Dr Helen Quirk

All publications

Journal articles

• Machaczek K, Quirk H & Burton H (2024) 162 A qualitative investigation into causal mechanisms underpinning adherence to physical activity programmes among people with serious mental illness. European Journal of Public Health, 34(Supplement_2).
• Dunne A, Quirk H, Bullas A & Haake S (2024) S13-2: ”I enjoyed the camaraderie, the atmosphere and the inclusiveness of parkrun”: A qualitative study to explore mental wellbeing in middle-aged men at parkrun Ireland. European Journal of Public Health, 34(Supplement_2).
• Quirk H, Bullas A, Haake S & Ker S (2024) S13-1: The experience of parkrun by those with mental health conditions: results from the parkrun UK Health and Wellbeing Survey 2018. European Journal of Public Health, 34(Supplement_2).
• Fairbrother H, Woodrow N, Holding E, Crowder M, Griffin N, Er V, Dodd-Reynolds C, Egan M, Scott S, Summerbell C , Rigby E et al (2024) ‘It depends on where you were born…here in the North East, there’s not really many job opportunities compared to in the South’: young people’s perspectives on a North-South health divide and its drivers in England, UK. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 2018.
• Quirk H (2024) Engaging underrepresented groups in community physical activity initiatives: a qualitative study of parkrun in the UK. BMC Public Health.
• Relph N, Owen M, Moinuddin M, Noonan R, Dey P, Bullas A, Quirk H & Haake S (2023) How can UK public health initiatives support each other to improve the maintenance of physical activity? Evidence from a cross-sectional survey of runners who move from Couch-to-5k to parkrun. Health Promotion International, 38(5).
• Quirk H (2023) O.3.3-5 Is parkrun an equitable health intervention? A qualitative study exploring how a free, weekly, community-based physical activity initiative engages with underrepresented groups in the UK. European Journal of Public Health, 33(Supplement_1).
• Haake S, Johnson TW, Bourne J, Quirk H & Bullas A (2023) Parkrun as self-managed cardiac rehabilitation: secondary analysis of a cross-sectional survey of parkrun in the UK. Open Heart, 10(2).
• Machaczek KK, Quirk H, Firth J, Carney R, Copeland RJ, Pollard N, Peckham E, Hampshaw S, De-la Haye S, Burton H & Goyder E (2022) A whole systems approach to integrating physical activity to aid mental health recovery – Translating theory into practice. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 23. View this article in WRRO
• Haake S, Quirk H & Bullas A (2022) Parkrun and the promotion of physical activity: insights for primary care clinicians from an online survey.. British Journal of General Practice, 72(722), e634-e640.
• Lowe A, Myers A, Quirk H, Blackshaw J, Palanee S & Copeland R (2022) Physical activity promotion by GPs: a cross-sectional survey in England. BJGP Open.
• Quirk H, Haake S, Goyder E, Bullas A, Graney M & Wellington C (2022) Change in health, wellbeing and physical activity levels during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal cohort of parkrun participants in the United Kingdom. Health Promotion International.
• Cholerton R, Butt J, Quirk H & Breckon J (2022) Differences in older adults walking football initiation and maintenance influences across respondent characteristics: a cross-sectional survey. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity.
• Haake S, Quirk H & Bullas A (2022) The health benefits of volunteering at a free, weekly, 5 km event in the UK: A cross-sectional study of volunteers at parkrun. PLOS Global Public Health, 2(2). View this article in WRRO
• Dunne A, Haake S, Quirk H & Bullas A (2021) Motivation to Improve Mental Wellbeing via Community Physical Activity Initiatives and the Associated Impacts—A Cross-Sectional Survey of UK parkrun Participants. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24).
• Quirk H, Bullas A, Haake S, Goyder E, Graney M, Wellington C, Copeland R, Reece L & Stevinson C (2021) Exploring the benefits of participation in community-based running and walking events: a cross-sectional survey of parkrun participants. BMC Public Health, 21. View this article in WRRO
• Woodrow N, Fairbrother H, Crowder M, Goyder E, Griffin N, Holding E & Quirk H (2021) Exploring inequalities in health with young people through online focus groups : navigating the methodological and ethical challenges. Qualitative Research Journal. View this article in WRRO
• Quirk H & Haake S (2021) Engaging people with long-term health conditions in a community-based physical activity initiative: a qualitative follow-up study evaluating the parkrun PROVE project. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 13. View this article in WRRO
• Smith R, Schneider P, Cosulich R, Quirk H, Bullas A, Haake S & Goyder E (2021) Socioeconomic inequalities in distance to and participation in a community-based running and walking activity: A longitudinal ecological study of parkrun 2010 to 2019. Health and Place, 71.
• Schneider PP, Smith RA, Bullas AM, Quirk H, Bayley T, Haake SJ, Brennan A & Goyder E (2020) Multiple deprivation and geographic distance to community physical activity events — achieving equitable access to parkrun in England. Public Health, 189, 48-53. View this article in WRRO
• Quirk H, Hock E, Harrop D, Crank H, Peckham E, Traviss-Turner G, Machaczek K, Stubbs B, Horspool M, Weich S & Copeland R (2020) Understanding the experience of initiating community-based group physical activity by people with serious mental illness: a systematic review using a meta-ethnographic approach. European Psychiatry. View this article in WRRO
