Catherine Woods


Contact Details

Chair, Physical Activity for Health
Physical Activity for Health Research Cluster, Health Research Institute
Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences
Faculty of Education and Health Sciences
University of Limerick
T: +35361202379
E: Catherine.Woods@ul.ie
 
researcher

Biography

Prof. Woods is lead of the Physical Activity for Health Research Centre (www.pafh-ul.ie) at the University of Limerick (UL), and is a member of UL’s Health Research Institute (https://www.ul.ie/research/hri).   Prof. Woods' research cuts across the HRI themes of lifestyle, health and technology.  She enjoys developing and testing theoretically sound interventions to change population levels of physical activity, and seeks better, more systematic methods of bringing research, practice and policy closer together to achieve real and sustainable impact.  Prof. Woods believes that physical activity is a best buy for public health as it has the potential to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, irrespective of age, ability or condition.  

Professor Woods has led - as Principal or Co-Investigator – successful grant applications generating a total income of €14,100,242 (€4,070,512 to UL/DCU).    Professor Woods has successfully trained 10 PhD and 6 MSc research students, and currently has one research fellow and five post-doctoral researchers, four full-time research assistants and five PhD students within her physical activity for health research team.  This team have published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and presented at >30 (inter)national conferences.

Research Interests

Prof Woods's research is framed within the social ecological model and consequently she works across individual, interpersonal, community and policy levels. This multi-level approach is necessary to understand and influence population levels of physical activity for health; however, it requires an extensive knowledge and an appreciation for inter-disciplinary work.  Current research priorities are listed below with an example of ongoing projects in each priority area. 

  •  The promotion of physical activity and healthy lifestyles in clinical and older adult populations.
  • Understanding the determinants of physical activity in children and young people, and developing evidence-based interventions to promote physical activity in this cohort.
  • Physical activity policy evaluation and development.
Clinical and Older Adult Populations
Prof Woods chaired a working group tasked by the Health Services Executive to develop a National Exercise Referral Framework (NERF).  The NERF provides individuals living with non-communicable diseases three levels of support; level 1 - high-support centre-based activity, level 2 is medium-support community-based activity and level 3 is independent, self-managed home-based exercise.  (see: https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/healthwellbeing/our-priority-programmes/heal/heal-docs/national-exe...).

Prof. Woods developed a community-based chronic illness rehabilitation programme in UL as a partnership between Limerick, Ennis and Nenagh hospitals.  ULMedX caters provides high level support (NERF Level 1) for individuals living with cardiovascular disease.  The focus is on learning self-management strategies, underpinned by structured exercise, as a form of secondary prevention. Prof. Woods’ research aligned to MedEx has involved studying the key factors responsible for sustaining long term adherence to MedEx, this information has been used to design an intervention to enhance recruitment and retention to the programme.  Examining NERF level 3 (home-based arm), research through PATHway (Physical Activity Towards Health) a Horizon 2020 €4.9 million research project.  PAHway combined the work of nine partners (from 7 different countries) to provide individualised mHealth (mobile health) rehabilitation pathways for individuals living with established cardiovascular disease (CVD).  The primary aim was to increase daily minutes of physical activity, underpinned by behavioural change theory and using innovative technology for intervention delivery.

The ‘Move for Life project’ was funded by the Health Services Executive, Healthy Ireland and Atlantic Philanthropies and is a collaboration with Local Sports Partnerships, Healthy Limerick, Age friendly Limerick and Clare and the HSE.  Its purpose was to develop an intervention to increase physical activity in inactive adults aged 50+.  700+ adults across counties Clare and Limerick engaged in the study, with 601 meeting study inclusion criteria (>50 years and inactive).  

Children & Young People
The Healthy Ireland Demonstration Project aims to develop and test the feasibility of a complex school-based intervention targeting the main modifiable risk factors for prevention of noncommunicable diseases, in particular physical inactivity and poor diet. The multiple components of this intervention will be developed from existing evidence-based programmes, behavior change theory and (inter)national collaborations.  Although in its early stages, this project which is a collaboration between UL, UCD, the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Health, has already secured funding for intervention development and feasibility testing of the Active School Flag post primary programme (www.activeschoolflag.ie). 

The Childrens’ Sport Participation and Physical Activity (CSPPA) study, provides a 9-year follow-up to the original CSPPA 2010 study.  Its purpose to provide important surveillance data on the physical activity behaviours and their determinants in school-aged children.  Questionnaire, physical health and qualitative data were collected on a representative sample of 6,651, 10-18 year olds from 115 schools across Ireland.  Prof. Woods co-ordinated this complex multi-site study in collaboration with Dublin City University (DCU), University of Ulster and University College Cork.  This research was funded by Sport Ireland, Healthy Ireland and Sport Northern Ireland. 

Keeping Youngsters Involved. (https://www.kenniscentrumsport.nl/en/international-projects/keep-youngsters-involved/).  The project 'Keep Youngsters Involved' aims to find answers to the question: ‘How can we prevent youngsters (age 12-19) from dropout from sport?’. In many European countries we see that a lot of youngsters give up sport due to a lack of motivation, problems with school or job schedule or different interests. The project targets youngsters (12-19 years) in general and specifically those from lower socio-economic backgrounds.  

The six international project partners want to increase and share knowledge by creating a common understanding of effective and practice-based elements, partner countries are able to share their good practices and interventions.  The project is funded by the European Commission. It is a collaborative partnership project in the Erasmus+ Sport programme (2016). The project will take place from 1 January 2017 until 30 September 2019.

Physical Activity Policy 
Prof. Woods is vice co-ordinator of a Joint Programme Initiative, Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life; the Policy Evaluation Network (https://www.jpi-pen.eu/).  This network of 28 research groups across Europe is examining the impact of public policy on improving healthy eating, physical activity and reducing sedentary behaviour.  PEN research was featured in a special issue in the European Journal of Public Health with PAfH UL researchers contributing to an editorial, a paper defining key food and physical activity policy concepts, a paper outlining the development of the physical activity environment policy index (PA-EPI) tool and a systematic review of mass media campaigns influencing physical activity. Further, UL PEN researchers contributed to a review of transport policies influencing physical activity and a review of sport policies influencing physical activity. This research is funded by the Health Research Board.

The I-PARC project (Irish Physical Activity Research Collaboration) jointly led by Prof. Woods and Dr. Fiona Mansergh (Healthy Ireland), will bring together researchers, policy makers and practitioners from PA in order to develop a systematic method for identifying examples of effective PA interventions and effective implementation strategies (https://i-parc.ie/). This adheres to the National Implementation Research Network’s formula for success “Effective Interventions X Effective Implementation Methods X Enabling Context = Socially Significant Outcomes”.   Ireland's National Physical Activity Plan provides the enabling context for PA interventions, however we know little about how to identify effective interventions and even less about effective implementation strategies applicable to the Irish context.  This research is funded by the Health Research Board.
                        

Contract Researchers

  Researcher Name Project Role Funding Body
Ms. Caera Grady Irish Physical Activity Research Collaboration Research staff Health Research Board
Ms. Jemima Cooper Irish Physical Activity Research Collaboration Research staff Health Research Board
Dr. Sarah Taylor Policy Evaluation Network (PEN) Postdoctoral Researcher Health Research Board
Dr. Joey Murphy Irish Physical Activity Research Collaboration (I-PARC) Postdoctoral Researcher Health Research Board
Dr. Ciaran Doyle Move for Life Postdoctoral Researcher Health Service Executive
Mr. Kevin Volf Policy Evaluation Network Research Assistant Health Research Board
Dr. Kwok Ng Healthy Ireland Demonstration Project Postdoctoral Researcher Dept of Education and Science
Dr. Liam Kelly Move for LIfe & Policy Evaluation Network Postdoctoral Researcher Health Service Executive
Dr. Enrique Garcia Bengochea Dean's Research Fellow and Move for Life Research Fellow UL Internal

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
2024 'Results from Ireland North and South's 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents'
Carlin A.;Connolly S.;Redpath T.;Belton S.;Coppinger T.;Cunningham C.;Donnelly A.;Dowd K.;Harrington D.;Murtagh E.;Ng K.;O'Brien W.;Rodriguez L.;Woods C.;McAvoy H.;Murphy M. (2024) 'Results from Ireland North and South's 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents'. Journal Of Exercise Science & Fitness, 22 (1):66-72 [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Factors related to the implementation and scale-up of physical activity interventions in Ireland: a qualitative study with policy makers, funders, researchers and practitioners'
Murphy J.;Mansergh F.;O¿Donoghue G.;van Nassau F.;Cooper J.;Grady C.;Murphy N.;Bengoechea E.G.;Murphy M.H.;Cullen B.;Woods C.B. (2023) 'Factors related to the implementation and scale-up of physical activity interventions in Ireland: a qualitative study with policy makers, funders, researchers and practitioners'. The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 20 (1) [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Preliminary findings from the early phases of the Music and Movement for Health study: the feasibility of an arts-based health programme for older adults'
Clifford A;Byrne S;Ni Bhriain O;Cheung PS;Sheikhi A;Woods C;O'Neill D;Gowran R;Glynn L;Moss H;Louw Q;Thebane L;Coote S;Salsberg J; (2023) 'Preliminary findings from the early phases of the Music and Movement for Health study: the feasibility of an arts-based health programme for older adults'. Rural and remote health, [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Rethinking children¿s physical activity interventions at school: A new context-specific approach'
Jago R.;Salway R.;House D.;Beets M.;Lubans D.R.;Woods C.;de Vocht F. (2023) 'Rethinking children¿s physical activity interventions at school: A new context-specific approach'. Frontiers In Public Health, 11 [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Health promoting sports federations: theoretical foundations and guidelines'
Van Hoye A.;Geidne S.;Vuillemin A.;Dowd K.;Glibo I.;Heck S.;Ibsen B.;Johnson S.;Kingsland M.;Kokko S.;Lane A.;Ooms L.;Overbye M.;Woods C.;Zeimers G.;Whiting S.;Winand M. (2023) 'Health promoting sports federations: theoretical foundations and guidelines'. Frontiers In Public Health, 11 [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Assessing the implementation of physical activity-promoting public policies in the Republic of Ireland: a study using the Physical Activity Environment Policy Index (PA-EPI)'
Volf K.;Kelly L.;Van Hoye A.;García Bengoechea E.;MacPhail A.;Woods C.B. (2023) 'Assessing the implementation of physical activity-promoting public policies in the Republic of Ireland: a study using the Physical Activity Environment Policy Index (PA-EPI)'. Health Research Policy And Systems, 21 (1) [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Physical activity for depression among the chronically Ill: Results from older diabetics in the Irish longitudinal study on ageing'
Laird E.;Herring M.P.;Carson B.P.;Woods C.B.;Walsh C.;Kenny R.A.;Rasmussen C.L. (2023) 'Physical activity for depression among the chronically Ill: Results from older diabetics in the Irish longitudinal study on ageing'. Psychiatry research, 326 [DOI] [Details]
2023 'An exploration of national and local policies supporting health promoting sports clubs in the Republic of Ireland'
Van Hoye A.;Lane A.;Vuillemin A.;Woods C. (2023) 'An exploration of national and local policies supporting health promoting sports clubs in the Republic of Ireland'. International Journal Of Sport Policy And Politics, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'A pragmatic evaluation of the primary school Be Active After-School Activity Programme (Be Active ASAP)'
Murtagh E;Mulhare B;Woods C;Corr M;Belton S; (2022) 'A pragmatic evaluation of the primary school Be Active After-School Activity Programme (Be Active ASAP)'. Health Education Research, 36 (6) [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Associations between screen-time, physical activity and depressive symptoms differ based on gender and screen-time mode'
Forte C.;O¿Sullivan D.;McDowell C.P.;Hallgren M.;Woods C.B.;Herring M.P. (2022) 'Associations between screen-time, physical activity and depressive symptoms differ based on gender and screen-time mode'. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Barriers to and motives for engagement in an exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation programme in Ireland: a qualitative study'
Bourke, A;Niranjan, V;O'Connor, R;Woods, C (2022) 'Barriers to and motives for engagement in an exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation programme in Ireland: a qualitative study'. Bmc Primary Care, 23 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Acceptability of policies targeting dietary behaviours and physical activity: a systematic review of tools and outcomes'
Scheidmeir M.;Kubiak T.;Luszczynska A.;Wendt J.;Scheller D.A.;Meshkovska B.;Müller-Stierlin A.S.;Forberger S.;¿obczowska K.;Neumann-Podczaska A.;Wieczorowska-Tobis K.;Zeeb H.;Steinacker J.M.;Woods C.B.;Lakerveld J. (2022) 'Acceptability of policies targeting dietary behaviours and physical activity: a systematic review of tools and outcomes'. European Journal Of Public Health, 32 (4 S):IV32-IV49 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Music and Movement for Health: Protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomised feasibility pilot trial of an arts-based programme for the health and wellbeing of older adults'
Clifford, A.M., Ni Bhriain, O., Byrne, S., Cheung, P.S., Louw, Q., Glynn, L., Moss, H., O'Neill, D., Woods, C.B., Sheikhi, A., Gowran, R.J., Maher, C., Kennelly, B., Salsberg, J., Thabane, L. (2022) 'Music and Movement for Health: Protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomised feasibility pilot trial of an arts-based programme for the health and wellbeing of older adults'. Hrb Open Research, 5 (42):1-19 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Communicating Physical Activity with Adolescents: What works? A scoping review protocol'
Grady C;Ng K;Murtagh E;Woods C; (2022) 'Communicating Physical Activity with Adolescents: What works? A scoping review protocol'. Hrb Open Research, 5 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Reaching consensus on definitions for food and physical activity policies: experience from the Policy Evaluation Network'
Kelly, L;Twohig, C;Woods, CB;Luszczynska, A;Murrin, C;Lien, NN;Meshkovska, B;Kamphuis, CBM;Poelman, MP;Terragani, L;Forberger, S;Hebestreit, A;Ahrens, W;Harrington, JM (2022) 'Reaching consensus on definitions for food and physical activity policies: experience from the Policy Evaluation Network'. European Journal Of Public Health, 32 :10-20 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Implementation evaluation of an Irish secondary-level whole school programme: a qualitative inquiry'
McHale F.;Ng K.;Scanlon D.;Cooper J.;Grady C.;Norton C.;O'Shea D.;Woods C. (2022) 'Implementation evaluation of an Irish secondary-level whole school programme: a qualitative inquiry'. Health promotion international, 37 (5) [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Adherence to aerobic and muscle-strengthening components of the physical activity guidelines and mental health'
Shannon S.;Carlin A.;Woods C.;Nevill A.M.;Murphy N.;Murphy M.H. (2022) 'Adherence to aerobic and muscle-strengthening components of the physical activity guidelines and mental health'. Health promotion international, 37 (5) [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Lessons learned from a pandemic: implications for a combined exercise and educational programme for medical students'
Worobetz, A.,O' Regan A,Casey, M.,Hayes, P.,O' Callaghan M,Walsh, J. C.,Bengoechea, E. G.,Woods, C.,McGrath, D.,Glynn, L. G. (2022) 'Lessons learned from a pandemic: implications for a combined exercise and educational programme for medical students'. BMC Med Educ, 22 (11) [DOI] [Details]
2022 'What we know about the actual implementation process of public physical activity policies: results from a scoping review'
Forberger S.;Reisch L.A.;Meshkovska B.;Lobczowska K.;Scheller D.A.;Wendt J.;Christianson L.;Frense J.;Steinacker J.M.;Woods C.B.;Luszczynska A.;Zeeb H. (2022) 'What we know about the actual implementation process of public physical activity policies: results from a scoping review'. European Journal Of Public Health, 32 (4 S):IV59-IV65 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'The impact of mass-media campaigns on physical activity: a review of reviews through a policy lens'
Den Braver N.R.;Bengoechea E.G.;Messing S.;Kelly L.;Schoonmade L.J.;Volf K.;Zukowska J.;Gelius P.;Forberger S.;Woods C.B.;Lakerveld J. (2022) 'The impact of mass-media campaigns on physical activity: a review of reviews through a policy lens'. European Journal Of Public Health, 32 :IV71-IV83 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Policy Evaluation Network (PEN): Protocol for systematic literature reviews examining the evidence for impact of policies on physical activity across seven different policy domains'
(2022) 'Policy Evaluation Network (PEN): Protocol for systematic literature reviews examining the evidence for impact of policies on physical activity across seven different policy domains'. Hrb Open Research, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Study protocol for the investigation of the clinical effectiveness of a physical activity behaviour change intervention for individuals living with and beyond cancer'
Mairéad Cantwell;Bróna Kehoe;Niall Moyna;Noel McCaffrey;Fiona Skelly;Lisa Loughney;Deirdre MJ. Walsh;Kieran Dowd;Andrew McCarren;Catherine Woods; (2022) 'Study protocol for the investigation of the clinical effectiveness of a physical activity behaviour change intervention for individuals living with and beyond cancer'. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Health Enhancing Physical Activity Policies in Poland: Findings from the HEPA PAT Survey'
Aleksandra Romanowska;Agnieszka Morawiak;Catherine Woods;Liam Kelly;Kevin Volf;Peter Gelius;Sven Messing;Sarah Forberger;Jeroen Lakerveld;Nicolette R. Den Braver;Enrique García Bengoechea;Joanna Żukowska; (2022) 'Health Enhancing Physical Activity Policies in Poland: Findings from the HEPA PAT Survey'. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Obesity in Adults: A 2022 Adapted Clinical Practice Guideline for Ireland'
Breen C;O'Connell J;Geoghegan J;O'Shea D;Birney S;Tully L;Gaynor K;O'Kelly M;O'Malley G;O'Donovan C;Lyons O;Flynn M;Allen S;Arthurs N;Browne S;Byrne M;Callaghan S;Collins C;Courtney A;Crotty M;Donohue C;Donovan C;Dunlevy C;Duggan D;Fearon N;Finucane F;Fitzgerald I;Foy S;Garvey J;Gibson I;Glynn L;Gregg E;Griffin A;Harrington JM;Heary C;Heneghan H;Hogan A;Hynes M;Kearney C;Kelly D;Neff K;le Roux CW;Manning S;McAuliffe F;Moore S;Moran N;Murphy M;Murrin C;O'Brien SM;O'Donnell C;O'Dwyer S;O'Grada C;O'Malley E;O'Reilly O;O'Reilly S;Porter O;Roche HM;Rhynehart A;Ryan L;Seery S;Soare C;Shaamile F;Walsh A;Woods C;Woods C;Yoder R; (2022) 'Obesity in Adults: A 2022 Adapted Clinical Practice Guideline for Ireland'. Obesity Facts, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Dietary behaviour and physical activity policies in Europe: learnings from the Policy Evaluation Network (PEN)'
Ahrens, W;Brenner, H;Flechtner-Mors, M;Harrington, JM;Hebestreit, A;Kamphuis, CBM;Kelly, L;Laxy, M;Luszczynska, A;Mazzocchi, M;Murrin, C;Poelman, MP;Steenhuis, I;Roos, G;Steinacker, JM;van Lenthe, F;Zeeb, H;Zukowska, J;Lakerveld, J;Woods, CB (2022) 'Dietary behaviour and physical activity policies in Europe: learnings from the Policy Evaluation Network (PEN)'. European Journal Of Public Health, 32 :114-125 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'The Physical Activity Environment Policy Index for monitoring government policies and actions to improve physical activity'
Woods, CB;Kelly, L;Volf, K;Gelius, P;Messing, S;Forberger, S;Lakerveld, J;den Braver, NR;Zukowska, J;Bengoechea, EG (2022) 'The Physical Activity Environment Policy Index for monitoring government policies and actions to improve physical activity'. European Journal Of Public Health, 32 :50-58 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Sport, physical activity, and health promotion: Implications for the education of future professionals'
Woods C.;Murphy M.;Bengoechea E.G. (2022) 'Sport, physical activity, and health promotion: Implications for the education of future professionals'. Education In Sport And Physical Activity: Future Directions And Global Perspectives, :163-172 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Health surveillance indicators for diet and physical activity: What is available in European data sets for policy evaluation?'
Stanley I.;Neumann-Podczaska A.;Wieczorowska-Tobis K.;Mensink G.B.M.;Rosas L.G.;Do S.;Abu Omar K.;Woods C.;Ahrens W.;Hebestreit A.;Murrin C. (2022) 'Health surveillance indicators for diet and physical activity: What is available in European data sets for policy evaluation?'. European Journal Of Public Health, 32 (4):571-577 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Differential Associations of Total and Context-Specific Sedentary Time with Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents: Results from Ireland¿s CSPPA Study'
Forte C.;McDowell C.P.;Woods C.B.;Hallgren M.;O¿Brien W.;Belton S.;Murphy M.H.;Powell C.;Herring M.P. (2022) 'Differential Associations of Total and Context-Specific Sedentary Time with Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents: Results from Ireland¿s CSPPA Study'. International Journal Of Behavioral Medicine, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Exercise Compared to Mindfulness for Physical and Mental Wellbeing in Medical Students'
Worobetz A.;O'Callaghan M.;Walsh J.;Casey M.;Hayes P.;Bengoechea E.G.;Woods C.;McGrath D.;Glynn L.G. (2022) 'Exercise Compared to Mindfulness for Physical and Mental Wellbeing in Medical Students'. Irish medical journal, 115 (3) [Details]
