Bridget Armstrong
University of South Carolina
71 Papers
38 Citations
Bridget Armstrong is an academic researcher from University of South Carolina. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 42 publications. Previous affiliations of Bridget Armstrong include Johns Hopkins University & University of Maryland, Baltimore.
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Papers
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on elementary schoolers' physical activity, sleep, screen time and diet: A quasi-experimental interrupted time series study.
Sarah Burkart,Hannah Parker,R. Glenn Weaver,Michael W. Beets,Alexis Jones,Elizabeth L. Adams,Jean-Philippe Chaput,Bridget Armstrong +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined children's obesogenic behaviours during spring and summer of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to previous data collected from the same children during the same calendar period in the 2 years prior.
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COVID-19 Leads to Accelerated Increases in Children's BMI Z-Score Gain: An Interrupted Time Series Study
R. Glenn Weaver,Ethan T. Hunt,Bridget Armstrong,Michael W. Beets,Keith Brazendale,Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy,Russell R. Pate,Shawn D. Youngstedt,Roddrick Dugger,Hannah Parker,Lauren von Klinggraeff,Alexis Jones,Sarah Burkart,Layton Ressor-Oyer +13 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reported that the COVID-19 pandemic may have negatively impacted children's weight status owing to the closure of schools, increased food insecurity and reliance on ultraprocessed foods, and reduced opportunities for outdoor activity.
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Children's moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on weekdays versus weekend days: a multi-country analysis.
Keith Brazendale,Michael W. Beets,Bridget Armstrong,R. Glenn Weaver,Ethan T. Hunt,Russell R. Pate,Timothy A. Brusseau,Amy M. Bohnert,Tim Olds,Rafael Miranda Tassitano,Maria Cecília Marinho Tenório,Jeanette M. Garcia,Lars Bo Andersen,Rachel Davey,Pedro C. Hallal,Russell Jago,Elin Kolle,Susi Kriemler,Peter Kristensen,Soyang Kwon,Jardena J. Puder,Jo Salmon,Luís B. Sardinha,Esther M. F. van Sluijs +23 more
TL;DR: The Structured Days Hypothesis (SDH) as discussed by the authors states that children's behaviors associated with obesity are more favorable on days that contain more structure (i.e., a pre-planned, segmented, and adult-supervised environment) such as school weekdays, compared to days with less structure, such as weekend days.
Small studies, big decisions: the role of pilot/feasibility studies in incremental science and premature scale-up of behavioral interventions.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss what may constitute sufficient evidence for moving forward to a definitive trial and discuss the challenges often encountered when conducting pilot/feasibility studies, referred to as common (mis)steps that can lead to inflated estimates of both feasibility and efficacy.
Parenting Behavior, Child Functioning, and Health Behaviors in Preadolescents With Type 1 Diabetes
TL;DR: Critical parenting behaviors are associated with pread adolescents' psychological well-being, which has implications for self-care, and clinical implications include decreasing critical parenting behaviors and monitoring preadolescents with T1D for depressive symptoms.