• Quirk H, Heller B & Wright N (2020) The feasibility and acceptability of physical activity monitoring as an educational tool in the management of paediatric type 1 diabetes. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. View this article in WRRO
• Haake S, Quirk H & Bullas A (2020) The role of technology in promoting physical activity: A case-study of parkrun. Proceedings, 49(1). View this article in WRRO
• Dash K, Goyder EC & Quirk H (2020) A qualitative synthesis of the perceived factors that affect participation in physical activity among children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Diabetic Medicine. View this article in WRRO
• Smith R, Schneider P, Bullas A, Haake S, Quirk H, Cosulich R & Goyder E (2020) Does ethnic density influence community participation in mass participation physical activity events? The case of parkrun in England. Wellcome Open Research, 5. View this article in WRRO
• Cholerton R, Breckon J, Butt J & Quirk H (2020) Experiences Influencing Walking Football Initiation in 55- to 75-Year-Old Adults: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 28(4), 521-533.
• Quirk H & Haake S (2019) How can we get more people with long-term health conditions involved in parkrun? A qualitative study evaluating parkrun’s PROVE project. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 11(1).
• Knox ECL, Quirk H, Glazebrook C, Randell T & Blake H (2019) Impact of technology-based interventions for children and young people with type 1 diabetes on key diabetes self-management behaviours and prerequisites: a systematic review. BMC Endocrine Disorders, 19(1).
• Reece LJ, Quirk H, Wellington C, Haake SJ & Wilson F (2019) Bright Spots, physical activity investments that work: Parkrun; a global initiative striving for healthier and happier communities. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 53(6), 326-327.
• Quirk H, Rosario DJ & Bourke L (2018) Supportive interventions to improve physiological and psychological health outcomes among patients undergoing cystectomy: a systematic review. BMC Urology, 18(1).
• Quirk H, Crank H, Carter A, Leahy H & Copeland RJ (2018) Barriers and facilitators to implementing workplace health and wellbeing services in the NHS from the perspective of senior leaders and wellbeing practitioners: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health, 18(1).
• Quirk H, Glazebrook C & Blake H (2018) A physical activity intervention for children with type 1 diabetes- steps to active kids with diabetes (STAK-D): a feasibility study. BMC Pediatrics, 18(1).
• Quirk H, Crank H, Harrop D, Hock E & Copeland R (2017) Understanding the experience of initiating community-based physical activity and social support by people with serious mental illness: a systematic review using a meta-ethnographic approach. Systematic Reviews, 6(1). View this article in WRRO
• Blake H, Quirk H, Leighton P, Randell T, Greening J, Guo B & Glazebrook C (2016) Feasibility of an online intervention (STAK-D) to promote physical activity in children with type 1 diabetes: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 17(1).
• Quirk H, Blake H, Dee B & Glazebrook C (2015) “Having diabetes shouldn’t stop them”: healthcare professionals’ perceptions of physical activity in children with Type 1 diabetes. BMC Pediatrics, 15(1).
• Quirk H, Blake H, Dee B & Glazebrook C (2014) “You can’t just jump on a bike and go”: a qualitative study exploring parents’ perceptions of physical activity in children with type 1 diabetes. BMC Pediatrics, 14(1).
• Quirk H, Blake H, Tennyson R, Randell TL & Glazebrook C (2014) Physical activity interventions in children and young people with Type 1 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Diabetic Medicine, 31(10), 1163-1173.
• Rousham O, Quirk H, Goyder E & Smith RA () The long-term effect of the coronavirus pandemic on parkrun participation: an interrupted time series analysis. BMC Public Health, 24(1).
• Haake S, Quirk H & Bullas A () The impact of parkrun on life satisfaction and its cost-effectiveness: A six-month study of parkrunners in the United Kingdom. PLOS Global Public Health, 4(10), e0003580-e0003580.
• Dunne A, Quirk H, Bullas A & Steve H () “My parkrun friends.” A qualitative study of social experiences of men at parkrun in Ireland. Health Promotion International.
• Jones G, Bailey L, Beeken RJ, Brady S, Cooper C, Copeland RJ, Crosland S, Dawson S, Faires M, Gilbody S , Haynes H et al () Supporting physical activity through co-production in people with severe mental ill health (SPACES): protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 10(1).
• Ashdown-Franks G, Sabiston CM, Stubbs B, Atkinson M, Quirk H, Bullas A & Haake S () parkrun participation, impact and perceived social inclusion among runners/walkers and volunteers with mental health conditions. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 1-14.
• Turner RR, Steed L, Quirk H, Greasley RU, Saxton JM, Taylor SJC, Rosario DJ, Thaha MA & Bourke L () Interventions for promoting habitual exercise in people living with and beyond cancer. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
• () “We don’t worry about diabetes that much”: A qualitative study exploring perceptions of physical activity among children with Type 1 Diabetes. Advances in Pediatric Research.
• Myers A, Quirk H, Lowe A, Crank H, Broom D, Jones N, Reid H, Speers C & Copeland R () The Active Hospital Pilot: a qualitative study exploring the implementation of a Trust-wide Sport and Exercise Medicine-led physical activity intervention. PLoS ONE.
• Cholerton R, Quirk H, Breckon J & Butt J () Experiences and strategies influencing older adults to continue playing walking football. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity.

