Jo Salmon

Summary

Affiliation: Deakin University
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Joint associations of multiple leisure-time sedentary behaviours and physical activity with obesity in Australian adults
    Takemi Sugiyama
    Cancer Prevention Research Centre, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 5:35. 2008
  2. ncbi Evidence-based development of school-based and family-involved prevention of overweight across Europe: the ENERGY-project's design and conceptual framework
    Johannes Brug
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Public Health 10:276. 2010
  3. ncbi Promoting physical activity participation among children and adolescents
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Epidemiol Rev 29:144-59. 2007
  4. ncbi Effects of strategies to promote children's physical activity on potential mediators
    J Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Int J Obes (Lond) 33:S66-73. 2009
  5. ncbi Television viewing habits associated with obesity risk factors: a survey of Melbourne schoolchildren
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Melbourne, VIC 3125, Australia
    Med J Aust 184:64-7. 2006
  6. ncbi Individual, social and home environment determinants of change in children's television viewing: the Switch-Play intervention
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
    J Sci Med Sport 9:378-87. 2006
  7. ncbi Association of family environment with children's television viewing and with low level of physical activity
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Obes Res 13:1939-51. 2005
  8. ncbi Trends in children's physical activity and weight status in high and low socio-economic status areas of Melbourne, Victoria, 1985-2001
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria
    Aust N Z J Public Health 29:337-42. 2005
  9. ncbi Reducing sedentary behaviour and increasing physical activity among 10-year-old children: overview and process evaluation of the 'Switch-Play' intervention
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Health Promot Int 20:7-17. 2005
  10. ncbi Outcomes of a group-randomized trial to prevent excess weight gain, reduce screen behaviours and promote physical activity in 10-year-old children: switch-play
    J Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Int J Obes (Lond) 32:601-12. 2008

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Publications100

  1. ncbi Joint associations of multiple leisure-time sedentary behaviours and physical activity with obesity in Australian adults
    Takemi Sugiyama
    Cancer Prevention Research Centre, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 5:35. 2008
    ..We examined the joint associations of multiple sedentary behaviours and physical activity with the odds of being overweight or obese...
  2. ncbi Evidence-based development of school-based and family-involved prevention of overweight across Europe: the ENERGY-project's design and conceptual framework
    Johannes Brug
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    BMC Public Health 10:276. 2010
    ..Schools are an important setting for health promotion in this age group, but school-based interventions mostly fail to target and involve the family environment...
  3. ncbi Promoting physical activity participation among children and adolescents
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Epidemiol Rev 29:144-59. 2007
    ..Further evidence of the effectiveness of interventions promoting young people's physical activity in family and community settings is needed...
  4. ncbi Effects of strategies to promote children's physical activity on potential mediators
    J Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Int J Obes (Lond) 33:S66-73. 2009
    ..Future research should more clearly identify the mediators of behavioural change that are being targeted and whether this explains intervention effects...
  5. ncbi Television viewing habits associated with obesity risk factors: a survey of Melbourne schoolchildren
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Melbourne, VIC 3125, Australia
    Med J Aust 184:64-7. 2006
    ....
  6. ncbi Individual, social and home environment determinants of change in children's television viewing: the Switch-Play intervention
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
    J Sci Med Sport 9:378-87. 2006
    ..Greater understanding of the family dynamics and circumstances, as well as the individual and social determinants of TV viewing, will be required if we are to develop effective strategies for reducing TV viewing in children...
  7. ncbi Association of family environment with children's television viewing and with low level of physical activity
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Obes Res 13:1939-51. 2005
    ..This study examined associations between the family environment and children's television (TV) viewing and likelihood of being low-active...
  8. ncbi Trends in children's physical activity and weight status in high and low socio-economic status areas of Melbourne, Victoria, 1985-2001
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria
    Aust N Z J Public Health 29:337-42. 2005
    ..To examine trends in active transport to and from school, in school sport and physical education (PE), and in weight status among children from high and low socio-economic status (SES) areas in Melbourne, Victoria, between 1985 and 2001...