2022 'Policies to promote physical activity in Germany An analysis based on a policy audit tool from the World Health Organization'
Messing, S;Forberger, S;Woods, C;Abu-Omar, K;Gelius, P (2022) 'Policies to promote physical activity in Germany An analysis based on a policy audit tool from the World Health Organization'. Bundesgesundheitsblatt-Gesundheitsforschung-Gesundheitsschutz, 65 :107-115 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Juggling with theory, evidence, practice, and real-world circumstances: Development of a complex community intervention to increase physical activity in inactive adults aged 50 years and older - The Move for Life Study'
Bengoechea, EG;Clifford, AM;Gallagher, S;O' Regan, A;O'Sullivan, N;Casey, M;Glynn, L;Macken, P;Sweeney, J;Donnelly, A;Murphy, A;Woods, CB (2021) 'Juggling with theory, evidence, practice, and real-world circumstances: Development of a complex community intervention to increase physical activity in inactive adults aged 50 years and older - The Move for Life Study'. Evaluation And Program Planning, 89 [DOI] [Details]
2021 '"Getting Ireland Active"-Application of a Systems Approach to Increase Physical Activity in Ireland Using the GAPPA Framework'
Murphy, JJ;Mansergh, F;Murphy, MH;Murphy, N;Cullen, B;O'Brien, S;Finn, S;O'Donoghue, G;Barry, N;O'Shea, S;Leyden, KM;Smyth, P;Cooper, J;Bengoechea, EG;Cavill, N;Milat, AJ;Bauman, AE;Woods, CB (2021) '"Getting Ireland Active"-Application of a Systems Approach to Increase Physical Activity in Ireland Using the GAPPA Framework'. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 18 :1427-1436 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'A Systematic Literature Review of Peer-led Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity Levels of Adolescents'
McHale, F;Ng, K;Taylor, S;Bengoechea, E;Norton, C;O'Shea, D;Woods, C (2021) 'A Systematic Literature Review of Peer-led Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity Levels of Adolescents'. Health Education & Behavior, [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2021 'A cluster analysis of device-measured physical activity behaviours and the association with chronic conditions, multi-morbidity and healthcare utilisation in adults aged 45 years and older'
O'Regan A;Hannigan A;Glynn L;Garcia Bengoechea E;Donnelly A;Hayes G;Murphy AW;Clifford AM;Gallagher S;Woods CB; (2021) 'A cluster analysis of device-measured physical activity behaviours and the association with chronic conditions, multi-morbidity and healthcare utilisation in adults aged 45 years and older'. Preventive Medicine Reports, 24 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2021 'Barriers and facilitators to implementing community-based physical activity interventions: a qualitative systematic review'
Jemima Cooper;Joey Murphy;Catherine Woods;Femke Van Nassau;Aisling McGrath;David Callaghan;Paula Carroll;Paul Kelly;Niamh Murphy;Marie Murphy;Adrian Bauman;Benny Cullen;Colette Brolly;Enrique García Bengoechea;Fiona Mansergh;Grainne O’Donoghue;James Lavelle;Nanette Mutrie;Niamh Barry;Peter Smyth;Ronan Kielt;Sarah O’Brien;Shirley O’Shea;Vydehi Muppavarapu; (2021) 'Barriers and facilitators to implementing community-based physical activity interventions: a qualitative systematic review'. The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Selection of key indicators for European policy monitoring and surveillance for dietary behaviour, physical activity and sedentary behaviour'
Garnica Rosas L;Mensink GBM;Finger JD;Schienkiewitz A;Do S;Wolters M;Stanley I;Abu Omar K;Wieczorowska-Tobis K;Woods CB;Murrin C;Ahrens W;Hebestreit A; ; (2021) 'Selection of key indicators for European policy monitoring and surveillance for dietary behaviour, physical activity and sedentary behaviour'. The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 18 (1) [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2021 'The added value of using the HEPA PAT for physical activity policy monitoring: a four-country comparison'
Gelius P;Messing S;Forberger S;Lakerveld J;Mansergh F;Wendel-Vos W;Zukowska J;Woods C; ; (2021) 'The added value of using the HEPA PAT for physical activity policy monitoring: a four-country comparison'. Health Research Policy And Systems, 19 (1) [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2021 'The Association of Family, Friends, and Teacher Support With Girls' Sport and Physical Activity on the Island of Ireland'
O'Brien W;Coppinger T;Hogan I;Belton S;Murphy MH;Powell C;Woods C; (2021) 'The Association of Family, Friends, and Teacher Support With Girls' Sport and Physical Activity on the Island of Ireland'. Journal Of Physical Activity & Health, [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Socio-ecological correlates of physical activity in a nationally representative sample of adolescents across Ireland and Northern Ireland'
Woods CB;Crowley E;Powell C;O'Brien W;Murphy MH;Belton S;Saunders J;Connolly S;Farmer O;Ng K; (2021) 'Socio-ecological correlates of physical activity in a nationally representative sample of adolescents across Ireland and Northern Ireland'. Preventive Medicine Reports, 23 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2021 'The evidence for the impact of policy on physical activity outcomes within the school setting: A systematic review'
Woods CB;Volf K;Kelly L;Casey B;Gelius P;Messing S;Forberger S;Lakerveld J;Zukowska J;Bengoechea EG; ; (2021) 'The evidence for the impact of policy on physical activity outcomes within the school setting: A systematic review'. Journal of Sport and Health Science, [DOI] [Details]
2021 '¿Getting Ireland active¿-Application of a systems approach to increase physical activity in Ireland using the GAPPA framework'
Murphy J.J.;Mansergh F.;Murphy M.H.;Murphy N.;Cullen B.;O'Brien S.;Finn S.;O'Donoghue G.;Barry N.;O'Shea S.;Leyden K.M.;Smyth P.;Cooper J.;Bengoechea E.G.;Cavill N.;Milat A.J.;Bauman A.E.;Woods C.B. (2021) '¿Getting Ireland active¿-Application of a systems approach to increase physical activity in Ireland using the GAPPA framework'. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 18 (11):1427-1436 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Physical Activity, Sport and Physical Education in Northern Ireland School Children: A Cross-Sectional Study'
Connolly, S;Carlin, A;Johnston, A;Woods, C;Powell, C;Belton, S;O'Brien, W;Saunders, J;Duff, C;Farmer, O;Murphy, M (2020) 'Physical Activity, Sport and Physical Education in Northern Ireland School Children: A Cross-Sectional Study'. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 17 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'A feasibility study of an exercise intervention to educate and promote health and well-being among medical students: the 'MED-WELL' programme'
Worobetz A., Retief P.J., Loughran S., Walsh J., Casey M., Hayes P., Bengoechea E.G., O'Regan A., Woods C., Kelly D., O'Connor R., McGrath D., Glynn L.G. (2020) 'A feasibility study of an exercise intervention to educate and promote health and well-being among medical students: the 'MED-WELL' programme'. BMC medical education, 20 (1) [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2020 'Assessing physical activity through questionnaires – A consensus of best practices and future directions'
(2020) 'Assessing physical activity through questionnaires – A consensus of best practices and future directions'. Psychology Of Sport And Exercise, [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Clusters of Adolescent Physical Activity Tracker Patterns and Their Associations With Physical Activity Behaviors in Finland and Ireland: Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)'
Kwok Ng;Sami Kokko;Tuija Tammelin;Jouni Kallio;Sarahjane Belton;Wesley O'Brien;Marie Murphy;Cormac Powell;Catherine Woods; (2020) 'Clusters of Adolescent Physical Activity Tracker Patterns and Their Associations With Physical Activity Behaviors in Finland and Ireland: Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)'. [DOI] [Details]
2020 'The (mis)alignment between young people¿s collective physical activity experience and physical education curriculum development in Ireland'
Coulter M.;Scanlon D.;MacPhail A.;O¿Brien W.;Belton S.;Woods C. (2020) 'The (mis)alignment between young people¿s collective physical activity experience and physical education curriculum development in Ireland'. Curriculum Studies In Health And Physical Education, [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2020 'A qualitative exploration of cardiovascular disease patients' views and experiences with an eHealth cardiac rehabilitation intervention: The PATHway Project'
O'Shea O.;Woods C.;McDermott L.;Buys R.;Cornelis N.;Claes J.;Cornelissen V.;Gallagher A.;Newton H.;Moyna N.;McCaffrey N.;Susta D.;McDermott C.;McCormack C.;Budts W.;Moran K. (2020) 'A qualitative exploration of cardiovascular disease patients' views and experiences with an eHealth cardiac rehabilitation intervention: The PATHway Project'. Plos One, 15 (7) [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2020 'Advancing the evidence base for public policies impacting on dietary behaviour, physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Europe: The Policy Evaluation Network promoting a multidisciplinary approach'
Lakerveld J.;Woods C.;Hebestreit A.;Brenner H.;Flechtner-Mors M.;Harrington J.M.;Kamphuis C.B.M.;Laxy M.;Luszczynska A.;Mazzocchi M.;Murrin C.;Poelman M.;Steenhuis I.;Roos G.;Steinacker J.M.;Stock C.C.;van Lenthe F.;Zeeb H.;Zukowska J.;Ahrens W. (2020) 'Advancing the evidence base for public policies impacting on dietary behaviour, physical activity and sedentary behaviour in Europe: The Policy Evaluation Network promoting a multidisciplinary approach'. Food Policy, [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Physical Activity Across the Cancer Journey: Experiences and Recommendations From People Living With and Beyond Cancer'
Cantwell M.;Walsh D.;Furlong B.;Loughney L.;McCaffrey N.;Moyna N.;Woods C. (2020) 'Physical Activity Across the Cancer Journey: Experiences and Recommendations From People Living With and Beyond Cancer'. Physical therapy, 100 (3):575-585 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Feasibility, Acceptability, and Clinical Effectiveness of a Technology-Enabled Cardiac Rehabilitation Platform (Physical Activity Toward Health-I): Randomized Controlled Trial'
Claes J.;Cornelissen V.;McDermott C.;Moyna N.;Pattyn N.;Cornelis N.;Gallagher A.;McCormack C.;Newton H.;Gillain A.;Budts W.;Goetschalckx K.;Woods C.;Moran K.;Buys R. (2020) 'Feasibility, Acceptability, and Clinical Effectiveness of a Technology-Enabled Cardiac Rehabilitation Platform (Physical Activity Toward Health-I): Randomized Controlled Trial'. Journal Of Medical Internet Research, 22 (2) [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2020 'Clusters of Adolescent Physical Activity Tracker Patterns and Their Associations With Physical Activity Behaviors in Finland and Ireland: Cross-Sectional Study'
Ng K.;Kokko S.;Tammelin T.;Kallio J.;Belton S.;O'Brien W.;Murphy M.;Powell C.;Woods C. (2020) 'Clusters of Adolescent Physical Activity Tracker Patterns and Their Associations With Physical Activity Behaviors in Finland and Ireland: Cross-Sectional Study'. Journal Of Medical Internet Research, 22 (9) [DOI] [Details]
2020 'How to improve recruitment, sustainability and scalability in physical activity programmes for adults aged 50 years and older: A qualitative study of key stakeholder perspectives'
O'Regan A;García Bengoechea E;Clifford AM;Casey M;Gallagher S;Glynn L;Doyle C;Woods C; (2020) 'How to improve recruitment, sustainability and scalability in physical activity programmes for adults aged 50 years and older: A qualitative study of key stakeholder perspectives'. Plos One, 15 (10) [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2020 'Barriers and facilitators to changes in adolescent physical activity during COVID-19'
Ng K.;Cooper J.;McHale F.;Clifford J.;Woods C. (2020) 'Barriers and facilitators to changes in adolescent physical activity during COVID-19'. Bmj Open Sport And Exercise Medicine, 6 (1) [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Teacher experiences implementing the `Active School Flag¿ initiative to support physically active school communities in Ireland'
McGann J.;Meegan S.;Woods C.;Murtagh E.;Duff C.;Belton S. (2020) 'Teacher experiences implementing the `Active School Flag¿ initiative to support physically active school communities in Ireland'. Irish Educational Studies, [DOI] [Details]
2020 'The Development of the MedEx IMPACT Intervention: A Patient-Centered, Evidenced-Based and Theoretically-Informed Physical Activity Behavior Change Intervention for Individuals Living With and Beyond Cancer'
Cantwell M.;Walsh D.M.J.;Furlong B.;Moyna N.;McCaffrey N.;Woods C. (2020) 'The Development of the MedEx IMPACT Intervention: A Patient-Centered, Evidenced-Based and Theoretically-Informed Physical Activity Behavior Change Intervention for Individuals Living With and Beyond Cancer'. Cancer Control, 27 (3) [DOI] [Details]
2020 'The effect of participating in MedEx Wellness, a community-based chronic disease exercise rehabilitation programme, on physical, clinical and psychological health: A study protocol for a cohort trial'
Kehoe B.;Skelly F.;Moyna N.;Cantwell M.;Boran L.;Daly L.;McCarren A.;Dowd K.;Woods C.;McCaffrey N.;Loughney L. (2020) 'The effect of participating in MedEx Wellness, a community-based chronic disease exercise rehabilitation programme, on physical, clinical and psychological health: A study protocol for a cohort trial'. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 19 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'The effect of a pre- And post-operative exercise programme versus standard care on physical fitness of patients with oesophageal and gastric cancer undergoing neoadjuvant treatment prior to surgery (The PERIOP-OG Trial): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial'
