts: Mixed-method analysis.

Increasing children's physical activity through a teaching-assistant led extracurricular intervention: Process evaluation of the action 3:30 randomised feasibility trial (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 Jago et al.; licensee BioMed Central. Background: Many children do not engage in recommended levels of physical activity (PA), highlighting the need to find ways to increase children's PA. Process evaluations play an important role in improvin... Read More about Increasing children's physical activity through a teaching-assistant led extracurricular intervention: Process evaluation of the action 3:30 randomised feasibility trial.

Public involvement in research: Assessing impact through a realist evaluation (2014)
Journal Article

Background
This study was concerned with developing the evidence base for public involvement in research in health and social care. There now is significant support for public involvement within the National Institute for Health Research, and resear... Read More about Public involvement in research: Assessing impact through a realist evaluation.

Randomised feasibility trial of a teaching assistant led extracurricular physical activity intervention for 9 to 11year olds: Action 3:30 (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014 Jago et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. Background: Extracurricular programmes could provide a mechanism to increase the physical activity (PA) of primary-school-aged children. The aim of this feasibility study was to examine whether the Act... Read More about Randomised feasibility trial of a teaching assistant led extracurricular physical activity intervention for 9 to 11year olds: Action 3:30.

Health economic assessment of walking and cycling interventions in the physical environment: Interim findings from the iConnect study (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Health economic assessment of walking and cycling interventions in the physical environment: Interim findings from the iConnect study (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Aim:
This study (www.iconnect.ac.uk) used the Health Economic Assessment Tools (HEAT) for walking and cycling to estimate the economic value of health benefits attributable to Connect2, a programme of constructing or improving 84 local walking and... Read More about Health economic assessment of walking and cycling interventions in the physical environment: Interim findings from the iConnect study.

Bristol girls dance project feasibility study: Using a pilot economic evaluation to inform design of a full trial (2013)
Journal Article

Background: There is currently little guidance for pilot trial economic evaluation where health outcomes and costs are influenced by a range of wider determinants and factors. Objectives: This article presents the findings of a pilot economic evaluat... Read More about Bristol girls dance project feasibility study: Using a pilot economic evaluation to inform design of a full trial.

Measuring the economic impact of the wellspring healthy living centre's social prescribing wellbeing programme for low level mental health issues encountered by GP services (2013)
Report

This research evaluates the impacts of a holistic social prescribing Wellbeing Programme delivered by the Wellspring Healthy Living Centre, Bristol. As a holistic social prescribing approach it is representative of many third sector led intervention... Read More about Measuring the economic impact of the wellspring healthy living centre's social prescribing wellbeing programme for low level mental health issues encountered by GP services.

Behaviour change techniques used to promote walking and cycling: A systematic review (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution