Esther MF van Sluijs
Biographic Data
| ID | 5476233 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Esther MF van Sluijs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Esther MF |
| FAMILY NAME | van Sluijs |
| SIGNATURE | VAN SLUIJS E M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Implementing a regional School Health Research Network in England to improve adolescent health and well-being, a qualitative process evaluation
This study identifies several barriers to be addressed and facilitators to be enhanced in order to achieve successful implementation of School Health Research Networks in England which include providing a unique offering to schools that is not too burdensome, supporting schools to take meaningful action with their data and to work closely with existing organisations, services and providers to become meaningfully embedded in the system
Using systems thinking to understand how the South West - School Health Research Network can improve adolescent health and well-being: A qualitative process evaluation
Schools offer a valuable setting to promote good health and mental well-being amongst young people. Schools are complex systems and therefore systems interventions are needed to improve pupil health and well-being. This paper presents a qualitative process evaluation of the South West- School Health Research Network, a systems level intervention. The evaluation is based on interviews with school staff, local authorities and wider stakeholders. Gi…
Environmental correlates of adolescent active travel to school in Asia: An ecological study
This study shows that Asian countries with a greater number of people living in urban areas, lower levels of overall adult physical activity and higher levels of night-time light have a lower prevalence of adolescent AST. Country-level physical and social environmental correlates explained some of the regional variance in AST. Future policy actions and interventions for the region need to be contextually sensitive to the environmental correlates …
Parent perspectives on preschoolers’ movement and dietary behaviours: A qualitative study in Soweto, South Africa
Objective: Childhood obesity is of increasing concern in South Africa, and interventions to promote healthy behaviours related to obesity in children are needed. Young children in urban low-income settings are particularly at risk of excess adiposity. The current study aimed to describe how parents of preschool children in an urban South African township view children’s movement and dietary behaviours, and associated barriers and facilitators. De…
Pathways to Increasing Adolescent Physical Activity and Wellbeing: A Mediation Analysis of Intervention Components Designed Using a Participatory Approach
We assessed which intervention components were associated with change in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and wellbeing through proposed psychosocial mediators. Eight schools ( n = 1319; 13-14 years) ran GoActive, where older mentors and in-class-peer-leaders encouraged classes to conduct two new activities/week; students gained points and rewards for activity. We assessed exposures: participant-perceived engagement with components (…
Diet quality and depressive symptoms in adolescence: No cross-sectional or prospective associations following adjustment for covariates
Objective Adolescence is a critical period for development of depression and understanding of behavioural risk factors is needed to support appropriate preventive strategies. We examined associations between adolescent diet quality and depressive symptoms, cross-sectionally and prospectively, in a large community cohort, adjusting for behavioural and psychosocial covariates. Design Prospective community-based cohort study (ROOTS). Setting Seconda…
Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in youth: The International children’s accelerometry database (Icad)
BACKGROUND: Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in youth have been reported to vary by sex, age, weight status and country. However, supporting data are often self-reported and/or do not encompass a wide range of ages or geographical locations. This study aimed to describe objectively-measured physical activity and sedentary time patterns in youth. METHODS: The International Children's Accelerometry Database (ICAD) consists of ActiGraph acc…
Protocol for Get Moving: A randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of three minimal contact interventions to promote fitness and physical activity in working adults
ISRCTN31844443. Registered 18 June 2010
Assessing care providers’ perceptions and beliefs about physical activity in infants and toddlers: Baseline findings from the Baby NAP Sacc study
This study is the first to assess the physical activity perceptions and attitudes of providers caring for infants and toddlers. Though all providers believed toddlers should engage in more physical activity than infants, most providers believed that young children require only a short amount of physical activity each day, below recommended guidelines. How provider perceptions influence children's physical activity behavior requires investigation
Awareness of physical activity in healthy middle-aged adults: A cross-sectional study of associations with sociodemographic, biological, behavioural, and psychological factors
Overestimators have more favourable health characteristics than those who are realistic about their inactivity, and their psychological characteristics suggest that they are less likely to change their behaviour. Personalised feedback about physical activity may be an important first step to behaviour change
Children’s sedentary behaviour: Descriptive epidemiology and associations with objectively-measured sedentary time