Tully R.;Loughney L.;Bolger J.;Sorensen J.;McAnena O.;Collins C.G.;Carroll P.A.;Arumugasamy M.;Murphy T.J.;Robb W.B.;Hickey W.;Coleman C.;Buckley L.;Lombard E.;McCaffrey N.;Gallagher P.;Timon C.;Kearney P.;Quinn A.;Houlihan E.;O'Dwyer D.J.;Woods C.;O'Connor R.;Kelly S.;Kehoe B.;McManus M.;Twomey A. (2020) 'The effect of a pre- And post-operative exercise programme versus standard care on physical fitness of patients with oesophageal and gastric cancer undergoing neoadjuvant treatment prior to surgery (The PERIOP-OG Trial): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial'. Trials, 21 (1) [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Supervised exercise for cardiovascular rehabilitation—the Limerick programme'
(2020) 'Supervised exercise for cardiovascular rehabilitation—the Limerick programme'. Irish Journal Of Medical Science (1971 -), [DOI] [Details]
2019 'Interventions promoting active transport to school in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis'
(2019) 'Interventions promoting active transport to school in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis'. Preventive Medicine, [DOI] [Details]
2019 'The development and codesign of the PATHway intervention: a theory-driven eHealth platform for the self-management of cardiovascular disease'
Walsh D.;Moran K.;Cornelissen V.;Buys R.;Claes J.;Zampognaro P.;Melillo F.;Maglaveras N.;Chouvarda I.;Triantafyllidis A.;Filos D.;Woods C. (2019) 'The development and codesign of the PATHway intervention: a theory-driven eHealth platform for the self-management of cardiovascular disease'. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 9 (1):76-98 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2019 'Feasibility study of the secondary level active school flag programme: Study protocol'
Ng K.;McHale F.;Cotter K.;O¿Shea D.;Woods C. (2019) 'Feasibility study of the secondary level active school flag programme: Study protocol'. Journal Of Functional Morphology And Kinesiology, 4 (1) [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2019 '`PE should be an integral part of each school day¿: parents¿ and their children¿s attitudes towards primary physical education'
Coulter M.;McGrane B.;Woods C. (2019) '`PE should be an integral part of each school day¿: parents¿ and their children¿s attitudes towards primary physical education'. Education 3-13, [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2019 'Identification of health-related behavioural clusters and their association with demographic characteristics in Irish university students'
Murphy, J., MacDonncha, C., Murphy, M., Murphy, N. Timperio, A., Leech, R. and Woods, C.B. (2019) 'Identification of health-related behavioural clusters and their association with demographic characteristics in Irish university students'. Bmc Public Health, 19 (121):1-11 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2019 'The development of the Comprehensive Analysis of Policy on Physical Activity (CAPPA) framework'
Klepac Pogrmilovic B.;O'Sullivan G.;Milton K.;Biddle S.;Bauman A.;Bellew W.;Cavill N.;Kahlmeier S.;Kelly M.;Mutrie N.;Pratt M.;Rutter H.;Ramirez Varela A.;Woods C.;Pedisic Z. (2019) 'The development of the Comprehensive Analysis of Policy on Physical Activity (CAPPA) framework'. The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 16 (1) [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2019 'Test-retest reliability of survey items on ownership and use of physical activity trackers'
Ng K.;Badura P.;Dzielska A.;Kokko S.;Woods C.;Hamrik Z. (2019) 'Test-retest reliability of survey items on ownership and use of physical activity trackers'. Acta Gymnica, 49 (2):67-74 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2019 'An evaluation of an intervention designed to help inactive adults become more active with a peer mentoring component: a protocol for a cluster randomised feasibility trial of the Move for Life programme'
O'Regan A;Glynn L;Garcia Bengoechea E;Casey M;Clifford A;Donnelly A;Murphy AW;Gallagher S;Gillespie P;Newell J;Harkin M;Macken P;Sweeney J;Foley-Walsh M;Quinn G;Ng K;O'Sullivan N;Balfry G;Woods C; (2019) 'An evaluation of an intervention designed to help inactive adults become more active with a peer mentoring component: a protocol for a cluster randomised feasibility trial of the Move for Life programme'. Pilot And Feasibility Studies, 5 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2019 'Student Activity and Sport Study Ireland: Protocol for a Web-Based Survey and Environmental Audit Tool for Assessing the Impact of Multiple Factors on University Students’ Physical Activity'
Murphy, J.J., Woods, C.B., Murphy, M.H., Murphy, N., Byrne, N. and MacDonncha, C. (2019) 'Student Activity and Sport Study Ireland: Protocol for a Web-Based Survey and Environmental Audit Tool for Assessing the Impact of Multiple Factors on University Students’ Physical Activity'. Journal Of Medical Internet Research, 8 (2) [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2019 'What psychosocial factors determine the physical activity patterns of university students?'
Murphy J.;MacDonncha C.;Murphy M.;Murphy N.;Nevill A.;Woods C. (2019) 'What psychosocial factors determine the physical activity patterns of university students?'. Journal Of Physical Activity & Health, 16 (5):325-332 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2018 'Intervention studies, training studies and determining the acute responses to bouts of exercise'
Bird S.R.;Woods C. (2018) 'Intervention studies, training studies and determining the acute responses to bouts of exercise'. Research Methods In Physical Activity And Health, :117-133 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Producing the research proposal'
Murphy M.;Woods C. (2018) 'Producing the research proposal'. Research Methods In Physical Activity And Health, :45-56 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Student Activity and Sport Study Ireland: Protocol for a Web-Based Survey and Environmental Audit Tool for Assessing the Impact of Multiple Factors on University Students’ Physical Activity (Preprint)'
Joseph J Murphy;Catherine B Woods;Marie H Murphy;Niamh Murphy;Neal Byrne;Ciaran Mac Donncha; (2018) 'Student Activity and Sport Study Ireland: Protocol for a Web-Based Survey and Environmental Audit Tool for Assessing the Impact of Multiple Factors on University Students’ Physical Activity (Preprint)'. [DOI] [Details]
2018 'The development and co-design of the PATHway intervention: a theory-driven eHealth platform for the self-management of cardiovascular disease'
(2018) 'The development and co-design of the PATHway intervention: a theory-driven eHealth platform for the self-management of cardiovascular disease'. Translational Behavioural Medicine, [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Physical activity, sedentary behavior and diet related ehealth and mHealth research: Bibliometric analysis'
(2018) 'Physical activity, sedentary behavior and diet related ehealth and mHealth research: Bibliometric analysis'. Journal Of Medical Internet Research, [DOI] [Details]
2018 'MedFit App, a Behavior-Changing, Theoretically Informed Mobile App for Patient Self-Managementof Cardiovascular Disease: User-Centered Development'
Duff O.;Walsh D.;Malone S.;McDermott L.;Furlong B.;O'Connor N.;Moran K.;Woods C. (2018) 'MedFit App, a Behavior-Changing, Theoretically Informed Mobile App for Patient Self-Managementof Cardiovascular Disease: User-Centered Development'. Jmir Formative Research, 2 (1) [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Healthcare professionals' knowledge and practice of physical activity promotion in cancer care: Challenges and solutions'
Cantwell, M,Walsh, D,Furlong, B,Moyna, N,McCaffrey, N,Boran, L,Smyth, S,Woods, C (2018) 'Healthcare professionals' knowledge and practice of physical activity promotion in cancer care: Challenges and solutions'. European Journal Of Cancer Care, 27 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Active Students Are Healthier and Happier Than Their Inactive Peers: The Results of a Large Representative Cross-Sectional Study of University Students in Ireland'
Murphy, MH;Carlin, A;Woods, C;Nevill, A;MacDonncha, C;Ferguson, K;Murphy, N (2018) 'Active Students Are Healthier and Happier Than Their Inactive Peers: The Results of a Large Representative Cross-Sectional Study of University Students in Ireland'. Journal Of Physical Activity & Health, 15 :737-746 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2018 'Electronic Health Physical Activity Behavior Change Intervention to Self-Manage Cardiovascular Disease: Qualitative Exploration of Patient and Health Professional Requirements'
Walsh, DMJ;Moran, K;Cornelissen, V;Buys, R;Cornelis, N;Woods, C (2018) 'Electronic Health Physical Activity Behavior Change Intervention to Self-Manage Cardiovascular Disease: Qualitative Exploration of Patient and Health Professional Requirements'. Journal Of Medical Internet Research, 20 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2018 'Computerized decision support for beneficial home-based exercise rehabilitation in patients with cardiovascular disease'
Triantafyllidis, A;Filos, D;Buys, R;Claes, J;Cornelissen, V;Kouidi, E;Chatzitofis, A;Zarpalas, D;Daras, P;Walsh, D;Woods, C;Moran, K;Maglaveras, N;Chouvarda, I (2018) 'Computerized decision support for beneficial home-based exercise rehabilitation in patients with cardiovascular disease'. Computer methods and programs in biomedicine, 162 :1-10 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2018 'Measuring Engagement in eHealth and mHealth Behavior Change Interventions: Viewpoint of Methodologies'
Short, CE;DeSmet, A;Woods, C;Williams, SL;Maher, C;Middelweerd, A;Muller, AM;Wark, PA;Vandelanotte, C;Poppe, L;Hingle, MD;Crutzen, R (2018) 'Measuring Engagement in eHealth and mHealth Behavior Change Interventions: Viewpoint of Methodologies'. Journal Of Medical Internet Research, 20 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2018 'MedFit app, a behavior-changing, theoretically informed mobile app for patient self-management of cardiovascular disease: User-centered development'
Duff O.;Walsh D.;Malone S.;McDermott L.;Furlong B.;O'Connor N.;Moran K.;Woods C. (2018) 'MedFit app, a behavior-changing, theoretically informed mobile app for patient self-management of cardiovascular disease: User-centered development'. Journal Of Medical Internet Research, 20 (4) [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2017 'PATHway I: Design and rationale for the investigation of the feasibility, clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a technology-enabled cardiac rehabilitation platform'
Claes, J.;Buys, R.;Woods, C.;Briggs, A.;Geue, C.;Aitken, M.;Moyna, N.;Moran, K.;McCaffrey, N.;Chouvarda, I.;Walsh, D.;Budts, W.;Filos, D.;Triantafyllidis, A.;Maglaveras, N.;Cornelissen, V.A.; (2017) 'PATHway I: Design and rationale for the investigation of the feasibility, clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a technology-enabled cardiac rehabilitation platform'. BMJ open, [DOI] [Details]
2017 'PATHway I: design and rationale for the investigation of the feasibility, clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a technology-enabled cardiac rehabilitation platform'
Claes, J,Buys, R,Woods, C,Briggs, A,Geue, C,Aitken, M,Moyna, N,Moran, K,McCaffrey, N,Chouvarda, I,Walsh, D,Budts, W,Filos, D,Triantafyllidis, A,Maglaveras, N,Cornelissen, VA (2017) 'PATHway I: design and rationale for the investigation of the feasibility, clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a technology-enabled cardiac rehabilitation platform'. BMJ open, 7 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2017 'Behavior Change Techniques in Physical Activity eHealth Interventions for People With Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review'
Orlaith Mairead Duff;Deirdre MJ Walsh;Bróna A Furlong;Noel E O'Connor;Kieran A Moran;Catherine B Woods; (2017) 'Behavior Change Techniques in Physical Activity eHealth Interventions for People With Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review'. Journal Of Medical Internet Research, [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Validity and Reliability of Three Self-Report Instruments for Assessing Attainment of Physical Activity Guidelines in University Students'
Murphy, JJ,Murphy, MH,MacDonncha, C,Murphy, N,Nevill, AM,Woods, CB (2017) 'Validity and Reliability of Three Self-Report Instruments for Assessing Attainment of Physical Activity Guidelines in University Students'. Measurement In Physical Education And Exercise Science, 21 :134-141 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'PATHway I: Design and rationale for the investigation of the feasibility, clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a technology enabled cardiac rehabilitation platform'
(2017) 'PATHway I: Design and rationale for the investigation of the feasibility, clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a technology enabled cardiac rehabilitation platform'. BMJ open, [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Behavior Change Techniques in Physical Activity eHealth Interventions for People with Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review'
(2017) 'Behavior Change Techniques in Physical Activity eHealth Interventions for People with Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review'. Journal Of Medical Internet Research, [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Electronic Health Physical Activity Behavior Change Intervention to Self-Manage Cardiovascular Disease: Qualitative Exploration of Patient and Health Professional Requirements (Preprint)'
Deirdre MJ Walsh;Kieran Moran;Véronique Cornelissen;Roselien Buys;Nils Cornelis;Catherine Woods; (2017) 'Electronic Health Physical Activity Behavior Change Intervention to Self-Manage Cardiovascular Disease: Qualitative Exploration of Patient and Health Professional Requirements (Preprint)'. [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Health Professionals’ knowledge and practice of physical activity promotion in cancer care: Challenges and solutions'
