MRC Epidemiology Unit

 

Conducting school-based health surveys with secondary schools in England: advice and recommendations from school staff, local authority professionals, and wider key stakeholders, a qualitative study.

Hatch LM, Widnall EC, Albers PN, Hopkins GL, Kidger J, de Vocht F, Kaner E, van Sluijs EMF, Fairbrother H, Jago R, Campbell RM

BMC Medical Research Methodology. Jun 2023

(DOI : 10.1186/s12874-023-01957-x)

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Exploring views of members of the public and policymakers on the acceptability of population level dietary and active-travel policies: a qualitative study.

Toumpakari Z, Valerino-Perea S, Willis K, Adams J, White M, Vasiljevic M, Ternent l, Brown J, Kelly MP, Bonell C, Cummins S, Majeed A, Anderson S, Robinson T, Araújo-Soares V, Watson J, Soulsby I, Green D, Sniehotta FF, Jago R

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. May 2023

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-023-01465-7)

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Using systems thinking to understand how the South West - School Health Research Network can improve adolescent health and well-being: A qualitative process evaluation.

Widnall E, Albers PN, Hatch L, Hopkins G, Kidger J, Vocht F, Kaner E, Sluijs EMV, Fairbrother H, Jago R, Campbell R

Health & place. Apr 2023

(DOI : 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103034)

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Implementing a regional school health research network in england to improve adolescent health and well-being, a qualitative process evaluation.

Widnall E, Hatch L, Albers PN, Hopkins G, Kidger J, de Vocht F, Kaner E, Van Sluijs EM, Fairbrother H, Jago R, Campbell R

BMC Public Health. Apr 2023

(DOI : 10.1186/s12889-023-15713-9)

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Time spent on social media use and BMI z-score: A cross-sectional explanatory pathway analysis of 10798 14-year-old boys and girls.

Foubister C, Jago R, Sharp SJ, van Sluijs EMF

Pediatric Obesity. Mar 2023

(DOI : 10.1111/ijpo.13017)

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Creation of a Pilot School Health Research Network in an English Education Infrastructure to Improve Adolescent Health and Well-Being: A Study Protocol.

Sharp CA, Widnall E, Albers PN, Willis K, Capner C, Kidger J, de Vocht F, Kaner E, van Sluijs EMF, Fairbrother H, Jago R, Campbell R

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Oct 2022

(DOI : 10.3390/ijerph192013711)

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Genome-wide association analyses of physical activity and sedentary behavior provide insights into underlying mechanisms and roles in disease prevention.

Wang Z, Emmerich A, Pillon NJ, Moore T, Hemerich D, Cornelis MC, Mazzaferro E, Broos S, Ahluwalia TS, Bartz TM, Bentley AR, Bielak LF, Chong M, Chu AY, Berry D, Dorajoo R, Dueker ND, Kasbohm E, Feenstra B, Feitosa MF, Gieger C, Graff M, Hall LM, Haller T, Hartwig FP, Hillis DA, Huikari V, Heard-Costa N, Holzapfel C, Jackson AU, Johansson Å, Jørgensen AM, Kaakinen MA, Karlsson R, Kerr KF, Kim B, Koolhaas CM, Kutalik Z, Lagou V, Lind PA, Lorentzon M, Lyytikäinen LP, Mangino M, Metzendorf C, Monroe KR, Pacolet A, Pérusse L, Pool R, Richmond RC, Rivera NV, Robiou-du-Pont S, Schraut KE, Schulz CA, Stringham HM, Tanaka T, Teumer A, Turman C, van der Most PJ, Vanmunster M, van Rooij FJA, Van Vliet-Ostaptchouk JV, Zhang X, Zhao JH, Zhao W, Balkhiyarova Z, Balslev-Harder MN, Baumeister SE, Beilby J, Blangero J, Boomsma DI, Brage S, Braund PS, Brody JA, Bruinenberg M, Ekelund U, Liu CT, Cole JW, Collins FS, Cupples LA, Esko T, Enroth S, Faul JD, Fernández-Rhodes L, Fohner AE, Franco OH, Galesloot TE, Gordon SD, Grarup N, Hartman CA, Heiss G, Hui J, Illig T, Jago R, James A, Joshi PK, Jung T, Kähönen M, Kilpeläinen TO, Koh WP, Kolcic I, Kraft PP, Kuusisto J, Launer LJ, Li A, Linneberg A, Luan J, Vidal PM, Medland SE, Milaneschi Y, Moscati A, Musk B, Nelson CP, Nolte IM, Pedersen NL, Peters A, Peyser PA, Power C, Raitakari OT, Reedik M, Reiner AP, Ridker PM, Rudan I, Ryan K, Sarzynski MA, Scott LJ, Scott RA, Sidney S, Siggeirsdottir K, Smith AV, Smith JA, Sonestedt E, Strøm M, Tai ES, Teo KK, Thorand B, Tönjes A, Tremblay A, Uitterlinden AG, Vangipurapu J, van Schoor N, Völker U, Willemsen G, Williams K, Wong Q, Xu H, Young KL, Yuan JM, Zillikens MC, Zonderman AB, Ameur A, Bandinelli S, Bis JC, Boehnke M, Bouchard C, Chasman DI, Smith GD, de Geus EJC, Deldicque L, Dörr M, Evans MK, Ferrucci L, Fornage M, Fox C, Garland T, Gudnason V, Gyllensten U, Hansen T, Hayward C, Horta BL, Hyppönen E, Järvelin MR, Johnson WC, Kardia SLR, Kiemeney LA, Laakso M, Langenberg C, Lehtimäki T, Marchand LL, Lifelines Cohort Study Lifelines Cohort Study, Magnusson PKE, Martin NG, Melbye M, Metspalu A, Meyre D, North KE, Ohlsson C, Oldehinkel AJ, Orho-Melander M, Pare G, Park T, Pedersen O, Penninx BWJH, Pers TH, Polasek O, Prokopenko I, Rotimi CN, Samani NJ, Sim X, Snieder H, Sørensen TIA, Spector TD, Timpson NJ, van Dam RM, van der Velde N, van Duijn CM, Vollenweider P, Völzke H, Voortman T, Waeber G, Wareham NJ, Weir DR, Wichmann HE, Wilson JF, Hevener AL, Krook A, Zierath JR, Thomis MAI, Loos RJF, Hoed MD

