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Distinguishing factors that influence attendance and behaviour change in family‐based treatment of childhood obesity: a qualitative study (2020)
Journal Article
Watson, P., Dugdill, L., Pickering, K., Hargreaves, J., Staniford, L., Owen, S., …Cable, N. (2020). Distinguishing factors that influence attendance and behaviour change in family‐based treatment of childhood obesity: a qualitative study. British Journal of Health Psychology, 26(1), 67-89. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12456

Objectives For the effective treatment of childhood obesity, intervention attendance and behaviour change at home are both important. The purpose of this study was to qualitatively explore influences on attendance and behaviour change during a famil... Read More about Distinguishing factors that influence attendance and behaviour change in family‐based treatment of childhood obesity: a qualitative study.

Empirically derived cut-points for sedentary behaviour for weekdays and weekends : are we sitting differently? (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Clarke-Cornwell, A., Farragher, T., Cook, P., Dugdill, L., & Granat, M. (2015, June). Empirically derived cut-points for sedentary behaviour for weekdays and weekends : are we sitting differently?. Presented at International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement, Limerick, Ireland

Introduction: Sedentary behaviour (SB) is associated with many adverse health outcomes. Studies that have used accelerometers to define sedentary time usually adopt a <100 counts per minute (cpm) threshold for classifying SB; however, this cut-poi... Read More about Empirically derived cut-points for sedentary behaviour for weekdays and weekends : are we sitting differently?.

Service evaluation of the GOALS family-based childhood obesity treatment intervention during the first 3 years of implementation (2015)
Journal Article
Watson, P., Dugdill, L., Pickering, K., Owen, S., Hargreaves, J., Staniford, L., …Cable, N. (2015). Service evaluation of the GOALS family-based childhood obesity treatment intervention during the first 3 years of implementation. BMJ Open, 5(2), e006519-e006519. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006519

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of the GOALS (Getting Our Active Lifestyles Started) family-based childhood obesity treatment intervention during the first 3 years of implementation. Design: Single-group repeated measures with qualitative question... Read More about Service evaluation of the GOALS family-based childhood obesity treatment intervention during the first 3 years of implementation.

Challenges in designing, conducting, and reporting oral health behavioral intervention studies in primary school age children : methodological issues (2014)
Journal Article
Cooper, A., Coffey, M., & Dugdill, L. (2014). Challenges in designing, conducting, and reporting oral health behavioral intervention studies in primary school age children : methodological issues. Pragmatic and Observational Research, 5, 43-51. https://doi.org/10.2147/POR.S52287

Often within oral health, clinical outcome measures dominate trial design rather than behavioral outcome measures, and often there is a reliance on proxy self-reporting of children’s behavior with no corroboration through triangulation of measures. T... Read More about Challenges in designing, conducting, and reporting oral health behavioral intervention studies in primary school age children : methodological issues.

Maternally perceived barriers to and facilitators of establishing and maintaining tooth-brushing routines with infants and preschoolers (2014)
Journal Article
Elison, S., Norgate, S., Dugdill, L., & Pine, C. (2014). Maternally perceived barriers to and facilitators of establishing and maintaining tooth-brushing routines with infants and preschoolers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(7), 6808-6826. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110706808

Establishing effective toothbrushing routines using fluoridated toothpaste in infancy has been suggested as important to dental health throughout childhood and into adulthood. However, previous studies have revealed a number of potential barriers to,... Read More about Maternally perceived barriers to and facilitators of establishing and maintaining tooth-brushing routines with infants and preschoolers.

Analysis of a unique global public-private partnership to promote oral health (2011)
Journal Article
promote oral health. International Dental Journal, 61(2), 11-21. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1875-595X.2011.00036.x

Partnerships for health promotion are between two or more partners to work co-operatively towards a set of shared health outcomes; few public-private partnerships in oral health promotion have been established. Aim: To undertake a detailed analysis o... Read More about Analysis of a unique global public-private partnership to promote oral health.

