Publications by authors named "L A Barnett"
Myopathies are heterogenous and can provide a diagnostic puzzle. Many patients investigated for myopathy will go on to other diagnoses. An overall understanding of how patients are investigated for suspected myopathy is lacking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is a lack of evidence of stakeholder perspective and understanding of physical literacy among relevant stakeholders from England. As part of research commissioned by Sport England to develop a physical literacy consensus statement for England, this study presents findings from the first national consultation with stakeholders in England.
Methods: One hundred and ninety-three individual stakeholders (50.
This study investigated (i) the social and political factors driving risk averse decision making for children's physically active play in schools, and (ii) the policies shaping these decisions in Victoria, Australia. A theory-informed multi-method case study design combined policy document mapping, semi-structured interviews, and photo elicitation with 30 education policy actors. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.
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- The authors, both occupational therapists from different racial backgrounds, reflect on their personal and cultural experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest through auto-ethnography.
- Their collaboration focuses on promoting emotional and spiritual wellness, addressing healthcare disparities while supporting their local African American community.
- They created a handwoven kente-style liturgical stole ministry to uplift African American pastors, helping them cope with challenges in worship and community during difficult times.
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- Despite the health benefits of physical activity (PA), young women globally engage in it at low rates, which can adversely affect their health.
- This systematic review explores how technology-supported PA impacts both levels of PA and physical literacy (PL) among young women aged 13 to 24 and identifies effective types of technology in increasing PA engagement.
- The review analyzed 23 studies, revealing that popular technology tools for encouraging PA included interactive websites, social media, wearable fitness trackers, and mobile apps, with a significant portion of data coming from self-reported measures of activity and literacy.