Nature genetics. Sep 2022

(DOI : 10.1038/s41588-022-01165-1)

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Children's experiences of the journey between home and school: A qualitative synthesis using meta-ethnography.

Morris S, Lawlor ER, Foley L, Summerbell C, Panter J, Adams J, Jago R, Pollard TM

Health & place. Jun 2022

(DOI : 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102819)

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Influence of Guideline Operationalization on Youth Activity Prevalence in the International Children's Accelerometry Database.

Gammon C, Atkin AJ, Corder K, Ekelund U, Hansen BH, Sherar LB, Andersen LB, Anderssen S, Davey R, Hallal PC, Jago R, Kriemler S, Kristensen PL, Kwon S, Northstone K, Pate R, Salmon J, Sardinha LB, van Sluijs EMF, International Childrens Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Feb 2022

(DOI : 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002884)

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Cross-sectional and prospective associations of sleep duration and bedtimes with adiposity and obesity risk in 15 810 youth from 11 international cohorts.

Collings PJ, Grøntved A, Jago R, Kriemler S, Northstone K, Puder JJ, Salmon J, Sardinha LB, Steene-Johannessen J, van Sluijs EMF, Sherar LB, Esliger DW, Ekelund U, International Childrens Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators

Pediatric Obesity. Oct 2021

(DOI : 10.1111/ijpo.12873)

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Using group model building to frame the commercial determinants of dietary behaviour in adolescence - proposed methods for online system mapping workshops.

Chavez-Ugalde Y, Toumpakari Z, White M, de Vocht F, Jago R

BMC Medical Research Methodology. Aug 2021

(DOI : 10.1186/s12874-022-01576-y)

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Impact of risk of generalizability biases in adult obesity interventions: A meta-epidemiological review and meta-analysis.

Beets MW, von Klinggraeff L, Burkart S, Jones A, Ioannidis JPA, Weaver RG, Okely AD, Lubans D, van Sluijs E, Jago R, Turner-McGrievy G, Thrasher J, Li X

Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity. Aug 2021

(DOI : 10.1111/obr.13369)

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Association of change in the school travel mode with changes in different physical activity intensities and sedentary time: A International Children's Accelerometry Database Study.

Werneck AO, Jago R, Kriemler S, Andersen LB, Wedderkopp N, Northstone K, Salmon J, van Sluijs EMF, International Childrens Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators

Preventive medicine. Apr 2021

(DOI : 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106862)

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Conceptualizing the commercial determinants of dietary behaviors associated with obesity: A systematic review using principles from critical interpretative synthesis.

Chavez-Ugalde Y, Jago R, Toumpakari Z, Egan M, Cummins S, White M, Hulls P, de Vocht F

Obesity science & practice. Oct 2020

(DOI : 10.1002/osp4.507)

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Children's moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on weekdays versus weekend days: a multi-country analysis.

Brazendale K, Beets MW, Armstrong B, Weaver RG, Hunt ET, Pate RR, Brusseau TA, Bohnert AM, Olds T, Tassitano RM, Tenorio MCM, Garcia J, Andersen LB, Davey R, Hallal PC, Jago R, Kolle E, Kriemler S, Kristensen PL, Kwon S, Puder JJ, Salmon J, Sardinha LB, van Sluijs EMF, International Childrens Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Sep 2020

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-021-01095-x)

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Identification and evaluation of risk of generalizability biases in pilot versus efficacy/effectiveness trials: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Beets MW, Weaver RG, Ioannidis JPA, Geraci M, Brazendale K, Decker L, Okely AD, Lubans D, van Sluijs E, Jago R, Turner-McGrievy G, Thrasher J, Li X, Milat AJ

The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity. Aug 2019

(DOI : 10.1186/s12966-020-0918-y)

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A qualitative study of health promotion in academy schools in England.

Jessiman PE, Campbell R, Jago R, van Sluijs EMF, Newbury-Birch D

BMC Public Health. Apr 2019

(DOI : 10.1186/s12889-019-7510-x)

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