“If children don't feel safe, they won't come back”: A qualitative exploration of parents' perceptions of health coordinators in a family-based programme in socially disadvantaged communities

Authors: Farias, Lisette ^{a, b, ⁎}, Hellenius, Mai-Lis ^c, Nyberg, Gisela ^{d, e}, Andermo, Susanne ^{a, d}

Source: In Public Health in Practice June 2025 9

Effects of prolonged sitting and physical activity breaks on measures of arterial stiffness and cortisol in adolescents

Authors: Fernström, Maria, Heiland, Emerald G., Kjellenberg, Karin, Ponten, Marjan, Tarassova, Olga, Nyberg, Gisela, Helgadottir, Björg, Ekblom, Maria M., Ekblom, Örjan

Source: Acta pædiatrica. 112(5):1011-1018

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Associations between organised sports participation, general health, stress, screen‐time and sleep duration in adolescents

Authors: Yman, Josefin, Helgadóttir, Björg, Kjellenberg, Karin, Nyberg, Gisela

Source: Acta pædiatrica. 112(3):452-459

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Leisure-time organised physical activity and dietary intake among Swedish adolescents

Authors: Fröberg, Andreas, Lindroos, Anna-Karin, Moraeus, Lotta, Patterson, Emma, Warensjö Lemming, Eva, Nyberg, Gisela

Source: Journal of sports sciences. 40(11):1198-1205

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Stakeholders' perspectives on barriers and facilitators to implementing extra physical activity in secondary schools to improve adolescents' health and academic performance.

Authors: Andermo, Susanne, Farias, Lisette, Helgadóttir, Björg, Ekblom, Örjan, Nyberg, Gisela

Source: Frontiers in Sports & Active Living; 2025, p1-9, 9p

Subject Terms: PHYSICAL activity, SECONDARY schools, ACADEMIC achievement, STAKEHOLDER theory, TEENAGERS, HEALTH promotion, CURRICULUM

Geographic Terms: SWEDEN

The open health-promoting activities programme: redefining health promotion and family dynamics by engaging parents in socioeconomically deprived Swedish communities.

Authors: Farias, Lisette, Hellenius, Mai-Lis, Gringmann, Johanna, Nyberg, Gisela, Andermo, Susanne

Source: BMC Public Health; 2/13/2025, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p1-13, 13p

Subject Terms: PARENT attitudes, PUBLIC health, FAMILY relations, HEALTH equity, HIGH-income countries

Self‐reported physical activity and sedentary behaviour amongst adolescents in Sweden vary depending on sex, age and parental education

Authors: Fröberg, Andreas, Kjellenberg, Karin, Lindroos, Anna Karin, Nyberg, Gisela

Source: Acta pædiatrica. 110(11):3097-3104

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Sedentary activity bout length was associated with BMI and waist circumference in Swedish children aged 5–7 years

Authors: Norman, Åsa, Nyberg, Gisela

Source: Acta pædiatrica. 110(7):2157-2163

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Organised physical activity during leisure time is associated with more objectively measured physical activity among Swedish adolescents

Authors: Fröberg, Andreas, Lindroos, Anna‐Karin, Ekblom, Örjan, Nyberg, Gisela

Source: Acta pædiatrica. 109(9):1815-1824

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A national survey showed low levels of physical activity in a representative sample of Swedish adolescents

Authors: Nyberg, Gisela, Kjellenberg, Karin, Fröberg, Andreas, Lindroos, Anna Karin

Source: Acta pædiatrica. 109(11):2342-2353

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Managing Implementation of a Parental Support Programme for Obesity Prevention in the School Context: The Importance of Creating Commitment in an Overburdened Work Situation, a Qualitative Study

Authors: Bergström, Helena, Sundblom, Elinor, Elinder, Liselotte Schäfer, Norman, Åsa, Nyberg, Gisela

Source: JOURNAL OF PRIMARY PREVENTION. 41(3):191-209

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A randomised crossover trial of nitrate and breakfast on prefrontal cognitive and haemodynamic response functions.

