School of Health & Wellbeing

Articles

Macaulay, L. et al. (2026) Men’s experiences of multiple long-term conditions and/or disability in the UK Game of Stones weight management trial: a mixed-methods evaluation. BMJ Open, 16(9), e113802. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-113802) (PMID:42744369) (PMCID:PMC13583699)

Articles

Kolinska, Ula, Piers, Rowena and Karadzhov, Dimitar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8756-6848 (2025) “You feel hopeless when you can't access healthcare”: International students’ experiences of mental health help-seeking through primary healthcare services in Scotland. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, 20(1), 2572518. (doi: 10.1080/17482631.2025.2572518) (PMID:41176710) (PMCID:PMC12581769)

Pearson, Charlotte ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5106-6534, Cullingworth, Jane ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2098-8074, Salmon, Katie, McLaughlin, Janice, Watson, Nick ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0364-427X, Shildrick, Tracy and Bailey, Amanda (2025) Policy failure in the lives of young disabled people: in search of good transitions. Social Policy and Administration, (doi: 10.1111/spol.13131) (Early Online Publication)

Book Sections

Ireland, Robin (2025) Events and unhealthy sponsorship: an analysis of Euro 2024. In: Duignan, Mike (ed.) Events and Economic Development: Bridging Theory and Practice. Series: Routledge how events transform society series. Routledge: London, pp. 63-70. ISBN 9781032790572 (doi: 10.4324/9781003490326-10)

Articles

Banda, G. T. et al. (2023) Multimorbidity research in Sub-Saharan Africa: proceedings of an interdisciplinary workshop. Wellcome Open Research, 8, 110. (doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18850.1)

Banda, Jethro, Bunn, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6604-1305, Crampin, Amelia C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1513-4330, Gill, Jason M.R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3615-0986 and Gray, Cindy M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4295-6110 (2023) Qualitative study of practices and attitudes towards physical activity among prediabetic men and women in urban and rural Malawi. BMJ Open, 13(1), e058261. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058261) (PMID:36653056) (PMCID:PMC9853122)

Binyaruka, Peter, Mtenga, Sally M., Mashasi, Irene, Karugu, Caroline H., Mohamed, Shukri F., Asiki, Gershim, Mair, Frances S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9780-1135 and Gray, Cindy M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4295-6110 (2023) Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake among people with type 2 diabetes in Kenya and Tanzania: A mixed-methods study. BMJ Open, 13(12), e073668. (doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073668)

Glozah, Franklin, Bunn, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6604-1305, Sichali, Junious M., Yendork, Joana Salifu, Mtema, Otiyela, Udedi, Michael, Reith, Gerda ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6539-0295 and McGee, Darragh (2023) Young people and gambling in sub-Saharan Africa: towards a critical research agenda. Journal of the British Academy, 11(s3), pp. 153-172. (doi: 10.5871/jba/011s3.153)

Ireland, Robin (2023) Red Bull’s F1 dominance showcases the extreme power of sports marketing. Conversation, 7 Jul.

Maddison, R. et al. (2023) Rugby Fans in Training New Zealand (RUFIT NZ): a randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle program for overweight men delivered through professional rugby clubs. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 20, 37. (doi: 10.1186/s12966-022-01395-w) (PMID:36978139) (PMCID:PMC10043512)

Meme, H. et al. (2023) Preterm birth, birth weight, infant weight gain and their associations with childhood asthma and spirometry: a cross-sectional observational study in Nairobi, Kenya. BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 10(1), e001895. (doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2023-001895) (PMID:37735103) (PMCID:PMC10514609)

Mmbaga, B. T. et al. (2023) Musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders with arthritis screening in Tanzania: new insights into the growing clinical, economic and societal burden of non-communicable disease. Tanzania Public Health Bulletin, 10(1), pp. 8-14.

Mujumbusi, Lazaro, Nalwadda, Edith, Ssali, Agnes, Pickering, Lucy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1240-4059, Seeley, Janet, Meginnis, Keila ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4154-5192 and Lamberton, Poppy H.L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1048-6318 (2023) Understanding perceptions of schistosomiasis and its control among highly endemic lakeshore communities in Mayuge, Uganda. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17(1), e0010687. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010687) (PMID:36656869) (PMCID:PMC9888691)

Ndambo, Myness Kasanda, Pickersgill, Martyn, Bunn, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6604-1305, Stewart, Robert C., Umar, Eric, Nyasulu, Maisha, McIntosh, Andrew M. and Manda-Taylor, Lucinda (2023) Maternal mental health research in Malawi: community and healthcare provider perspectives on acceptability and ethicality. SSM - Mental Health, 3, 100213. (doi: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2023.100213)

van Nassau, F. et al. (2023) Factors influencing the implementation of the EuroFIT lifestyle change program in professional football clubs in Europe: a qualitative study in four European countries. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 13(4), pp. 212-225. (doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibac100) (PMID:36694360) (PMCID:PMC10105865)

Books

Ireland, Robin (2023) Sport, Sponsorship and Public Health. Series: Routledge research in physical activity and health. Routledge: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y.. ISBN 9781032145181

