Catherine B Woods
Biographic Data
| ID | 9564840 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine B Woods |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine B |
| FAMILY NAME | Woods |
| SIGNATURE | WOODS C B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, Health Research Institute, University of Limerick , Limerick, V94 T9PX |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Feasibility of the Communicate Toolkit to Support the Communication of Physical Activity Messages With Adolescents in Irish Schools
The Active School Flag (ASF) is a peer-led whole-of-school physical activity (PA) programme in Irish secondary schools. This study assessed the feasibility of implementing the COMMUNICATE toolkit for ASF programme implementers (peer leaders and coordinating teachers). A pre-post, quasi-experimental, mixed-methods design was employed and guided by the Orsmond and Cohn feasibility objectives. Online surveys, semi-structured interviews, and focus gr…
A decade on: Exploring the Okanagan Charter’s continued international relevance for health promotion in higher education
Over the past decade, the Okanagan Charter has guided health promotion in higher education, but shifts in the sector have raised questions about its ongoing global relevance. This study explored international stakeholder perspectives on the Charter’s applicability and identified priority areas for potential revision. An anonymous, cross-sectional survey was developed on Qualtrics and distributed internationally via purposive sampling. The survey …
‘Are we getting through to them? And in what way?’ Communicating physical activity with adolescents
The Active School Flag (ASF) is a multi-stage, multi-component, whole-of-school physical activity (PA) programme. This study explored relationships between Irish adolescents’ health literacy, PA knowledge, beliefs and awareness and their efforts to communicate PA messages. Schools (n = 17) newly enrolled in the ASF programme were invited to participate in a mixed methods study. A questionnaire assessing adolescents’ health literacy, PA knowledge …
Process evaluation with cost analysis of the Move for Life cluster randomised feasibility trial for inactive adults aged 50 years and older
Background: An ageing population combined with a decline in physical activity with age have prompted calls for investment in physical activity programmes and services for older people. The Move for Life (MFL) intervention aims to augment existing community-based physical activity programmes for middle-to-older aged adults in Ireland using behaviour change strategies and peer support. The intervention was found to be feasible and has the potential…
Move for Life an intervention for inactive adults aged 50 years and older: A cluster randomised feasibility trial
Background Move for Life (MFL) is a theory-informed intervention that was developed to augment established physical activity (PA) programmes and enable inactive adults aged 50 years and older to be more active. This study examined the feasibility of MFL and sought to provide evidence of its potential for improving PA and associated health outcomes. Methods A 3-arm cluster randomised feasibility trial compared MFL intervention, usual provision (UP…
Juggling with theory, evidence, practice, and real-world circumstances: Development of a complex community intervention to increase physical activity in inactive adults aged 50 years and older – The M…
Despite well-known benefits of physical activity, in Ireland only 38 % of older adults are sufficiently active. Behavioural interventions are rarely developed systematically and, when reported, inadequate description often becomes a barrier for subsequent replication and scalability. In this article, we describe the development and characteristics of Move for Life, an intervention to reach and help inactive adults aged 50 years and older increase…
Identification of health-related behavioural clusters and their association with demographic characteristics in Irish university students
Health-related behaviours cluster among this population and need to be taken into account when designing multi-health interventions and policies. These findings can be used to target student groups at risk, leading to more efficient and successful health promotion efforts. The addition of modules providing information regarding health-related behaviours are advised in all fields of study
Validity of a two-item physical activity questionnaire for assessing attainment of physical activity guidelines in youth
The PACE+ self-report instrument has acceptable validity for assessing non-achievement of the adolescent physical activity recommendations. The validity is higher in females and increases with age. The continued use of the tool is recommended and will allow for comparability between studies, tracking of physical activity over time including trends in youth population prevalence
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Validity of a two-item physical activity questionnaire for assessing attainment of physical activity guidelines in youth
The PACE+ self-report instrument has acceptable validity for assessing non-achievement of the adolescent physical activity recommendations. The validity is higher in females and increases with age. The continued use of the tool is recommended and will allow for comparability between studies, tracking of physical activity over time including trends in youth population prevalence
Identification of health-related behavioural clusters and their association with demographic characteristics in Irish university students
Health-related behaviours cluster among this population and need to be taken into account when designing multi-health interventions and policies. These findings can be used to target student groups at risk, leading to more efficient and successful health promotion efforts. The addition of modules providing information regarding health-related behaviours are advised in all fields of study
Juggling with theory, evidence, practice, and real-world circumstances: Development of a complex community intervention to increase physical activity in inactive adults aged 50 years and older – The M…
Despite well-known benefits of physical activity, in Ireland only 38 % of older adults are sufficiently active. Behavioural interventions are rarely developed systematically and, when reported, inadequate description often becomes a barrier for subsequent replication and scalability. In this article, we describe the development and characteristics of Move for Life, an intervention to reach and help inactive adults aged 50 years and older increase…
Move for Life an intervention for inactive adults aged 50 years and older: A cluster randomised feasibility trial
Background Move for Life (MFL) is a theory-informed intervention that was developed to augment established physical activity (PA) programmes and enable inactive adults aged 50 years and older to be more active. This study examined the feasibility of MFL and sought to provide evidence of its potential for improving PA and associated health outcomes. Methods A 3-arm cluster randomised feasibility trial compared MFL intervention, usual provision (UP…
‘Are we getting through to them? And in what way?’ Communicating physical activity with adolescents
The Active School Flag (ASF) is a multi-stage, multi-component, whole-of-school physical activity (PA) programme. This study explored relationships between Irish adolescents’ health literacy, PA knowledge, beliefs and awareness and their efforts to communicate PA messages. Schools (n = 17) newly enrolled in the ASF programme were invited to participate in a mixed methods study. A questionnaire assessing adolescents’ health literacy, PA knowledge …
Process evaluation with cost analysis of the Move for Life cluster randomised feasibility trial for inactive adults aged 50 years and older
Background: An ageing population combined with a decline in physical activity with age have prompted calls for investment in physical activity programmes and services for older people. The Move for Life (MFL) intervention aims to augment existing community-based physical activity programmes for middle-to-older aged adults in Ireland using behaviour change strategies and peer support. The intervention was found to be feasible and has the potential…
The Feasibility of the Communicate Toolkit to Support the Communication of Physical Activity Messages With Adolescents in Irish Schools
The Active School Flag (ASF) is a peer-led whole-of-school physical activity (PA) programme in Irish secondary schools. This study assessed the feasibility of implementing the COMMUNICATE toolkit for ASF programme implementers (peer leaders and coordinating teachers). A pre-post, quasi-experimental, mixed-methods design was employed and guided by the Orsmond and Cohn feasibility objectives. Online surveys, semi-structured interviews, and focus gr…
A decade on: Exploring the Okanagan Charter’s continued international relevance for health promotion in higher education
Over the past decade, the Okanagan Charter has guided health promotion in higher education, but shifts in the sector have raised questions about its ongoing global relevance. This study explored international stakeholder perspectives on the Charter’s applicability and identified priority areas for potential revision. An anonymous, cross-sectional survey was developed on Qualtrics and distributed internationally via purposive sampling. The survey …
Medicine (5 works) · Physical Activity and Health (5 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (3 works) · Thematic analysis (3 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (2 works) · Biostatistics (2 works) · Cluster randomised controlled trial (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works)