  9. ncbi Reducing sedentary behaviour and increasing physical activity among 10-year-old children: overview and process evaluation of the 'Switch-Play' intervention
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Health Promot Int 20:7-17. 2005
    ....
  10. ncbi Outcomes of a group-randomized trial to prevent excess weight gain, reduce screen behaviours and promote physical activity in 10-year-old children: switch-play
    J Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Int J Obes (Lond) 32:601-12. 2008
    ....
  11. ncbi Leisure-time, occupational, and household physical activity among professional, skilled, and less-skilled workers and homemakers
    J Salmon
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, 3125, Australia
    Prev Med 30:191-9. 2000
    ....
  12. ncbi Health risks, correlates, and interventions to reduce sedentary behavior in young people
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
    Am J Prev Med 41:197-206. 2011
    ..Opportunities for young people to be sedentary have increased during leisure time, study time, and transportation time...
  13. ncbi A translational research intervention to reduce screen behaviours and promote physical activity among children: Switch-2-Activity
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood 3125, Australia
    Health Promot Int 26:311-21. 2011
    ..Future studies that assess the translation of efficacious programmes and that test whether such programmes are equally effective in different settings (e.g. in the family setting) are urgently required...
  14. ncbi Physical activity and sedentary behavior: a population-based study of barriers, enjoyment, and preference
    Jo Salmon
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Health Psychol 22:178-88. 2003
    ..These constructs can be used to examine individual and environmental influences on physical activity and sedentary behavior in specific populations and could inform the development of targeted interventions...
  15. ncbi Family physical activity and sedentary environments and weight change in children
    Anna Timperio
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
    Int J Pediatr Obes 3:160-7. 2008
    ..To examine associations between family physical activity and sedentary environment and changes in body mass index (BMI) z-scores among 10-12-year-old children over three years...
  16. ncbi Deleterious associations of sitting time and television viewing time with cardiometabolic risk biomarkers: Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle (AusDiab) study 2004-2005
    Alicia A Thorp
    Baker IDIHeart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Diabetes Care 33:327-34. 2010
    ..We examined the associations of sitting time and television (TV) viewing time with continuously measured biomarkers of cardio-metabolic risk in Australian adults...
  17. ncbi Personal, social and environmental determinants of educational inequalities in walking: a multilevel study
    Kylie Ball
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood VIC 3125, Australia
    J Epidemiol Community Health 61:108-14. 2007
    ..To investigate the contribution of personal, social and environmental factors to mediating socioeconomic (educational) inequalities in women's leisure-time walking and walking for transport...
  18. ncbi Parent's views of the importance of making changes in settings where children spend time to prevent obesity
    David Crawford
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia
    Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 17:148-58. 2008
    ....
  19. ncbi Walking and cycling to school: predictors of increases among children and adolescents
    Clare Hume
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    Am J Prev Med 36:195-200. 2009
    ..This study examined predictors of increases in children's and adolescents' active commuting (walking or cycling) to/from school over a 2-year period...
  20. ncbi Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and depressive symptoms among adolescents
    Clare Hume
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
    J Phys Act Health 8:152-6. 2011
    ..This study examined cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between physical activity, sedentary behavior, and depressive symptoms among adolescents...
  21. ncbi Love thy neighbour? Associations of social capital and crime with physical activity amongst women
    Kylie Ball
    Deakin University, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Soc Sci Med 71:807-14. 2010
    ..Further investigation of causal mechanisms underlying these associations is required...
  22. ncbi Are barriers to physical activity similar for adults with and without abnormal glucose metabolism?
    Clare Hume
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Diabetes Educ 36:495-502. 2010
    ..The purpose of this study was to examine perceived barriers to physical activity among adults with and without abnormal glucose metabolism (AGM), and whether barriers varied according to physical activity status...
  23. ncbi Associations among individual, social, and environmental barriers and children's walking or cycling to school
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood VIC 3125, Australia
    Am J Health Promot 22:107-13. 2007
    ..To examine associations among individual, social, and environmental barriers and children's walking or cycling to school...
