Lauren B Sherar
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 75719 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Lauren B Sherar |
| PRENOMES | Lauren B |
| SOBRENOME | Sherar |
| ASSINATURA | SHERAR L B |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Loughborough University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9942-5433 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 42 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 23 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 42 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2004 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Sustaining life satisfaction and worthwhileness in older age
Adapting to health changes helps sustain wellbeing in later life. Life satisfaction and worthwhileness of life are both monitored by the UK government; worthwhileness is under-researched. Motivated by Selection, Optimisation and Compensation theory, we investigated whether greater diversity of social and leisure activity engagement mediates relationships between self-assessed health and both life satisfaction and worthwhileness. To inform policy …
Child, family and household characteristics associated with physical activity in Samoan children aged 3–8 years
Physical activity is a key component of many obesity prevention strategies. The aim of this analysis was to identify child, family, and household characteristics associated with parent-reported physical activity in Samoan children aged 3–8 years. Children (n = 445; 51.2% female, mean age 5.4 years) were part of an ongoing, mixed-longitudinal study of child growth, development, and wellbeing (the Ola Tuputupua’e cohort). Bivariate analyses and mul…
Sociocultural perceptions of physical activity and dietary habits for hypertension control
Lifestyle interventions to control hypertension for adults in a rural South African setting using physical activity promotion and dietary control must consider the beliefs related to hypertension control of this population
Association between Chronotype and Physical Behaviours in Adolescent Girls
The aim of this study was to (1) describe accelerometer-assessed physical behaviours by chronotype, and (2) examine the association between chronotype and accelerometer-assessed physical behaviours in a cohort of adolescent girls. Chronotype (single question) and physical behaviours (GENEActiv accelerometer on the non-dominant wrist) were assessed in 965 adolescent girls (13.9 ± 0.8 years). Linear mixed-effects models examined the relationships a…
Assessment of skeletal age in youth female soccer players
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the agreement between the Fels and Greulich-Pyle methods for the assessment of skeletal age (SA) in female youth soccer players. METHODS: The sample included 441 Portuguese players 10.08-16.73 years of age who regularly participated in organized and competitive soccer. Standardized radiographs of the left hand-wrist were obtained and analyzed by an experienced examiner. SA was estimated with the…
A More Intense Examination of the Intensity of Physical Activity in People Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Physical activity (PA) intensity of people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is typically evaluated using intensity thresholds developed in younger, healthier populations with greater exercise capacity and free from respiratory symptoms. This study therefore compared (i) PA differences between COPD and non-COPD controls using both traditional intensity thresholds and threshold-free metrics that represent the volume and inte…
Views of the public about SnacktivityTM
The SnacktivityTM approach to promoting physical activity was viewed positively by the public and interventions to test the merits of such an approach now need to be developed and tested in a variety of everyday contexts
Comparability of The Netherlands Physical Activity Questionnaire with Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity in Samoan Children
Accurate measurement of physical activity is critical to understand its role in cardiometabolic health and obesity development in children and to monitor trends in behavior and evaluate interventions. An ongoing mixed-longitudinal study of child growth and development in Samoa is collecting physical activity data with both accelerometers and the Netherlands Physical Activity Questionnaire (NPAQ). The aims of our analyses were to (1) describe the …
Does adjusting for biological maturity when calculating child weight status improve the accuracy of predicting future health risk
The traditional method of categorising adolescents into a BMI category may over-predict overweight and obesity, particularly in girls. Adjusting for biological maturity when estimating weight status through calculating adolescents' BMI classification was equivalent to standard approaches in predicting other cardiovascular risk at age 17
A digital lifestyle behaviour change intervention for the prevention of type 2 diabetes
ISRCTN Registry, ISRCTN17545949 , 12/05/2017, prospectively registered
Using a multi-stakeholder experience-based design process to co-develop the Creating Active Schools Framework
Meanings of sitting in the context of chronic disease
Reducing sedentary behaviour or sitting is a new public health focus. Emerging research has, however, found that sedentary activities may be associated with health and mental health benefits for older adults. This article reports findings of the qualitative arm of a feasibility trial to reduce sedentary behaviour among patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). From interviews (n = 21) conducted prior to the intervention we ident…
An Evaluation of the Implementation of a UK School-Based Running Program
The adoption of school-based running programs has rapidly increased over the last five years in the UK and globally. However, there is currently a lack of information on how these initiatives are implemented, and whether they are generalizable and/or sustainable. This study evaluated the implementation (including reach, fidelity, and dose) of a school-based running program over seven months to inform future delivery. This observational study used…
Reducing screen-time and unhealthy snacking in 9–11 year old children
Retrospectively registered in June 21st 2019 with ClinicalTrials.gov (number NCT03993652)
Exploring the relationship between adolescent biological maturation, physical activity, and sedentary behaviour
While this review demonstrates some evidence for early maturational timing as a risk factor for disengagement from physical activity and increase in sedentary behaviours, the reviewed literature also demonstrates that this relationship is complex. Future research that tracks maturity-related variations in physical activity and sedentary behaviours over adolescence is warranted
Human biology of physical activity in the growing child
It is now established, without a doubt, that physical activity is essential for the physical (Poitras et al. 2016) and mental (Biddle and Asare 2011) health of the growing child. Globally, however
The role of growth and maturation during adolescence on team-selection and short-term sports participation
It was found that youth who attended sports team's try-outs were more likely to be born early in the selection year, be tall for their age, and in some sports early maturers. The majority of both the selected and deselected participants continued to participate in sport 36 months after try-outs, with the majority continuing to participate in their try-out sport
Maturational timing, physical self-perceptions and physical activity in UK adolescent females
Greater biological maturity (i.e. early maturity) in adolescent girls is associated with less involvement in MVPA and appears to be partly explained by lower perceptions of body attractiveness and physical self-worth. Physical activity interventions should consider girls' perceptions of their pubertal related physiological changes during adolescence, particularly among early maturing girls
Process evaluation of the school-based Girls Active programme
ISRCTN, ISRCTN10688342 . Registered 12 January 2015
Community perceptions of the implementation and impact of an intervention to improve the neighbourhood physical environment to promote walking for transport
Community perspectives provided important insights into the barriers and facilitators for the implementation of the FFW intervention and its' potential impacts. Using community engagement approaches can lead to perceived improvements in the physical and social environment resulting in increased street use, which may lead to increases in walking for transport in the longer-term. Recommendations are provided for researchers, practitioners and polic…
A retrospective qualitative evaluation of barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a school-based running programme
Findings suggest that the barriers and facilitators to implementation are wide-ranging and include programme, organisational and system-level factors. Collectively pointing towards the need for a preparation period before implementation to understand schools' readiness to implement and context-specific factors, both regarding organisational capacity and programme specific capacity
Evaluation of the implementation of an intervention to improve the street environment and promote walking for transport in deprived neighbourhoods
FFW is one of few reported interventions which have used a community engagement approach to change the street environment to promote walking for transport in deprived neighbourhoods. Delivering these types of interventions is complex and requires considerable resource and time. A set of recommendations and an implementation framework are proposed for future delivery of this and similar types of programme
Evaluation of the implementation of a whole-workplace walking programme using the RE-AIM framework
RE-AIM provided a useful framework for evaluating Walking Works. No changes in walking behaviour were observed. This may have been due to barriers in using walking champions to deliver activities, programme components not being delivered as intended, the types of activities delivered, or lack of awareness and participation by employees. Recommendations are provided for researchers and practitioners implementing future whole-workplace walking prog…
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), illness narratives and Elias's sociology of knowledge
Sitting time and obesity in a sample of adults from Europe and the USA
Sitting time is associated with obesity in adults, independent of physical activity. Future research should clarify this association using objective measures of sitting time and physical activity to further inform health guidelines
Walkable for Whom? Examining the Role of the Built Environment on the Neighbourhood-based Physical Activity of Children
Physical Activity, Physical Self-Concept, and Health-Related Quality of Life of Extreme Early and Late Maturing Adolescent Girls
In this study we tested for differences in physical activity (PA), physical self-concept, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between the least and most biologically mature adolescent females within their respective chronological and academic year groups. A total of 222 British female adolescents aged 10 to 14 years ([Formula: see text] age = 12.7 years; SD = .8) completed a series of instruments assessing PA, physical self-concept, and HR…
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), illness narratives and Elias's sociology of knowledge
Smart Cities, Healthy Kids
Association between maternal education and objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in adolescents
BACKGROUND: Investigating socioeconomic variation in physical activity (PA) and sedentary time is important as it may represent a pathway by which socioeconomic position (SEP) leads to ill health. Findings on the association between children's SEP and objectively assessed PA and/or sedentary time are mixed, and few studies have included international samples. OBJECTIVE: Examine the associations between maternal education and adolescent's objectiv…
Sustaining life satisfaction and worthwhileness in older age
Adapting to health changes helps sustain wellbeing in later life. Life satisfaction and worthwhileness of life are both monitored by the UK government; worthwhileness is under-researched. Motivated by Selection, Optimisation and Compensation theory, we investigated whether greater diversity of social and leisure activity engagement mediates relationships between self-assessed health and both life satisfaction and worthwhileness. To inform policy …
Physical Activity and Physical Self‐Concept in Adolescence
This study examined differences in physical activity and physical self‐concept between the least and most biologically mature female adolescents within chronological age and academic year groups. A total of 252 B ritish female adolescents ( M age = 12.9 years; SD = .7) in Years 7–9 completed self‐report measures to assess physical activity and physical self‐concept. Percentage of predicted adult (mature) stature served as the index of biological …
Limitations to the use of secondary sex characteristics for gender comparisons
Boys and girls differ in the timing and tempo of somatic and sexual maturity. Thus boys and girls should not be aligned on secondary sex characteristics when controlling for the confounding effects of maturity
The relationship between body composition and onset of menarche
Data on 61 girls were retained for analysis. The range in BM, TBF and %BF at menarche was 50.10 kg, 35050.06 g and 31.61%, respectively. Reductions in variability of body fat and weight were not apparent at menarche, which does not provide support for the hypothesis that a critical body weight/fat is required for menarche
The relationship between girls’ (8–14 years) physical activity and maternal education
Research investigating the relationship between maternal education and child's physical activity should explore, at higher resolution, when activity is accumulated, in particular separating weekday and weekend physical activity
Biological maturation as a confounding factor in the relation between chronological age and health-related quality of life in adolescent females
Physical Activity, Physical Self-Concept, and Health-Related Quality of Life of Extreme Early and Late Maturing Adolescent Girls
In this study we tested for differences in physical activity (PA), physical self-concept, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) between the least and most biologically mature adolescent females within their respective chronological and academic year groups. A total of 222 British female adolescents aged 10 to 14 years ([Formula: see text] age = 12.7 years; SD = .8) completed a series of instruments assessing PA, physical self-concept, and HR…
International children's accelerometry database (Icad)
Pooling raw accelerometer data and accompanying phenotypic data from a number of studies has the potential to: a) increase statistical power due to a large sample size, b) create a more heterogeneous and potentially more representative sample, c) standardize and optimize the analytical methods used in the generation of outcome variables, and d) provide a means to study the causes of inter-study variability in physical activity. Methodological cha…
Physical Activity and Physical Self‐Concept in Adolescence
This study examined differences in physical activity and physical self‐concept between the least and most biologically mature female adolescents within chronological age and academic year groups. A total of 252 B ritish female adolescents ( M age = 12.9 years; SD = .7) in Years 7–9 completed self‐report measures to assess physical activity and physical self‐concept. Percentage of predicted adult (mature) stature served as the index of biological …
Smart Cities, Healthy Kids
Walkable for Whom? Examining the Role of the Built Environment on the Neighbourhood-based Physical Activity of Children
Tracking of aerobic fitness from adolescence to mid-adulthood
