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Physical activity policies in Saudi Arabia and Oman: a qualitative study using stakeholder interviews.

Alzahrani, AA Gelius, P Bauman, AE Gebel, K

BACKGROUND: Countries in the Middle East have some of the lowest rates of physical activity and some of the highest rates of obesity in the world. Policies can influence population levels of physic...

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Promoting vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity (vilpa) in middle-aged adults: an evaluation of the movsnax mobile app.

Thøgersen-Ntoumani, C Grunseit, A Holtermann, A Steiner, S Tudor-Locke, C Koster, A Johnson, N Maher, C Ahmadi, M Chau, JY Stamatakis, E

BACKGROUND: Most adults fail to meet the moderate to vigorous physical activity-based recommendations needed to maintain or improve health. Vigorous Intermittent Lifestyle Physical Activity (VILPA)...

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Let's Be Clear-Health Impact Assessments or Assessing Health Impacts?

Kim, J Dannenberg, A Haigh, F Harris-Roxas, B

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The Use of Exercise Prescription in Australian Osteopathy Practice: Secondary Analysis of a Nationally Representative Sample of the Profession.

Fleischmann, M Vaughan, B Fitzgerald, K

INTRODUCTION: Exercise is beneficial for improving general health, wellbeing, and specific medical conditions. In musculoskeletal conditions such as chronic low back and neck pain, prescribed exerc...

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Visual impairment among diabetes patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aytenew, TM Kefale, D Birhane, BM Kebede, SD Asferie, WN Hailemeskel, HS Kassaw, A Asnakew, S Kassie, YT Mekonnen, GB Kebede, M Eshetie, Y Ejigu, N Zeleke, S Agimas, MC Simegn, A

INTRODUCTION: The increased prevalence of visual impairment among diabetes patients has become a major global public health problem. Although numerous primary studies have been conducted to determi...

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Accelerating implementation of adolescent digital health prevention programs: analysis of insights from Australian stakeholders.

Raeside, R Todd, A Sim, KA Kang, M Mihrshahi, S Gardner, LA Champion, KE Skinner, J Laranjo, L Steinbeck, K Redfern, J Partridge, SR

BACKGROUND: Chronic disease risk factors are increasing amongst adolescents, globally. Digital health prevention programs, which provide education and information to reduce chronic disease risk fac...

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A rapid review of the evidence on models of service delivery for correctional centre-based mothers and children's units: does our approach need to change?

Taylor, J Majeed, T Remond, M Bagade, T Edwards, L Austin, K Smith, E Howard, M Sullivan, E

BACKGROUND: Incarcerated mothers are a marginalised group who experience substantial health and social disadvantage and routinely face disruption of family relationships, including loss of custody ...

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Prevalence, severity and impacts of breathlessness in Indian adults: An exploratory, nationally representative, cross-sectional online survey.

Kochovska, S Iyer, R Chang, S Ferreira, D Brunelli, VN Kinchin, I Eckert, DJ Clark, J Sandberg, J Ekström, M Currow, D Rajan, S

There are no known estimates of the prevalence, severity and impacts from breathlessness in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to explore the prevalence, severity, self-attributed u...

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Mass media campaigns and the 'file drawer problem': A mixed methods study of how to avoid campaign failure.

Kite, J Thomas, M Bellew, B Bauman, A Grunseit, A

Mass media campaigns are frequently used to address public health issues. Considering the considerable cost, there has been little analysis of why campaigns sometimes fail. This study used a sequen...

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An examination of the predictors of change in BMI among 38 026 school students in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Banany, M Gebel, K Sibbritt, D

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of childhood obesity has substantially increased in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, including Saudi Arabia. The Rashaka initiative is a Saudi national school-base...

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