Dr Adam Shoesmith

Dr Adam Shoesmith

Senior Research Assistant

School of Medicine and Public Health

Career Summary

Biography

Dr Adam Shoesmith is a Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Public Health and Behavioural Science through the University of Newcastle. He is also affiliated with the National Centre of Implementation Science and Hunter New England Population Health.

Dr Shoesmith was awarded his PhD in 2024 and was also awarded a competitive Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) Population Health Research Grant. Dr Shoesmith has worked in chronic disease prevention for 6 years and has led seminal research examining the sustainability of evidence-based chronic disease prevention initiatives in schools and early childcare settings.

Leadership in sustaining public health initiatives

Dr Shoesmith is an emerging international leader in Sustainability Science, having co-led the development of the first sustainability practice guide to sustain public health initiatives. Simple, Usable, Strategy Templates for Achieving INitiative Sustainability (SUSTAINS): A Practical Guide is designed to help policymakers, health practitioners, and researchers understand and adopt processes that support the long-term sustainment of their initiatives. This training tool has been disseminated to ~200 policymakers and health practitioners in Australian State and Territory Governments.

Through workshops and symposia he has delivered at international conferences in Australia, Canada, Switzerland, and Sweden, Dr Shoesmith has provided training for >500 policymakers, health practitioners and researchers globally to sustain preventive health programs.

Dr Shoesmith is also a lead consultant for multiple Australian Government Health Agencies including the Victorian Health Local Government Partnership, Health and Wellbeing Queensland, and The Menzies School of Health Research, supporting >200 policymakers, health practitioners and local council members planning for the sustainment of various chronic disease prevention initiatives in Victoria, Queensland, and the Northern Territory.

Experience conducting sustainability research and large-scale implementation and sustainability trials

Dr Shoesmith has extensive experience in co-designing, co-producing and co-disseminating community-based preventive health programs, in partnership with government and non-government organisations, and research institutions to ensure that effective translation of evidence into policy and practice leads to sustained positive health outcomes for populations.

Dr Shoesmith has delivered physical activity programs to >250 primary schools across six local health districts in NSW. Through his PhD, Dr Shoesmith led a $2 million NHMRC funded trial, one of the first and largest studies globally to test the impact of an intervention to support the sustained delivery of a school physical activity program - 'Physically Active Children in Education (PACE)'. The findings of which have been used by NSW Health to design strategies to support the sustained delivery of preventive health programs.


Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health and Behavioural Scienc, University of Newcastle
  • Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences, University of Newcastle
  • Master of Public Health, University of Newcastle

Keywords

  • Chronic disease prevention
  • Health Promotion
  • Implementation science
  • Public Health
  • Sustainability

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
420312 Implementation science and evaluation 40
420603 Health promotion 40
420699 Public health not elsewhere classified 20

Professional Experience

Professional appointment

Dates Title Organisation / Department
18/5/2023 -  Post-doctoral Research Fellow University of Newcastle
College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing
Australia
1/6/2021 - 20/12/2021 Executive Officer: Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour (PRCHB), University of Newcastle
Australia
10/4/2018 - 1/5/2023 Senior Research Assistant University of Newcastle
Australia

Awards

Award

Year Award
2024 International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Implementation & Scalability Special Interest Group Early Career Award for Research Impact
International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
2023 2023 Student Meritorious Abstract Award Implementation Science Health Conference Australia
Implementation Science Health Conference Australia
2023 2023 Meritorious Award for Best Oral Presentation Implementation Science Health Conference
Implementation Science Health Conference Australia
2022 2022 Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) People’s Choice Award (College of Health Medicine and Wellbeing). If we can’t sustain, it will all be in vain!
University of Newcastle
2022 Best PhD Oral Presentation Award. 30th Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) NSW Annual Scientific Meeting - Multi-strategy intervention increases school implementation of a mandatory physical activity policy but does it sustain it?
Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR)
2021 2021 School of Medicine & Public Health Best HDR Confirmation of the Year Award. A Randomised Trial of an Intervention to Sustain Primary Schools Implementation of a State-Wide Physical Activity Policy
University of Newcastle
2021 2021 School Medicine & Public Health Best HDR Publication of the Year Award. Barriers and facilitators influencing the sustainment of health behaviour interventions in schools and childcare services: a systematic review
University of Newcastle