Book Sections

Ireland, Robin (2023) Brand engagement in a digital age: marketing gambling to Newcastle United Fans. In: McGee, Darragh and Bunn, Christopher (eds.) Gambling and Sports in a Global Age. Series: Research in the Sociology of Sport, 18. Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 25-39. ISBN 9781801173056 (doi: 10.1108/S1476-285420230000018003)

Edited Books

McGee, Darragh and Bunn, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6604-1305 (Eds.) (2023) Gambling and Sports in a Global Age. Series: Research in the sociology of sport: Volume 18. Emerald. ISBN 9781801173056

Conference or Workshop Item

Chikumbu, Edith and Bunn, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6604-1305 (2023) Experiences of Multimorbidity in Urban and Rural Malawi: The Burden of Lack of Treatment. Centre for Global Chronic Conditions Seminar Series: ​​Epidemiology and Experiences of Multimorbidity in Malawi: Perspectives from MEIRU researchers​, London, UK, 21 Sep 2023.

Protocols

Kilonzo, K. G. et al. (2023) Estimating the prevalence, quality of life, economic and societal impact of arthritis in Tanzania: protocol for a mixed methods study. [Protocols]

Articles

Al Ozairi, E. et al. (2020) Protocol for a randomised controlled trial to investigate the effect of home and gym-based resistance exercise training on glycaemic control, body composition and muscle strength. Trials, 21, 557. (doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04480-2) (PMID:32571396) (PMCID:PMC7310149)

Baldwin, Cathy, Vincent, Penny, Anderson, Jamie and Rawstorne, Patrick (2020) Measuring well-being: trial of the neighbourhood thriving scale for social well-being among pro-social individuals. International Journal of Community Well-Being, 3, pp. 361-390. (doi: 10.1007/s42413-020-00067-6) (PMCID:PMC7286207)

Bunn, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6604-1305, Harwood, Elissa, Akhter, Kalsoom and Simmons, David (2020) Integrating care: the work of diabetes care technicians in an integrated care initiative. BMC Health Services Research, 20, 235. (doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05109-5) (PMID:32192474)

Bunn, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6604-1305, Kalinga, Chisomo, Mtema, Otiyela, Abdulla, Sharifa, Dillip, Angel, Lwanda, John, Mtenga, Sally, Sharp, Jo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5805-4296, Strachan, Zoe ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5473-8284 and Gray, Cindy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4295-6110 (2020) Arts-based approaches to promoting health in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. BMJ Global Health, 5, e001987. (doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001987) (PMID:32444361)

Bunn, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6604-1305, Mtema, Otiyela, Songo, John and Udedi, Michael (2020) The growth of sports betting in Malawi: corporate strategies, public space and public health. Public Health, 184, pp. 95-101. (doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2020.03.022) (PMID:32466981)

Chambers, Stephanie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9607-6242, Boydell, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2260-8020, Ford, Allison and Eadie, Douglas (2020) Learning from the implementation of Universal Free School Meals in Scotland using normalisation process theory: lessons for policymakers to engage multiple stakeholders. Food Policy, 95, 101936. (doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101936) (PMID:33041438) (PMCID:PMC7539368)

Heaney, Michael T. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1678-1043 (2020) The contentious politics of Scottish independence. Political Insight, 11(4), pp. 20-23. (doi: 10.1177/2041905820978838)

Hunt, K. et al. (2020) Protocol for a mixed-method investigation of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and gambling practices, experiences and marketing in the UK: the “Betting and Gaming COVID-19 Impact Study”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(22), 8449. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph17228449) (PMID:33203076) (PMCID:PMC7697159)

Hunt, Kate ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5873-3632, Wyke, Sally ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7509-8247, Bunn, Christopher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6604-1305, Donnachie, Craig, Reid, Nicky and Gray, Cindy M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4295-6110 (2020) Scale-up and scale-out of a gender-sensitized weight management and healthy living program delivered to overweight men via professional sports clubs: the wider implementation of Football Fans in Training (FFIT). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(2), 584. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph17020584)

Kelly, P. et al. (2020) Beyond cycle lanes and large-scale infrastructure: a scoping review of initiatives that groups and organisations can implement to promote cycling for the Cycle Nation Project. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(23), pp. 1405-1415. (doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101447) (PMID:32269057) (PMCID:PMC7677468)

Kotzur, Marie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6921-5075, McCowan, Colin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9466-833X, Macdonald, Sara ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5380-6943, Wyke, Sally ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7509-8247, Gatting, Lauren, Campbell, Christine, Weller, David, Crighton, Emilia, Steele, Robert J.C. and Robb, Kathryn A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1672-0411 (2020) Why colorectal screening fails to achieve the uptake rates of breast and cervical cancer screening: a comparative qualitative study. BMJ Quality and Safety, 29, pp. 482-490. (doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009998) (PMID:31879320)

