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26 Oct, 2021
- Healthcare professionals (HCPs) have a key role in promoting physical activity, particularly among populations at greatest risk of…
4 Jun, 2021
- Healthcare professionals have a key role in promoting physical activity, particularly among populations at greatest risk of poor health…
5 May, 2021
- Few have explored associations between loneliness and healthcare use independent of health and health behaviors. Recent indication of…
16 Feb, 2021
- Physical activity is an important determinant of health in later life. The public health restrictions in response to COVID-19 have…
27 Oct, 2020
- Maternity care in hospitals in the Republic of Ireland is funded by a hybrid of public finance and private health insurance. …
21 Sep, 2020
- Caesarean section (CS) rates are increasing and there are wide variations in rates internationally and nationally. There is evidence…
7 Jun, 2020
- Concerns around loneliness leading to increased healthcare use persist in spite of a mixed evidence base and lack of adjustment for key…
22 May, 2020
- The current COVID‐19 pandemic has been identified as a possible trigger for increases in loneliness and social isolation among older people due to the restrictions on movement that many countries…
1 Apr, 2020
- It is established globally that a healthy maternal diet during pregnancy is important in programming fetal growth and development. The assessment of maternal dietary intake, however, is challenging…
1 Mar, 2020
- Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) can have serious clinical consequences for both the woman and her offspring in the short and long…
28 Feb, 2020
- This longitudinal study examined the profile and pregnancy-related behaviours of women who reported smoking in two successive…
1 Feb, 2020
- Point-of-care (POC) measurement of glucose is currently recommended only for the monitoring of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).…
1 Jan, 2020
- The purpose of this consensus statement is to determine the state of the field of loneliness among older people, highlighting key…
Consequences of physical inactivity in older adults: a systematic review of reviews and metaanalyses
12 Dec, 2019
- Globally, populations are ageing. Typically, physical activity levels decline and health worsens as we age; however, estimates of the…
1 Jun, 2019
- We read with interest the data on the long-term risks of untreated mild hyperglycemia from the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy…
1 May, 2019
- Maternal nutrition is a determinant of pregnancy outcomes. Few studies have evaluated the potential of online nutrition resources to…
14 Feb, 2019
- The adverse effects of smoking on neonatal outcomes, such as small-for-gestational-age (SGA), has been extensively studied however,…
1 Feb, 2019
- The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to determine whether a behavioural intervention in pregnancy supported by online…
1 Sep, 2018
- Maternal nutrition during pregnancy influences the long-term health outcomes of both the woman and her offspring. In the absence of…
1 Jul, 2018
- Using detailed dietary and supplement questionnaires in early pregnancy, we compared the dietary intakes of micronutrients and…