Hannah Go

Biographic Data

ID1856336
NAMEHannah Go
GIVEN NAMESHannah
FAMILY NAMEGo
SIGNATUREGO H
AFFILIATIONSDublin City University
ORCID0000-0002-4264-6673
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS19
TOTAL CITATIONS4
AUTHOR COUNT19
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Feasibility of LifeLab Dublin

    Open AccessCaera L Grady, Linda Burke et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2026

    High health literacy (HL) is associated with improved health behaviours and outcomes. Schools are an ideal environment to improve adolescents’ HL levels. This study assessed the feasibility of LifeLab Dublin, a co-designed HL intervention, for socioeconomically disadvantaged schools. Students (N = 356) and teachers (N = 15) from four Dublin schools participated in this study. A pre–post follow-up, single-arm feasibility, mixed methods study desig…

  • Health in our school

    Open AccessLinda Burke, Nathan Gavigan et al.ARTICLEHealth Education2026

    Purpose Photovoice is a group analysis method that falls into the category of participatory action research. Photovoice has been used for health education research with young people across the world. As part of a wider study, the aim of this paper was to use the photovoice methodology to gain an insight into the views of students in Ireland taking part in the health literacy intervention LifeLab on health in their school. Design/methodology/appro…

  • ‘I Want Everyone to Have It, and Everyone to Be on It’

    Open AccessSarahjane Belton, Hannah Go et al.ARTICLEHealth Expectations2026

    BACKGROUND: An understanding of the nature of long Covid (LC) is evolving, with recent evidence highlighting the role of increased sympathetic activation and decreased parasympathetic response. Building upon this emerging science, the 'Transforming Long COVID' (TLC) programme was developed to support participants in their recovery by (i) introducing education on the neuroscience underpinning persistent symptoms (with a particular focus on the aut…

  • Perceptions of lifelong physical activity and the physical literacy journey

    Open AccessWesley O’brien, Sarahjane Belton et al.ARTICLEEuropean Physical Education Review2026

    In recent years, the physical literacy (PL) journeys of children and young people (CYP) have become increasingly relevant to physical activity (PA), physical education (PE) and sport settings. While research has documented understanding of PL among specific stakeholders, such as physical educators and sports coaches, no such research exists regarding the voices of CYP across the island of Ireland (Northern Ireland and Ireland). As such, expanding…

  • Health literacy in Ireland

    Open AccessMaeve Murray, Stephen Behan et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2025

    Low levels of health literacy have been consistently found in Ireland. Little is known about the contextual development of health literacy in Irish community settings, especially those identified as most deprived where improved health literacy can support better health outcomes. Individual interviews and focus groups were conducted with 105 participants across one rural and one urban community in Ireland. Recordings were transcribed verbatim and …

  • Compatibility of physical education curricula with physical literacy across 40 European countries

    Open AccessJohannes Carl, Hannah Go et al.ARTICLEJournal of Curriculum Studies2025

    Although the student-centred concept of physical literacy (PL) has been emphasized by UNESCO, knowledge about its adoption/implementation into PE remains scant. Therefore, the goal of this study was to evaluate and compare the compatibility of PE curricula with PL in Europe. We collaboratively gathered a panel of experts encompassing 40 European countries. In the first step, the experts were invited to freely specify the compatibility of country’…

  • Children's perceptions of physical literacy

    Open AccessDaniel D Bingham, Jade L Morris et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Sports and Active…2025References: 5

    Introduction The concept of physical literacy has been defined differently across the world. To create a consensus statement and definition of physical literacy for England, it was felt important to incorporate the views and opinions of children and young people who are often the focus of interventions to increase physical activity and physical literacy. The aim of this qualitative study was to understand what physical literacy means to children …

  • Using co-design to develop the Adolescent Health Literacy Questionnaire for adolescents in Ireland

    Open AccessDesire Alice Naigaga, Jennifer Kavanagh et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2024

    Health literacy measurement studies are important for the success of health promotion efforts targeting adolescents. However, the majority of health literacy measurement tools were originally developed for adult populations and may not be reflective of health literacy in the context of adolescence. The present study sought to co-design a health literacy questionnaire and vignettes for adolescents in Ireland aged 12–18 years. This article describe…

  • The Paws project – Promoting and supporting the wellbeing of undergraduate students with service dogs

    Open AccessAnna Donnla O’hagan, Nathan Gavigan et al.ARTICLEHuman-Animal Interactions2024

    There is growing concern for young peoples’ mental health nationally and internationally, with third-level students identified as a high-risk group for mental health difficulties. In particular, exams are considered periods of extreme stress for college students, which can lead to poor academic performance, greater tension, and increased physiological stress. The current study examined the impact of an unstructured, canine-assisted intervention d…