(2017) 'Health Professionals’ knowledge and practice of physical activity promotion in cancer care: Challenges and solutions'. European Journal Of Cancer Care, [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Measuring Engagement in eHealth and mHealth Behavior Change Interventions: Viewpoint of Methodologies (Preprint)'
Camille E Short;Ann DeSmet;Catherine Woods;Susan L Williams;Carol Maher;Anouk Middelweerd;Andre Matthias Müller;Petra A Wark;Corneel Vandelanotte;Louise Poppe;Melanie D Hingle;Rik Crutzen; (2017) 'Measuring Engagement in eHealth and mHealth Behavior Change Interventions: Viewpoint of Methodologies (Preprint)'. [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Results from Ireland north and south's 2016 report card on physical activity for children and youth'
Harrington, D.M.;Murphy, M.;Carlin, A.;Coppinger, T.;Donnelly, A.;Dowd, K.P.;Keating, T.;Murphy, N.;Murtagh, E.;O'Brien, W.;Woods, C.;Belton, S.; (2016) 'Results from Ireland north and south's 2016 report card on physical activity for children and youth'. Journal Of Physical Activity & Health, [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Impact of physical activity domain on subsequent activity in youth: A 5-year longitudinal study'
Hardie Murphy, M., Rowe, D.A., and Woods, C.B. (2016) 'Impact of physical activity domain on subsequent activity in youth: A 5-year longitudinal study'. Journal Of Sports Sciences, [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Cardiac patients show high interest in technology enabled cardiovascular rehabilitation'
Buys, R. Claes, J., Walsh, D., Cornelis, N., Moran, K., Budts, W., Woods, CB., and Cornelissen, V. (2016) 'Cardiac patients show high interest in technology enabled cardiovascular rehabilitation'. Bmc Medical Informatics And Decision Making, [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2016 'The impact of participation in extra-curricular physical activity on males from disadvantaged schools'
Belton, S., Wickel, E., Prior, P. and Woods, C.B. (2016) 'The impact of participation in extra-curricular physical activity on males from disadvantaged schools'. European Physical Education Review, [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Results From Ireland North and South's 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth'
Harrington, DM,Murphy, M,Carlin, A,Coppinger, T,Donnelly, A,Dowd, KP,Keating, T,Murphy, N,Murtagh, E,O'Brien, W,Woods, C,Belton, S (2016) 'Results From Ireland North and South's 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth'. Journal Of Physical Activity & Health, 13 :183-188 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2016 'Sports Participation in Youth as a Predictor of Physical Activity: A 5-Year Longitudinal Study'
Murphy, MH,Rowe, DA,Woods, CB (2016) 'Sports Participation in Youth as a Predictor of Physical Activity: A 5-Year Longitudinal Study'. Journal Of Physical Activity & Health, 13 :704-711 [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Physical self-confidence levels of adolescents: Scale reliability and validity'
McGrane, B.;Belton, S.;Powell, D.;Woods, C.B.;Issartel, J.; (2016) 'Physical self-confidence levels of adolescents: Scale reliability and validity'. Journal Of Science And Medicine In Sport, [DOI] [Details]
2015 'Prevalence and correlates of physical inactivity in community-dwelling older adults in Ireland'
Murtagh, E.M.;Murphy, M.H.;Murphy, N.M.;Woods, C.;Nevill, A.M.;Lane, A.; (2015) 'Prevalence and correlates of physical inactivity in community-dwelling older adults in Ireland'. Plos One, [DOI] [Details]
2015 'Prevalence and Correlates of Physical Inactivity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Ireland'
Murtagh, EM,Murphy, MH,Murphy, NM,Woods, C,Nevill, AM,Lane, A (2015) 'Prevalence and Correlates of Physical Inactivity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Ireland'. Plos One, 10 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2015 'What young people say about physical activity: the Children's Sport Participation and Physical Activity (CSPPA) study'
Tannehill, D,MacPhail, A,Walsh, J,Woods, C (2015) 'What young people say about physical activity: the Children's Sport Participation and Physical Activity (CSPPA) study'. Sport Education And Society, 20 :442-462 [DOI] [Details]
2015 'Validity of a two-item physical activity questionnaire for assessing attainment of physical activity guidelines in youth'
Hardie Murphy, M.;Rowe, D.A.;Belton, S.;Woods, C.B.; (2015) 'Validity of a two-item physical activity questionnaire for assessing attainment of physical activity guidelines in youth'. Bmc Public Health, [DOI] [Details]
2014 'Results From Ireland's 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity in Children and Youth'
Harrington, DM,Belton, S,Coppinger, T,Cullen, M,Donnelly, A,Dowd, K,Keating, T,Layte, R,Murphy, M,Murphy, N,Murtagh, E,Woods, C (2014) 'Results From Ireland's 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity in Children and Youth'. Journal Of Physical Activity & Health, 11 :63-68 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2014 'Youth-physical activity towards health: Evidence and background to the development of the Y-PATH physical activity intervention for adolescents'
Belton, S.;O'Brien, W.;Meegan, S.;Woods, C.;Issartel, J.; (2014) 'Youth-physical activity towards health: Evidence and background to the development of the Y-PATH physical activity intervention for adolescents'. Bmc Public Health, [DOI] [Details]
2014 'Results from Ireland's 2014 report card on physical activity in children and youth'
Harrington, D.M.;Belton, S.;Coppinger, T.;Cullen, M.;Donnelly, A.;Dowd, K.;Keating, T.;Layte, R.;Murphy, M.;Murphy, N.;Murtagh, E.;Woods, C.; (2014) 'Results from Ireland's 2014 report card on physical activity in children and youth'. Journal Of Physical Activity & Health, [DOI] [Details]
2014 'Assessment and management of risk factors for the prevention of lifestyle-related disease: A cross-sectional survey of current activities, barriers and perceived training needs of primary care physiotherapists in the Republic of Ireland'
O'Donoghue, G.;Cunningham, C.;Murphy, F.;Woods, C.;Aagaard-Hansen, J.; (2014) 'Assessment and management of risk factors for the prevention of lifestyle-related disease: A cross-sectional survey of current activities, barriers and perceived training needs of primary care physiotherapists in the Republic of Ireland'. Physiotherapy (United Kingdom), [DOI] [Details]
2014 'An evaluation of distance estimation accuracy and its relationship to transport mode for the home-to-school journey by adolescents'
Woods, C.B.;Nelson, N.M.; (2014) 'An evaluation of distance estimation accuracy and its relationship to transport mode for the home-to-school journey by adolescents'. Journal Of Transport & Health, [DOI] [Details]
2013 'Adolescents who take part in team sports, or who actively commute to school, are less likely to be obese'
Woods, C.B.; (2013) 'Adolescents who take part in team sports, or who actively commute to school, are less likely to be obese'. Evidence-Based Nursing, [DOI] [Details]
2013 'Teaching practice: University supervisors' experiences and perceptions of a cooperating physical education teacher education programme'
Meegan, S.;Dunning, C.;Belton, S.;Woods, C.; (2013) 'Teaching practice: University supervisors' experiences and perceptions of a cooperating physical education teacher education programme'. European Physical Education Review, [DOI] [Details]
2013 'What young people say about physical activity: The Children's Sport Participation and Physical Activity (CSPPA) Study'
Tannehill, D; MacPhail, A; Walsh, J.; Woods, C. (2013) 'What young people say about physical activity: The Children's Sport Participation and Physical Activity (CSPPA) Study'. Sport Education And Society, [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2012 'Putting physical activity on the policy agenda'
Woods, C.B.;Mutrie, N.; (2012) 'Putting physical activity on the policy agenda'. Quest, [DOI] [Details]
2012 'What sustains long-term adherence to structured physical activity after a cardiac event?'
Martin, A.M.;Woods, C.B.; (2012) 'What sustains long-term adherence to structured physical activity after a cardiac event?'. Journal Of Aging And Physical Activity, [DOI] [Details]
2012 'Primary teachers' experience of a physical education professional development programme'
Coulter, M.;Woods, C.B.; (2012) 'Primary teachers' experience of a physical education professional development programme'. Irish Educational Studies, [DOI] [Details]
2012 'An exploration of the perspectives of elite Irish rowers on the role of the sports physiotherapist'
Woods, A.;Woods, C.B.; (2012) 'An exploration of the perspectives of elite Irish rowers on the role of the sports physiotherapist'. Physical Therapy In Sport, [DOI] [Details]
2012 'An examination of the relationship between enjoyment, physical education, physical activity and health in Irish adolescents'
Woods, CB,Tannehill, D,Walsh, J (2012) 'An examination of the relationship between enjoyment, physical education, physical activity and health in Irish adolescents'. Irish Educational Studies, 31 :263-280 [DOI] [Details]
2011 'The impact of the COPET programme on student PE teachers’ teaching practice experiences'
Dunning, C.;Meegan, S.;Woods, C.;Belton, S.J.; (2011) 'The impact of the COPET programme on student PE teachers’ teaching practice experiences'. European Physical Education Review, [DOI] [Details]
2011 'An exploration of children's perceptions and enjoyment of school-based physical activity and physical education'
Coulter, M.;Woods, C.B.; (2011) 'An exploration of children's perceptions and enjoyment of school-based physical activity and physical education'. Journal Of Physical Activity & Health, [DOI] [Details]
2010 'The evaluation of a cooperating physical education teachers programme (COPET)'
Belton, S.;Woods, C.;Dunning, C.;Meegan, S.; (2010) 'The evaluation of a cooperating physical education teachers programme (COPET)'. European Physical Education Review, [DOI] [Details]
2010 'Neighborhood perceptions and active commuting to school among adolescent boys and girls'
Nelson, N.M.;Woods, C.B.; (2010) 'Neighborhood perceptions and active commuting to school among adolescent boys and girls'. Journal Of Physical Activity & Health, [DOI] [Details]
2010 'Pedometer step count and BMI of Irish primary school children aged 6-9 years'
Belton, S.;Brady, P.;Meegan, S.;Woods, C.; (2010) 'Pedometer step count and BMI of Irish primary school children aged 6-9 years'. Preventive Medicine, [DOI] [Details]
2009 'The Take PART study (Physical Activity Research for Teenagers): Rationale and methods'
Woods, C.B.;Nelson, N.M.;O'Gorman, D.J.;Foley, E.;Moyna, N.M.; (2009) 'The Take PART study (Physical Activity Research for Teenagers): Rationale and methods'. Journal Of Physical Activity & Health, [DOI] [Details]
2009 'General practitioners knowledge, practice and training requirements in relation to doping in sport'
Woods, C.B.;Moynihan, A.; (2009) 'General practitioners knowledge, practice and training requirements in relation to doping in sport'. Irish medical journal, [Details]
2009 'Obesogenic environments: Are neighbourhood environments that limit physical activity obesogenic?'
Nelson, N.M.;Woods, C.B.; (2009) 'Obesogenic environments: Are neighbourhood environments that limit physical activity obesogenic?'. Health & Place, [DOI] [Details]
2008 'Active commuting to school: How far is too far?'
Nelson, N.M.;Foley, E.;O'Gorman, D.J.;Moyna, N.M.;Woods, C.B.; (2008) 'Active commuting to school: How far is too far?'. The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, [DOI] [Details]
2008 'Neighbourhood perceptions of physical activity: A qualitative study'
Burgoyne, L.N.;Woods, C.;Coleman, R.;Perry, I.J.; (2008) 'Neighbourhood perceptions of physical activity: A qualitative study'. Bmc Public Health, [DOI] [Details]
2007 'Engineering children's physical activity: Making active choices easy'
Nelson, N.;Woods, C.; (2007) 'Engineering children's physical activity: Making active choices easy'. Proceedings Of The Institution Of Civil Engineers: Municipal Engineer, [DOI] [Details]
2002 'Physical activity intervention: A transtheoretical model-based intervention designed to help sedentary young adults become active'
Woods, C.;Mutrie, N.;Scott, M.; (2002) 'Physical activity intervention: A transtheoretical model-based intervention designed to help sedentary young adults become active'. Health Education Research, [Details]
2000 'From inactivity to activity: A study of exercise behaviour change in 16- to 24-year-olds'
Woods, C.B.;Mutrie, N.;Scott, M.; (2000) 'From inactivity to activity: A study of exercise behaviour change in 16- to 24-year-olds'. Journal Of Sports Sciences, [Details]
2000 'The Newcastle exercise project. Key messages are misleading and conclusions are not evidence based'
Mutrie, N.;Woods, C.;Lowther, M.;Blamey, A.;Loughlan, C.; (2000) 'The Newcastle exercise project. Key messages are misleading and conclusions are not evidence based'. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), [Details]
2000 'The Newcastle exercise project (multiple letters)'
Kerse, N.;Walker, S.;Petrovic, M.;Corson, J.;Miles, L.;Williams, E.;Fielder, H.;Smith, F.;Sims, J.;Mutrie, N.;Woods, C.;Lowther, M.;Blamey, A.;Loughlan, C.;Critchley, J.;Isaacs, A.J.;Rosenthall, R.;Honeybell, L.;Smith, C.;Baker, P.J.S.;McMurdo, M.;Reeves, M.;Harland, J.;White, M.;Howel, D.;Drinkwater, C.;Chinn, D.;Craig, A.;Dinan, S.;Smith, A.;Taylor, A.;Webborn, N.; (2000) 'The Newcastle exercise project (multiple letters)'. British Medical Journal, [Details]
2000 'The Newcastle exercise project'
Kerse, N.;Walker, S.;Petrovic, M.;Corson, J.;Miles, L.;Williams, E.;Fielder, H.;Smith, F.;Sims, J.;Mutrie, N.;Woods, C.;Lowther, M.;Blamey, A.;Loughlan, C.;Critchley, J.;Isaacs, A.J.;Rosenthall, R.;Honeybell, L.;Smith, C.;Baker, P.J.S.;Mcmurdo, M.;Reeves, M.;Harland, J.;White, M.;Howel, D.;Drinkwater, C.;Chinn, D.;Craig, A.;Dinan, S.;Smith, A.;Taylor, A.;Webborn, N.; (2000) 'The Newcastle exercise project'. Bmj, [DOI] [Details]

