Vanessa A Shrewsbury

Summary

Affiliation: The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi A randomised controlled trial of a community-based healthy lifestyle program for overweight and obese adolescents: the Loozit study protocol
    Vanessa A Shrewsbury
    University of Sydney Clinical School, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    BMC Public Health 9:119. 2009
  2. ncbi Adolescent-parent interactions and communication preferences regarding body weight and weight management: a qualitative study
    Vanessa A Shrewsbury
    Physical Activity Nutrition and Obesity Research Group, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:16. 2010
  3. ncbi The role of parents in pre-adolescent and adolescent overweight and obesity treatment: a systematic review of clinical recommendations
    V A Shrewsbury
    University of Sydney Clinical School, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia
    Obes Rev 12:759-69. 2011
  4. ncbi Twelve-month outcomes of the loozit randomized controlled trial: a community-based healthy lifestyle program for overweight and obese adolescents
    Binh Nguyen
    University of Sydney Clinical School, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Australia
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 166:170-7. 2012
  5. ncbi Short-term outcomes of community-based adolescent weight management: The Loozit® Study
    Vanessa A Shrewsbury
    University of Sydney Clinical School, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
    BMC Pediatr 11:13. 2011
  6. ncbi Electronic therapeutic contact for adolescent weight management: the Loozit study
    Kelly P Kornman
    University of Sydney Clinical School, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
    Telemed J E Health 16:678-85. 2010
  7. ncbi Recruitment challenges and recommendations for adolescent obesity trials
    Binh Nguyen
    University of Sydney Clinical School, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 48:38-43. 2012
  8. ncbi Adolescent-parent interactions and attitudes around screen time and sugary drink consumption: a qualitative study
    Libby A Hattersley
    Physical Activity Nutrition Obesity Research Group, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 6:61. 2009
  9. ncbi Immunisation of refugee and migrant young people: can schools do the job?
    Bronwyn Milne
    Department of Adolescent Medicine, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001, New South Wales 2145
    Aust N Z J Public Health 30:526-8. 2006
  10. ncbi Maternal misconceptions of weight status among Nepean adolescents
    Vanessa A Shrewsbury
    Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
    J Acad Nutr Diet 112:2007-13. 2012

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Publications13

  1. ncbi A randomised controlled trial of a community-based healthy lifestyle program for overweight and obese adolescents: the Loozit study protocol
    Vanessa A Shrewsbury
    University of Sydney Clinical School, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    BMC Public Health 9:119. 2009
    ..The additional therapeutic contact is provided via telephone coaching and either mobile phone Short Message Service or electronic mail, or both...
  2. ncbi Adolescent-parent interactions and communication preferences regarding body weight and weight management: a qualitative study
    Vanessa A Shrewsbury
    Physical Activity Nutrition and Obesity Research Group, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:16. 2010
    ..abstract:..
  3. ncbi The role of parents in pre-adolescent and adolescent overweight and obesity treatment: a systematic review of clinical recommendations
    V A Shrewsbury
    University of Sydney Clinical School, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia
    Obes Rev 12:759-69. 2011
    ..High-quality research is needed on age-specific techniques to optimize the involvement of parents and family members in paediatric overweight and obesity treatment...
  4. ncbi Twelve-month outcomes of the loozit randomized controlled trial: a community-based healthy lifestyle program for overweight and obese adolescents
    Binh Nguyen
    University of Sydney Clinical School, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Australia
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 166:170-7. 2012
    ..To assess the outcomes of the Loozit adolescent weight management intervention and to evaluate the effect of additional therapeutic contact 12 months into the program...
  5. ncbi Short-term outcomes of community-based adolescent weight management: The Loozit® Study
    Vanessa A Shrewsbury
    University of Sydney Clinical School, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
    BMC Pediatr 11:13. 2011
    ..The Loozit(®) Study is a randomised controlled trial investigating extended support in a 24 month community-based weight management program for overweight to moderately obese, but otherwise healthy, 13 to 16 year olds...
  6. ncbi Electronic therapeutic contact for adolescent weight management: the Loozit study
    Kelly P Kornman
    University of Sydney Clinical School, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
    Telemed J E Health 16:678-85. 2010
    ..To examine adolescent and facilitator participation in the first 10 months of an obesity management intervention including electronic contact (e-contact) via e-mail and short message service (SMS) communication...
  7. ncbi Recruitment challenges and recommendations for adolescent obesity trials
    Binh Nguyen
    University of Sydney Clinical School, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
    J Paediatr Child Health 48:38-43. 2012
    ....
  8. ncbi Adolescent-parent interactions and attitudes around screen time and sugary drink consumption: a qualitative study
    Libby A Hattersley
    Physical Activity Nutrition Obesity Research Group, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 6:61. 2009
    ..abstract:..
  9. ncbi Immunisation of refugee and migrant young people: can schools do the job?
    Bronwyn Milne
    Department of Adolescent Medicine, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001, New South Wales 2145
    Aust N Z J Public Health 30:526-8. 2006
    ..To assess immunisation needs, primary health care (PHC) use and trial a school-based immunisation service for refugee and migrant young people attending an Intensive English Centre (IEC) high school in Western Sydney...
  10. ncbi Maternal misconceptions of weight status among Nepean adolescents
    Vanessa A Shrewsbury
    Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
    J Acad Nutr Diet 112:2007-13. 2012
    ..These results reinforce the need for strategies in primary care that are implemented throughout adolescence to improve maternal awareness of childhood overweight...
  11. ncbi Assessment and management of obesity in childhood and adolescence
    Louise A Baur
    Weight Management Services, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Locked Bag 4001, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
    Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 8:635-45. 2011
    ..Finally, given the high prevalence and chronic nature of obesity, coordinated models of care for health-service delivery for the management of pediatric obesity are needed...
  12. ncbi Refugee youth--immunisation status and GP attendance
    Paul Thomas
    NSW Refugee Health Service, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Aust Fam Physician 36:568-70. 2007
    ..We describe reported immunisation status and primary health care utilisation in refugee and migrant young people in western Sydney, New South Wales...
  13. ncbi Pandemic influenza and critical infrastructure dependencies: possible impact on hospitals
    Ralf L Itzwerth
    National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, The Children's Hospital at Westmead and the University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Med J Aust 185:S70-2. 2006
    ..Companies use continuity plans and highly regulated business continuity management to overcome process interruptions. This methodology can be applied to hospitals to minimise the impact of a pandemic...