Boys and girls and children of different socioeconomic backgrounds engage in different leisure-time sedentary behaviours. Whilst a number of behaviours may be predictive of total sedentary time, collectively they explain little overall variance. Future studies should consider a wide range of sedentary behaviours and incorporate objective measures to quantify sedentary time where possible
Maternal awareness of young children’s physical activity: Levels and cross-sectional correlates of overestimation
Almost 90% of mothers of inactive preschool-aged children perceive their child to be active. Nursery-school attendance and having older siblings at home may be important to consider when designing behavioural interventions to increase PA in preschool children
What do adolescents want in order to become more active
Targeting adolescent PA promotion by subgroup and providing choice of PA type, co-participants, timing and PA location appears promising. Adolescents want to do more types of PA more often; interventions could increase opportunities and support to facilitate this
More of the same or a change of scenery: An observational study of variety and frequency of physical activity in British children
Future physical activity interventions and public health strategies could allow for gender specific activity preferences and could target both Variety and Frequency of activities participated in by children
Promoting healthy weight in primary school children through physical activity and nutrition education: A pragmatic evaluation of the CHANGE! randomised intervention study
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN03863885
Socio-demographic and behavioural correlates of physical activity perception in individuals with recently diagnosed diabetes: Results from a cross-sectional study
T2DM patients with poor physical activity perception are more likely to be male, younger, from a lower socio-economic class and to have a lower BMI. PA overestimators were more likely to be in lower socio-economic categories. Self-monitoring and targeted feedback, particularly to those in lower socio-economic categories, may improve PA perceptions and optimise interventions in T2DM patients. Our findings suggest that strategies for enabling reali…
Breakfast consumption and daily physical activity in 9–10-year-old British children
Objective To examine the association between breakfast consumption and physical activity in a well-characterised sample of English children. Design Cross-sectional study using food diaries to record breakfast consumption and accelerometry to assess physical activity. Setting Norfolk county, England. Subjects Children ( n 1697) aged 9–10 years from the SPEEDY (Sport, Physical Activity and Eating behaviour: Environmental Determinants in Young peopl…
Effect of communicating genetic and phenotypic risk for type 2 diabetes in combination with lifestyle advice on objectively measured physical activity: Protocol of a randomised controlled trial
This study will provide much needed evidence on the effects of providing information about the genetic and phenotypic risk of T2D. Importantly, it will be among the first to examine the impact of genetic risk information using a randomised controlled trial design, a population-based sample, and an objectively measured behavioural outcome. Results of this trial, along with recent evidence syntheses of similar studies, should inform policy concerni…
Do children's individual correlates of physical activity differ by home setting
Randomised controlled trial of the effects of physical activity feedback on awareness and behaviourin UK adults: The FAB study protocol [ISRCTN92551397]
Current Controlled Trials: ISRCTN92551397
Who will increase their physical activity? Predictors of change in objectively measured physical activity over 12 months in the ProActive cohort
Traditional baseline determinants of self-reported physical activity targeted by behavioural interventions may be relatively weak predictors of change in objectively measured physical activity. Further research is needed to improve our understanding of factors influencing change in physical activity to inform the development and targeting of interventions
School environments and physical activity: The development and testing of an audit tool
Environmental determinants of active travel in youth: A review and framework for future research
BACKGROUND: Many youth fail to meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity. Walking and cycling, forms of active travel, have the potential to contribute significantly towards overall physical activity levels. Recent research examining the associations between physical activity and the environment has shown that environmental factors play a role in determining behaviour in children and adolescents. However, links between the environment…
Physical activity and dietary behaviour in a population-based sample of British 10-year old children: The SPEEDY study (Sport, Physical activity and Eating behaviour: Environmental Determinants in You…
Results indicate that almost 70% of children meet national PA guidelines, indicating that a prevention of decline, rather than increasing physical activity levels, might be an appropriate intervention target. Promotion of daily fruit and vegetable intake in this age group is also warranted, possibly focussing on children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds
School environments and physical activity: The development and testing of an audit tool
Using systems thinking to understand how the South West - School Health Research Network can improve adolescent health and well-being: A qualitative process evaluation
