Twells LK

ORCID: 0000-0003-1447-9203 · 3 papers in corpus
2025
The psychosocial impact of exercise as an intervention for persons living with obesity and female infertility: A rapid scoping review and pilot study.
PLOS mental health ·doi:10.1371/journal.pmen.0000202

Persons living with obesity and experiencing infertility are counselled on healthy behaviours, such as increasing physical activity levels, to improve fertility-related outcomes. However, due to the known psychological burden of receiving a…

2024
Co-creation of a qualitative fertility research study to understand waiting time experiences through patient engagement.
Research involvement and engagement ·doi:10.1186/s40900-024-00665-0

BackgroundInfertility affects an estimated 8 to 12% of the global population and approximately one in six heterosexual couples in Canada. To access fertility services in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, individuals with an infertility dia…

2024
PRO-FIT-CARE study: the feasibility assessment of a pilot online exercise intervention for persons living with obesity and female infertility.
Frontiers in sports and active living ·doi:10.3389/fspor.2024.1332376

IntroductionModerate-to-high physical activity participation is associated with a reduced risk of infertility. Yet, exercise interventions that target cardiorespiratory fitness, independent of weight loss, are lacking in obesity and female …