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The protective role of staff wellbeing centres for wellbeing and presenteeism in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Secondary analysis of COVID-Well data (2022)
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Background Supported wellbeing centres established during the COVID-19 pandemic provided high quality rest spaces and access to peer-to-peer psychological first aid for healthcare workers (HCWs). The centres were well accessed and valued by HCWs,... Read More about The protective role of staff wellbeing centres for wellbeing and presenteeism in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Secondary analysis of COVID-Well data.

Feasibility and Acceptability of an Internet of Things–Enabled Sedentary Behavior Intervention: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint) (2022)
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Background: Encouraging office workers to break up prolonged sedentary behavior (SB) at work with regular micro-breaks can be beneficial yet challenging. Internet of Things (IoT) offers great promise for delivering more subtle and hence acceptable b... Read More about Feasibility and Acceptability of an Internet of Things–Enabled Sedentary Behavior Intervention: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint).

Test@Work Texts: Mobile Phone Messaging to Increase Awareness of HIV and HIV Testing in UK Construction Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2022)
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Background: HIV poses a threat to global health. With effective treatment options available, education and testing strategies are essential in preventing transmission. Text messaging is an effective tool for health promotion and can be used to target... Read More about Test@Work Texts: Mobile Phone Messaging to Increase Awareness of HIV and HIV Testing in UK Construction Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Prospective examination of mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
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Background The impact of changing social restrictions on the mental health of students during the COVID-19 pandemic warrants exploration. Aims To prospectively examine changes to university students’ mental health during the pandemic. Methods S... Read More about Prospective examination of mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Effectiveness of Mobile Phone Messaging–Based Interventions to Promote Physical Activity in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (Preprint) (2021)
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Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing in prevalence worldwide. Physical activity (PA) is an important aspect of self-care and first-line management for T2DM. Mobile text messages (SMS) can be used to support self-management in pe... Read More about The Effectiveness of Mobile Phone Messaging–Based Interventions to Promote Physical Activity in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (Preprint).

COVID-Well Study: Qualitative Evaluation of Supported Wellbeing Centres and Psychological First Aid for Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021)
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Students’ Views Towards SARS-CoV-2 Mass Asymptomatic Testing, Social Distancing and Self-Isolation in a University Setting during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study (2021)
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We aimed to explore university students’ perceptions and experiences of SARS-CoV-2 mass asymptomatic testing, social distancing and self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. This qualitative study comprised of four rapid online focus groups conduc... Read More about Students’ Views Towards SARS-CoV-2 Mass Asymptomatic Testing, Social Distancing and Self-Isolation in a University Setting during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study.

Experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional analysis of risk perceptions and mental health in a student cohort (2020)
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Objective: This study examined the COVID-19 risk perceptions and mental health of university students on returning to campus in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An online survey was completed during the first four weeks of the academic... Read More about Experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional analysis of risk perceptions and mental health in a student cohort.

COVID-Well: Evaluation of the Implementation of Supported Wellbeing Centres for Hospital Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)
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WHIRL Study: Workplace Health Interprofessional Learning in the Construction Industry (2020)
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Interprofessional learning (IPL) is essential to prepare healthcare trainees as the future public health workforce. WHIRL was an innovative IPL intervention that engaged multi-professional teams of volunteer healthcare trainees (n=20) to deliver heal... Read More about WHIRL Study: Workplace Health Interprofessional Learning in the Construction Industry.

Using digitally augmented objects to reduce sedentary behavior in office workers: design and development of the WorkMyWay intervention (2020)
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Background: Sedentary behavior (SB) is associated with various adverse health outcomes. The prevalence of prolonged sitting at work among office workers makes a case for SB interventions to target this setting and population. Everyday mundane obje... Read More about Using digitally augmented objects to reduce sedentary behavior in office workers: design and development of the WorkMyWay intervention.

Using digitally augmented objects to reduce sedentary behavior in office workers: design and development of the WorkMyWay intervention (2020)
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Background: Sedentary behavior (SB) is associated with various adverse health outcomes. The prevalence of prolonged sitting at work among office workers makes a case for SB interventions to target this setting and population. Everyday mundane obje... Read More about Using digitally augmented objects to reduce sedentary behavior in office workers: design and development of the WorkMyWay intervention.

Digital Interventions to Reduce Sedentary Behaviors of Office Workers: Scoping Review (Preprint) (2018)
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Digital interventions to reduce sedentary behaviors of office workers: Scoping review (2018)
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Perceptions and Experiences of the University of Nottingham Pilot Asymptomatic Testing Service: A Mixed-Methods Study
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We aimed to explore student and staff perceptions and experiences of a pilot COVID-19 asymptomatic testing service (P-ATS) in a UK university campus setting. This was a mixed-method study comprised of an online survey, and thematic analysis of qualit... Read More about Perceptions and Experiences of the University of Nottingham Pilot Asymptomatic Testing Service: A Mixed-Methods Study.