Paula J Robson

Biographic Data

ID5411744
NAMEPaula J Robson
GIVEN NAMESPaula J
FAMILY NAMERobson
SIGNATUREROBSON P J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Ulster
ORCID0000-0003-4640-1371
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS28
TOTAL CITATIONS18
AUTHOR COUNT28
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2000
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Operationalising Patient Engagement Through the Alberta Cancer Diagnosis Initiative

    Open AccessAnna Pujadas Botey, Meaghan Brierley et al.ARTICLEHealth Expectations2025

    BACKGROUND: Engaging diverse populations is critical for designing effective healthcare initiatives. However, strategies for recruiting participants to ensure meaningful engagement, particularly among harder-to-reach groups, remain underexplored. This study examines recruitment approaches used in the Alberta Cancer Diagnosis Initiative (ACDI) in Alberta, Canada, to address challenges in cancer diagnosis. METHODS: A qualitative study, including se…

  • Delayed Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Alberta

    Open AccessEmily Walker, Yunting Fu et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    The frequency of colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosis has decreased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Health system planning is needed to address the backlog of undiagnosed patients. We developed a framework for analyzing barriers to diagnosis and estimating patient volumes under different system relaunch scenarios. This retrospective study included CRC cases from the Alberta Cancer Registry for the pre-pandemic (1 January 2016-4 March 2020) and intra-p…

  • Impact of adherence to cancer-specific prevention recommendations on subsequent risk of cancer in participants in Alberta’s Tomorrow Project

    Open AccessJian-Yi Xu, Jianyi Xu et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2019

    Objective The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) publish recommendations for cancer prevention. The present study aimed to estimate the association between adherence to these cancer-specific prevention recommendations and subsequent development of cancer in a prospective cohort. Design A composite adherence score was constructed based on questionnaire data to reflect overall adherence to WCRF/A…

  • Measures of excess body weight and anthropometry among adult Albertans

    Open AccessDarren R Brenner, Abbey E Poirier et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2017

    A large majority of ATP participants were overweight and carried excess abdominal fat. Strategies to improve energy balance among Albertans are encouraged and may have a notable impact on future chronic disease burden

  • Alberta’s Tomorrow Project

    Open AccessHeather K Whelan, Jian-Yi Xu et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2017

    Objective To explore cross-sectional adherence to cancer prevention recommendations by adults enrolled in a prospective cohort in Alberta, Canada. Design Questionnaire data were used to construct a composite cancer prevention adherence score for each participant, based on selected personal recommendations published by the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research (2007). Data were self-reported on health and lifestyle, pas…

  • Rationale, design, and methods for Canadian alliance for healthy hearts and minds cohort study (CAHHM) – a Pan Canadian cohort study

    Open Accesson behalf of the CAHHM Study Investigators, Sonia S Anand et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    CAHHM is a prospective cohort study designed to investigate the impact of community level factors, individual health behaviours, and access to health services, on cognitive function, subclinical vascular disease, fat distribution, and the development of chronic diseases among adults living in Canada

  • Influence of nutrition labelling on food portion size consumption

    Open AccessMary T McCann, Julie M W Wallace et al.ARTICLEAppetite2013Cited by: 5References: 29

  • Iron status in pregnant women in the Republic of Seychelles

    Open AccessEmeir M Duffy, Maxine P Bonham et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2010

    Objective To establish the Fe status of pregnant women and their neonates in the Republic of Seychelles. Design A prospective study. Setting Republic of Seychelles. Subjects Pregnant women were recruited and blood samples taken at enrolment and post-delivery along with cord blood samples. Ferritin and soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) were measured in maternal ( n 220) and cord blood ( n 123) samples. Results Maternal Fe deficiency (ferritin 28…

  • The Epidemiology of Weight Perception

    Open AccessJordana Linder, Lindsay Mclaren et al.ARTICLECanadian Journal of Public Health2010Cited by: 1References: 21