Conference proceedings papers

• Quirk H (2023) Is parkrun an equitable health intervention? A qualitative study exploring how a free, weekly, community-based physical activity initiative engages with underrepresented groups in the UK. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Vol. 33 (pp I64-I65)
• Haake S, Quirk H & Bullas A (2021) What impact does parkrun have on previously inactive people? Results from the parkrun health and wellbeing survey 2018. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, Vol. 28(SUPPL 1) (pp S117-S117)
• Quirk H & Haake S (2018) Interim evaluation results from the parkrun PROVE project. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH, Vol. 15(10) (pp S100-S100)

Preprints

• Quirk H (2023) Engaging underrepresented groups in community physical activity initiatives: A qualitative case study of parkrun in the UK, Research Square Platform LLC.
• Quirk H & Haake S () Engaging People with Long-Term Health Conditions in a Community-Based Physical Activity Initiative: a Qualitative Follow-Up Study Evaluating the Parkrun PROVE Project, Research Square Platform LLC.
• Quirk H, Haake S, Goyder E, Bullas A, Graney M & Wellington C () Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the wellbeing of parkrun participants in the United Kingdom, Research Square Platform LLC.
• Quirk H, Bullas A, Haake S, Goyder E, Graney M, Wellington C, Copeland R, Reece L & Stevinson C () Exploring the Benefits of Participation in Community-Based Running and Walking Events: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Parkrun Participants, Research Square Platform LLC.
• Copeland RJ, Myers A, Quirk H, Crank H, Broom D & Goldsmith S () Evaluation of the Public Health England and Sport England Funded Physical Activity Clinical Advice Pad Pilot in Primary Care, Center for Open Science.
• Copeland RJ, Myers A, Quirk H, Crank H, Broom D & Goldsmith S () Evaluation of the Public Health England and Sport England Funded Sport and Exercise Medicine Pilot in Secondary Care, Center for Open Science.