Books

  Year Publication
2018 Design and development of the medFit app: A mobile application for cardiovascular disease rehabilitation.
Prabhu, G.;Kuklyte, J.;Gualano, L.;Venkataraman, K.;Ahmadi, A.;Duff, O.;Walsh, D.;Woods, C.;O’Connor, N.E.;Moran, K.; (2018) Design and development of the medFit app: A mobile application for cardiovascular disease rehabilitation. [DOI] [Details]
2016 PATHway: Decision support in exercise programmes for cardiac rehabilitation.
Filos, D.;Triantafyllidisa, A.;Chouvardaa, I.;Buys, R.;Cornelissen, V.;Budts, W.;Walsh, D.;Woods, C.;Moran, K.;Maglaverasa, N.; (2016) PATHway: Decision support in exercise programmes for cardiac rehabilitation. [DOI] [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
2019 'Intervention studies, training studies and determining the acute responses to bouts of exercise'
Bird, S. and Woods, C. (2019) 'Intervention studies, training studies and determining the acute responses to bouts of exercise' In: Stephen R. Bird (eds). Research Methods in Physical Activity and Health. New York: Routledge. [Details]
2017 'Putting physical activity on the policy agenda'
Woods, C.;Mutrie, N.; (2017) 'Putting physical activity on the policy agenda' In: Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity Policy and Practice. [DOI] [Details]

Published Reports

  Year Publication
2011 The Children's Sport Participation and Physical Activity Study: Volunteer Study.
Walsh,J;Tannehill,D;Woods, C. (2011) The Children's Sport Participation and Physical Activity Study: Volunteer Study. Irish Sports Council, Dublin, Ireland. [Details]
2010 An Evaluation of Children's Sport Participation and Physical Activity Study.
Woods,C;Moyna,N;Tannehill,D;Walsh,J (2010) An Evaluation of Children's Sport Participation and Physical Activity Study. Irish Sports Council, Dublin, Ireland. [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
2020 PHYSICAL THERAPY
Cantwell, M;Walsh, D;Furlong, B;Loughney, L;McCaffrey, N;Moyna, N;Woods, C (2020) Physical Activity Across the Cancer Journey: Experiences and Recommendations From People Living With and Beyond Cancer PHYSICAL THERAPY , pp.575-585 [DOI] [Details]
2016 MMHealth 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Workshop on Multimedia for Personal Health and Health Care, co-located with ACM Multimedia 2016
Moran, K.;Wei, H.;Monaghan, D.S.;Woods, C.;O'Connor, N.E.;Zarpalas, D.;Chatzitofis, A.;Daras, P.;Piesk, J.;Pomazanskyi, A.; (2016) MMHealth 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Workshop on Multimedia for Personal Health and Health Care, co-located with ACM Multimedia 2016 MMHealth 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Workshop on Multimedia for Personal Health and Health Care, co-located with ACM Multimedia 2016 [DOI] [Details]
2016 MMHealth 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Workshop on Multimedia for Personal Health and Health Care, co-located with ACM Multimedia 2016
Moran, K.;Wei, H.;Monaghan, D.S.;Woods, C.;O'Connor, N.E.;Zarpalas, D.;Chatzitofis, A.;Daras, P.;Piesk, J.;Pomazanskyi, A.; (2016) MMHealth 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Workshop on Multimedia for Personal Health and Health Care, co-located with ACM Multimedia 2016 MMHealth 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Workshop on Multimedia for Personal Health and Health Care, co-located with ACM Multimedia 2016 [DOI] [Details]
2018 Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST
Prabhu G.;Kuklyte J.;Gualano L.;Venkataraman K.;Ahmadi A.;Duff O.;Walsh D.;Woods C.;O¿Connor N.;Moran K. (2018) Design and development of the medFit app: A mobile application for cardiovascular disease rehabilitation Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST , pp.20-28 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2018 Congress of the International society of physical activity for health
McHale, F;Ng, K;O'Shea, D;Norton, C;Barrett, G;Clifford, J;Murphy, P;Woods, C (2018) Post primary school pupils' views on strategies employed by school based physical activity interventions: The Healthy Ireland Demonstration Project Congress of the International society of physical activity for health , pp.125-126 [Details]
2018 Congress of the International society of physical activity for health
Ng, K;Woods, C;Mansergh, F;McCarthy, K;O'Shea, D (2018) Multisectoral approaches in physical activity Intervention development: Healthy Ireland Demonstration Project Congress of the International society of physical activity for health , pp.229-229 [Details]
2018 Congress of the International society of physical activity for health
Woods, C;O'Regan, A;Glynn, L;Casey, M;Clifford, A;Donnelly, A;Murphy, AW;Gallagher, S;Coote, S;Gillespie, P;Harkin, M;Macken, P;Sweeney, J;Foley-Walsh, M;Quinn, G;Ng, K;O'Sullivan, N;Garcia, E (2018) Move 4 Life: An evaluation of a peer mentoring intervention designed to cascade and consequently up-scale existing programmes to help inactive 50+become more active Congress of the International society of physical activity for health , pp.133-134 [Details]
2017 Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications
Zampognaro P.;Buys R.;Walsh D.;Woods C.;Melillo F. (2017) A Use Case based requirements specification approach to support the development of a rehabilitation system for CVD patients: The PATHway project Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications , pp.254-259 [DOI] [Details]
2017 A Use Case based requirements specification approach to support the development of a rehabilitation system for CVD patients: The PATHWAY Project
Zampognaro, P,Buys, R,Walsh, D,Woods, C,Melillo, F, (2017) 2017 IEEE SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS (ISCC) A Use Case based requirements specification approach to support the development of a rehabilitation system for CVD patients: The PATHWAY Project , pp.254-259 [Details]
2017 MMHealth 2017 - Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Multimedia for Personal Health and Health Care, co-located with MM 2017
Kuklyte J.;Gualano L.;Prabhu G.;Venkataraman K.;Walsh D.;Woods C.;Moran K.;O'Connor N. (2017) Med fit: A mobile application for patients in CVD recovery MMHealth 2017 - Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Multimedia for Personal Health and Health Care, co-located with MM 2017 , pp.93-96 [DOI] [Details]

