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Behavioural intervention to increase physical activity among patients with coronary heart disease: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2012)
Journal Article
Alsaleh, E., Blake, H., & Windle, R. (2012). Behavioural intervention to increase physical activity among patients with coronary heart disease: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 49(12), 1489-1493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.07.004

Background Although physical activity has significant health benefits in the treatment of patients with coronary heart disease, patients often do not follow prescribed physical activity recommendations. Behavioural strategies have been shown to be... Read More about Behavioural intervention to increase physical activity among patients with coronary heart disease: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

UK health visitors' role in identifying and intervening with infants at risk of developing obesity: Health visitors' and infant obesity risk (2012)
Journal Article
Redsell, S. A., Swift, J. A., Nathan, D., Siriwardena, A. N., Atkinson, P., & Glazebrook, C. (2013). UK health visitors' role in identifying and intervening with infants at risk of developing obesity: Health visitors' and infant obesity risk. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 9(3), 396-408. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-8709.2012.00427.x

Childhood obesity is associated with a number of modifiable risk factors that can be identified during infancy or earlier. In the UK, health visitors advise parents about infant feeding, but little is known about their role in obesity prevention. The... Read More about UK health visitors' role in identifying and intervening with infants at risk of developing obesity: Health visitors' and infant obesity risk.

A key transition for student nurses: The first placement experience (2012)
Journal Article
Leducq, M., Walsh, P., Hinsliff-Smith, K., & McGarry, J. (2012). A key transition for student nurses: The first placement experience. Nurse Education Today, 32(7), 779-781. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2012.05.022

Workplace wellness intervention in the NHS: outcomes at five years (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Zhou, D., & Batt, M. (2012, April). Workplace wellness intervention in the NHS: outcomes at five years. Paper presented at The British Psychological Society Annual Conference 2012, London, UK

Evaluating the travel, physical activity and carbon impacts of a 'natural experiment' in the provision of new walking and cycling infrastructure: Methods for the core module of the iConnect study (2012)
Journal Article
Ogilvie, D., Bull, F., Cooper, A., Rutter, H., Adams, E., Brand, C., …Song, Y. (2012). Evaluating the travel, physical activity and carbon impacts of a 'natural experiment' in the provision of new walking and cycling infrastructure: Methods for the core module of the iConnect study. BMJ Open, 2, Article e000694. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000694

Introduction: Improving infrastructure to support walking and cycling is often regarded as fundamental to encouraging their widespread uptake. However, there is little evidence that specific provision of this kind has led to a significant increase in... Read More about Evaluating the travel, physical activity and carbon impacts of a 'natural experiment' in the provision of new walking and cycling infrastructure: Methods for the core module of the iConnect study.

Non-occupational sitting and mental well-being in employed adults (2011)
Journal Article
Atkin, A. J., Adams, E., Bull, F. C., & Biddle, S. J. (2012). Non-occupational sitting and mental well-being in employed adults. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 43(2), 181-188. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-011-9320-y

Background Emerging evidence suggests that sedentary behaviour may be adversely associated with physical health, but few studies have examined the association with mental well-being. Purpose This study examined the association of four non-occupa... Read More about Non-occupational sitting and mental well-being in employed adults.

Healthy hydration in the workplace (2011)
Journal Article
Blake, H. (2011). Healthy hydration in the workplace. Health Psychology Update, 20(2),

Adequate hydration is critical for the maintenance of good health and has many long-term benefits which make it an essential part of any healthy lifestyle. Dehydration is often associated with negative health outcomes. Workers often report dehydratio... Read More about Healthy hydration in the workplace.

Salivary diagnostics in primary dental care (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dawlett, B., Pope, L., Blake, H., Leighton, P., & Deery, C. (2011, September). Salivary diagnostics in primary dental care. Presented at BSODR Meeting, Sheffield, UK

Presented on 13 September 2011.

‘Do as I say, but not as I do’: are next generation nurses role models for health? (2011)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Malik, S., Mo, P. K. H., & Pisano, C. (2011). ‘Do as I say, but not as I do’: are next generation nurses role models for health?. Perspectives in Public Health, 131(5), 231-239. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913911402547

Aim: Promoting healthy lifestyles plays a key role in professional nursing yet nurses do not always practice what they preach. Efforts are currently being made to improve the health of NHS staff, yet little is known about the health and lifestyle beh... Read More about ‘Do as I say, but not as I do’: are next generation nurses role models for health?.

