Strength in Midlife
The project will create an accessible, co-designed app that helps to democratise the health benefits of strength training and meet the specific exercise needs of women in midlife.
ENHANCE - Evaluating the NHS englANd Complications from Excess weight clinics
The evaluation of over 30 NHS England commissioned Complications of Excess Weight Clinics
Integrating off-the-shelf robots and services in the homes of older people living with frailty
This feasibility study will explore the different dimensions associated with effectively supporting elderly people using off-the-shelf robots and monitoring them for signs of frailty (including dementia) to help provide timely interventions.
Social Prescribing and Physical Activity
The effects of long Covid are still unfolding. To find out more about it, we conducted a qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews on 18 people living with the illness.
Moving Healthcare Professionals Programme - Evaluation
The Moving Healthcare Professionals Programme (MHPP) is a national programme led by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) – formerly Public Health England (PHE) – in partnership with Sport England.
Golf as a therapeutic tool for older adults and their supporters
Sheffield Hallam University has teamed up with Golf in Society (GiS) and Sport for Confidence to explore how the social connectivity of golf can improve the health and wellbeing of those who are frail and living with Parkinson’s and dementia.
Doncaster Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC)
In 2020, Doncaster Council delivered a Local Authority Research System project. It found that staff lacked time, funding, confidence and capacity to either carry out research or use its findings, nevertheless, staff understood the value of research activity.
Easier To Be Active
One in three of us in England live with a health condition and we are twice as likely to be amongst the least physically active, yet we know that being active can help to manage our conditions and increase our quality and length of life.
Re:Mission - An Evaluation of the NHS Low Calorie Diet Programme
Re:Mission - An Evaluation of the NHS Low Calorie Diet Programme
Mental wellbeing and social connections of middle-aged men improved by parkruns
Taking part in parkrun has a positive impact on the mental wellbeing of middle-aged men and helps them to form new friendships, according to new research.