Browsing by Author "Kelly, Colette"
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Barriers and facilitators to implementation of menu labelling interventions to support healthy food choices: a mixed methods systematic review protocol
Kerins, Claire; McSharry, Jennifer; Catherine, Hayes; Perry, Ivan J.; Geaney, Fiona; Kelly, Colette (BioMed Central, 2018)Background Menu labelling is continuing to gather public and legislative support as one of the potential environmental strategies for addressing the obesity pandemic. However, issues relating to implementation have been ... -
Breakfast consumption and its socio-demographic and lifestyle correlates in schoolchildren in 41 countries participating in the hbsc study
Vereecken, Carine; ,; Dupuy, Marie; Rasmussen, Mette; Kelly, Colette; Nansel, Tonja R.; Al Sabbah, Haleama; Baldassari, Daniela; Jordan, Marina Delgrande; Maes, Lea; Niclasen, Birgit V.-L.; Ahluwalia, Namanjeet (Springer Nature, 2009-07-30)Objective: To investigate associations of daily breakfast consumption (DBC) with demographic and lifestyle factors in 41 countries. Methods: Design: Survey including nationally representative samples of 11-15 year olds (n ... -
Changes in alcohol-related cognitions and drinking behaviours from early to mid-adolescence: A longitudinal mixed methods study
Fox, Katherine Ann (NUI Galway, 2022-03-21)Alcohol use, during early adolescence specifically, has been associated with a range of negative health and social consequences. While the prevalence of adolescent drinking behaviours has decreased in recent decades, there ... -
Changes in children's food group intake from age 3 to 7 years: comparison of a ffq with an online food record
Vereecken, Carine; Covents, Marc; Huybrechts, Inge; Kelly, Colette; Maes, Lea (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2014-04-29)Few studies have investigated the relative validity of FFQ in young children and no study has investigated the relative validity of changes in children's food intake in a longitudinal context. The aim of the present study ... -
Childhood fussy/picky eating behaviours: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies
Wolstenholme, Hazel; Kelly, Colette; Hennessy, Marita; Heary, Caroline (BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020-01-03)Fussy/picky eating behaviours are common across childhood. Recent reviews of the fussy eating literature focus on quantitative research and do not adequately account for familiesâ subjective experiences, perceptions and ... -
Choosing Healthy Eating for Infant Health (CHErIsH) study: protocol for a feasibility study
Matvienko-Sikar, Karen; Toomey, Elaine; Queally, Michelle; Flannery, Caragh; O Neill, Kate; Dinan, Ted G.; Doherty, Edel; Harrington, Janas M.; Hayes, Catherine; Heary, Caroline; Hennessy, Marita; Kelly, Colette; Mc Hugh, Sheena M.; McSharry, Jenny; Stanton, Catherine; Heffernan, Tony; Byrne, Molly; Kearney, Patricia M. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2019-08-22)Introduction Childhood obesity is a public health challenge. There is evidence for associations between parentsâ feeding behaviours and childhood obesity risk. Primary care provides a unique opportunity for delivery of ... -
Connected, respected and contributing to their world: The case of sexual minority and non-minority young people in Ireland
Költő, András; Gavin, Aoife; Vaughan, Elena; Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (MDPI, 2021-01-27)Outcome 5 of the Irish Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures national youth policy framework ( Connected, respected, and contributing to their world ) offers a suitable way to study psychosocial determinants of adolescent ... -
The context and circumstances of early sexual initiation among adolescents in Ireland: A mixed methods investigation
Burke, Lorraine (NUI Galway, 2020-08-25)Adolescents who initiate sexual intercourse at early ages may be at a heightened risk of negative sexual health outcomes at the time of first sex and later in life. In the case of Ireland, there is inadequate knowledge ... -
Development of an infant feeding core outcome set for childhood obesity interventions: study protocol
Matvienko-Sikar, Karen; Byrne, Molly; Kelly, Colette; Toomey, Elaine; Hennessy, Marita; Devane, Declan; Heary, Caroline; Harrington, Janas; McGrath, Niamh; Queally, Michelle; Kearney, Patricia M. (Springer Nature, 2017-10-10)Background: Childhood obesity is a significant public health challenge that affects approximately one in five children worldwide. Infant feeding practices are implicated in the aetiology of childhood obesity. Infant feeding ... -
Diet and related behaviour of children from disadvantaged schools in Ireland: data from the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey.
