Robert J Copeland
Biographic Data
| ID | 1565877 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert J Copeland |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert J |
| FAMILY NAME | Copeland |
| SIGNATURE | COPELAND R J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sheffield Hallam University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Profiling the persistent and episodic nature of long Covid symptoms and the impact on quality of life and functional status
Background: Post-viral issues following acute infection with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), referred to widely as long COVID, are associated with episodic, persistent, and disabling symptoms affecting quality of life and functional status. Evidence demonstrates a significant impairment and long disease course, but there remains limited empirical data to profile and determine the fluctuating symptom profile of long COVID. Methods: We devised…
‘What’s the point when you only lose a pound?’ Reasons for attrition from a multi-component childhood obesity treatment intervention
This study explored the causes of drop-out from a community-based multi-component childhood obesity treatment intervention (MCTI), considering parent and child perspectives in order to develop future interventions which manage potential attrition more effectively. Semi-structured interviews explored attrition amongst a sample of children (n = 10) and their parents (n = 10) who dropped out of a community-based MCTI. Parents and children highlighte…
Barriers and facilitators to implementing workplace health and wellbeing services in the NHS from the perspective of senior leaders and wellbeing practitioners
Barriers to the successful initiation and implementation of health and wellbeing services in the NHS are numerous and range from front-line logistical issues with implementation to high-level strategic and financial constraints. Adopting a strategic and needs-led approach to implementation and ensuring thorough staff engagement are amongst a number of factors that facilitate implementation and help overcome barriers to initiation of wellbeing pro…
‘ I just don't want to get bullied anymore, then I can lead a normal life ’; Insights into life as an obese adolescent and their views on obesity treatment
BACKGROUND: Adolescent obesity is a complex condition involving social, emotional, behavioural and cultural issues. DESIGN: One-to-one interviews and small focus groups with overweight and obese young people were conducted. Qualitative research is an appropriate method to explore the complexity of this issue. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Overweight and obese adolescent's attending a community weight management intervention in South Yorkshire. MAIN V…
"Booster" interventions to sustain increases in physical activity in middle-aged adults in deprived urban neighbourhoods
The main study will continue with the original recruitment target of 600 participants but to ensure feasibility, it is necessary to increase recruitment and improve the numbers of those followed-up who have evaluable data. Strategies will include increasing the number of initial invitations sent out and improving the training of research assistants and participants in the positioning of the accelerometer
I Can Actually Exercise If I Want To; It Isn't As Hard As I Thought
A qualitative study nested within a randomized controlled trial explored obese adolescents' experiences of participation in an exercise therapy intervention. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants assigned to exercise therapy. Participants' reported feeling more energetic during and after exercise, than before. Many participants reported feeling happy/happier and expressed feeling better about themselves as individuals after …
Protocol for
SHOT is a randomised controlled trial where obese young people are randomised to receive; (1) exercise therapy, (2) attention-control intervention (involving body-conditioning exercises and games that do not involve aerobic activity), or (3) usual care. The exercise therapy and attention-control sessions will take place three times per week for eight weeks and a six-week home programme will follow this. Ninety adolescents aged between 11-16 years…
I Can Actually Exercise If I Want To; It Isn't As Hard As I Thought
A qualitative study nested within a randomized controlled trial explored obese adolescents' experiences of participation in an exercise therapy intervention. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants assigned to exercise therapy. Participants' reported feeling more energetic during and after exercise, than before. Many participants reported feeling happy/happier and expressed feeling better about themselves as individuals after …
Protocol for
SHOT is a randomised controlled trial where obese young people are randomised to receive; (1) exercise therapy, (2) attention-control intervention (involving body-conditioning exercises and games that do not involve aerobic activity), or (3) usual care. The exercise therapy and attention-control sessions will take place three times per week for eight weeks and a six-week home programme will follow this. Ninety adolescents aged between 11-16 years…
I Can Actually Exercise If I Want To; It Isn't As Hard As I Thought
A qualitative study nested within a randomized controlled trial explored obese adolescents' experiences of participation in an exercise therapy intervention. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants assigned to exercise therapy. Participants' reported feeling more energetic during and after exercise, than before. Many participants reported feeling happy/happier and expressed feeling better about themselves as individuals after …
"Booster" interventions to sustain increases in physical activity in middle-aged adults in deprived urban neighbourhoods
The main study will continue with the original recruitment target of 600 participants but to ensure feasibility, it is necessary to increase recruitment and improve the numbers of those followed-up who have evaluable data. Strategies will include increasing the number of initial invitations sent out and improving the training of research assistants and participants in the positioning of the accelerometer
‘ I just don't want to get bullied anymore, then I can lead a normal life ’; Insights into life as an obese adolescent and their views on obesity treatment
BACKGROUND: Adolescent obesity is a complex condition involving social, emotional, behavioural and cultural issues. DESIGN: One-to-one interviews and small focus groups with overweight and obese young people were conducted. Qualitative research is an appropriate method to explore the complexity of this issue. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Overweight and obese adolescent's attending a community weight management intervention in South Yorkshire. MAIN V…
Barriers and facilitators to implementing workplace health and wellbeing services in the NHS from the perspective of senior leaders and wellbeing practitioners
Barriers to the successful initiation and implementation of health and wellbeing services in the NHS are numerous and range from front-line logistical issues with implementation to high-level strategic and financial constraints. Adopting a strategic and needs-led approach to implementation and ensuring thorough staff engagement are amongst a number of factors that facilitate implementation and help overcome barriers to initiation of wellbeing pro…
‘What’s the point when you only lose a pound?’ Reasons for attrition from a multi-component childhood obesity treatment intervention
This study explored the causes of drop-out from a community-based multi-component childhood obesity treatment intervention (MCTI), considering parent and child perspectives in order to develop future interventions which manage potential attrition more effectively. Semi-structured interviews explored attrition amongst a sample of children (n = 10) and their parents (n = 10) who dropped out of a community-based MCTI. Parents and children highlighte…
Profiling the persistent and episodic nature of long Covid symptoms and the impact on quality of life and functional status
Background: Post-viral issues following acute infection with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), referred to widely as long COVID, are associated with episodic, persistent, and disabling symptoms affecting quality of life and functional status. Evidence demonstrates a significant impairment and long disease course, but there remains limited empirical data to profile and determine the fluctuating symptom profile of long COVID. Methods: We devised…
Medicine (7 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Biostatistics (3 works) · Intervention (counseling (3 works) · Obesity (3 works) · Obesity and Health Practices (3 works) · Physical therapy (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works)