Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy

Recent papers from Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy

1. Exploring the therapeutic benefits of a community garden and nature-based project designed for people experiencing homelessness: A qualitative studySocial Science & Medicine · 2026
2. Words matter when talking about pain: A scoping review of humanistic approaches to SDM in cancer-related pain carePatient Education and Counseling · 2026
3. Shared Behavioural Determinants of Short Sleep and Obesity From Childhood to Adolescence: An Analyses of Growing Up in Scotland Birth Cohort 1Pediatric Obesity · 2026
4. From Barriers to Bridges: Community Researchers as Methodological Innovators in Health Intervention EvaluationWellbeing Space and Society · 2026
5. Designing acceptable, feasible and engaging social prescribing pathways: the case of connecting from general practice to ‘Golf for Health’BMC Public Health · 2026
6. The Community–Environment–Health Nexus: Connecting Community-Led Climate Action to Health Co-BenefitsInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · 2026
7. Stakeholders' experiences of physical activity programmes development, implementation, and evaluation in universities in the United Kingdom and Indonesia.2026
8. Exploring Ageism and Age Norms among Older Adults in Urban IndiaAgeing International · 2026
9. Understanding the Nature-Wellbeing Relationship in Adults: A Qualitative Metasynthesis ReviewWellbeing Space and Society · 2026
10. “Walking around the golf course is the exercise you need”: Exploring the acceptability of a golf on referral scheme amongst participants through post-programme focus groupsBMC Family Practice · 2026
11. Acceptance of HPV Vaccination: A Systematic Review of Knowledge, Attitudes and Barriers Among Healthcare Practitioners in Low‐ and Middle‐Income CountriesBioMed Research International · 2026
12. A pilot public health intervention using virtual lifestyle assessments during the COVID-19 pandemic: Located in Cornwall, South West of EnglandJournal of Workplace Behavioral Health · 2025
13. Sex Positivity, Resilience, Social Support, and PrEP and HIV Stigmas: Associations with Current and Lifetime Use of PrEPInternational Journal of Sexual Health · 2025
14. Moving through menopause: a mixed methods study of UK women’s experiences of being physically active during the menopause life stageMenopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society · 2025
15. Social Cohesion, Mental Well-Being, and the Role of Smart Technology and Pet Ownership Among Social Housing Residents: Cross-Sectional Cohort StudyJMIR Formative Research · 2025
16. Inequality trends in general health among young people across the 2001, 2011, and 2021 UK censusesDeleted Journal · 2025
17. Caregiver mind-mindedness training as an early intervention for social anxiety in children: A protocol for a randomised controlled trialPLoS ONE · 2025
18. Evaluating the health and well-being effects of increasing biodiversity within multiple small parks in Edinburgh, UK: a protocol for a mixed-methods, longitudinal, pre-post natural experiment.2025
19. Patient and Carer-Related Facilitators and Barriers to the Adoption of Assistive Technologies for the Care of Older Adults: Systematic ReviewJMIR Aging · 2025
20. Building a Governance Reference Model for a Specific Enterprise: Addressing Social Challenges Through Structured SolutionSystems · 2025