Thomas May
University of New South Wales
24 Papers
19 Citations
Thomas May is an academic researcher from University of New South Wales. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Dance. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 11 publications. Previous affiliations of Thomas May include University of Bristol & University of the West of England.
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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.
The Agile Co-production and Evaluation framework for developing public health interventions, messaging and guidance
Lucy Yardley,Sarah Denford,Atiya Kamal,Thomas May,Joanna M Kesten,Clare E French,Dale Weston,Gideon James Rubin,Jeremy Horwood,Matthew Hickman,Richard Amlôt,Isabel Oliver +11 more
TL;DR: The Agile Co-production and Evaluation (ACE) framework as mentioned in this paper is intended to provide a focus for investigating new ways of rapidly developing effective interventions and messaging by combining co-production methods with large scale testing and/or real-world evaluation.
Fatal and non-fatal overdose among opiate users in South Wales: A qualitative study of peer responses
TL;DR: There is a need to insert pragmatic solutions into overdose prevention programmes and training to counter the factors hindering effective responses to overdose, including simpler techniques and harnessing the support and knowledge of injecting drug users' social networks.
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Not what the doctor ordered: Motivations for nonmedical prescription drug use among people who use illegal drugs.
TL;DR: Results suggest that NMPDU has the potential to mitigate a number of legitimate medical concerns in the absence of treatment, and harm reduction strategies that harness the knowledge and expertise of people who use drugs should be encouraged.
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Lessons learnt from the Bristol Girls Dance Project cluster RCT: implications for designing and implementing after-school physical activity interventions
Mark J Edwards,Thomas May,Joanna M Kesten,Kate Banfield,Emma L Bird,Jane Powell,Simon J Sebire,Russell Jago +7 more
TL;DR: After-school PA interventions have potential for increasing PA levels among adolescent girls and there is a need to consider the context in which interventions are delivered and implement them in ways that are appropriate to the needs of participants.
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