Acute medical unit comprehensive geriatric assessment intervention study (AMIGOS): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2011)
Journal Article
Edmans, J., Conroy, S., Harwood, R., Lewis, S., Elliott, R. A., Logan, P., …Gladman, J. (2011). Acute medical unit comprehensive geriatric assessment intervention study (AMIGOS): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 12, Article 200. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-12-200

Background Many older people presenting to Acute Medical Units (AMU) are discharged after only a short stay (< 72 hours), yet many re-present to hospital or die within 1 year. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment may improve patient outcomes for this... Read More about Acute medical unit comprehensive geriatric assessment intervention study (AMIGOS): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Preventing childhood obesity during infancy in UK primary care: a mixed-methods study of HCPs' knowledge, beliefs and practice (2011)
Journal Article
Redsell, S. A., Atkinson, P. J., Nathan, D., Siriwardena, A. N., Swift, J. A., & Glazebrook, C. (2011). Preventing childhood obesity during infancy in UK primary care: a mixed-methods study of HCPs' knowledge, beliefs and practice. BMC Family Practice, 12(1), Article 54. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-12-54

Background There is a strong rationale for intervening in early childhood to prevent obesity. Over a quarter of infants gain weight more rapidly than desirable during the first six months of life putting them at greater risk of obesity in childhoo... Read More about Preventing childhood obesity during infancy in UK primary care: a mixed-methods study of HCPs' knowledge, beliefs and practice.

Effect of questionnaire length, personalisation and reminder type on response rate to a complex postal survey: Randomised controlled trial (2011)
Journal Article
Sahlqvist, S., Song, Y., Bull, F., Adams, E., Preston, J., & Ogilvie, D. (2011). Effect of questionnaire length, personalisation and reminder type on response rate to a complex postal survey: Randomised controlled trial. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 11(62), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-11-62

Background Minimising participant non-response in postal surveys helps to maximise the generalisability of the inferences made from the data collected. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of questionnaire length, personalisation and remi... Read More about Effect of questionnaire length, personalisation and reminder type on response rate to a complex postal survey: Randomised controlled trial.

How healthy are our nurses?: new and registered nurses compared (2011)
Journal Article
Malik, S., Blake, H., & Batt, M. (2011). How healthy are our nurses?: new and registered nurses compared. British Journal of Nursing, 20(8), 489-496. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2011.20.8.489

This study examined the health behaviour of nursing staff, comparing registered and pre-registered nurses in terms of their self-reported health and lifestyle behaviour. In total, 325 pre-registered nurses and 551 registered nurses, based at the same... Read More about How healthy are our nurses?: new and registered nurses compared.

Persistence, how do they do it? A case study of Access to Higher Education learners on a UK Diploma/BSc Nursing programme (2011)
Journal Article
Hinsliff-Smith, K., Gates, P., & Leducq, M. (2012). Persistence, how do they do it? A case study of Access to Higher Education learners on a UK Diploma/BSc Nursing programme. Nurse Education Today, 32(1), 27-31. doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2011.01.015

Physical activity in traumatic brain injury rehabilitation (2010)
Book Chapter
Blake, H. (2010). Physical activity in traumatic brain injury rehabilitation. In Physical activity in rehabilitation and recovery (131-154). New York: Nova Science Publishers

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can result in a range of physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioural problems. Exercise is increasingly advocated in brain injury rehabilitation since individuals with long-term conditions are at particular risk of dec... Read More about Physical activity in traumatic brain injury rehabilitation.

Editorial: Exercise in rehabilitation: towards a population-based promotion of physical activity (2010)
Book Chapter
Blake, H. (2010). Editorial: Exercise in rehabilitation: towards a population-based promotion of physical activity. In Physical activity in rehabilitation and recovery (1-4). New York: Nova Science Publishers

Getting healthcare staff more active: the mediating role of self-efficacy (2010)
Journal Article
Mo, P. K. H., Blake, H., & Batt, M. E. (2011). Getting healthcare staff more active: the mediating role of self-efficacy. British Journal of Health Psychology, 16(4), 690-706. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8287.2010.02007.x

Objectives. Physical activity has been associated with positive health outcomes. The objective of the study was to investigate the relationship between knowledge of physical activity, social support, self‐efficacy, perceived barriers to physical acti... Read More about Getting healthcare staff more active: the mediating role of self-efficacy.

Maximising graduate status in pre-registration nursing programmes: Utilising problem based learning (2010)
Journal Article
McGarry, J., Aubeeluck, A., James, V., & Hinsliff-Smith, K. (2011). Maximising graduate status in pre-registration nursing programmes: Utilising problem based learning. Nurse Education in Practice, 11(6), 342-344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2010.11.018

This paper debates the use of problem based learning in accelerated pre-registration nursing programmes that are specifically designed for candidates with ‘graduate status’. We discuss the benefits of using problem based learning (PBL) within a gradu... Read More about Maximising graduate status in pre-registration nursing programmes: Utilising problem based learning.

Parents' beliefs about appropriate infant size, growth and feeding behaviour: implications for the prevention of childhood obesity (2010)
Journal Article
Redsell, S. A., Atkinson, P., Nathan, D., Siriwardena, A. N., Swift, J. A., & Glazebrook, C. (2010). Parents' beliefs about appropriate infant size, growth and feeding behaviour: implications for the prevention of childhood obesity. BMC Public Health, 10(1), Article 711. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-711

MoveM8! A technology-based physical activity intervention for UK worksites: Results of a randomized controlled trial conducted from September 2009 to August 2010 (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Suggs, L., Blake, H., Lloyd, S., & Bardus, M. (2010). MoveM8! A technology-based physical activity intervention for UK worksites: Results of a randomized controlled trial conducted from September 2009 to August 2010. European Journal of Public Health, 20(Supplement 1), 262. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckq131