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Louise Foley
English
Biostatistics
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Open AccessFeasibility, design and conduct of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial to reduce overweight and obesity in children: The electronic games to aid motivation to exercise (eGAME) study
Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in developed countries. Sedentary screen-based activities such as video gaming are thought to displace active behaviors and are independently associated with ...
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Open AccessScreen-time Weight-loss Intervention Targeting Children at Home (SWITCH): A randomized controlled trial study protocol
Approximately one third of New Zealand children and young people are overweight or obese. A similar proportion (33%) do not meet recommendations for physical activity, and 70% do not meet recommendations for s...
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Open AccessScreen Time Weight-loss Intervention Targeting Children at Home (SWITCH): process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial intervention
The Screen Time Weight-loss Intervention Targeting Children at Home (SWITCH) trial tested a family intervention to reduce screen-based sedentary behaviour in overweight children. The trial found no significant...
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Open AccessLongitudinal association between change in the neighbourhood built environment and the wellbeing of local residents in deprived areas: an observational study
Features of the urban neighbourhood influence the physical, social and mental wellbeing of residents and communities. We explored the longitudinal association between change to the neighbourhood built environm...
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Open AccessLocal walking and cycling by residents living near urban motorways: cross-sectional analysis
Everyday activities, such as walking or cycling, may be a feasible and practical way to integrate physical activity into everyday life. Walking and cycling for transport or recreation in the area local to a pe...
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Open AccessNavigating the local foodscape: qualitative investigation of food retail and dietary preferences in Kisumu and Homa Bay Counties, western Kenya
Non-communicable diseases have risen markedly over the last decade. A phenomenon that was mainly endemic in high-income countries has now visibly encroached on low and middle-income settings. A major contribut...
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Open AccessParticipatory prioritisation of interventions to improve primary school food environments in Gauteng, South Africa
In South Africa, overweight and obesity affect 17% of children aged 15–18. School food environments play a vital role in children’s health, influencing dietary behaviours and resulting in high obesity rates. I...