  • Contribution of fish to intakes of micronutrients important for fetal development

    Open AccessMaxine P Bonham, Emeir M Duffy et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2009

    Objectives To characterise the diets of pregnant women in the Republic of Seychelles and to determine the contribution of fish to intakes of nutrients important for fetal and neonatal development. Design Observational, prospective study. Setting Seychelles Child Development Centre, Mahé, Republic of Seychelles. Subjects and methods Pregnant women ( n 300) were recruited at their first visit to an antenatal clinic. At 28 weeks’ gestation subjects …

  • Smoking Frequency, Prevalence and Trends, and Their Socio-demographic Associations in Alberta, Canada

    Open AccessFeng Xiao Li, Paula J Robson et al.ARTICLECanadian Journal of Public Health2009References: 12

  • Tracking of energy and nutrient intakes from adolescence to young adulthood

    Open AccessAlison Gallagher, AM Gallagher et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2006

    ObjectiveTo assess tracking of energy and nutrient intakes between adolescence and young adulthood.DesignLongitudinal study of a random sample of adolescents (aged 15 years at baseline). The extent of tracking of dietary intakes (assessed by diet history) was investigated using weighted kappa statistics (κ).SettingNorthern Ireland population survey.SubjectsAdolescents who participated in the Young Hearts Project, Northern Ireland at age 15 years,…

  • Tracking of energy and nutrient intakes from adolescence to young adulthood

    Open AccessAlison Gallagher, AM Gallagher et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2006

    Objective To assess tracking of energy and nutrient intakes between adolescence and young adulthood. Design Longitudinal study of a random sample of adolescents (aged 15 years at baseline). The extent of tracking of dietary intakes (assessed by diet history) was investigated using weighted kappa statistics (κ). Setting Northern Ireland population survey. Subjects Adolescents who participated in the Young Hearts Project, Northern Ireland at age 15…

  • Milk consumption, stroke, and heart attack risk

    P C Elwood, D H Greenshields et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2005Cited by: 12References: 21

    Objective: To examine associations between milk consumption and incident heart disease and stroke. Design: A representative population sample of men was asked to weigh and record their food intake for seven days. The total consumption of milk was obtained from these records. Details of all deaths and vascular events were collected during the following 20 years. Incident ischaemic strokes and heart disease events were diagnosed by standard criteri…

  • Issues in dietary intake assessment of children and adolescents

    Open AccessM Barbara E Livingstone, Paula J Robson et al.ARTICLEBritish Journal of Nutrition2004

    Studies of food habits and dietary intakes face a number of unique respondent and observer considerations at different stages from early childhood to late adolescence. Despite this, intakes have often been reported as if valid, and the interpretation of links between intake and health has been based, often erroneously, on the assumption of validity. However, validation studies of energy intake data have led to the widespread recognition that much…

  • Macronutrient intakes and food sources in Irish adults

    Open AccessKE Harrington, MJ McGowan et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2001

    Objective To describe macronutrient intakes and food sources of the adult population in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and to assess adherence of this population to current dietary recommendations. Design A cross-sectional food consumption survey collected food intake data using a 7-day food diary. Setting Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland between October 1997 and October 1999. Subjects One thousand three hundred and seve…

  • Analyses of the anthropometric data from the North/South Ireland Food Consumption Survey

    Open AccessSN McCarthy, KE Harrington et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2001

    Objective To obtain measured anthropometric data for weight, height and other parameters not previously measured in the Irish population such as waist and hip circumferences and body composition. Design A cross-sectional survey. Weight, height, waist circumference, hip circumference and body composition were measured according to standard procedures. Setting Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, 1997–1999. Subjects Random representative s…

  • The North/South Ireland Food Consumption Survey

    Open AccessMA Galvin, Mairead E Kiely et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2001