Evaluation of international case studies within ‘Live.Learn.Laugh.’: a unique global public-private partnership to promote oral health (2011)
Journal Article
Dugdill, L., & Pine, C. (2011). Evaluation of international case studies within ‘Live.Learn.Laugh.’: a unique global public-private partnership to promote oral health. International Dental Journal, 61(2), 22-29. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1875-595X.2011.00035.x

The partnership between the Fe´deration Dentaire International (FDI), and Unilever Oral Care, aims to raise awareness of oral health globally; to enable FDI member associations to promote oral health; and to increase the visibility of the FDI and aut... Read More about Evaluation of international case studies within ‘Live.Learn.Laugh.’: a unique global public-private partnership to promote oral health.

A whole family approach to childhood obesity management (GOALS): Relationship between adult and child BMI change (2011)
Journal Article
Watson, P., Dugdill, L., Pickering, K., Bostock, S., Hargreaves, J., Staniford, L., & Cable, N. (2011). A whole family approach to childhood obesity management (GOALS): Relationship between adult and child BMI change. Annals of Human Biology, 38(4), 445-452. https://doi.org/10.3109/03014460.2011.590531

Background: A growing body of evidence advocates a multidisciplinary, family-focused approach to childhood obesity management, but there is a need to explore familial factors associated with intervention success. Aim: This study explored the relat... Read More about A whole family approach to childhood obesity management (GOALS): Relationship between adult and child BMI change.

Fitness test profiles as determined by the eurofit test battery in elite female gaelic football players (2010)
Journal Article
Keane, A., Scott, M., Dugdill, L., & Reilly, T. (2010). Fitness test profiles as determined by the eurofit test battery in elite female gaelic football players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 24(6), 1502-1506. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181dc44a8

Gaelic Football is the main sport in Ireland and has potential for use as a means of fitness in health promotion contexts. The present study entailed a cross-sectional comparison of performances in a motor test battery between elite female players a... Read More about Fitness test profiles as determined by the eurofit test battery in elite female gaelic football players.

Working as a community food worker : voices from the inside (2010)
Journal Article
Coufopoulos, A., Coffey, M., & Dugdill, L. (2010). Working as a community food worker : voices from the inside. Perspectives in Public Health, 130(4), 180-185. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913910369087

Aims: Community food worker (CFW) is one of the new roles that were proposed in the 2004 White Paper Choosing Health: Making Healthier Choices Easier. CFWs are recruited from local communities and generally operate in areas characterized by extreme s... Read More about Working as a community food worker : voices from the inside.

National-level approaches to increasing participation in health-enhancing physical activity (2010)
Thesis
Cavill, N. National-level approaches to increasing participation in health-enhancing physical activity. (Thesis). University of Salford

Increasing participation in regular physical activity is a key public health goal in many countries, but there is little consensus among experts on effective, national population level strategies to change physical activity behaviour. This thesis br... Read More about National-level approaches to increasing participation in health-enhancing physical activity.

Working in the public sector : a case study of social services (2009)
Journal Article
Coffey, M., Dugdill, L., & Tattersall, A. (2009). Working in the public sector : a case study of social services. Journal of Social Work, 9(4), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017309342177

Summary: This article explores working conditions and quality of life in social services. The article focuses on the qualitative findings generated throughout a phased study comprising: in-depth interviews (n = 8) used to develop an original question... Read More about Working in the public sector : a case study of social services.

Developing new community health roles : can reflective learning drive professional practice? (2009)
Journal Article
Dugdill, L., Coffey, M., Coufopoulos, A., Byrne, K., & Porcellato, L. (2009). Developing new community health roles : can reflective learning drive professional practice?. Reflective Practice, 10(1), 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623940802652979

A variety of new non-professional roles, such as health trainers and community food workers, have evolved from recent UK public health policy developments. These roles predominantly operate in communities characterised by extreme social deprivatio... Read More about Developing new community health roles : can reflective learning drive professional practice?.