Research Award

Year Award
2022 2022 Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) Foundation Research Team Award: Physically Active Children in Education (PACE) program
Hunter Medical Research Institute
2022 Finalist 2022 Hunter New England Excellence Award: High Value Health Care Outcome ‘Keeping People Healthy Category’ - Physically Active Children in Education (PACE) program.
Hunter New England Health
2022 2022 New South Wales Health Award: ‘Keeping People Healthy Category’ - Physically Active Children in Education (PACE) program.
NSW Health

Teaching

Code Course Role Duration
EPID6600 Research Design
The University of Newcastle
Course Mentor 22/7/2024 - 29/11/2024
EPID6600 Research Protocol Design
University of Newcastle
Course Mentor 1/7/2023 - 30/11/2023
PSYC3500 Health Psychology - Obesity Prevention
University of Newcastle
Guest Lecturer 23/3/2023 - 24/3/2023
PSYC3500 Health Psychology
The University of Newcastle
Guest Lecturer 6/5/2024 - 7/5/2024
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Publications

For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.

Highlighted Publications

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2021 Shoesmith A, Hall A, Wolfenden L, Shelton RC, Powell BJ, Brown H, McCrabb S, Sutherland R, Yoong S, Lane C, Booth D, Nathan N, 'Barriers and facilitators influencing the sustainment of health behaviour interventions in schools and childcare services: a systematic review', IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE, 16 (2021) [C1]
DOI 10.1186/s13012-021-01134-y
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 87
Co-authors Rachel Sutherland, Sam Mccrabb, Debbie Booth, Nicole Nathan, Luke Wolfenden, Alix Hall, C Lane, Serene Yoong
2022 Nathan N, Hall A, McCarthy N, Sutherland R, Wiggers J, Bauman AE, Rissel C, Naylor P-J, Cradock A, Lane C, Hope K, Elton B, Shoesmith A, Oldmeadow C, Reeves P, Gillham K, Duggan B, Boyer J, Lecathelinais C, Wolfenden L, 'Multi-strategy intervention increases school implementation and maintenance of a mandatory physical activity policy: outcomes of a cluster randomised controlled trial', BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 56, 385-+ (2022) [C1]
DOI 10.1136/bjsports-2020-103764
Citations Scopus - 3Web of Science - 29
Co-authors C Lane, Alix Hall, Christopher Oldmeadow, Nicole Nathan, Luke Wolfenden, John Wiggers, Rachel Sutherland

Journal article (23 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2024 Riley-Gibson E, Hall A, Shoesmith A, Wolfenden L, Shelton RC, Doherty E, Pollock E, Booth D, Salloum RG, Laur C, Powell BJ, Kingsland M, Lane C, Hailemariam M, Sutherland R, Nathan N, 'A systematic review to determine the effect of strategies to sustain chronic disease prevention interventions in clinical and community settings: study protocol', SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS, 13 (2024)
DOI 10.1186/s13643-024-02541-0
Citations Scopus - 1
Co-authors Alix Hall, Debbie Booth, Nicole Nathan, Emma Doherty, C Lane, Luke Wolfenden, Emma R Pollock, Rachel Sutherland
2024 Lane C, Nathan N, Wiggers J, Hall A, Shoesmith A, Bauman A, Groombridge D, Sutherland R, Wolfenden L, 'Learning Health System to rapidly improve the implementation of a school physical activity policy', IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS, 5 (2024) [C1]
DOI 10.1186/s43058-024-00619-3
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1
Co-authors Nicole Nathan, C Lane, Alix Hall, Rachel Sutherland, Luke Wolfenden, John Wiggers
2024 Wolfenden L, Shoesmith A, Hall A, Bauman A, Nathan N, 'An initial typology of approaches used by policy and practice agencies to achieve sustained implementation of interventions to improve health', Implementation Science Communications, 5 (2024) [C1]
DOI 10.1186/s43058-024-00555-2
Citations Scopus - 4
Co-authors Alix Hall, Nicole Nathan, Luke Wolfenden
2024 Shoesmith A, Nathan N, Lum M, Yoong S, Nolan E, Wolfenden L, Shelton RC, Cooper B, Lane C, Grady A, Imad N, Riley-Gibson E, Mccarthy N, Pearson N, Hall A, 'Integrated Measure of PRogram Element SuStainability in Childcare Settings (IMPRESS-C): development and psychometric evaluation of a measure of sustainability determinants in the early childhood education and care setting', IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE, 19 (2024) [C1]