  24. ncbi Are parental concerns about children's inactivity warranted, and are they associated with a supportive home environment?
    Michelle Jackson
    Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    Res Q Exerc Sport 79:274-82. 2008
    ..The challenge for public health will be to harness parental concerns and translate them into action...
  25. ncbi Urban-rural comparison of weight status among women and children living in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods
    Verity Cleland
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Melbourne, Vic
    Med J Aust 192:137-40. 2010
    ..To compare the weight status of women and children living in socioeconomically disadvantaged rural and urban neighbourhoods in Victoria...
  26. ncbi Associations between family circumstance and weight status of Australian children
    Kylie Hesketh
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
    Int J Pediatr Obes 2:86-96. 2007
    ..To examine associations between weight status and multiple indicators of family circumstance in Australian elementary school children...
  27. ncbi Does weight status influence associations between children's fundamental movement skills and physical activity?
    Clare Hume
    Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    Res Q Exerc Sport 79:158-65. 2008
    ..Future studies should examine a broader range of skills and types of activities to better characterize this relationship and to inform the promotion of movement skill proficiency and PA...
  28. ncbi A cluster-randomized controlled trial to reduce sedentary behavior and promote physical activity and health of 8-9 year olds: the Transform-Us! study
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioral Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    BMC Public Health 11:759. 2011
    ....
  29. ncbi Features of public open spaces and physical activity among children: findings from the CLAN study
    Anna Timperio
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Australia
    Prev Med 47:514-8. 2008
    ..To examine associations between features of public open spaces, and children's physical activity...
  30. ncbi Do features of public open spaces vary according to neighbourhood socio-economic status?
    David Crawford
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
    Health Place 14:889-93. 2008
    ..This study suggests that POS in high socioeconomic neighbourhoods possess more features that are likely to promote physical activity amongst children...
  31. ncbi Are children's perceptions of neighbourhood social environments associated with their walking and physical activity?
    Clare Hume
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Australia
    J Sci Med Sport 12:637-41. 2009
    ..Longitudinal and experimental studies are required to further test the influence of these factors among children...
  32. ncbi Parental concerns about childhood obesity and the strategies employed to prevent unhealthy weight gain in children
    David Crawford
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Public Health Nutr 9:889-95. 2006
    ....
  33. ncbi Personal, family, social, and environmental correlates of active commuting to school
    Anna Timperio
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, and The Children s Hospital at Westmead, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Am J Prev Med 30:45-51. 2006
    ..The purpose of this study was to examine personal, family, social, and environmental correlates of active commuting to school among children...
  34. ncbi Mismatch between perceived and objective measures of physical activity environments
    Kylie Ball
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood 3125, Australia
    Prev Med 47:294-8. 2008
    ....
  35. ncbi Personal, social and environmental correlates of resilience to physical inactivity among women from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds
    Verity J Cleland
    Centre for Physical Activity utrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood Victoria 3125, Australia
    Health Educ Res 25:268-81. 2010
    ..09) were significantly associated with achieving recommended LTPA. Personal factors were the characteristics most strongly associated with achieving recommended levels of LTPA among women from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds...
  36. ncbi Understanding the correlates of adolescents' TV viewing: a social ecological approach
    Clare Hume
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Int J Pediatr Obes 5:161-8. 2010
    ..To examine associations between social ecological factors and Dutch adolescents' TV viewing...
  37. ncbi Physical activity, sedentary behavior and depression among disadvantaged women
    Megan Teychenne
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Health Educ Res 25:632-44. 2010
    ..The domain and social context of PA may be important components in reducing the risk of depression. Reducing time spent in SB may be a key strategy in the promotion of better mental health in women from disadvantaged neighborhoods...
  38. ncbi Associations between the home food environment and obesity-promoting eating behaviors in adolescence
    Karen J Campbell
    Centre of Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:719-30. 2007
    ....
  39. ncbi Socioeconomic position and children's physical activity and sedentary behaviors: longitudinal findings from the CLAN study
    Kylie Ball
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Vic, Australia
    J Phys Act Health 6:289-98. 2009
    ..This study aimed to examine cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between socioeconomic position (SEP) and physical activity and sedentary behaviors amongst children and adolescents...
