Browsing Articles - Sports & Health Sciences by Author "Woods, Catherine"
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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 ... -
Health promoting sports federations: theoretical foundations and guidelines
Van Hoye, Aurélie; Geidne, Susanna; Vuillemin, Anne; Dowd, Kieran; Gilbo, Iva; Heck, Sandra; Ibsen, Bjarne; Johnson, Stacey; Kingsland, Melanie; Kokko, Sami; Lane, Aoife; Ooms, Linda; Overbye, Marie; Woods, Catherine; Zeimers, Geraldine; Whiting, Stephen; Winand, Mathieu (Frontiers, 2023-07-11)Background: Researchers and policy-makers have highlighted that the potential for organized sports to promote health has been underexploited. Sports clubs have limited capacity to promote health due to their voluntary ... -
Results from Ireland North and South's 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents
Carlin, Angela; Connolly, Sinead; Redpath, Tamsyn; Belton, Sarajane; Coppinger, Tara; Cunningham, Conor; Donnelly, Alan; Dowd, Kieran; Harrington, Deirdre; Murtagh, Elaine; Ng, Kwok; O'Brien, Wesley; Rodriguez, Lauren; Woods, Catherine; McAvoy, Helen; Murphy, Marie (Elsevier, 2023-12-09)Background: The Ireland North and South Report Card on Physical Activity (PA) for Children and Adolescents aims to monitor progress in PA participation across a range of internationally established indicators. Methods: ... -
Results from Ireland's 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity in Children and Youth
Harrington, Deirdre M.; Belton, Sarahjane; Coppinger, Tara; Cullen, Muireann; Donnelly, Alan; Dowd, Kieran; Keating, Teresa; Layte, Richard; Murphy, Marie; Murphy, Niamh; Murtagh, Elaine; Woods, Catherine (Human Kinetics, 2014)BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) levels are a key performance indicator for policy documents in Ireland. The first Ireland Report Card on Physical Activity in Children and Youth aims to set a robust baseline for future ... -
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 ...