Schools offer a valuable setting to promote good health and mental well-being amongst young people. Schools are complex systems and therefore systems interventions are needed to improve pupil health and well-being. This paper presents a qualitative process evaluation of the South West- School Health Research Network, a systems level intervention. The evaluation is based on interviews with school staff, local authorities and wider stakeholders. Gi…
Environmental determinants of active travel in youth: A review and framework for future research
BACKGROUND: Many youth fail to meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity. Walking and cycling, forms of active travel, have the potential to contribute significantly towards overall physical activity levels. Recent research examining the associations between physical activity and the environment has shown that environmental factors play a role in determining behaviour in children and adolescents. However, links between the environment…
Physical activity and dietary behaviour in a population-based sample of British 10-year old children: The SPEEDY study (Sport, Physical activity and Eating behaviour: Environmental Determinants in You…
Results indicate that almost 70% of children meet national PA guidelines, indicating that a prevention of decline, rather than increasing physical activity levels, might be an appropriate intervention target. Promotion of daily fruit and vegetable intake in this age group is also warranted, possibly focussing on children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds
Randomised controlled trial of the effects of physical activity feedback on awareness and behaviourin UK adults: The FAB study protocol [ISRCTN92551397]
Current Controlled Trials: ISRCTN92551397
Who will increase their physical activity? Predictors of change in objectively measured physical activity over 12 months in the ProActive cohort
Traditional baseline determinants of self-reported physical activity targeted by behavioural interventions may be relatively weak predictors of change in objectively measured physical activity. Further research is needed to improve our understanding of factors influencing change in physical activity to inform the development and targeting of interventions
School environments and physical activity: The development and testing of an audit tool
Do children's individual correlates of physical activity differ by home setting
Effect of communicating genetic and phenotypic risk for type 2 diabetes in combination with lifestyle advice on objectively measured physical activity: Protocol of a randomised controlled trial
This study will provide much needed evidence on the effects of providing information about the genetic and phenotypic risk of T2D. Importantly, it will be among the first to examine the impact of genetic risk information using a randomised controlled trial design, a population-based sample, and an objectively measured behavioural outcome. Results of this trial, along with recent evidence syntheses of similar studies, should inform policy concerni…
Children’s sedentary behaviour: Descriptive epidemiology and associations with objectively-measured sedentary time
Boys and girls and children of different socioeconomic backgrounds engage in different leisure-time sedentary behaviours. Whilst a number of behaviours may be predictive of total sedentary time, collectively they explain little overall variance. Future studies should consider a wide range of sedentary behaviours and incorporate objective measures to quantify sedentary time where possible
Maternal awareness of young children’s physical activity: Levels and cross-sectional correlates of overestimation
Almost 90% of mothers of inactive preschool-aged children perceive their child to be active. Nursery-school attendance and having older siblings at home may be important to consider when designing behavioural interventions to increase PA in preschool children
What do adolescents want in order to become more active
Targeting adolescent PA promotion by subgroup and providing choice of PA type, co-participants, timing and PA location appears promising. Adolescents want to do more types of PA more often; interventions could increase opportunities and support to facilitate this
More of the same or a change of scenery: An observational study of variety and frequency of physical activity in British children
Future physical activity interventions and public health strategies could allow for gender specific activity preferences and could target both Variety and Frequency of activities participated in by children
Promoting healthy weight in primary school children through physical activity and nutrition education: A pragmatic evaluation of the CHANGE! randomised intervention study
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN03863885
Socio-demographic and behavioural correlates of physical activity perception in individuals with recently diagnosed diabetes: Results from a cross-sectional study
T2DM patients with poor physical activity perception are more likely to be male, younger, from a lower socio-economic class and to have a lower BMI. PA overestimators were more likely to be in lower socio-economic categories. Self-monitoring and targeted feedback, particularly to those in lower socio-economic categories, may improve PA perceptions and optimise interventions in T2DM patients. Our findings suggest that strategies for enabling reali…
Breakfast consumption and daily physical activity in 9–10-year-old British children
Objective To examine the association between breakfast consumption and physical activity in a well-characterised sample of English children. Design Cross-sectional study using food diaries to record breakfast consumption and accelerometry to assess physical activity. Setting Norfolk county, England. Subjects Children ( n 1697) aged 9–10 years from the SPEEDY (Sport, Physical Activity and Eating behaviour: Environmental Determinants in Young peopl…
Awareness of physical activity in healthy middle-aged adults: A cross-sectional study of associations with sociodemographic, biological, behavioural, and psychological factors
Overestimators have more favourable health characteristics than those who are realistic about their inactivity, and their psychological characteristics suggest that they are less likely to change their behaviour. Personalised feedback about physical activity may be an important first step to behaviour change
Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in youth: The International children’s accelerometry database (Icad)
BACKGROUND: Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in youth have been reported to vary by sex, age, weight status and country. However, supporting data are often self-reported and/or do not encompass a wide range of ages or geographical locations. This study aimed to describe objectively-measured physical activity and sedentary time patterns in youth. METHODS: The International Children's Accelerometry Database (ICAD) consists of ActiGraph acc…
Protocol for Get Moving: A randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of three minimal contact interventions to promote fitness and physical activity in working adults
ISRCTN31844443. Registered 18 June 2010
Assessing care providers’ perceptions and beliefs about physical activity in infants and toddlers: Baseline findings from the Baby NAP Sacc study
This study is the first to assess the physical activity perceptions and attitudes of providers caring for infants and toddlers. Though all providers believed toddlers should engage in more physical activity than infants, most providers believed that young children require only a short amount of physical activity each day, below recommended guidelines. How provider perceptions influence children's physical activity behavior requires investigation
Diet quality and depressive symptoms in adolescence: No cross-sectional or prospective associations following adjustment for covariates
Objective Adolescence is a critical period for development of depression and understanding of behavioural risk factors is needed to support appropriate preventive strategies. We examined associations between adolescent diet quality and depressive symptoms, cross-sectionally and prospectively, in a large community cohort, adjusting for behavioural and psychosocial covariates. Design Prospective community-based cohort study (ROOTS). Setting Seconda…
Pathways to Increasing Adolescent Physical Activity and Wellbeing: A Mediation Analysis of Intervention Components Designed Using a Participatory Approach
We assessed which intervention components were associated with change in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and wellbeing through proposed psychosocial mediators. Eight schools ( n = 1319; 13-14 years) ran GoActive, where older mentors and in-class-peer-leaders encouraged classes to conduct two new activities/week; students gained points and rewards for activity. We assessed exposures: participant-perceived engagement with components (…
Parent perspectives on preschoolers’ movement and dietary behaviours: A qualitative study in Soweto, South Africa
Objective: Childhood obesity is of increasing concern in South Africa, and interventions to promote healthy behaviours related to obesity in children are needed. Young children in urban low-income settings are particularly at risk of excess adiposity. The current study aimed to describe how parents of preschool children in an urban South African township view children’s movement and dietary behaviours, and associated barriers and facilitators. De…
Implementing a regional School Health Research Network in England to improve adolescent health and well-being, a qualitative process evaluation
This study identifies several barriers to be addressed and facilitators to be enhanced in order to achieve successful implementation of School Health Research Networks in England which include providing a unique offering to schools that is not too burdensome, supporting schools to take meaningful action with their data and to work closely with existing organisations, services and providers to become meaningfully embedded in the system
Using systems thinking to understand how the South West - School Health Research Network can improve adolescent health and well-being: A qualitative process evaluation
Schools offer a valuable setting to promote good health and mental well-being amongst young people. Schools are complex systems and therefore systems interventions are needed to improve pupil health and well-being. This paper presents a qualitative process evaluation of the South West- School Health Research Network, a systems level intervention. The evaluation is based on interviews with school staff, local authorities and wider stakeholders. Gi…
Environmental correlates of adolescent active travel to school in Asia: An ecological study
This study shows that Asian countries with a greater number of people living in urban areas, lower levels of overall adult physical activity and higher levels of night-time light have a lower prevalence of adolescent AST. Country-level physical and social environmental correlates explained some of the regional variance in AST. Future policy actions and interventions for the region need to be contextually sensitive to the environmental correlates …
Medicine (24 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (18 works) · Physical therapy (17 works) · Physical activity (16 works) · Physical Activity and Health (15 works) · Biostatistics (14 works) · Gerontology (12 works) · Demography (11 works) · Demography (11 works) · Public health (11 works)