Editorial

  Year Publication
2022 Call for policy actions based on evidence from the Policy Evaluation Network.
Ahrens, W;Lakerveld, J;Woods, CB (2022) Call for policy actions based on evidence from the Policy Evaluation Network. OXFORD: Editorial [DOI] [Details]

Reviews

  Year Publication
2023 Health promoting sports clubs: from theory to intervention.
Van Hoye A.;Woods C.;Johnson S.;Geidne S.;Donaldson A.;Rostan F.;Lemonnier F.;Vuillemin A. (2023) Health promoting sports clubs: from theory to intervention. Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2022 Policy Evaluation Network (PEN): Protocol for systematic literature reviews examining the evidence for impact of policies on physical activity across seven different policy domains.
Volf K.;Kelly L.;García Bengoechea E.;Casey B.;Gobis A.;Lakerveld J.;Zukowska J.;Gelius P.;Messing S.;Forberger S.;Woods C.B. (2022) Policy Evaluation Network (PEN): Protocol for systematic literature reviews examining the evidence for impact of policies on physical activity across seven different policy domains. Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2022 Communicating Physical Activity with Adolescents: What works? A scoping review protocol.
Grady C.;Ng K.;Murtagh E.;Woods C. (2022) Communicating Physical Activity with Adolescents: What works? A scoping review protocol. Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2022 Obesity in Adults: A 2022 Adapted Clinical Practice Guideline for Ireland.
Breen C.;O'Connell J.;Geoghegan J.;O'Shea D.;Birney S.;Tully L.;Gaynor K.;O'Kelly M.;O'Malley G.;O'Donovan C.;Lyons O.;Flynn M.;Allen S.;Arthurs N.;Browne S.;Byrne M.;Callaghan S.;Collins C.;Courtney A.;Crotty M.;Donohue C.;Donovan C.;Dunlevy C.;Duggan D.;Fearon N.;Finucane F.;Fitzgerald I.;Foy S.;Garvey J.;Gibson I.;Glynn L.;Gregg E.;Griffin A.;Harrington J.M.;Heary C.;Heneghan H.;Hogan A.;Hynes M.;Kearney C.;Kelly D.;Neff K.;Le Roux C.W.;Manning S.;McAuliffe F.;Moore S.;Moran N.;Murphy M.;Murrin C.;O'Brien S.M.;O'Donnell C.;O'Dwyer S.;O'Grada C.;O'Malley E.;O'Reilly O.;O'Reilly S.;Porter O.;Roche H.M.;Rhynehart A.;Ryan L.;Seery S.;Soare C.;Shaamile F.;Walsh A.;Woods C.;Yoder R. (2022) Obesity in Adults: A 2022 Adapted Clinical Practice Guideline for Ireland. Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2022 Acceptability of policies targeting dietary behaviours and physical activity: a systematic review of tools and outcomes.
Scheidmeir, M;Kubiak, T;Luszczynska, A;Wendt, J;Scheller, DA;Meshkovska, B;Muller-Stierlin, AS;Forberger, S;Lobczowska, K;Neumann-Podczaska, A;Wieczorowska-Tobis, K;Zeeb, H;Steinacker, JM;Woods, CB;Lakerveld, J (2022) Acceptability of policies targeting dietary behaviours and physical activity: a systematic review of tools and outcomes. OXFORD: Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2022 The impact of mass-media campaigns on physical activity: a review of reviews through a policy lens.
den Braver, NR;Bengoechea, EG;Messing, S;Kelly, L;Schoonmade, LJ;Volf, K;Zukowska, J;Gelius, P;Forberger, S;Woods, CB;Lakerveld, J (2022) The impact of mass-media campaigns on physical activity: a review of reviews through a policy lens. OXFORD: Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2022 What we know about the actual implementation process of public physical activity policies: results from a scoping review.
Forberger, S;Reisch, LA;Meshkovska, B;Lobczowska, K;Scheller, DA;Wendt, J;Christianson, L;Frense, J;Steinacker, JM;Woods, CB;Luszczynska, A;Zeeb, H (2022) What we know about the actual implementation process of public physical activity policies: results from a scoping review. OXFORD: Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2022 A Systematic Literature Review of Peer-led Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity Levels of Adolescents.
McHale F.;Ng K.;Taylor S.;Bengoechea E.;Norton C.;O¿Shea D.;Woods C. (2022) A Systematic Literature Review of Peer-led Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity Levels of Adolescents. Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2022 Evidence of the impact of sport policies on physical activity and sport participation: a systematic mixed studies review.
Volf K.;Kelly L.;García Bengoechea E.;Casey B.;Gelius P.;Messing S.;Forberger S.;Lakerveld J.;Den Braver N.R.;Zukowska J.;Woods C. (2022) Evidence of the impact of sport policies on physical activity and sport participation: a systematic mixed studies review. Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2022 DE-PASS Best Evidence Statement (BESt): Modifiable determinants of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children and adolescents aged 5-19 years-a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.
Khudair M.;Marcuzzi A.;Ng K.;Tempest G.D.;Barto¿ F.;Peric R.;Maier M.;Beccia F.;Boccia S.;Brandes M.;Cardon G.;Carlin A.;Castagna C.;Chaabene H.;Chalkley A.;Ciaccioni S.;Cie¿li¿ska-Wider J.;Ingien - V.;Cortis C.;Corvino C.;De Geus E.J.C.;Di Baldassarre A.;Di Credico A.;Drid P.;Fernández Tarazaga R.M.;Gallè F.;García Sánchez E.;Gebremariam M.;Ghinassi B.;Goudas M.;Hayes G.;Honorio S.;Izzicupo P.;Jahre H.;Jelsma J.;Juric P.;Kolovelonis A.;Kongsvold A.;Kouidi E.;Mansergh F.;Masanovic B.;Mekonnen T.;Mork P.J.;Murphy M.;O'Hara K.;Torun A.O.;Palumbo F.;Popovic S.;Prieske O.;Puharic Z.;Ribeiro J.C.;Rumbold P.L.S.;Sandu P.;Sori¿ M.;Stavnsbo M.;Syrmpas I.;Van Der Ploeg H.P.;Van Hoye A.;Vilela S.;Woods C.;Wunsch K.;Caprinica L.;Macdonncha C.;Ling F.C.M. (2022) DE-PASS Best Evidence Statement (BESt): Modifiable determinants of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children and adolescents aged 5-19 years-a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2022 Policies to promote physical activity in Germany: An analysis based on a policy audit tool from the World Health Organization.
Messing S.;Forberger S.;Woods C.;Abu-Omar K.;Gelius P. (2022) Policies to promote physical activity in Germany: An analysis based on a policy audit tool from the World Health Organization. Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2022 Which transport policies increase physical activity of the whole of society? A systematic review.
Zukowska J.;Gobis A.;Krajewski P.;Morawiak A.;Okraszewska R.;Woods C.B.;Volf K.;Kelly L.;Gelius P.;Messing S.;Forberger S.;Lakerveld J.;Braver N.d.;Bengoechea E.G. (2022) Which transport policies increase physical activity of the whole of society? A systematic review. Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2021 Barriers and facilitators to implementing community-based physical activity interventions: a qualitative systematic review.
Cooper, J;Murphy, J;Woods, C;Van Nassau, F;McGrath, A;Callaghan, D;Carroll, P;Kelly, P;Murphy, N;Murphy, M (2021) Barriers and facilitators to implementing community-based physical activity interventions: a qualitative systematic review. LONDON: Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2017 Behavior Change Techniques in Physical Activity eHealth Interventions for People With Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review.
Duff, OM,Walsh, DMJ,Furlong, BA,O'Connor, NE,Moran, KA,Woods, CB (2017) Behavior Change Techniques in Physical Activity eHealth Interventions for People With Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review. Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2021 The evidence for the impact of policy on physical activity outcomes within the school setting: A systematic review.
Woods, CB;Volf, K;Kelly, L;Casey, B;Gelius, P;Messing, S;Forberger, S;Lakerveld, J;Zukowska, J;Bengoechea, EG (2021) The evidence for the impact of policy on physical activity outcomes within the school setting: A systematic review. SHANGHAI: Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2020 Assessing physical activity through questionnaires ¿ A consensus of best practices and future directions.
Nigg C.R.;Fuchs R.;Gerber M.;Jekauc D.;Koch T.;Krell-Roesch J.;Lippke S.;Mnich C.;Novak B.;Ju Q.;Sattler M.C.;Schmidt S.C.E.;van Poppel M.;Reimers A.K.;Wagner P.;Woods C.;Woll A. (2020) Assessing physical activity through questionnaires ¿ A consensus of best practices and future directions. Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2019 Interventions promoting active transport to school in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Jones R.;Blackburn N.;Woods C.;Byrne M.;van Nassau F.;Tully M. (2019) Interventions promoting active transport to school in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2018 Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Diet-Related eHealth and mHealth Research: Bibliometric Analysis.
Muller, AM;Maher, CA;Vandelanotte, C;Hingle, M;Middelweerd, A;Lopez, ML;DeSmet, A;Short, CE;Nathan, N;Hutchesson, MJ;Poppe, L;Woods, CB;Williams, SL;Wark, PA (2018) Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Diet-Related eHealth and mHealth Research: Bibliometric Analysis. TORONTO: Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2017 Behavior Change Techniques in Physical Activity eHealth Interventions for People With Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review.
Duff, OM,Walsh, DMJ,Furlong, BA,O'Connor, NE,Moran, KA,Woods, CB (2017) Behavior Change Techniques in Physical Activity eHealth Interventions for People With Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review. Reviews [DOI] [Details]