    Objective Mean daily intakes of dietary fibre (DF, Southgate) and non-starch polysaccharide (NSP, Englyst) are estimated in a representative sample of adults aged 18-64 years in Ireland. The contribution of food groups to DF and NSP intake is reported and fibre intakes are compared with dietary recommendations and with intakes in some European countries. Design Food consumption was estimated using 7-day food diaries for a representative sample (n…

  • An evaluation of energy intakes and the ratio of energy intake to estimated basal metabolic rate (EI/BMR est ) in the North/South Ireland Food Consumption Survey

    Open AccessMJ McGowan, KE Harrington et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2001

    Objective To examine energy intakes (El), their ratio to estimated basal metabolic rate (BMR est ) and the contribution of food groups to energy intake in the North/South Ireland Food Consumption Survey. Design and setting Random sample of adults from the populations of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Food intake data were collected using a 7-day food diary. Body weight and height were measured and EI/BMR est was calculated from rep…

  • Attitudes towards and beliefs about nutrition and health among a random sample of adults in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

    Open AccessJohn Kearney, John M Kearney et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2001

    Objectives For effective healthy eating promotion, it is necessary to understand the attitudes towards and beliefs about nutrition of the general public. The objective of this study was to provide data on attitudes towards eating a healthy diet and the perceived need to alter eating habits from a random sample of adults in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland, using a self-administered questionnaire. Design Cross-sectional survey using…

  • Physical activity patterns in a nationally representative sample of adults in Ireland

    Open AccessMBE Livingstone, Paula J Robson et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2001

    Objective To evaluate habitual levels of physical activity in a nationally representative sample of adults in Ireland. Design Cross-sectional survey using a self-administered questionnaire. Usual levels of work, recreational and household activities were evaluated in relation to anthropometric, demographic and socio-economic characteristics. The amount and intensity of all activities were quantified by assigning metabolic equivalents (METS) to ea…

  • The efficacy and safety of nutritional supplement use in a representative sample of adults in the North/South Ireland Food Consumption Survey

    Open AccessMairead E Kiely, M Kiely et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2001

    Objective To describe the current use of nutritional supplements and their contribution to micronutrient intakes in a representative sample of Irish adults, to evaluate the impact of supplement use on the adequacy of micronutrient intakes and to assess the risk to supplement users of exceeding tolerable upper intake levels (UL). Study design and subjects Food intake data were collected in 1379 (662 male and 717 female) randomly selected Irish adu…

  • Sampling description and procedures used to conduct the North/South Ireland Food Consumption Survey

    Open AccessMairead E Kiely, M Kiely et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2001

    Objective The purpose of this survey was to establish a database of habitual food and drink consumption in a representative sample of Irish adults, aged 18–64 years. The present paper describes the sampling protocol, response rate and characteristics of the survey population in terms of sex and age groups, seasonality, geographical location, marital status, social class, socio-economic status and education level. Design A cross-sectional food con…

  • The North/South Ireland Food Consumption Survey

    Open AccessEM Hannon, Mairead E Kiely et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2001

    Objective To measure mineral intakes and the contribution of different food groups to mineral intakes in adults aged 18–64 years in Ireland. Intakes are reported for Ca, Mg, P, Fe, Cu and Zn. The adequacy of mineral intakes in the population and the risk of occurrence of excessive intakes are also assessed. Design Food consumption was estimated using a 7-day food diary for a representative sample ( n = 1379; 662 men, 717 women) of 18–64-year-old …

  • The North/South Ireland Food Consumption Survey

    Open AccessMM O'Brien, Mairead E Kiely et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2001

    Objective To estimate vitamin intakes and assess the contribution of different food groups to vitamin intakes in adults aged 18–64 years in Ireland as estimated in the North/South Ireland Food Consumption Survey. Intakes are reported for retinol, carotene, total vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, thiamin, riboflavin, pre-formed niacin, total niacin equivalents, vitamin B 6 , vitamin B 12 , folate, biotin, pantothenate and vitamin C. The adequacy of…