Designing a stress management intervention in social services (2009)
Journal Article
Coffey, M., Dugdill, L., & Tattersall, A. (2009). Designing a stress management intervention in social services. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 2(2), 98-114. https://doi.org/10.1108/17538350910970192

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an evaluation of the design of a stress management intervention (rather than an evaluation of the implementation and outcomes of the programme). Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses data g... Read More about Designing a stress management intervention in social services.

Physical activity and health promotion: evidence-based approaches to practice (2009)
Book Chapter
Dugdill, L., Crone, D., & Murphy, R. (2009). Physical activity and health promotion: evidence-based approaches to practice. In L. Dugdill, D. Crone, & R. Murphy (Eds.), Physical Activity and Health Promotion: Evidence-based Approaches to Practice. United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell

Evaluates the realities and complexities of working to reverse the adverse trend towards physical inactivity. It is a well-rounded, evidence-based analysis of interventions for physical activity practice, covering a range of settings and target group... Read More about Physical activity and health promotion: evidence-based approaches to practice.

‘Kids who smoke think that they can be adults as well’: Children’s smoking and transitions to adulthood (2008)
Journal Article
Milton, B., Dugdill, L., Porcellato, L., & Springett, R. (2008). ‘Kids who smoke think that they can be adults as well’: Children’s smoking and transitions to adulthood. Children & Society, 22(4), 291-302. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1099-0860.2007.00109.x

This article aims to explore the ways in which preadolescents associate smoking with transitions to adulthood, in the context of sociological theories of childhood, using data from the Liverpool Longitudinal Study of Smoking. The research found tha... Read More about ‘Kids who smoke think that they can be adults as well’: Children’s smoking and transitions to adulthood.

A community health needs evaluation : improving uptake of services at a children's centre in a deprived and geographically isolated town (2008)
Journal Article
Long, T., Fallon, D., Devitt, P., Oak, E., Murphy, M., & Dugdill, L. (2008). A community health needs evaluation : improving uptake of services at a children's centre in a deprived and geographically isolated town. Journal of children's and young people's nursing, 2(3), 108-114. https://doi.org/10.12968/jcyn.2008.2.3.28702

The evaluation identified health and social trends for this deprived and geographically isolated area, elicited perceived health needs of under-fives in the local community, and informed development and improvement of services offered by a children’s... Read More about A community health needs evaluation : improving uptake of services at a children's centre in a deprived and geographically isolated town.

A reflective analysis of the development of a regional workplace health strategy in the North West of England (2008)
Journal Article
Dooris, M., Dugdill, L., & Sedgley, L. (2008). A reflective analysis of the development of a regional workplace health strategy in the North West of England. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 1(3), 209-218. https://doi.org/10.1108/17538350810926552

Purpose – This paper sets out to provide an overview of the development processes, key drivers and the impact of a workplace health strategy developed in the North West of England, between 2005 and 2007. The strategy is led by a Regional Workplace... Read More about A reflective analysis of the development of a regional workplace health strategy in the North West of England.

Workplace physical activity interventions: a systematic review (2008)
Journal Article
Dugdill, L., Brettle, A., Hulme, C., McCluskey, S., & Long, A. (2008). Workplace physical activity interventions: a systematic review. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 1(1), 20-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/17538350810865578

Purpose – This paper aims to report a synopsis of a recent systematic review of the literature regarding the effectiveness of workplace physical activity interventions, commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE... Read More about Workplace physical activity interventions: a systematic review.

Starting young? children’s experiences of trying smoking during pre-adolescence (2008)
Journal Article
Milton, B., Woods, S., Dugdill, L., Porcellato, L., & Springett, R. (2008). Starting young? children’s experiences of trying smoking during pre-adolescence. Health Education Research, 23(2), 298-309. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cym027

Although the risks smoking poses to health are now well known, many young people continue to take up the habit. While numerous crosssectional studies of adolescents have identified correlates of smoking initiation, much less prospective, longitudinal... Read More about Starting young? children’s experiences of trying smoking during pre-adolescence.