Osteoporosis: a lifecourse approach

N Harvey, E Dennison, C Cooper - Journal of Bone and Mineral …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
It is becoming increasingly apparent that the risk of developing osteoporosis is accrued
throughout the entire lifecourse, even from as early as conception. Thus early growth is …

DOHaD in science and society: emergent opportunities and novel responsibilities

M Penkler, M Hanson, R Biesma… - Journal of developmental …, 2019 - cambridge.org
The field of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) has grown considerably
in recent decades and is receiving increasing recognition from health policymakers. Today …

'Making every contact count': evaluation of the impact of an intervention to train health and social care practitioners in skills to support health behaviour change

W Lawrence, C Black, T Tinati… - Journal of health …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
A total of 148 health and social care practitioners were trained in skills to support behaviour
change: creating opportunities to discuss health behaviours, using open discovery …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing making every contact count (MECC) interventions: A strategic behavioral analysis.

C Haighton, D Newbury-Birch, C Durlik, A Sallis… - Health …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: This Strategic Behavioral Analysis aimed to: identify barriers and facilitators to
health care professionals' implementation of Making Every Contact Count (MECC); code …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of Healthy Conversation Skills training on health professionals' barriers to having behaviour change conversations: a pre-post survey using the …

JL Hollis, L Kocanda, K Seward, C Collins… - BMC health services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Changing people's behaviour by giving advice and instruction, as traditionally
provided in healthcare consultations, is usually ineffective. Healthy Conversation Skills …

SafeFit Trial: virtual clinics to deliver a multimodal intervention to improve psychological and physical well-being in people with cancer. Protocol of a COVID-19 …

C Grimmett, A Bates, M West, S Leggett… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus) on
individuals with cancer has been profound. It has led to increased anxiety, distress and …

Healthy conversation skills: increasing competence and confidence in front-line staff

C Black, W Lawrence, S Cradock, G Ntani… - Public health …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Objective (i) To assess change in confidence in having conversations that support parents
with healthy eating and physical activity post-training.(ii) To assess change in staff …

[HTML][HTML] Multimorbidity in difficult asthma: the need for personalised and non-pharmacological approaches to address a difficult breathing syndrome

J Varkonyi-Sepp, A Freeman, B Ainsworth… - Journal of Personalized …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Three to ten percent of people living with asthma have difficult-to-treat asthma that remains
poorly controlled despite maximum levels of guideline-based pharmacotherapy. This may …

Use of healthy conversation skills to promote healthy diets, physical activity and gestational weight gain: results from a pilot randomised controlled trial

LM Adam, M Jarman, M Barker, DP Manca… - Patient education and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives This study evaluated the use of Healthy Conversation Skills (a client-centered
communication approach to behaviour change) in supporting women to achieve optimal …

Factors influencing initiation of health behaviour conversations with patients: Cross‐sectional study of nurses, midwives, and healthcare support workers in Wales

D Bright, BJ Gray, RG Kyle, S Bolton… - Journal of Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To identify factors influencing healthcare professionals' engagement in health
behaviour conversations with patients. Design Cross‐sectional survey. Methods Between …