Kelly, Colette; Gavin, Aoife; Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Cambridge Journals Online / The Nutrition Society, 2008-07)In 2005 an action plan for educational inclusion, Delivery Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) was launched in Ireland to ensure the educational needs of children and adolescents from disadvantaged communities are ... -
Effects of an icon-based menu labelling initiative on consumer food choice.
Kerins, Claire; Cunningham, Katie; Finucane, Francis M.; Gibson, Irene; Jones, Jenni; Kelly, Colette (SAGE Publications, 2016-04-04)Aims: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of an icon-based menu labelling initiative on consumer buying behaviour. Methods: This quasi-experimental study recruited a convenience sample of eight food ... -
Evaluation of the Slí@School programme
Lennox, Olivia; Mathur, Ruchika Tara; Maloney, Rachael; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Kelly, Colette (Health Promotion Research Centre, University of Galway, 2023-05)The Slí@School programme is an adjunct programme to Slí na Sláinte, which translates to ‘path to health’, an initiative developed by the Irish Heart Foundation (IHF) to encourage walking. This study set out to evaluate ... -
Examining the food environment and nutrition practices in preschool settings in Ireland
Dashdondog, Saintuya (NUI Galway, 2021-09-07)Background: As early years care settings contribute significantly to children’s nutrient intake and acquisition of long-term dietary habits, a health-promoting preschool setting can be an important intermediate for encouraging ... -
Expanding the role of young people in research: towards a better understanding of their lives.
Daniels, Natasha; Burke, Lorraine; O’Donnell, Anne; McGovern, Olive; Kelly, Colette; D’Eath, Maureen; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Jagiellonian University Press, 2014)The participation of young people in the research process can be empowering for the participants and valuable for the research outcomes. This paper presents the methods used and outcomes of involving youth in the development ... -
Exploring the food environment of post-primary schools in Ireland.
Callaghan, Mary; Kelly, Colette; Molocho, Michal; Saoirse, Nic Gabhainn (2013) -
Factors influencing the food choices of irish children and adolescents: a qualitative investigation
Fitzgerald, A.; Heary, C.; Nixon, E.; Kelly, Colette (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2010-04-10)Food choices established during childhood and adolescence tend to persist into adulthood with consequences for long-term health. Yet, to date, relatively little research has examined factors that influence the food choices ... -
Family structure and children's eating patterns: secondary analysis of the Health Behaviours in School-aged Children (HBSC) study 2002.
Kelly, Colette; Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (National Institute of Health Sciences, 2008-10)A variety of family and social factors influence children's eating behaviours such as availability of and preference for particular foods, portion size, cultural values regarding food types and preparation, parents' beliefs ... -
Family, peer and school relationships as predictors of tobacco, alcohol and cannabis use in Irish adolescents: differences between sustained and experimental substance use.
Gavin, Aoife; Molcho, Michal; Kelly, Colette; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (2008-09)Adolescence is a vital period in shaping behaviour patterns. Substance use is one of the most commonly studies risk behaviours among adolescents. There are three mutually exclusive levels of substance use: non-use, ... -
Food consumption and dietary behaviour of children from the Traveller community: data from the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey.
Kelly, Colette; Gavin, Aoife; Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse (Cambridge Journals Online / The Nutrition Society, 2008-06-20)The Travelling community are an indigenous ethnic group of Irish people with a distinct culture and history of nomadism. Travellers differ from the general population in many aspects, including their lifestyle, culture and ... -
Food for thought: analysing the internal and external school food environment
Callaghan, Mary; Molcho, Michal; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse; Kelly, Colette (Emerald, 2015-02-02)Purpose - Availability and access to food is a determinant of obesity. The purpose of this paper is to examine food availability within and outside of post-primary schools in Ireland. Design/methodology/approach - Data on ...