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Megan Racey

McMaster University
Verified email at mcmaster.ca
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Systematic review of school‐based interventions to modify dietary behavior: does intervention intensity impact effectiveness?

M Racey, C O'Brien, S Douglas… - Journal of School …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Owing to the associations between diet and health, it is important that effective
health promotion strategies establish healthful eating behaviors from an early age. We …

Effectiveness of physical activity interventions in older adults with frailty or prefrailty: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Racey, MU Ali, D Sherifali… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Physical activity is known to prevent frailty and reduce its consequences;
however, it remains unclear which interventions are optimal for older adults with frailty. We …

Diabetes health coach in individuals with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta analysis of quadruple aim outcomes

M Racey, M Jovkovic, P Alliston, MU Ali… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background As diabetes self-management necessitates life-long learning, behaviour change,
support, and monitoring, health coaching is a promising intervention to assist individuals …

[HTML][HTML] Technology-supported integrated care innovations to support diabetes and mental health care: Scoping review

M Racey, C Whitmore, P Alliston, JA Cafazzo… - JMIR …, 2023 - diabetes.jmir.org
Background: For individuals living with diabetes and its psychosocial comorbidities (eg,
depression, anxiety, and distress), there remains limited access to interprofessional, integrated …

Fall prevention in community-dwelling adults with mild to moderate cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Racey, M Markle-Reid, D Fitzpatrick-Lewis, MU Ali… - BMC geriatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Cognitive impairment (CI) increases an individual’s risk of falls due to the role
cognition plays in gait control. Older adults with dementia fall 2–3 times more than cognitively …

Barriers and facilitators to intake of dairy products in adolescent males and females with different levels of habitual intake

M Racey, J Bransfield, K Capello, D Field… - Global pediatric …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Dairy products and alternatives can contribute to overall good health including
positive body composition and decreased adiposity; however, these foods are grossly …

Evidence-informed strategies for undergraduate nutrition education: a review

…, A Buchholz, V Kulak, M Racey - Applied Physiology …, 2015 - cdnsciencepub.com
This review focuses on evidence-informed strategies to enhance learning in undergraduate
nutrition education. Here, we describe the general shift in undergraduate education from a …

Effectiveness of nutrition interventions and combined nutrition and physical activity interventions in older adults with frailty or prefrailty: a systematic review and meta …

M Racey, MU Ali, D Sherifali… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Although nutrition interventions may reverse frailty, it is unclear which interventions
are optimal. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify effective …

Perceptions and use of sources of health knowledge by young adolescents

M Racey, D Machmueller, D Field, V Kulak… - International journal of …, 2018 - degruyter.com
Background: Understanding how adolescents acquire health knowledge and where they
currently seek answers to health-related questions may facilitate the development of …

Dietary Reference Intakes based on chronic disease endpoints: Outcomes from a case study workshop for omega 3's EPA and DHA

M Racey, A MacFarlane, SE Carlson… - Applied Physiology …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
Given the focus on developing Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) based on chronic disease
risk reduction and recent research for omega-3 long chain PUFA since the last DRI review, …