Professor HOLLY BLAKE's Outputs (19)

The effects of aging and exercise on recollection and familiarity based memory processes (2015)
Book Chapter
Tunney, R. J., Allen, H. A., Bonardi, C., & Blake, H. (2015). The effects of aging and exercise on recollection and familiarity based memory processes. In D. Bruno (Ed.), The Preservation of Memory. Psychology Press

In common with many other European countries, the United Kingdom has an aging population. The percentage of people aged 65 or older has increased from 15% in 1985 to 17% in 2010, but is set to increase rapidly to a projected 25% of the population in... Read More about The effects of aging and exercise on recollection and familiarity based memory processes.

The effectiveness of information-motivation-behavioural skills model-based diabetes self-management education among patients with type 2 diabetes in Jordan (IMB-DSME): trial protocol (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Albelbisi, Z., Adams, G. G., Windle, R., & Blake, H. The effectiveness of information-motivation-behavioural skills model-based diabetes self-management education among patients with type 2 diabetes in Jordan (IMB-DSME): trial protocol. Presented at 2015 11th UK Society for Behavioural Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting

Abstract for UKSBM conference:
Background: According to the World Health Organization in 2014, 9% of adults over 18 years old are diagnosed with diabetes and more than 1.5 million deaths occur directly by diabetes in low and middle-income countries.... Read More about The effectiveness of information-motivation-behavioural skills model-based diabetes self-management education among patients with type 2 diabetes in Jordan (IMB-DSME): trial protocol.

Barriers and determinants of pre-registered nurses and medics participation in physical activity (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., McGill, F., & Stanulewicz, N. (2015, December). Barriers and determinants of pre-registered nurses and medics participation in physical activity. Poster presented at 2015 UKSBM Annual Scientific Meeting

Background: A high proportion of pre-registered healthcare professionals do not achieve recommended daily levels of physical activity, and report barriers to exercise including high levels of stress.
Aims: To assess the physical activity levels of... Read More about Barriers and determinants of pre-registered nurses and medics participation in physical activity.

The effects of ageing and exercise on recollection and familiarity based memory processes (2015)
Book Chapter
Tunney, R. J., Allen, H. A., Bonardi, C., & Blake, H. (2015). The effects of ageing and exercise on recollection and familiarity based memory processes. In D. Bruno (Ed.), The Preservation of Memory: Theory and Practice for Clinical and Non-Clinical Populations (139-151). Routledge

In the UK’s 2011 census there were high proportions of people between 20 and 49 years-old, with each 5-year band containing at least 4 million. Thus between 2022 and 2051 we can expect large numbers of people to enter their 60s, around 2 billion glob... Read More about The effects of ageing and exercise on recollection and familiarity based memory processes.

Attitudes towards health promotion practices in pre-registered nurses: relationship with body weight and self- perception (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Blake, H., Griffiths, K., & Stanulewicz, N. Attitudes towards health promotion practices in pre-registered nurses: relationship with body weight and self- perception. Presented at UK Society for Behavioural Medicine 11th Annual Scientific Meeting

Text messaging to encourage uptake of HIV testing amongst African communities: findings from a theory-based feasibility study (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Evans, C., Turner, K., Juma, A., Suggs, L. S., Occa, A., & Blake, H. Text messaging to encourage uptake of HIV testing amongst African communities: findings from a theory-based feasibility study. Presented at UK Society for Behavioural Medicine 11th Annual Scientific Meeting

Paediatric nurses and healthy eating promotion (2015)
Journal Article
Blake, H., & Patterson, J. (2015). Paediatric nurses and healthy eating promotion

Motive8!: feasibility of a text messaging intervention to promote physical activity in knee osteoarthritis (2015)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Roberts, A. L., Batt, M. E., & Moses, J. P. (2015). Motive8!: feasibility of a text messaging intervention to promote physical activity in knee osteoarthritis

Aim: To develop and test the feasibility of using a SMS text messaging intervention to promote physical activity in patients with knee OA.

Methods: 27 people (6 male, 21 female; aged 25-81 years) with knee osteoarthritis received 4 text messages... Read More about Motive8!: feasibility of a text messaging intervention to promote physical activity in knee osteoarthritis.

Active8! Technology-based intervention to promote physical activity in hospital employees (2015)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Suggs, L. S., Coman, E., Aguirre, L., & Batt, M. E. (2017). Active8! Technology-based intervention to promote physical activity in hospital employees. American Journal of Health Promotion, 31(2), https://doi.org/10.4278/ajhp.140415-QUAN-143

Purpose: Increase physical activity in healthcare employees using health messaging, and compare email with mobile phone short-message service (SMS) as delivery channels.
Design: Randomised controlled trial
Setting: UK hospital workplace
Subjects:... Read More about Active8! Technology-based intervention to promote physical activity in hospital employees.

Telemedicine and mHealth interventions for children and young people with type one diabetes (T1DM) (2015)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Roberts, A., & Stanulewicz, N. (2015). Telemedicine and mHealth interventions for children and young people with type one diabetes (T1DM)

The effectiveness of IMB-model based diabetes self-management education with type 2 diabetes patients in Jordan: clinical trial protocol (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Albelbisi, Z., Windle, R., & Blake, H. (2015, August). The effectiveness of IMB-model based diabetes self-management education with type 2 diabetes patients in Jordan: clinical trial protocol. Presented at 2015 American Association of Diabetes Educators Annual Meeting

Abstract for AADE Annual Meeting conference:
Background: According to the World Health Organization in 2014, 9% of adults over 18 years old are diagnosed with diabetes and more than 1.5 million deaths occur directly by diabetes in low and middle-inc... Read More about The effectiveness of IMB-model based diabetes self-management education with type 2 diabetes patients in Jordan: clinical trial protocol.

The effectiveness of Information- Motivation-Behavioural skills model-based Diabetes Self-Management Education among patients with type 2 diabetes in Jordan (IMB-DSME): trial protocol (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Albelbisi, Z., Adams, G., Windle, R., & Blake, H. (2015, August). The effectiveness of Information- Motivation-Behavioural skills model-based Diabetes Self-Management Education among patients with type 2 diabetes in Jordan (IMB-DSME): trial protocol. Paper presented at American Association of Diabetes Educators Annual Meeting, New Orleans, USA

HPP self-study continuing education credits: school-based educational intervention to improve children's oral health-related knowledge (2015)
Other
Blake, H., Dawett, B., Leighton, P., Rose-Brady, L., & Deery, C. (2015). HPP self-study continuing education credits: school-based educational intervention to improve children's oral health-related knowledge

“Having diabetes shouldn’t stop them”: healthcare professionals’ perceptions of physical activity in children with Type 1 diabetes (2015)
Journal Article
Quirk, H., Blake, H., Dee, B., & Glazebrook, C. (2015). “Having diabetes shouldn’t stop them”: healthcare professionals’ perceptions of physical activity in children with Type 1 diabetes. BMC Pediatrics, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-015-0389-5

Background

Healthcare professionals (HCP) working with children who have Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) have an important role in advising about and supporting the control of blood glucose level in relation to physical activity. Regular physical... Read More about “Having diabetes shouldn’t stop them”: healthcare professionals’ perceptions of physical activity in children with Type 1 diabetes.

A systematic review on outcome measures utilised to measure change in selfmanagement in chronic pain: PROTOCOL (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Banerjee, A., Hendrick, P., Bhattacharjee, P., & Blake, H. (2015, May). A systematic review on outcome measures utilised to measure change in selfmanagement in chronic pain: PROTOCOL. Presented at 4th JBI European Symposium: Innovations in Evidence Synthesis and Implementation, Nottingham, UK

Text messaging to encourage uptake of HIV testing amongst African communities: findings from a theory based feasibility study (2015)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Turner, K., Blake, H., Juma, A., Suggs, S., & Occa, A. (in press). Text messaging to encourage uptake of HIV testing amongst African communities: findings from a theory based feasibility study. HIV Medicine, 16(S2), https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.12265

Background: There is a public health need to tackle high levels of undiagnosed (or late diagnosed) HIV amongst the UK's African communities. This research aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of using a text messaging intervention to enc... Read More about Text messaging to encourage uptake of HIV testing amongst African communities: findings from a theory based feasibility study.

Prescribing opioid analgesics for chronic non-malignant pain in general practice - a survey of attitudes and practice (2015)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Leighton, P., van der Walt, G., & Ravenscroft, A. (2015). Prescribing opioid analgesics for chronic non-malignant pain in general practice - a survey of attitudes and practice. British Journal of Pain, 9(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/2049463715579284

Background: This study replicates a previous postal survey of general practitioners (GPs) to explore whether attitudes to opioid prescribing have changed at a time when the number of opioid prescriptions issued in primary care has increased.

Metho... Read More about Prescribing opioid analgesics for chronic non-malignant pain in general practice - a survey of attitudes and practice.

Employee perceptions of a pedometer walking intervention in a hospital workplace (2015)
Journal Article
Blake, H., & Batt, M. E. (in press). Employee perceptions of a pedometer walking intervention in a hospital workplace. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 53(5), https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2015.1016621

Paediatric nurses' attitudes towards the promotion of healthy eating (2015)
Journal Article
Blake, H., & Patterson, J. (in press). Paediatric nurses' attitudes towards the promotion of healthy eating. British Journal of Nursing, 24(2), https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2015.24.2.108

This study assessed paediatric nurses' attitudes towards promoting healthy eating and their opinions regarding nurses as role models for health. In all, 67 nurses from 14 wards at an acute hospital trust completed questionnaires on weight, diet, phys... Read More about Paediatric nurses' attitudes towards the promotion of healthy eating.