Background: There is a need for valid and reliable measures of determinants of sustainability of public health interventions in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings.... [more]

Background: There is a need for valid and reliable measures of determinants of sustainability of public health interventions in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings. This study aimed to develop and evaluate the psychometric and pragmatic properties of such a measure ¿ the Integrated Measure of PRogram Element SuStainability in Childcare Settings (IMPRESS-C). Methods: We undertook a two-phase process guided by the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INstruments checklist (COSMIN) and Psychometric and Pragmatic Evidence Rating Scale (PAPERS). Phase 1 involved measure development; i.e., determining items and scales through an iterative process and assessment of face and content validity. Phase 2 involved the evaluation of psychometric and pragmatic properties. The 29-item measure completed by service executives (directors and nominated supervisors) was embedded in a larger survey from a national sample of Australian ECEC services assessing their implementation of nutrition and physical activity programs. Structural validity, concurrent validity, known groups validity, internal consistency, floor and ceiling effects, norms, and pragmatic qualities of the measure were assessed according to the PAPERS criteria. Results: The final measure contained 26 items, with respondents reporting how strongly they agreed or disagreed on a five-point Likert scale. Phase 1 assessments confirmed the relevance, and face and content validity of the scale. In Phase 2, we obtained 482 completed surveys, of which 84% (n = 405) completed the entire measure across 405 ECEC settings (one executive¿per service). Three of the four fit indices for the confirmatory factor analysis met the pre-specified criteria (SRMR = 0.056, CFI = 0.993, RMSEA = 0.067) indicating 'good' structural validity. The IMPRESS-C illustrated: 'good' internal consistency, with Cronbach's alpha values from 0.53 to 0.92; 'emerging' concurrent validity; 'poor' known groups validity; 'good' norms; and 'good' overall pragmatic qualities (cost, readability, length, and assessor burden). Conclusions: The IMPRESS-C possesses strong psychometric and pragmatic qualities for assessing service executive-level perceptions of determinants influencing sustainment of public health interventions within ECEC settings. To achieve a full range of perspectives in this setting, future work should be directed to also develop and test measures of sustainability determinants at the implementer level (e.g., among individual educators and staff).

