Category: Health and wellbeing
Exploring socio-economic and cultural influences on self-management of type 2 diabetes in Kenya
Investigating the socio-economic and cultural influences on self-management and control of type 2 diabetes in Kenya.
Social prescription of fruit and vegetables in Black minority ethnic groups
This study will pilot social prescribing of fruit and vegetables among the Black ethnic minorities in Greater Manchester.
Meditation and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to treat Sleep Paralysis
Investigating the use of meditation and cognitive behavioural therapy to reduce reliance on pharmacological interventions to treat sleep paralysis.
Developing a multidisciplinary lifestyle behaviour and interventions research hub in Ghana
Ghana is experiencing a nutrition transition with transitioning dietary habits and sedentary lifestyles related to urban demographic change.
An illness like any other? Exploring understandings of mental illness in elite sport settings
The “mental illness is like any other illness” trope may inflate stigma rather than reduce it.
Men on the margins: constructing health behaviour within communities of deprivation
This study will explore the intersection between masculinity and poverty and its impact on health.
The development and evaluation of a digital intervention to increase physical activity in disabled older adults
A potential way to promote physical activity in community-dwelling older adults with disabilities is through web-based (or digital) interventions.
Breast cancer diagnosis as a teachable moment for mothers and daughters for primary and secondary prevention
Exploring how to engage with breast cancer patients and their daughters and granddaughters to encourage physical activity.
Sharing the same motivational space: implications for exercise professionals and client outcomes
The relationship between exercise professionals and clients is an important factor in the success of attempts at behaviour change.
Enhancing wellbeing by increasing motivational flexibility
There is an urgent need for ways to support people in managing their wellbeing that are easy to implement, low in cost and evidence-based.