2022
IMPACT OF PERSISTENT COVID-19 SYMPTOMS ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND CARDIORESPIRATORY PERFORMANCE IN VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
BOZKANAT K, XIE L, MATHEW M, SHAIKH S, FRANCIS J, VEERASWAMY A, RABL A, LOZANO A, HE W, WEERAKOON S, SRIKANTH N, MESSIAH S. IMPACT OF PERSISTENT COVID-19 SYMPTOMS ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND CARDIORESPIRATORY PERFORMANCE IN VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. CHEST Journal 2022, 162: a2658-a2659. PMCID: PMC9548774, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.08.2170.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Cluster-randomised trial of the impact of an obesity prevention intervention on childcare centre nutrition and physical activity environment over 2 years
Natale R, Atem F, Lebron C, Mathew M, Weerakoon S, Martinez C, Shelnutt K, Spector R, Messiah S. Cluster-randomised trial of the impact of an obesity prevention intervention on childcare centre nutrition and physical activity environment over 2 years. Public Health Nutrition 2021, 25: 3172-3181. PMID: 34593076, PMCID: PMC9991736, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980021004109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activity environmentsObesity prevention interventionsCluster randomised trialPhysical activityPreventive interventionsActive environmentNutritional scorePromote healthy weightObesity prevention programmesScreen time policiesRandom effects mixed modelPrevalence of obesityPre-school-aged childrenEthnically diverse familiesHealthy weightIntervention armEnvironment scoresPrevention programmesEPAOLow-incomeMiami-Dade CountyControl armSchool yearPrimary outcomeScore changes