Physical activity and exercise in the treatment of depression
(2012)
Journal Article
Blake, H. (2012). Physical activity and exercise in the treatment of depression. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 3, Article 106. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2012.00106
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Poster: Effects of a theory-based physical activity intervention in the workplace using latent growth modelling (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Bardus, M., Suggs, L. S., & Lloyd, S. (2012). Poster: Effects of a theory-based physical activity intervention in the workplace using latent growth modelling.
Poster: Getting healthcare staff more active: the mediating role of self-efficacy (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Mo, P. K. H., & Batt, M. E. (2012). Poster: Getting healthcare staff more active: the mediating role of self-efficacy.
Poster: Health in the NHS: lifestyle behaviours of hospital employees (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Mo, P. K. H., Lee, S., & Batt, M. E. (2012). Poster: Health in the NHS: lifestyle behaviours of hospital employees.
Poster: Inactivity in the NHS workforce: barriers and determinants to physical activity among pre-registered nurses (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., & Hallett, S. (2012). Poster: Inactivity in the NHS workforce: barriers and determinants to physical activity among pre-registered nurses.
Physical activity and cancer (2012)
Book Chapter
Blake, H., & Tennyson, R. (2012). Physical activity and cancer. In N. L. Hicks, & R. E. Warren (Eds.), Psychology of cancer. Nova ScienceIt is widely accepted that physical activity is important for physical functioning and well-being, and as such the promotion of active lifestyles is becoming increasingly significant in public health policy both in the UK and worldwide. Sedentary lif... Read More about Physical activity and cancer.
Commentary (2012)
Journal Article
Blake, H. (2012). Commentary. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 19(3), 143. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2012.19.3.143[This is a commentary on: Tai Chi intervention for older adults using assistive devices in a senior living community: a pilot study (https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/ijtr.2012.19.3.136?journalCode=ijtr)]
Effects of Tai Chi exercise on physical and psychological health of older people (2012)
Journal Article
Blake, H., & Hawley, H. (2012). Effects of Tai Chi exercise on physical and psychological health of older people. Current Aging Science, 5(1), https://doi.org/10.2174/1874609811205010019
Five year workplace wellness intervention in the NHS improves health behaviours (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Zhou, D., & Batt, M. E. (2011). Five year workplace wellness intervention in the NHS improves health behaviours.
Supporting oral health behaviour change in NHS primary dental care using salivary diagnostics (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leighton, P., Blake, H., Deery, C., & Dawett, B. (2011). Supporting oral health behaviour change in NHS primary dental care using salivary diagnostics.
Does oral health knowledge and behaviour improve following brief dental care professional (DCP) delivered educational intervention in schools? (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Brady, L., Leighton, P., Younis, F., Deery, C., & Dawett, B. (2011, December). Does oral health knowledge and behaviour improve following brief dental care professional (DCP) delivered educational intervention in schools?. Poster presented at UK Society for Behavioural Medicine 7th Annual Scientific Meeting
Diabetes health-beliefs, self-care practices and glycaemic control among Malaysian young adults with diabetes (2011)
Journal Article
Aris, A., Blake, H., & Adams, G. (2011). Diabetes health-beliefs, self-care practices and glycaemic control among Malaysian young adults with diabetes. Journal of Nursing Referência (Revista de Enfermagem Referência), 4(Supp),Self-care practices and glycaemic control remain suboptimal among young adults with diabetes. One of the known factors to influence self-care behaviours is health beliefs. Targeting health beliefs through diabetes education facilitates individual’s d... Read More about Diabetes health-beliefs, self-care practices and glycaemic control among Malaysian young adults with diabetes.
Saliva testing as a practical tool for rapid HIV screening (2011)
Book Chapter
Blake, H., Leighton, P., & Sharma, S. (2011). Saliva testing as a practical tool for rapid HIV screening. In N. Dumais (Ed.), HIV and AIDS: updates on biology, immunology, epidemiology and treatment strategies. Intech. https://doi.org/10.5772/20751
Supporting nurse health champions: developing a 'new generation' of health improvement facilitators (2011)
Journal Article
Blake, H., & Chambers, D. (in press). Supporting nurse health champions: developing a 'new generation' of health improvement facilitators. Health Education Journal, 71(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896910396767In efforts to respond to key government public health initiatives for settings-based health promotion, the ‘Workplace Health Champion’ role has emerged as a method of promoting health within the UK healthcare setting. Health promotion techniques used... Read More about Supporting nurse health champions: developing a 'new generation' of health improvement facilitators.
Parental involvement in paediatric cancer treatment decisions (2010)
Journal Article
McKenna, K., Collier, J., Hewitt, M., & Blake, H. (2010). Parental involvement in paediatric cancer treatment decisions. European Journal of Cancer Care, 19(5), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2354.2009.01116.xThis study investigated parents' information needs and involvement in decision-making processes affecting the care of children diagnosed with cancer. Interviews and questionnaires were used to assess parental satisfaction in 50 mothers and 16 fathers... Read More about Parental involvement in paediatric cancer treatment decisions.
Determinants of physical activity participation following traumatic brain injury (2010)
Journal Article
Reavenall, S., & Blake, H. (2010). Determinants of physical activity participation following traumatic brain injury. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 17(7), https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2010.17.7.48893Aims The objective of the study described in this article was to establish the environmental, social, or personal determinants associated with physical activity participation in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods A multi-centre... Read More about Determinants of physical activity participation following traumatic brain injury.
Computer-based learning objects in healthcare: the student experience (2010)
Journal Article
Blake, H. (in press). Computer-based learning objects in healthcare: the student experience. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.2202/1548-923X.1939Web-based computer learning objects, such as Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs), are becoming more commonplace in nursing and medical education. However, evaluation of RLOs specifically has been limited. The aim of the study was to determine how RLOs i... Read More about Computer-based learning objects in healthcare: the student experience.
The PAVE study (Physical Activity Virtual Education): development of reusable learning objects (RLOs) to enhance nursing students' knowledge and understanding of physical activity (2010)
Book Chapter
Blake, H., & Wharrad, H. (2010). The PAVE study (Physical Activity Virtual Education): development of reusable learning objects (RLOs) to enhance nursing students' knowledge and understanding of physical activity. In G. Baker, J. Falk-Whynes, & A. Sidorovitch (Eds.), Teaching for integrative learning. University of Nottingham. Centre for Integrative LearningThe aim of this project was to design, build and test two sustainable reusable learning objects (RLOs) for physical activity (PA) and provide opportunities to assess changes in knowledge and self-reported behaviour following exposure. The RLOs develo... Read More about The PAVE study (Physical Activity Virtual Education): development of reusable learning objects (RLOs) to enhance nursing students' knowledge and understanding of physical activity.
Presentation 2: An individualised approach – MoveM8! E-mail and SMS physical activity communication in the workplace (2010)
Journal Article
Suggs, L. S., Blake, H., Lloyd, S., & Bardus, M. (in press). Presentation 2: An individualised approach – MoveM8! E-mail and SMS physical activity communication in the workplace. Journal of Sports Sciences, 27(sup2), Article S14. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640410903195819
The price is right: making workplace wellness financially sustainable (2010)
Journal Article
Lee, S., Blake, H., & Lloyd, S. (2010). The price is right: making workplace wellness financially sustainable. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.1108/17538351011031948Purpose – The public health argument for developing and maintaining workplace wellness programmes in organisations is well‐documented, particularly within the healthcare sector which aims to “set the example” for workplace health. However, workplace... Read More about The price is right: making workplace wellness financially sustainable.