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AUTHOR(S) Sara McQuinn; Sarahjane Belton; Anthony Staines (et al.)
There is a critical need for interventions that can be feasibly implemented and are effective in successfully engaging adolescent females in physical activity (PA). A theory-based, peer-led, after-school PA intervention, the Girls Active Project (GAP), was codesigned with adolescent females. This study aimed to assess the feasibility of implementing and evaluating the GAP programme. One single-sex, female-only, designated disadvantaged postprimary school (students aged 12–18) in Dublin, Ireland. Mixed methods were applied with multiple stakeholders over a 12-week trial (March to May 2021). A single-arm study design was used to examine intervention: reach, dose, fidelity, acceptability, compatibility and context. Feasibility of using proposed self-reported outcome measures (moderate-to-vigorous PA levels, self-rated health, life satisfaction, PA self-efficacy and PA enjoyment) was also explored.
AUTHOR(S) Stanisława Katarzyna Nazaruk; Magdalena Szydłowska
AUTHOR(S) Kamoltagarn Munkhong; Paradee Arunruang; Parlarp Chulapana
AUTHOR(S) Georgia Allen; Philippa Velija
AUTHOR(S) Zhenwen Liang; Cheng Deng; Dan Li (et al.)
Social distancing and school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic reduced the physical activities of the preschool children living in China. However, the effects of home-based exercise on the physical fitness of Chinese preschool children during COVID-19 school closures are still unknown. This study aimed to investigate the effects of home-based exercise on the physical fitness of Chinese preschool children during COVID-19 school closure. In this retrospective analysis, data from 1,608 Chinese preschool children (aged 3–5.5 years) in a second-tier city of Guangdong Province of China (Zhongshan city) were extracted from three successive National Physical Fitness Measurement (NPFM) from 2019 to 2021. NPFM consists of weight, height, and six subtests of physical fitness including 10-m shuttle run test (SRT), standing long jump (SLJ), balance beam walking (BBW), sit-and-reach (SR), tennis throwing (TT), and double-leg timed hop (DTH) tests.
AUTHOR(S) Yasmin A. Mertehikian; Pilar Gonalons-Pons
AUTHOR(S) Tracy Evans-Gilbert; Paula Michele Lashley; Emmeline Lerebours (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Philip John Archard; Emma Giles; Isobel Moore (et al.)
The purpose of this paper is to report findings from a service evaluation undertaken within a single specialist child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) team. The team works closely with local authority children’s services to serve specific populations recognised as experiencing higher levels of mental health need, including children living in alternative care and with adoptive families. The evaluation sought to better understand the experience of this provision during the COVID-19 pandemic and concomitant increase in remote and digitally mediated care delivery. Analysis of the accounts of 38 parents, carers and professionals involved with the team gathered via telephone interviews and email and postal questionnaires.
AUTHOR(S) Eve S. Puffer; Savannah L. Johnson; Kaitlin N. Quick (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Saraswati Basnet; Hom Bahadur Basnet; Dilip Kumar Bhattarai
AUTHOR(S) Safaa Almanasrah; Tareq M. Osaili; Anas A. Al-Nabulsi (et al.)
Pregnant women are at a higher risk of food poisoning compared to the general population. This can be detrimental to both the mother and the fetus. This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge and risk perception of basic food safety and handling among pregnant women in Jordan amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A descriptive cross-sectional quantitative study among pregnant women in Jordan was conducted using an online questionnaire between November 2020 and January 2021. The survey included socio-demographic data, food safety knowledge, and risk perception questions as well as COVID-19 related questions.
AUTHOR(S) Lingling Lu; Wei Gu; Hang Xie (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Quentin Hennocq; Célia Adjed; Hélène Chappuy (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Tria Wahyuningrum; Lida Khalimatus Sa’diya
AUTHOR(S) Riffat Shahani; Jianxun Chu; Olayemi Hafeez Rufai (et al.)
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