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Problematic use of the internet during the COVID-19 pandemic: Good practices and mental health recommendations
(2021-10-23)
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the accelerated spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus came jurisdictional limitations on mobility of citizens and distinct alterations in their daily routines. Confined to their homes, ...
Prevalence and Social Inequality in Youth Loneliness in the UK
(2021-10-03)
Using data from the English arm of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, we examined the prevalence of loneliness for school-aged adolescents and how it is linked to social inequalities. The HBSC study ...
Family narratives of lives with persistent physical symptom conditions
(2021-10-01)
Background: Literature reviews revealed no existing research on family narratives of living with multigenerational persistent physical symptom (PPS) conditions. The current study examined the personal and family narratives ...
Management of atraumatic shoulder instability in physiotherapy (MASIP): a survey of physiotherapy practice
(2021-09-30)
Background: The impact of atraumatic shoulder instability (ASI) on patients can be extensive, its management complex, with a biopsychosocial approach recommended. Currently how physiotherapists manage ASI is unknown or the ...
Changes to Physical Activity, Sitting Time, Eating Behaviours and Barriers to Exercise during the First COVID-19 ‘Lockdown’ in an English Cohort
(2021-09-24)
This study aimed to determine the effect of the first English national COVID-19 lockdown on physical activity (PA), sitting time, eating behaviours and body mass in an adult cohort. This was further examined to determine ...
Facing the “new normal”: How adjusting to the easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions exposes mental health inequalities
(2021-09-01)
BACKGROUND: Re-establishing societal norms in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will be important for restoring public mental health and psychosocial wellbeing as well as economic recovery. We investigated the impact on ...
The School Attachment Monitor—A novel computational tool for assessment of attachment in middle childhood
(2021-07-22)
Background Attachment research has been limited by the lack of quick and easy measures. We report development and validation of the School Attachment Monitor (SAM), a novel measure for largescale assessment of attachment ...
Participatory co-design and normalisation process theory with staff and patients to implement digital ways of working into routine care : the example of electronic patient-reported outcomes in UK renal services
(2021-07-18)
BACKGROUND: Successful implementation of digital health systems requires contextually sensitive solutions. Working directly with system users and drawing on implementation science frameworks are both recommended. We sought ...
Environmental approaches to promote healthy eating: Is ensuring affordability and availability enough?
(2021-03-30)
Improving diet is a key goal of public health, as a substantial fraction of global morbidity and mortality is attributable to dietary imbalances. These imbalances include insufficient consumption of vegetables, fruits, and ...
Surface interactions and viability of coronaviruses
(2021-01-06)
The recently emerged coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has become a worldwide threat affecting millions of people, causing respiratory system related problems that can end up with extremely serious consequences. As the ...