Electronic copies of Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport conference posters. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/25762 2026-09-26T07:01:24Z 2026-09-26T07:01:24Z Elder, Kieren Martindale, Russell English, Cedric Pitkethly, Amanda Fountain, Hollie http://hdl.handle.net/1893/37470 2025-10-15T00:02:27Z 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z

Title: "We Need to Stress Them": A Case Study on an Elite Football Academy's Use of Competition to Enhance and Catalyse the Development of Footballing Talent Author(s): Elder, Kieren; Martindale, Russell; English, Cedric; Pitkethly, Amanda; Fountain, Hollie Editor(s): Davison, R C R; Tsolakidis, E; Thompson, J L; Ferrauti, A; Piacentini, M F Abstract: Introduction: Professional football is recognised by many as a ‘results driven business’ where competition outcomes are significant and can have a momentous effect on the lives of vast number of people groups. With the increased research in academy football and the development of footballing excellence, it is surprising that still very little is understood about the use of competition within academy programmes and how this reoccurring experience is used to shape and promote the development of footballing ability. Methodology: Six academy coaches and the academy director from an Elite tier Scottish football academy took part in semi-structured, face-to-face interviews at the end of an academy season. Data was subject to inductive, reflexive thematic analysis which ensured trustworthiness of data by utilising processes such as member checking, data triangulation and critical review within the research team. Findings: The competition uses, intentions and objectives of the football academy were analysed and found to fit into one of three categories: 1) playing to learn, 2) learning to win, and 3) playing to win. Findings also highlighted the academy’s ‘stress, stretch and support’ approach to developing talent within competition, and how this approach was operationalised across each stage of the academy. Discussion: Competition was used in a variety of ways within the football academy to promote the development of the academy players’ footballing ability. Within the early years of academy football, competition was entirely focused on the development of football specific abilities and understanding with no attention given to the outcome of each competition experience. As players progressed through the academy age groups, a focus on achieving positive competition outcomes was introduced which contributed to the development of an ego-orientated motivational climate within the group and between peers. The academy sought to use competition as a method of assessing the future, first team suitability of academy players. Academy coaches were encouraged to systematically manipulate competition stressors and experiences to stress and stretch the players to observe which players could cope with the need to win in specific games. Competition success and individual statistics were outlined to players as key metrics on which contract offers would be based, thus further ingraining a peer-created, ego-orientated motivational climate within the academy age groups.

2024-07-01T00:00:00Z Macdonald, Bethan Baker, Graham Macdonald, Stephen http://hdl.handle.net/1893/37318 2025-08-02T00:29:24Z 2024-12-04T00:00:00Z

Title: Seizure free steps: A review of behaviour change techniques for physical activity in epilepsy. Author(s): Macdonald, Bethan; Baker, Graham; Macdonald, Stephen Abstract: Introduction People with epilepsy (PWE) tend to be less physically active than the general population, primarily due to the belief that physical activity (PA) exacerbates seizure symptoms. However, recent research suggests that PA does not increase seizure frequency and may even reduce it, supporting the integration of PA into epilepsy management. Given the comorbidities and reduced quality of life associated with epilepsy, increasing PA may help mitigate risks such as cardiovascular disease and depression. Despite these benefits, promoting PA in PWE necessitates the use of complex behavior change techniques (BCTs)—defined as irreducible, replicable, and observable components of interventions designed to alter or redirect causal processes that regulate behavior—to address barriers such as overprotection. Aims and Methods This review aims to assess the BCTs utilized in PA interventions for individuals with epilepsy. Seventeen intervention studies on PWE were extracted from four systematic reviews identified through electronic databases. Studies were excluded if they did not include an intervention aimed at increasing physical activity or were not specific to epilepsy. Data were extracted regarding study characteristics, and the BCTs within the methodologies were coded using the Behaviour Change Taxonomy v1. Results and Discussion This review found that most studies did not report the effectiveness of their interventions but agreed that PA either had no impact on seizure frequency or, at best, reduced it. "Social support" and "instruction on how to perform behavior" were the most frequently used BCTs, which is a novel finding, as reviews of healthy populations typically identified other common techniques. Given the significant methodological heterogeneity across the studies, this review supports previous recommendations for the use of a unified language, such as the BCT taxonomy, in future research. Conclusion This review identifies novel BCTs more commonly employed to increase PA in the epileptic population compared to the general population, though further research is needed to determine their effectiveness. It also emphasizes the need for a standardized reporting framework, such as the Behaviour Change Taxonomy v1, in future interventional studies.

2024-12-04T00:00:00Z Faulds, Sharon Taylor, Anne http://hdl.handle.net/1893/37301 2025-08-02T00:21:04Z 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Simulated Practice Learning Experience: An Innovative Pedagogical Approach to Practice Learning for Nursing Students Author(s): Faulds, Sharon; Taylor, Anne

2024-03-01T00:00:00Z Newberry Le Vay, Jessica Critchlow, Nathan Vohra, Jyotsna http://hdl.handle.net/1893/32783 2025-09-27T05:41:52Z 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z

Title: "It's got adverts… Always, always there": Change over time in the impact of junk food marketing on children and young people's dietary behaviours Author(s): Newberry Le Vay, Jessica; Critchlow, Nathan; Vohra, Jyotsna Abstract: Background: Marketing for food and drinks high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) are known to negatively influence dietary-related knowledge, attitudes and health outcomes such as overweight and obesity. It is crucial to address the alarming UK childhood obesity rates; a child with obesity is five times more likely to become an adult with obesity, and overweight and obesity causes 13 types of cancer. Digital marketing is now as, or more, prevalent in young people’s lives than TV advertising. More evidence is needed to understand the mechanisms by which the influence of HFSS marketing occurs, and to underpin policy action to ensure marketing regulation is fit for purpose in the current marketing landscape. Aims: To explore trends over time in children and young people’s dietary perceptions and attitudes and behaviours across all forms of HFSS marketing, particularly digital. Methods: A nationally representative online cross-sectional UK survey of 11–19 year olds (n=3286), is being performed. This survey builds on the first wave of the YOPS (conducted in 2017), updated to reflect the 2019 policy context and to focus specifically on digital HFSS marketing. A qualitative scoping study of focus groups with 11–19 year olds was conducted by ScotCen to inform survey design for the digital HFSS marketing component. Survey recruitment is being conducted by YouGov through their online panel. Linear regression will be performed, controlling for demographic factors, to test for associations between different forms of HFSS marketing exposure and HFSS consumption. Data collection will be complete by August 2019. Results: Data will give self-reported consumption of HFSS products, HFSS marketing exposure across platforms, and digital media use and engagement. Results will provide insight into whether the impact of HFSS marketing has changed over the past two years, and build the evidence on the impact of digital HFSS marketing. Discussion: This study builds a picture of how the impact that HFSS marketing has on children and young people’s dietary-related behaviours and health outcomes may have changed over time. It will explore the link between digital marketing and young people’s dietary behaviours, and support policy-making around HFSS marketing regulation.

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