Long, Emily ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-4471, Gardani, Maria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0975-5971, McCann, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6100-1416, Sweeting, Helen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3321-5732, Tranmer, Mark ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4779-1570 and Moore, Laurence ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-823X (2020) Mental health disorders and adolescent peer relationships. Social Science and Medicine, 253, 112973. (doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112973) (PMID:32283352) (PMCID:PMC7248572)

Maddison, R. et al. (2020) Rugby Fans in Training New Zealand (RUFIT-NZ): protocol for a randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle program for overweight men delivered through professional rugby clubs in New Zealand. Trials, 21, 139. (doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-4038-4) (PMID:32019609) (PMCID:PMC7001306)

McDonald, M. D. et al. (2020) Recruiting men from across the socioeconomic spectrum via GP registers and community outreach to a weight management feasibility randomised controlled trial. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 20, 249. (doi: 10.1186/s12874-020-01136-2) (PMID:33023501) (PMCID:PMC7542377)

Pearson, Charlotte ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5106-6534, Brunner, Richard ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1436-7404, Porter, Tom and Watson, Nick ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0364-427X (2020) Personalisation and the promise of independent living: where now for cash, care and control for disability organisations across the UK? Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 22(1), pp. 285-295. (doi: 10.16993/sjdr.742)

Pietsch, Benjamin, Weisser, Burkhard, Hanewinkel, Reiner, Gray, Cindy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4295-6110, Hunt, Kate ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5873-3632, Wyke, Sally ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7509-8247 and Morgenstern, Matthis (2020) Short term effects of a weight loss and healthy lifestyle programme for overweight and obese men delivered by German football clubs. European Journal of Sport Science, 20(5), pp. 703-712. (doi: 10.1080/17461391.2019.1660809) (PMID:31456489)

Scobbie, Lesley, Duncan, Edward A.S., Brady, Marian C., Thomson, Katie and Wyke, Sally ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7509-8247 (2020) Facilitators and “deal breakers”: a mixed methods study investigating implementation of the Goal setting and action planning (G-AP) framework in community rehabilitation teams. BMC Health Services Research, 20, 791. (doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05651-2) (PMID:32843039) (PMCID:PMC7447562)

Stewart, Hilary and Watson, Nick ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0364-427X (2020) A sociotechnical history of the ultralightweight wheelchair: a vehicle of social change. Science, Technology and Human Values, 45(6), pp. 1195-1219. (doi: 10.1177/0162243919892558)

Trienekens, Suzan C.M., Faust, Christina L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8824-7424, Meginnis, Keila ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4154-5192, Pickering, Lucy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1240-4059, Ericsson, Olivia, Nankasi, Andrina, Moses, Arinaitwe, Tukahebwa, Edridah M. and Lamberton, Poppy H.L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1048-6318 (2020) Impacts of host gender on Schistosoma mansoni risk in rural Uganda—a mixed-methods approach. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(5), e0008266. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008266) (PMID:32401770) (PMCID:PMC7219705)

Wardle, H. et al. (2020) Open letter from UK based academic scientists to the secretaries of state for digital, culture, media and sport and for health and social care regarding the need for independent funding for the prevention and treatment of gambling harms. British Medical Journal, 370, m2613. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.m2613) (PMID:32611591)

Yapa, H. M. et al. (2020) The impact of continuous quality improvement on coverage of antenatal HIV care tests in rural South Africa: results of a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled implementation trial. PLoS Medicine, 17(10), e1003150. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003150) (PMID:33027246) (PMCID:PMC7540892)

Zortea, Tiago C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8451-0555, Gray, Cindy M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4295-6110 and O'Connor, Rory C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3650-4994 (2020) Perceptions of past parenting and adult attachment as vulnerability factors for suicidal ideation in the context of the integrated motivational-volitional model of suicidal behavior. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 50(2), pp. 515-533. (doi: 10.1111/sltb.12606) (PMID:31763711)

Book Sections

Pearson, Charlotte ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5106-6534, Watson, Nick ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0364-427X, Gangneux, Justine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7823-9327 and Norberg, Ida ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2597-3218 (2020) Transition to where and to what? Transitions for young disabled people and the epistemological fallacy. In: Goodley, Dan, Runswick-Cole, Katherine and Liddiard, Kirsty (eds.) Interventions in Disabled Childhood Studies. iHuman Press: Sheffield, pp. 59-64.

Robinson, Jude ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5491-4893 (2020) Using focus groups. In: Ward, Michael R.M. and Delamont, Sara (eds.) Handbook of Qualitative Research in Education. Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham ; Northampton Massachusetts, pp. 338-348. ISBN 9781788977142 (doi: 10.4337/9781788977159.00040)

Watson, Nick ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0364-427X (2020) The trouble with coproduction. In: McLaughlin, Hugh, Beresford, Peter, Cameron, Colin, Casey, Helen and Duffy, Joe (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Service User Involvement in Human Services Research and Education. Routledge: London, pp. 419-427. ISBN 9781138360143 (doi: 10.4324/9780429433306-43)

Research Reports or Papers

Armstrong, S. et al. (2020) Left out and locked down: impacts of COVID-19 for marginalised groups in Scotland. Project Report. University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland.