Strategies to improve the implementation of healthy eating, physical activity and obesity prevention policies, practices or programmes within childcare services
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Background Despite the existence of effective interventions and best‐practice guideline
recommendations for childcare services to implement evidence‐based policies, practices …
recommendations for childcare services to implement evidence‐based policies, practices …
Scaling‐up evidence‐based obesity interventions: a systematic review assessing intervention adaptations and effectiveness and quantifying the scale‐up penalty
Maximizing the benefits of investments in obesity research requires effective interventions to
be adopted and disseminated broadly across populations (scaled‐up). However …
be adopted and disseminated broadly across populations (scaled‐up). However …
Identification and evaluation of risk of generalizability biases in pilot versus efficacy/effectiveness trials: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Preliminary evaluations of behavioral interventions, referred to as pilot studies,
predate the conduct of many large-scale efficacy/effectiveness trial. The ability of a pilot …
predate the conduct of many large-scale efficacy/effectiveness trial. The ability of a pilot …
Designing and undertaking randomised implementation trials: guide for researchers
Implementation science is the study of methods to promote the systematic uptake of
evidence based interventions into practice and policy to improve health. Despite the need …
evidence based interventions into practice and policy to improve health. Despite the need …
Effectiveness of centre‐based childcare interventions in increasing child physical activity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis for policymakers and practitioners
Context The review describes the effectiveness of physical activity interventions
implemented in centre‐based childcare services and (i) examines characteristics of …
implemented in centre‐based childcare services and (i) examines characteristics of …
A review of pragmatic trials found a high degree of diversity in design and scope, deficiencies in reporting and trial registry data, and poor indexing
Objective We established a large database of trials to serve as a resource for future
methodological and ethical analyses. Here, we use meta-data to describe the broad …
methodological and ethical analyses. Here, we use meta-data to describe the broad …
Scale up of a multi-strategic intervention to increase implementation of a school healthy canteen policy: findings of an intervention trial
Background Implementation interventions delivered in schools to improve food provision
have been found to improve student diet and reduce child obesity risk. If the health benefits …
have been found to improve student diet and reduce child obesity risk. If the health benefits …
How effective are physical activity interventions when they are scaled-up: a systematic review
Background The 'scale-up'of effective physical activity interventions is required if they are to
yield improvements in population health. The purpose of this study was to systematically …
yield improvements in population health. The purpose of this study was to systematically …
Embedding researchers in health service organizations improves research translation and health service performance: the Australian Hunter New England Population …
In many health disciplines, epidemiological, clinical, and health service research rarely
influences health policy or practice [1e3]. A primary impediment to the translation of health …
influences health policy or practice [1e3]. A primary impediment to the translation of health …
Many papers but limited policy impact? A bibliometric review of physical activity research
Scientific publications on physical activity (PA) have proliferated in recent years. Previous
work has shown that descriptive studies dominate the literature with disappointingly fewer …
work has shown that descriptive studies dominate the literature with disappointingly fewer …