Research

Papers

Hansford, H.J., Cashin, A.G., Bagg, M.K. et al., (2022) Feasibility of an Audit and Feedback Intervention to Facilitate Journal Policy Change Towards Greater Promotion of Transparency and Openness in Sports Science Research. Sports Med – Open 8, 101. doi: 10.1186/s40798-022-00496-x

Wewege, M.A., Hansford, H.J., Shah, B., et al., (2022) Baseline imbalance and heterogeneity are present in meta-analyses of randomized clinical trials examining the effects of exercise and medicines for blood pressure management. Hypertension Research. doi: 10.1038/s41440-022-00984-3

Hansford HJ, Wewege MA, Cashin AG, Hagstrom AD, Clifford BK, McAuley JH, Jones MD. (2022). If exercise is medicine, why don’t we know the dose? An overview of systematic reviews assessing reporting quality of exercise interventions in health and disease. British Journal of Sports Medicine doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104977

Hansford, H. J., Cashin, A. G., Wewege, M. A., Ferraro, M. C., McAuley, J. H., & Jones, M. D. (2022). Open and transparent sports science research: the role of journals to move the field forward. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. doi:10.1007/s00167-022-06893-9 [Editorial]

Hansford, H. J., Cashin, A. G., Wewege, M. A., Ferraro, M. C., McAuley, J. H., & Jones, M. D. (2021). Evaluation of journal policies to increase promotion of transparency and openness in sport science research. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2021.08.004

Hansford, H. J., Parmenter, B. J., McLeod, K. A., Wewege, M. A., Smart, N. A., Schutte, A. E., & Jones, M. D. (2021). The effectiveness and safety of isometric resistance training for adults with high blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Hypertension Research. doi:10.1038/s41440-021-00720-3

Hansford, H. J., Cashin, A. G., Wewege, M. A., Ferraro, M. C., McAuley, J. H., & Jones, M. D. (2021). Evaluation of journal policies to increase promotion of transparency and openness in sport science research. Arthroscopy. doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2021.09.005

Hansford, H. J., Wewege, M. A., & Jones, M. D. (2021). Commentary on: Stretching is Superior to Brisk Walking for Reducing Blood Pressure in People With High–Normal Blood Pressure or Stage I Hypertension. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 1(aop), 1-2. 10.1123/jpah.2021-0049

Conference Presentations

Hansford, H., Parmenter, B., Wewege, M., McLeod, K., Smart, N., Schutte, A., & Jones, M. (2021). The effectiveness and safety of isometric resistance training for adults with raised blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Hypertension, 39, e408.

Hansford, HJ., The smallest worthwhile effect of guideline recommended treatments for acute and chronic low back pain: a cross-sectional cohort study. Selected as oral presentation at the 2021 Global Back and Neck Pain Forum.

Hansford, HJ., How well do sports science journal policies promote transparency and openness? Feasibility of an audit-feedback intervention. Selected for oral presentation at the Association for Interdisciplinary Meta-Research and Open Science (AIMOS) Conference 2021.