Browsing Articles - Sports & Health Sciences by Author "Cantwell, Mairéad"
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The development of the MedEx IMPACT Intervention: a patient-centred, evidenced-based and theoretically-informed physical activity behavior change intervention for individuals living with and beyond cancer.
Cantwell, Mairéad; Walsh, Deirdre M.J.; Furlong, Bróna; McCaffrey, Noel (Sage, 2020-01-13)Regular physical activity (PA) can address many of the negative side effects experienced by individuals following cancer treatment and support the optimization of physical and psychosocial well-being. However, many survivors ... -
The effect of participating in MedEx Wellness, a community-based chronic disease exercise rehabilitation programme, on physical, clinical and psychological health: A study protocol for a cohort trial.
Kehoe, Bróna; Skelly, Fiona; Moyna, Niall; Cantwell, Mairéad; Boran, Lorraine; Daly, Leslie; McCarren, Andrew; Dowd, Kieran; Woods, Catherine; McCaffrey, Noel; Loughney, Lisa (Elsevier, 2020-06)Background: Community-based exercise rehabilitation programmes for chronic disease are an effective alternative to traditional hospital-based programmes. MedEx Wellness is a novel community-based exercise rehabilitation ... -
A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of an implementation intervention to increase healthy eating and physical activity-promoting policies, and practices in centre-based childcare services: study protocol.
Finch, Meghan; Yoong, Sze Lin; Thomson, Rebecca J; Seward, Kirsty; Cooney, Mairéad; Jones, Jannah; Fielding, Alison; Wiggers, John; Gillham, Karen; Wolfenden, Luke (BMJ, 2015)Background Promotion of healthy eating and physical activity in early childhood is recommended as a global chronic disease prevention strategy. Centre-based childcare services represent a promising setting to provide ... -
Study protocol for the investigation of the clinical effectiveness of a physical activity behaviour change intervention for individuals living with and beyond cancer
Cantwell, Mairéad; Kehoe, Bróna; Moyna, Niall; McCaffrey, Noel; Skelly, Fiona; Loughney, Lisa; Walsh, Deirdre M.J.; Dowd, Kieran; McCarren, Andrew; Woods, Catherine (Elsevier, 2022-01-13)Most individuals living with and beyond cancer are not sufficiently active to achieve the health benefits associated with regular physical activity (PA). The purpose of this study was to describe the study protocol for a ...