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Joanna M Kesten
Researcher at University of Bristol
Publications - 55
Citations - 746
Joanna M Kesten is an academic researcher from University of Bristol. The author has contributed to research in topics: Psychological intervention & Public health. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 45 publications receiving 523 citations. Previous affiliations of Joanna M Kesten include University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust & National Institute for Health Research.
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The effects of changes to the built environment on the mental health and well-being of adults: Systematic review.
Theresa Hm Moore,Theresa Hm Moore,Joanna M Kesten,José A López-López,Sharea Ijaz,Alexandra McAleenan,Alison Richards,Selena Gray,Jelena Savović,Suzanne Audrey +9 more
TL;DR: Overall, evidence for the impact of built environment interventions on mental health and quality‐of‐life is weak and future research requires more robust study designs and interdisciplinary research involving public health, planning and urban design experts.
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Effect and cost of an after-school dance programme on the physical activity of 11–12 year old girls: The Bristol Girls Dance Project, a school-based cluster randomised controlled trial
Russell Jago,Mark J Edwards,Simon J Sebire,Keeley Tomkinson,Emma L Bird,Kathryn Banfield,Thomas May,Thomas May,Joanna M Kesten,Ashley R Cooper,Jane Powell,Peter S Blair +11 more
TL;DR: This trial showed no evidence that an after-school dance programme can increase the physical activity of Year 7 girls, and highlighted the difficulty encountered in maintaining attendance in physical activity programmes delivered in secondary schools.
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Community readiness for adolescents’ overweight and obesity prevention is low in urban South Africa: a case study
Rebecca Pradeilles,Rebecca Pradeilles,Emily K. Rousham,Shane A. Norris,Joanna M Kesten,Joanna M Kesten,Paula L. Griffiths,Paula L. Griffiths +7 more
TL;DR: Religious leaders recognised that they act as role models within the community and thus have a role to play in improving adolescent health and the need to increase awareness of this issue prior to implementing initiatives on overweight and obesity prevention.
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The influence of friends and siblings on the physical activity and screen viewing behaviours of children aged 5–6 years: a qualitative analysis of parent interviews
TL;DR: Friends are considered to have a greater influence over the structured physical activities a child asks to participate in, whereas the influence of siblings is more strongly perceived over informal and spontaneous physical activities.
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Using self-determination theory to promote adolescent girls' physical activity: Exploring the theoretical fidelity of the Bristol Girls Dance Project
Simon J Sebire,Joanna M Kesten,Mark J Edwards,Thomas May,Kathryn Banfield,Keeley Tomkinson,Peter S Blair,Emma L Bird,Jane Powell,Russell Jago +9 more
TL;DR: The successes and challenges to achieving theoretical fidelity in the Bristol Girls' Dance Project may help explain the intervention effects and can more broadly inform the design of theory-based complex interventions aimed at increasing young people's physical activity in after-school settings.