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Comparison of Epoch and Uniaxial versus Triaxial Accelerometers in the Measurement of Physical Activity in Preschool Children: A Validation Study

Journal Article
Hislop, J. F., Bulley, C., Mercer, T. H., & Reilly, J. J. (2012)
Comparison of Epoch and Uniaxial versus Triaxial Accelerometers in the Measurement of Physical Activity in Preschool Children: A Validation Study. Pediatric Exercise Science, 24(3), 450-460. doi:10.1123/pes.24.3.450
This study compared accelerometry cut points for sedentary behavior, light and moderate to vigorous intensity activity (MVPA) against a criterion measure, the Children's Activ...

Comparison of Accelerometry Cut Points for Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Preschool Children: A Validation Study

Journal Article
Hislop, J. F., Bulley, C., Mercer, T. H., & Reilly, J. J. (2012)
Comparison of Accelerometry Cut Points for Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in Preschool Children: A Validation Study. Pediatric Exercise Science, 24(4), 563-576. https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.24.4.563
This study compared accelerometry cut points for sedentary behavior, light and moderate to vigorous intensity activity (MVPA) against a criterion measure, the Children’s Activ...

An investigation into the minimum accelerometry wear time for reliable estimates of habitual physical activity and definition of a standard measurement day in pre-school children.

Journal Article
Hislop, J., Law, J., Rush, R., Grainger, A., Bulley, C., Reilly, J. J., & Mercer, T. (2014)
An investigation into the minimum accelerometry wear time for reliable estimates of habitual physical activity and definition of a standard measurement day in pre-school children. Physiological Measurement, 35(11), 2213-2228. https://doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/35/11/2213
The purpose of this study was to determine the number of hours and days of accelerometry data necessary to provide a reliable estimate of habitual physical activity in pre-sch...

Working with children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour.

Book
Allardyce, S., & Yates, P. (2018)
Working with children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviour. Edinburgh: Dunedin Academic Press
‘At a time when a better-informed picture about the realities of child sexual abuse is urgently needed, this book provides a vital part of this complex jigsaw’ from the Forewo...

An Evaluation of a Family-centred Support Service for Children with a Significant Learning Disability

Journal Article
Truesdale-Kennedy, M., McConkey, R., Ferguson, P., & Roberts, P. (2006)
An Evaluation of a Family-centred Support Service for Children with a Significant Learning Disability. Child Care in Practice, 12(4), 377-390. https://doi.org/10.1080/13575270600863291
Services for families caring for a child with a learning disability are changing to become more family-centred, focusing not only on the child’s needs but on those of the whol...

Validity of wrist worn accelerometers and comparability between hip and wrist placement sites in estimating physical activity behaviour in preschool children

Journal Article
Hislop, J., Palmer, N., Anand, P., & Aldin, T. (2016)
Validity of wrist worn accelerometers and comparability between hip and wrist placement sites in estimating physical activity behaviour in preschool children. Physiological Measurement, 37(10), 1701-1714. https://doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/37/10/1701
Wrist-worn accelerometers can increase compliance with wearing accelerometers, however, several large scale studies continue to use hip-worn accelerometers and it is unclear h...

Qualitative exploration of the barriers to, and facilitators of, screening children for autism spectrum disorder in Oman

Journal Article
Al Maskari, T., Melville, C., Al Farsi, Y., Wahid, R., & Willis, D. (2020)
Qualitative exploration of the barriers to, and facilitators of, screening children for autism spectrum disorder in Oman. Early Child Development and Care, 190(11), 1762-1777. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2018.1550084
Few studies explored the challenges associated with screening of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Arab and Middle Eastern countries. This study aims to explore the facilitato...

Mothers’ Recollections of Early Features of Autism Spectrum Disorders

Journal Article
McConkey, R., Truesdale-Kennedy, M., & Cassidy, A. (2009)
Mothers’ Recollections of Early Features of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 14(1), 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-3588.2008.00495.x
Background: Early intervention is recommended for autism spectrum disorders but often this is delayed because children have not received a formal diagnosis. Nonetheless parent...

Preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders: the impact on families and the supports available to them

Journal Article
Cassidy, A., McConkey, R., Truesdale‐Kennedy, M., & Slevin, E. (2008)
Preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders: the impact on families and the supports available to them. Early Child Development and Care, 178(2), 115-128. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430701491721
As more children are diagnosed at a younger age with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), a new population of families is growing requiring services. Little is known about their c...

Negotiating parental accountability in the face of uncertainty for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Journal Article
Gray Brunton, C., McVittie, C., Ellison, M., & Willock, J. (2014)
Negotiating parental accountability in the face of uncertainty for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Qualitative Health Research, 24, 242-253. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732314522108
Despite extensive research into attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), parents’ constructions of their children’s behaviors have received limited attention. This is ...
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Improving outcomes for children and families affected by paternal substance misuse: a feasibility study of the Parents Under Pressure programme for fathers

2017 - 2019
The impact of parental drug misuse on children and families is a major public health problem [4]. Parental drug misuse is closely associated with poor parenting, poor child development and increased r...
Funder: National Institute for Health Research | Value: £318,594

Administrative Data Research Centres 2018

2018 - 2022
Administrative data (that is, information collected primarily for administrative purposes) has long contributed to central government and other statistics. However in the last 15-20 years, technologic...
Funder: Economic and Social Research Council | Value: £433,264

Behavioural Couples Therapy

2016 - 2018
Behavioural Couples Therapy (BCT) is a psychosocial intervention for the treatment of alcohol and drug problems; recommended by NICE for discordant couples where one person has an addiction and the ot...
Funder: Chief Scientists Office | Value: £122,123

Slowing the flow of zero day admissions to hospital: data linkage to inform intervention prioritisation along paediatric referral pathways

2019 - 2021
The number of children admitted to Scottish hospitals continues to rise, and this is due to cases admitted and discharged on the same day (“zero day admissions”). We do not currently know how best to ...
Funder: Chief Scientists Office | Value: £19,237

A brief school-based intervention to reduce sunburn in adolescence: A feasibility study

2018 - 2018
Lay summary: The sun can be harmful. If children/adolescents get sunburnt five or more times, they are twice as likely to get skin cancer as an adult. The sun can be beneficial. It is a source of vita...
Funder: Chief Scientists Office | Value: £1,273