Magazine Article

  Year Publication
2022 O8-6 Participation in physical education, extra-curricular activities, and community sports among Irish adolescents with and without functional difficulties.
Ng, K;Belton, S;Murphy, M;O'Brian, W;Woods, C (2022) O8-6 Participation in physical education, extra-curricular activities, and community sports among Irish adolescents with and without functional difficulties. OXFORD: Meeting Abstract [DOI] [Details]
2022 S09-1 Which transport policies increase physical activity of the whole of society? A Systematic Review.
Zukowska, J;Gobis, A;Krajewski, P;Morawiak, A;Okraszewska, R;Woods, CB;Volf, K;Kelly, L;Gelius, P;Messing, S;Forberger, S;Lakerveld, J;Bengoechea, EG (2022) S09-1 Which transport policies increase physical activity of the whole of society? A Systematic Review. OXFORD: Meeting Abstract [DOI] [Details]
2022 O2-3 Feasibility of the Move for Life intervention to help inactive adults 50 years and over increase their physical activity.
Bengoechea, EG;Ciaran, D;O'Regan, A;Glynn, L;Clifford, A;Donnelly, A;Gallagher, S;O'Sulllivan, N;Murphy, A;Woods, C (2022) O2-3 Feasibility of the Move for Life intervention to help inactive adults 50 years and over increase their physical activity. OXFORD: Meeting Abstract [DOI] [Details]
2022 O6-6 The added value of using the HEPA PAT for physical activity policy monitoring: A four-country comparison.
Gelius, P;Messing, S;Sarah, F;Lakerveld, J;Fiona, M;Sarah, T;Wendel-Vos, W;Zukowska, J;Woods, C (2022) O6-6 The added value of using the HEPA PAT for physical activity policy monitoring: A four-country comparison. OXFORD: Meeting Abstract [DOI] [Details]
2022 Insights into the development of the physical activity environment policy index, a tool for benchmarking implementation of public policies to create healthy physical activity policy environments.
Woods, C;Zukowska, J;Forberger, S;Garcia, E;Gelius, P;Gobis, A;Kelly, L;Krajewski, P;Lakerveld, J;Messing, S;denBraver, N;Volf, K (2022) Insights into the development of the physical activity environment policy index, a tool for benchmarking implementation of public policies to create healthy physical activity policy environments. OXFORD: Meeting Abstract [DOI] [Details]
2022 O6-8 Rethinking schools as a setting for physical activity promotion in the 21st Century-A position paper from the Erasmus+2PASS 4Health project.
Bengoechea, EG;Murtagh, E;Grady, C;Bois, J;Fabre, N;Solano, AA;Dubertrand, L;Verloigne, M;Ribeiro, J;Woods, CB (2022) O6-8 Rethinking schools as a setting for physical activity promotion in the 21st Century-A position paper from the Erasmus+2PASS 4Health project. OXFORD: Meeting Abstract [DOI] [Details]
2022 S09-3 Evidence of the impact of Sport Policies on physical activity and sport participation: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review.
Volf, K;Kelly, L;Bengoechea, EG;Casey, B;Gelius, P;Messing, S;Forberger, S;Lakerveld, J;Den Braver, NR;Zukowska, J;Woods, C (2022) S09-3 Evidence of the impact of Sport Policies on physical activity and sport participation: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review. OXFORD: Meeting Abstract [DOI] [Details]
2019 The Long-term Effects Of A Physical Activity Behaviour Change Intervention On Cancer Survivors' Levels Of Depression, Fatigue And Mental Well-being.
Cantwell, M;Furlong, B;Woods, C;McCaffrey, N;Loughney, L;Skelly, F;McCarren, A;Moyna, N (2019) The Long-term Effects Of A Physical Activity Behaviour Change Intervention On Cancer Survivors' Levels Of Depression, Fatigue And Mental Well-being. PHILADELPHIA: Meeting Abstract [Details]
2019 The role of exercise on physical fitness of patients with oesophagogastric cancer undergoing neoadjuvant treatment and surgery: Report of a feasibility study and the protocol of a multi-centre Randomised Control Trial (The PERIOP-OG Study).
Tully, R;Loughney, L;Bolger, J;Coleman, C;Murphy, T;Collins, C;Arumugasamy, M;Quinn, A;Houlihan, E;O'Dwyer, DJ;Kehoe, B;Woods, C;McManus, M;McCaffrey, N;Robb, WB (2019) The role of exercise on physical fitness of patients with oesophagogastric cancer undergoing neoadjuvant treatment and surgery: Report of a feasibility study and the protocol of a multi-centre Randomised Control Trial (The PERIOP-OG Study). HOBOKEN: Meeting Abstract [Details]
2019 The Role of Exercise on Physical Fitness of Patients with Oesophagogastric Cancer Undergoing Neoadjuvant Treatment snd Surgery: Report of a Feasibility Study and the Protocol of a Multi-Centre Randomised Control Trial (The PERIOP-OG Study).
Tully, R;Loughney, L;Bolger, J;Coleman, C;Murphy, T;Collins, C;Arumugasamy, M;Quinn, A;Houlihan, E;O'Dwyer, DJ;Woods, C;O'Connor, R;Kelly, S;Kehoe, B;McManus, M;McCaffrey, N;Robb, WB (2019) The Role of Exercise on Physical Fitness of Patients with Oesophagogastric Cancer Undergoing Neoadjuvant Treatment snd Surgery: Report of a Feasibility Study and the Protocol of a Multi-Centre Randomised Control Trial (The PERIOP-OG Study). LONDON: Meeting Abstract [Details]
2020 Relation Between Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior And Chronic Disease Risk Factors Using Principal Component Analysis.
Skelly, F;Furlong, B;Loughney, L;McCaffrey, N;Dowd, K;Daly, L;Woods, C;McCarren, A;Moyna, N (2020) Relation Between Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior And Chronic Disease Risk Factors Using Principal Component Analysis. PHILADELPHIA: Meeting Abstract [Details]
2020 Associations Between Screen-time And Depressive Symptoms: Results From CSPPA-2.
Forte, C;McDowell, CP;Belton, SJ;O'Brien, W;Murphy, M;Powell, C;Woods, C;Herring, MP (2020) Associations Between Screen-time And Depressive Symptoms: Results From CSPPA-2. PHILADELPHIA: Meeting Abstract [Details]
2020 Sub-national structures matter when evaluating physical activity promotion: Lessons from Germany.
Forberger, S;Gelius, P;Messing, S;Volf, K;Kelly, L;Taylor, S;Zukowska, J;Lakerveld, J;Woods, C (2020) Sub-national structures matter when evaluating physical activity promotion: Lessons from Germany. OXFORD: Meeting Abstract [Details]
2019 (#) PATHway-I: Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a technology-enabled home-based cardiac rehabilitation system.
Claes, J;Cornelissen, E;McDermott, C;McCormack, C;Gillain, A;Cornelis, N;Moran, K;Budts, W;Goetschalckx, K;Pattyn, N;Sheerin, A;Woods, C;Gallagher, A;Newton, H;Moyna, N;Buys, R (2019) (#) PATHway-I: Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a technology-enabled home-based cardiac rehabilitation system. ABINGDON: Meeting Abstract [Details]
2020 Systematic review examining the evidence for impact of school policies on physical activity.
Volf, K;Kelly, L;Bengoechea, EG;Gobis, A;Lakerveld, J;Zukowska, J;Gelius, P;Messing, S;Forberger, S;Woods, C (2020) Systematic review examining the evidence for impact of school policies on physical activity. OXFORD: Meeting Abstract [Details]
2020 A feasibility study of an exercise intervention to educate, and promote health and well-being, among medical students: The 'MED-WELL' programme.
Worobetz, A;Retief, P;Loughran, S;Walsh, J;Casey, M;Hayes, P;Bengoechea, E;O'Regan, A;Woods, C;Kelly, D;O'Connor, R;McGrath, D;Glynn, L (2020) A feasibility study of an exercise intervention to educate, and promote health and well-being, among medical students: The 'MED-WELL' programme. LONDON: Meeting Abstract [Details]
2018 The development and co-design of the PATHway intervention: A theory-driven eHealth platform for the self-management of cardiovascular disease.
Woods, C;McDermott, L;Walsh, D;Cornelissen, V;Buys, R;Claes, J;Zampognaro, P;Melillo, F;Maglaveras, N;Chouvarda, I;Triantafyllidis, A;Filos, D;Moran, K (2018) The development and co-design of the PATHway intervention: A theory-driven eHealth platform for the self-management of cardiovascular disease. CHAMPAIGN: Meeting Abstract [Details]
2018 It's the parents, It's the school, It's the children: Responsibility for adolescent unhealthy living.
Ng, KW;O'Shea, D;McHale, F;Cody, D;Woods, CB (2018) It's the parents, It's the school, It's the children: Responsibility for adolescent unhealthy living. LONDON: Meeting Abstract [Details]
2018 Sedentary behaviour profiles of Irish children and youth: A follow up to the Children's Sport Participation and Physical Activity Study (CSPPA).
Powell, C;Woods, C;Saunders, J;Belton, S;O'Brien, W;Murphy, M (2018) Sedentary behaviour profiles of Irish children and youth: A follow up to the Children's Sport Participation and Physical Activity Study (CSPPA). CHAMPAIGN: Meeting Abstract [Details]
2018 How does the university environment influence students' physical activity patterns?.
Murphy, J;MacDonncha, C;Murphy, MH;Murphy, N;Woods, CB (2018) How does the university environment influence students' physical activity patterns?. CHAMPAIGN: Meeting Abstract [Details]
2018 Factors and strategies to prevent dropout in youth sport: results of a rapid review and expert opinions.
Murphy, J;Woods, CB;Dijk, D;Seghers, J (2018) Factors and strategies to prevent dropout in youth sport: results of a rapid review and expert opinions. CHAMPAIGN: Meeting Abstract [Details]
2017 Cancer Survivors' Experiences Of Physical Activity: Exercise As A Vehicle For Recovery?.
Cooney, M,Moyna, N,Walsh, D,Furlong, B,Loughney, L,Boran, L,Smyth, S,Woods, C (2017) Cancer Survivors' Experiences Of Physical Activity: Exercise As A Vehicle For Recovery?. Meeting Abstract [DOI] [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2019 Visiting Professor, Ulster University School of Sport, Faculty of Life & Health Sciences, Ulster University
2018 Honorary Professor, University of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
WHO Health Enhancing Physical Activity Network Member 01-JUN-08 /
European College of Sport Science Member 01-JUN-18 /
International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Member; SIG Executive e and mhealth; SIG Exe Environement and Policy 01-JUN-14 /
International Society of Physical Activity and Health Member 01-AUG-16 /

National Collaborators

  Name Institute Country
Dr. Kieran Moran Dublin City University
Dr. Sarahjane Belton Dublin City University Country

International Collaborators

  Name Organisation / Institute Country
Ms Dorien Dijck Knowledge Centre for Sport Netherlands Netherlands
Prof. Wolfgang Ahrens Germany
Jan Seghers KU Leuven Belgium
Dr. Jeroen Lakerveld Netherlands
Professor Adrian Bauman University of Sydney Country
Professor Nanette Mutrie University of Edinburgh Scotland
Professor Marie Murphy University of Ulster Country