Changing physical activity behavior in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of behavioral interventions

L Avery, D Flynn, A Van Wersch, FF Sniehotta… - Diabetes …, 2012 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE Behavioral interventions targeting “free-living” physical activity (PA) and
exercise that produce long-term glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes are …

A review of parental involvement in sex education: The role for effective communication in British families

T Turnbull, A Van Wersch… - Health Education …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
A review of recent literature (2000—2006) has been undertaken to investigate the role of sex
education within the family context, in order to engage with the problems of sexual health in …

Predictors of the psychosocial impact of being a carer of people living with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review

K Greenwell, WK Gray, A Van Wersch… - Parkinsonism & related …, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction Caring for a person with Parkinson's disease (PwP) can have a variety of
negative consequences that may challenge their ability to continue their caring role. It is still …

Progress toward construct validation of the Sports Mental Toughness Questionnaire (SMTQ)

…, J Golby, A Van Wersch - European Journal of …, 2009 - econtent.hogrefe.com
This study examines the construct validity of an original self-report instrument for the
assessment of mental toughness: the Sports Mental Toughness Questionnaire (SMTQ). Two …

POST‐PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS'INTEREST IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION: AGE AND GENDER DIFFERENCES

A Van Wersch, K Trew, I Turner - British Journal of Educational …, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
Interest in Physical Education (PE) was studied in 3,344 11 to 18 year‐old school children.
Five aspects of educational importance (PE connotation, PE status, PE teacher, PE …

A comparison of multi-item likert and visual analogue scales for the assessment of transactionally defined coping function1

…, P Van Schaik, A Van Wersch - European Journal of …, 2004 - econtent.hogrefe.com
The evaluation and monitoring of interventions that are designed to alleviate psychosocial
stress rely largely on subjective assessments of coping as primary outcome measures. The …

Evaluating the factor structure of the psychological performance inventory

…, M Sheard, A Van Wersch - Perceptual and Motor …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
This study assesses the construct validity of a measure of mental toughness, Loehr's
Psychological Performance Inventory. Performers (N= 408, 303 men, 105 women, M age …

Involvement of consumers in the development of evidence based clinical guidelines: practical experiences from the North of England evidence based guideline …

A van Wersch, M Eccles - BMJ Quality & Safety, 2001 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background—Consumer involvement in clinical guidelines has long been advocated
although there are few empirical accounts of attempts to do so. It is therefore not surprising …

Successful behavioural strategies to increase physical activity and improve glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes

…, D Flynn, SU Dombrowski, A Van Wersch… - Diabetic …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To explore which behaviour change techniques and other intervention features are
associated with increased levels of physical activity and improved HbA1c in adults with Type …

Medical and psychosocial effects of early discharge after surgery for breast cancer: randomised trial

J Bonnema, AMEA van Wersch, AN Van Geel… - Bmj, 1998 - bmj.com
Objective: To assess the medical and psychosocial effects of early hospital discharge after
surgery for breast cancer on complication rate, patient satisfaction, and psychosocial …