DOI 10.1186/s13012-024-01372-w
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1
Co-authors Luke Wolfenden, Alix Hall, Serene Yoong, Nicole Nathan, C Lane, Alice Grady
2024 Wolfenden L, Wiggers J, Barnes C, Lane C, Groombridge D, Robertson K, Jones J, Mccrabb S, Hodder RK, Shoesmith A, Hudson N, Mccarthy N, Kingsland M, Doherty E, Princehorn E, Finch M, Nathan N, Sutherland R, 'Learning health systems to implement chronic disease prevention programs: A novel framework and perspectives from an Australian health service', LEARNING HEALTH SYSTEMS, 8 (2024)
DOI 10.1002/lrh2.10466
Citations Scopus - 2Web of Science - 1
Co-authors John Wiggers, Sam Mccrabb, Courtney Barnes, Emma Doherty, Luke Wolfenden, Nicole Nathan, C Lane, Jannah Jones, Meghan Finch, Rebecca Hodder, Rachel Sutherland
2023 Hall A, Wolfenden L, Gardner C, Mcevoy B, Lane C, Shelton RC, Mcfadyen T, Lee DCW, Shoesmith A, Austin K, Nathan N, 'A bibliographic review of sustainability research output and investment in 10 leading public health journals across three time periods', PUBLIC HEALTH IN PRACTICE, 6 (2023) [C1]
DOI 10.1016/j.puhip.2023.100444
Citations Scopus - 3Web of Science - 2
Co-authors C Lane, Nicole Nathan, Alix Hall, Luke Wolfenden, Tameka Mcfadyen
2023 Nathan N, Hall A, Shoesmith A, Bauman AE, Peden B, Duggan B, Gardner C, Lane C, Lecathelinais C, Oldmeadow C, Duncan C, Groombridge D, Riley-Gibson E, Pollock E, Boyer J, Wiggers J, Gillham K, Pattinson M, Mattingly M, McCarthy N, Naylor P-J, Reeves P, Budgen P, Sutherland R, Jackson R, Croft T, Pascoe W, Wolfenden L, 'A cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a multi-strategy sustainability intervention on teachers' sustained implementation of classroom physical activity breaks (energisers): study protocol', BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 23 (2023)
DOI 10.1186/s12889-023-16810-5
Co-authors Rachel Sutherland, C Lane, Nicole Nathan, Luke Wolfenden, John Wiggers, Emma R Pollock, Christopher Oldmeadow, Alix Hall
2023 Riley-Gibson E, Hall A, Shoesmith A, Wolfenden L, Shelton RC, Doherty E, Pollock E, Booth D, Salloum RG, Laur C, Powell BJ, Kingsland M, Lane C, Hailemariam M, Sutherland R, Nathan N, 'A systematic review to determine the effect of strategies to sustain chronic disease prevention interventions in clinical and community settings: study protocol.', Res Sq (2023)
DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2333454/v1
Co-authors Nicole Nathan, Debbie Booth, Luke Wolfenden, Emma R Pollock, Rachel Sutherland
2023 Hall A, Lane C, Wolfenden L, Wiggers J, Sutherland R, Mccarthy N, Jackson R, Shoesmith A, Lecathelinais C, Reeves P, Bauman A, Gillham K, Boyer J, Naylor P-J, Kerr N, Kajons N, Nathan N, 'Evaluating the scaling up of an effective implementation intervention (PACE) to increase the delivery of a mandatory physical activity policy in primary schools', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 20 (2023) [C1]
DOI 10.1186/s12966-023-01498-y
Citations Scopus - 3
Co-authors Luke Wolfenden, John Wiggers, Nicole Nathan, Rachel Sutherland, C Lane, Alix Hall
2023 Imad N, Pearson N, Hall A, Shoesmith A, Nathan N, Giles L, Grady A, Yoong S, 'A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial to Increase the Sustainment of an Indoor–Outdoor-Free-Play Program in Early Childhood Education and Care Services: A Study Protocol for the Sustaining Play, Sustaining Health (SPSH) Trial', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (2023)

Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings are important environments to support children's physical activity (PA). In 2021, COVID-19 regulations recommended the prov... [more]

Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings are important environments to support children's physical activity (PA). In 2021, COVID-19 regulations recommended the provision of indoor¿outdoor free-play programs in ECEC settings to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, resulting in an increased uptake of this practice. As the context has since changed, research suggests that ECEC services could cease the implementation of these practices. Therefore, this pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) aims to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of a sustainment strategy to ensure the ongoing implementation (sustainment) of ECEC-delivered indoor¿outdoor free-play programs. Twenty ECEC services located in New South Wales, Australia that have implemented indoor¿outdoor free-play programs since the release of COVID-19 guidelines will be recruited. The services will be randomly allocated either the sustainment strategy or usual care. The "Sustaining Play, Sustaining Health" program consists of eight strategies, developed to address key barriers against and facilitators of sustainment informed by the Integrated Sustainability Framework. The outcomes will be assessed via internal project records, staff surveys, and a self-reported measure of free play. This study will provide important data to support the performance of a fully powered trial within Australian ECEC settings and to inform the development of future sustainment strategies.

DOI 10.3390/ijerph20065043
Citations Scopus - 2
Co-authors Serene Yoong, Nicole Nathan, Alice Grady, Alix Hall
2022 Nathan N, McCarthy N, Hall A, Shoesmith A, Lane C, Jackson R, Sutherland R, Groombridge D, Reeves P, Boyer J, Duggan B, Wolfenden L, 'Cluster randomised controlled trial to determine the impact of an activity enabling uniform on primary school student's fitness and physical activity: study protocol for the Active WeAR Everyday (AWARE) study', BMJ OPEN, 12 (2022)
DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064692
Citations Scopus - 2Web of Science - 1
Co-authors Rachel Sutherland, C Lane, Nicole Nathan, Luke Wolfenden, Alix Hall
2022 Nathan N, Hall A, McCarthy N, Sutherland R, Wiggers J, Bauman AE, Rissel C, Naylor P-J, Cradock A, Lane C, Hope K, Elton B, Shoesmith A, Oldmeadow C, Reeves P, Gillham K, Duggan B, Boyer J, Lecathelinais C, Wolfenden L, 'Multi-strategy intervention increases school implementation and maintenance of a mandatory physical activity policy: outcomes of a cluster randomised controlled trial', BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, 56, 385-+ (2022) [C1]
DOI 10.1136/bjsports-2020-103764
Citations Scopus - 3Web of Science - 29
Co-authors C Lane, Alix Hall, Christopher Oldmeadow, Nicole Nathan, Luke Wolfenden, John Wiggers, Rachel Sutherland
2022 Lane C, Naylor P-J, Shoesmith A, Wolfenden L, Hall A, Sutherland R, Nathan N, 'Identifying essential implementation strategies: a mixed methods process evaluation of a multi-strategy policy implementation intervention for schools', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 19 (2022) [C1]
DOI 10.1186/s12966-022-01281-5
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 8
Co-authors Luke Wolfenden, Nicole Nathan, Alix Hall, Rachel Sutherland, C Lane
2022 Lane C, Nathan N, Reeves P, Sutherland R, Wolfenden L, Shoesmith A, Hall A, 'Economic evaluation of a multi-strategy intervention that improves school-based physical activity policy implementation', IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE, 17 (2022) [C1]
DOI 10.1186/s13012-022-01215-6
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 7
Co-authors Luke Wolfenden, Nicole Nathan, Alix Hall, C Lane, Rachel Sutherland
2022 Hall A, Shoesmith A, Doherty E, McEvoy B, Mettert K, Lewis CC, Wolfenden L, Yoong S, Kingsland M, Shelton RC, Wiltsey Stirman S, Imad N, Sutherland R, Nathan N, 'Evaluation of measures of sustainability and sustainability determinants for use in community, public health, and clinical settings: a systematic review', IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE, 17 (2022) [C1]
DOI 10.1186/s13012-022-01252-1
Citations Scopus - 3Web of Science - 20
Co-authors Luke Wolfenden, Nicole Nathan, Alix Hall, Serene Yoong, Rachel Sutherland, Emma Doherty
2022 Lane C, Wolfenden L, Hall A, Sutherland R, Naylor P-J, Oldmeadow C, Leigh L, Shoesmith A, Bauman A, McCarthy N, Nathan N, 'Optimising a multi-strategy implementation intervention to improve the delivery of a school physical activity policy at scale: findings from a randomised noninferiority trial', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 19 (2022) [C1]
DOI 10.1186/s12966-022-01345-6
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 12
Co-authors Luke Wolfenden, Nicole Nathan, C Lane, Alix Hall, Christopher Oldmeadow, Rachel Sutherland
2022 Shoesmith A, Hall A, Wolfenden L, Shelton RC, Yoong S, Crane M, Lane C, McCarthy N, Lecathelinais C, Nathan N, 'School-level factors associated with the sustainment of weekly physical activity scheduled in Australian elementary schools: an observational study', BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 22 (2022) [C1]
DOI 10.1186/s12889-022-13732-6
Citations Scopus - 4Web of Science - 2
Co-authors Nicole Nathan, C Lane, Serene Yoong, Alix Hall, Luke Wolfenden
2022 Hall A, Wolfenden L, Shoesmith A, McCarthy N, Wiggers J, Bauman AE, Rissel C, Sutherland R, Lecathelinais C, Brown H, Trost SG, Nathan N, 'The impact of an implementation intervention that increased school's delivery of a mandatory physical activity policy on student outcomes: A cluster-randomised controlled trial', JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN SPORT, 25, 321-326 (2022) [C1]

Objectives: Assess the impact of an implementation intervention on student's physical activity, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and on-task behaviour. Design: A cluste... [more]

Objectives: Assess the impact of an implementation intervention on student's physical activity, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and on-task behaviour. Design: A cluster-randomised controlled trial. Methods: Following baseline 61 eligible schools were randomised to a 12-month, implementation intervention to increase teacher scheduling of physical activity, or a waitlist control. Whole school-day and class-time physical activity of students from grades 2 and 3 (~ages 7 to 9) were measured via wrist-worn accelerometers and included: moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, light physical activity, sedentary behaviour and activity counts per minute. Children's health related quality of life (HRQoL) and out-of-school-hours physical activity was measured via parent-proxy surveys. Class level on-task behaviour was measured via teacher self-report surveys. Student and teacher obtained outcomes were measured at baseline and 12-month follow-up. Parent reported outcomes were measured at 12-month follow-up. Linear mixed models compared between group differences in outcomes. Differential effects by sex were explored for student and parent reported outcomes. Results: Data from 2485 students, 1220 parents and >500 teachers were analysed. There was no statistically significant between group differences in any of the outcomes, including accelerometer measured physical activity, out-of-school-hours physical activity, HRQoL, and on-task behaviour. A statistically significant differential effect by sex was found for sedentary behaviour across the whole school day (3.16 min, 95% CI: 0.19, 6.13; p = 0.028), with females illustrating a greater difference between groups than males. Conclusions: Only negligible effects on student physical activity were found. Additional strategies including improving the quality of teacher's delivery of physical activity may be required to enhance effects.

DOI 10.1016/j.jsams.2021.12.005
Citations Scopus - 4Web of Science - 3
Co-authors John Wiggers, Luke Wolfenden, Nicole Nathan, Rachel Sutherland, Alix Hall
2021 McCarthy N, Hall A, Shoesmith A, Sutherland R, Hodder R, Campbell E, Nathan N, 'Australian children are not meeting recommended physical activity levels at school: Analysis of objectively measured physical activity data from a cross sectional study', PREVENTIVE MEDICINE REPORTS, 23 (2021) [C1]
DOI 10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101418
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 8
Co-authors Alix Hall, Rebecca Hodder, Rachel Sutherland, Nicole Nathan
2021 Hall A, Shoesmith A, Shelton RC, Lane C, Wolfenden L, Nathan N, 'Adaptation and Validation of the Program Sustainability Assessment Tool (PSAT) for Use in the Elementary School Setting', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 18 (2021) [C1]

There is a lack of valid and reliable measures of determinants of sustainability specific to public health interventions in the elementary school setting. This study aimed to adap... [more]

There is a lack of valid and reliable measures of determinants of sustainability specific to public health interventions in the elementary school setting. This study aimed to adapt and evaluate the Program Sustainability Assessment Tool (PSAT) for use in this setting. An expert reference group adapted the PSAT to ensure face validity. Elementary school teachers participating in a multi-component implementation intervention to increase their scheduling of physical activity completed the adapted PSAT. Structural validity was assessed via confirmatory factor analysis. Convergent validity was assessed using linear mixed regression evaluating the associations between scheduling of physical activity and adapted PSAT scores. Cronbach's alpha was used to evaluate internal consistency and intracluster correlation coefficients for interrater reliability. Floor and ceiling effects were also evaluated. Following adaptation and psychometric evaluation, the final measure contained 26 items. Domain Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.77 to 0.92. Only one domain illustrated acceptable interrater reliability. Evidence for structural validity was mixed and was lacking for convergent validity. There were no floor and ceiling effects. Efforts to adapt and validate the PSAT for the elementary school setting were mixed. Future work to develop and improve measures specific to public health program sustainment that are relevant and psychometrically robust for elementary school settings are needed.

DOI 10.3390/ijerph182111414
Citations Scopus - 9Web of Science - 8
Co-authors C Lane, Luke Wolfenden, Nicole Nathan, Alix Hall
2021 Shoesmith A, Hall A, Wolfenden L, Shelton RC, Powell BJ, Brown H, McCrabb S, Sutherland R, Yoong S, Lane C, Booth D, Nathan N, 'Barriers and facilitators influencing the sustainment of health behaviour interventions in schools and childcare services: a systematic review', IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE, 16 (2021) [C1]
DOI 10.1186/s13012-021-01134-y
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 87
Co-authors Rachel Sutherland, Sam Mccrabb, Debbie Booth, Nicole Nathan, Luke Wolfenden, Alix Hall, C Lane, Serene Yoong
2020 Shoesmith A, Hall A, Hope K, Sutherland R, Hodder RK, Trost SG, Lecathelinais C, Lane C, McCarthy N, Nathan N, 'Associations between in-school-hours physical activity and child health-related quality of life: A cross-sectional study in a sample of Australian primary school children', Preventive Medicine Reports, 20 (2020) [C1]
DOI 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101179
Citations Scopus - 1Web of Science - 9
Co-authors Alix Hall, Rebecca Hodder, C Lane, Nicole Nathan, Rachel Sutherland
2019 Nathan N, Wiggers J, Bauman AE, Rissel C, Searles A, Reeves P, Oldmeadow C, Naylor P-J, Cradock AL, Sutherland R, Gillham K, Duggan B, Chad S, McCarthy N, Pettett M, Jackson R, Reilly K, Herrmann V, Hope K, Shoesmith A, Wolfenden L, 'A cluster randomised controlled trial of an intervention to increase the implementation of school physical activity policies and guidelines: study protocol for the physically active children in education (PACE) study', BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 19 (2019)
DOI 10.1186/s12889-019-6492-z
Citations Scopus - 2Web of Science - 26
Co-authors Kathryn L Reilly, Luke Wolfenden, John Wiggers, Rachel Sutherland, Nicole Nathan, Christopher Oldmeadow
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Preprint (1 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2023 Shoesmith A, Nathan N, Lum M, Yoong S, Nolan E, Wolfenden L, Shelton R, Cooper B, Lane C, Grady A, Imad N, Riley-Gibson E, McCarthy N, Pearson N, Hall A, 'Integrated Measure of PRogram Element SuStainability in Childcare Settings (IMPRESS-C): Development and psychometric evaluation of a measure of sustainability determinants in the early childhood education and care setting' (2023)
DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3229714/v1
Co-authors Serene Yoong, Alice Grady
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Grants and Funding

Summary

Number of grants 2
Total funding $230,000

Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.


20232 grants / $230,000

Developing and assessing the effectiveness of strategies to sustain chronic disease prevention programs in educational settings$200,000

Funding body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Funding body Hunter Medical Research Institute
Scheme HMRI Population Health 2023 Research Support Grant
Role Lead
Funding Start 2023
Funding Finish 2024
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Type Of Funding C3300 – Aust Philanthropy
Category 3300
UON N

HMRI Foundation Research Team Excellence Award $30,000

Funding body: Hunter Medical Research Institute

Funding body Hunter Medical Research Institute
Project Team Associate Professor Nicole Nathan, Doctor Alix Hall, Doctor Cassandra Lane, Mrs Nicole McCarthy, Doctor Adam Shoesmith
Scheme Research Grant
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2023
Funding Finish 2023
GNo G2300225
Type Of Funding C3300 – Aust Philanthropy
Category 3300
UON Y
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Research Supervision

Number of supervisions

Completed0
Current2

Current Supervision

Commenced Level of Study Research Title Program Supervisor Type
2023 PhD A Randomised Trial of an Intervention to Sustain Schools’ Implementation of a State-Wide Physical Activity Policy PhD (Public Health & BehavSci), College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
2022 PhD Evaluating the Effect of a Multicomponent Support Program to Assist Schools in Sustaining Physical Activity Policy Implementation PhD (Public Health & BehavSci), College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor
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Dr Adam Shoesmith

Position

Senior Research Assistant
School of Medicine and Public Health
College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing

Contact Details

Email adam.shoesmith@newcastle.edu.au
Phone (02) 4924 6613
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Office

Room 1129
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