Authors: Heiland, Emerald G., Lindh, Frida, Regan, Callum, Ekblom, Örjan, Kjellenberg, Karin, Larsen, Filip J., Fernström, Maria, Nyberg, Gisela, Ekblom, Maria M., Helgadóttir, Björg

Source: NPJ Science of Food; 9/13/2024, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p1-10, 10p

Subject Terms: NEAR infrared spectroscopy, CROSSOVER trials, PHYSIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGICAL well-being, SHORT-term memory

Building a healthy generation together: parents' experiences and perceived meanings of a family-based program delivered in ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Sweden.

Authors: Farias, Lisette, Hellenius, Mai-Lis, Nyberg, Gisela, Andermo, Susanne

Source: International Journal for Equity in Health; 9/11/2024, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p1-13, 13p

Subject Terms: SAFETY, INDEPENDENT living, RESEARCH funding, QUALITATIVE research, SOCIOECONOMIC factors, EVALUATION of human services programs, INTERVIEWING, MOTHERS, PUBLIC sector, SEDENTARY lifestyles, PARENT attitudes, FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, THEMATIC analysis, RESEARCH methodology, SOCIAL networks, COMMUNICATION, NEIGHBORHOOD characteristics, CULTURAL pluralism, PHYSICAL activity, OBESITY

Geographic Terms: SWEDEN

Universal healthy school start intervention reduced the body mass index of young children with obesity.

Authors: Patterson, Emma^1,2 (AUTHOR) emma.patterson@ki.se, Nyberg, Gisela^1,3 (AUTHOR), Norman, Åsa^1,4 (AUTHOR), Schäfer Elinder, Liselotte^1,5 (AUTHOR)

Source: Acta Paediatrica. Sep2024, Vol. 113 Issue 9, p2119-2125. 7p.

Subject Terms: *FAMILY support, *BODY mass index, *PREVENTION of obesity, *CHILDHOOD obesity, *WEIGHT gain

Effects of Universal School-Based Parental Support for Children's Healthy Diet and Physical Activity—the Healthy School Start Plus Cluster–Randomised Controlled Trial.

Authors: Norman, Åsa, Malek, Mahnoush Etminan, Nyberg, Gisela, Patterson, Emma, Elinder, Liselotte Schäfer

Source: Prevention Science; Aug2024, Vol. 25 Issue 6, p963-977, 15p

Subject Terms: SCHOOL health services, DIETARY patterns, CHILD development, PARENTING, MOTIVATIONAL interviewing

Geographic Terms: SWEDEN

Negative associations between step‐up height and waist circumference in 8‐year‐old children and their parents.

Authors: Hellénius, Mai‐Lis, Andermo, Susanne, Nordenfelt, Anja, Lidin, Matthias, Nyberg, Lillemor, Nyberg, Gisela

Source: Acta Paediatrica; Aug2024, Vol. 113 Issue 8, p1900-1907, 8p

Subject Terms: WAIST circumference, PARENTS, PEARSON correlation (Statistics), MUSCLE strength, BODY mass index

Psychometric Properties of a Scale to Assess Parental Self-Efficacy for Influencing Children's Dietary, Physical Activity, Sedentary, and Screen Time Behaviors in Disadvantaged Areas

Authors: Norman, Åsa, Bohman, Benjamin, Nyberg, Gisela, Schäfer Elinder, Liselotte

Source: Health Education & Behavior. Feb 2018 45(1):132-140.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 9

Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Parents, Parent Influence, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Children, Dietetics, Physical Activity Level, Child Behavior, Disadvantaged, Construct Validity, Factor Analysis, Correlation, Test Reliability, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis

Geographic Terms: Sweden

Parental strategies for influencing the diet of their children – A qualitative study from disadvantaged areas

Authors: Norman, Åsa, Nyberg, Gisela, Elinder, Liselotte Schäfer, Berlin, Anita

Source: In Appetite 1 June 2018 125:502-511

Parental support in promoting children's health behaviours and preventing overweight and obesity – a long-term follow-up of the cluster-randomised healthy school start study II trial

Authors: Norman, Åsa, Zeebari, Zangin, Nyberg, Gisela, Elinder, Liselotte

Source: BMC pediatrics. 19(1):1-11

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O3-6 The Healthy School Start Plus Study - A parental support programme to promote healthy behaviours and prevent childhood obesity in disadvantaged areas

Authors: Malek, Mahnoush Etminan, Norman, Åsa, Elinder, Liselotte Schäfer, Patterson, Emma, Nyberg, Gisela

Source: European journal of public health. 32(Supplement 2)

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