Aerobic fitness has a low tracking between APHV and adulthood
Scaling left ventricular mass in adolescent boys aged 11–15 years
Stature, FM and FFM are the best combination for normalizing LVM in adolescent boys; when body composition is not available, an indicator of biological maturity should be included with stature
Allometric modelling of peak oxygen uptake in male soccer players of 8–18 years of age
The allometric coefficients and exponents evidenced the varying inter-relationship among size descriptors and maturity status with aerobic fitness from early to late-adolescence. Lean body mass, lean lower limbs mass and body mass combined with pubertal status explain most of the inter-individual variability in VO2peak among youth soccer players
Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in youth
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…
The effects of sports participation on the development of left ventricular mass in adolescent boys
OBJECTIVES: To examine the contribution of body size, biological maturation, and nonelite sports participation to longitudinal changes of left ventricular mass (LVM) in healthy boys. METHODS: One hundred and ten boys (11.0-14.5 years at baseline) were assessed biannually for 2 years. Stature, body mass, and four skinfolds were measured. Lean body mass (LBM) was estimated. Biological maturation was assessed as years from age at peak height velocit…
Awareness of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
Mass media campaigns, such as Change4Life, inform the general public of MVPA guidelines. Campaign messages may be more influential targeting subjective norms instead of knowledge of guidelines, thereby raising awareness of personal MVPA behaviour amongst inactive adults and increasing motivation to engage in more MVPA
A cluster randomised controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the ‘Girls Active’ intervention
ISRCTN10688342. Registered 12 January 2015
Sitting time and obesity in a sample of adults from Europe and the USA
Sitting time is associated with obesity in adults, independent of physical activity. Future research should clarify this association using objective measures of sitting time and physical activity to further inform health guidelines
Association between maternal education and objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in adolescents
BACKGROUND: Investigating socioeconomic variation in physical activity (PA) and sedentary time is important as it may represent a pathway by which socioeconomic position (SEP) leads to ill health. Findings on the association between children's SEP and objectively assessed PA and/or sedentary time are mixed, and few studies have included international samples. OBJECTIVE: Examine the associations between maternal education and adolescent's objectiv…
Evaluation of the implementation of an intervention to improve the street environment and promote walking for transport in deprived neighbourhoods
FFW is one of few reported interventions which have used a community engagement approach to change the street environment to promote walking for transport in deprived neighbourhoods. Delivering these types of interventions is complex and requires considerable resource and time. A set of recommendations and an implementation framework are proposed for future delivery of this and similar types of programme
Evaluation of the implementation of a whole-workplace walking programme using the RE-AIM framework
RE-AIM provided a useful framework for evaluating Walking Works. No changes in walking behaviour were observed. This may have been due to barriers in using walking champions to deliver activities, programme components not being delivered as intended, the types of activities delivered, or lack of awareness and participation by employees. Recommendations are provided for researchers and practitioners implementing future whole-workplace walking prog…
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), illness narratives and Elias's sociology of knowledge
Community perceptions of the implementation and impact of an intervention to improve the neighbourhood physical environment to promote walking for transport
Community perspectives provided important insights into the barriers and facilitators for the implementation of the FFW intervention and its' potential impacts. Using community engagement approaches can lead to perceived improvements in the physical and social environment resulting in increased street use, which may lead to increases in walking for transport in the longer-term. Recommendations are provided for researchers, practitioners and polic…
A retrospective qualitative evaluation of barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a school-based running programme
Findings suggest that the barriers and facilitators to implementation are wide-ranging and include programme, organisational and system-level factors. Collectively pointing towards the need for a preparation period before implementation to understand schools' readiness to implement and context-specific factors, both regarding organisational capacity and programme specific capacity
Process evaluation of the school-based Girls Active programme
ISRCTN, ISRCTN10688342 . Registered 12 January 2015
Using a multi-stakeholder experience-based design process to co-develop the Creating Active Schools Framework
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