  • Exploring the health and wellbeing landscape at a third level institution

    Open AccessEmma S Cowley, Hannah Go et al.ARTICLEWellbeing Space and Society2024

    In line with the Healthy Campus framework, this study explored the health, health literacy, and wellbeing landscape for students at an Irish third level institution using a participatory action research approach with the aim to identify potential need, and inform future health promotion action(s). Methods. This mixed-method study involved three phases; (1) a scoping review to audit what activities are currently available to support student health…

  • Stakeholder perceptions of physical literacy

    Open AccessMichael J Duncan, Inimfon Essiet et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Sports and Active…2024Cited by: 3References: 23

    BackgroundThere is a lack of evidence of stakeholder perspective and understanding of physical literacy among relevant stakeholders from England. As part of research commissioned by Sport England to develop a physical literacy consensus statement for England, this study presents findings from the first national consultation with stakeholders in England.MethodsOne hundred and ninety-three individual stakeholders (50.3%) from education, community s…

  • Stakeholder perceptions of physical literacy assessment in primary school children

    Open AccessHannah Go, Cara Shearer et al.ARTICLEPhysical Education and Sport…2022

    Background UNESCO [(2015). Quality Physical Education Guidelines for Policymakers. Paris: UNESCO Press.] highlighted the importance of developing physical literacy (PL) from childhood, although it remains unclear how best to evidence an individual’s PL journey. The aim of this study was to explore key stakeholders’ views of current practice, future directions and effective implementation of PL assessment, with a view to informing the development …

  • LifeLab

    Open AccessCraig W Smith, Hannah Go et al.ARTICLEChildren2022

    Low socioeconomic populations, when compared to more affluent groups, are at greater risk of initiating risky behaviours and consequently developing health complications. Health literacy has been identified as a possible means to improve and sustain positive health behaviours, with adolescence being a time point when such behaviours can be embedded. To develop a meaningful health intervention, it has been recommended that relevant stakeholders be…

  • Using Co-Design to Develop a Health Literacy Intervention with Socially Disadvantaged Adolescents

    Open AccessHannah Go, Craig W Smith et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    The aim of this study was to initiate a co-design process with adolescents to inform the development of a targeted health literacy intervention for implementation in designated socioeconomically disadvantaged post-primary schools in Ireland. Purposely developed vignettes were explored in a series of eight workshops that were conducted separately with staff ( n = 26) and students ( n = 33) across four schools. Data was analysed using content analy…

  • Are all domains created equal? An exploration of stakeholder views on the concept of physical literacy

    Open AccessSuzanne Belton, Sarahjane Belton et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022

    Differences observed across stakeholder groups underline the importance of developing a shared vision for physical literacy, and the need to clarify and gain consensus on a definition of the term and its domains. Engaging and understanding the voice of stakeholders is critical in ensuring the relevance, ownership of and commitment to physical literacy statement operationalisation

  • Physical literacy in children

    Open AccessÚna Britton, Sarahjane Belton et al.ARTICLEEuropean Physical Education Review2022Cited by: 1References: 1

    Physical literacy (PL) is highlighted as a construct that can positively impact physical activity (PA). Measurement methods and definitions for PL exist, but vary between research groups. This variation affects the ability to compare research findings. The purpose of this study was to assess the construct validity of PL in children. PL was operationalised according to Whitehead’s (2001 ) definition, comprising confidence, motivation, physical com…

  • The Differential Impact of Screen Time on Children’s Wellbeing

    Open AccessSarahjane Belton, Johann Issartel et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    Increased screen time has been found to be associated with a number of negative health and wellbeing indicators in youth populations. An increasing number of studies have investigated the association between screen time and wellbeing in adolescents, but evidence in younger children is still emerging. This 2017 study explored the effect of leisure screen time and gender on dimensions of wellbeing (measured using KIDSCREEN-27) in a national sample …

  • Understanding disadvantaged adolescents’ perception of health literacy through a systematic development of peer vignettes

    Open AccessHannah Go, Hannah R Goss et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    As guided by the Ophelia framework, the use of authentic, interactive and participatory research methods, such as the co-creation of vignettes, is particularly important in groups that are underserved by traditional research methods. The approach used in this study could be adapted to other contexts to represent and understand stakeholders' perceptions of health, with a view to explore, and ultimately improve, health literacy

  • Physical Literacy across the World

    Hannah GoReferences: 1

    Margaret Whitehead is acknowledged as the ‘modern champion of physical literacy’ (Cairney, Kiez, Roetert & Kriellars, 2019, p. 79), having previously published ‘Physical Literacy: Throughout the Li