  40. ncbi How can socio-economic differences in physical activity among women be explained? A qualitative study
    Kylie Ball
    School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Vic, Australia
    Women Health 43:93-113. 2006
    ....
  41. ncbi How do perceptions of local neighborhood relate to adolescents' walking and cycling?
    Alison Carver
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    Am J Health Promot 20:139-47. 2005
    ..To examine how perceptions of the local neighborhood relate to adolescents' walking and cycling...
  42. ncbi Mediators of the relationship between maternal education and children's TV viewing
    Kylie Hesketh
    School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    Am J Prev Med 33:41-7. 2007
    ..This study investigates whether family television environment mediates the relationship between maternal education and children's television viewing...
  43. ncbi Which food-related behaviours are associated with healthier intakes of fruits and vegetables among women?
    David Crawford
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Public Health Nutr 10:256-65. 2007
    ..To examine associations between shopping, food preparation, meal and eating behaviours and fruit and vegetable intake among women...
  44. ncbi The Infant Feeding Activity and Nutrition Trial (INFANT) an early intervention to prevent childhood obesity: cluster-randomised controlled trial
    Karen Campbell
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioral Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    BMC Public Health 8:103. 2008
    ....
  45. ncbi A longitudinal study of the family physical activity environment and physical activity among youth
    Verity Cleland
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Am J Health Promot 25:159-67. 2011
    ..This study aimed to examine the longitudinal relationship between the family environment and PA among youth...
  46. ncbi Dog ownership, dog walking, and children's and parents' physical activity
    Jo Salmon
    Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research at Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Res Q Exerc Sport 81:264-71. 2010
    ..Promoting dog ownership and dog walking among children and as a family are potential strategies for increasing PA participation in some families...
  47. ncbi Is the neighbourhood environment associated with sedentary behaviour outside of school hours among children?
    Jenny Veitch
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Burwood, Australia
    Ann Behav Med 41:333-41. 2011
    ..Little is known about neighbourhood environments and children's sedentary behaviour outside school hours...
  48. ncbi Associations of children's perceived neighborhood environments with walking and physical activity
    Clare Hume
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research C PAN, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
    Am J Health Promot 21:201-7. 2007
    ..To examine associations between children's perceptions of the neighborhood environment and walking and physical activity...
  49. ncbi Prevalence, trends and environmental influences on child and youth physical activity
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Med Sport Sci 50:183-99. 2007
    ..Prospective studies are needed to establish temporal relationships between the social and physical environment and child and youth PA...
  50. ncbi Is dog ownership or dog walking associated with weight status in children and their parents?
    Anna Timperio
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria
    Health Promot J Austr 19:60-3. 2008
    ..This study examined associations between dog ownership, frequency of dog walking and weight status among children and their parents...
  51. ncbi Family structure and children's television viewing and physical activity
    Sarah Bagley
    School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 38:910-8. 2006
    ..Aspects of family structure interact differently with PA and TV viewing, suggesting interventions may need to be tailored with consideration of the family structure of children...
  52. ncbi Association of television viewing with fasting and 2-h postchallenge plasma glucose levels in adults without diagnosed diabetes
    David W Dunstan
    International Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
    Diabetes Care 30:516-22. 2007
    ..We examined the associations of television viewing time with fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and 2-h postchallenge plasma glucose (2-h PG) levels in Australian adults...
  53. ncbi Clustering of obesity-related risk behaviors in children and their mothers
    Adrian J Cameron
    Deakin University, Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Burkwood, Australia
    Ann Epidemiol 21:95-102. 2011
    ..To examine the clustering and patterns of obesity-related behaviors in children and their mothers and the concordance between mother and child pairs...
  54. ncbi The validity and reliability of an instrument to assess children's outdoor play in various locations
    Jenny Veitch
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Australia
    J Sci Med Sport 12:579-82. 2009
    ..Evidence of the reliability and validity of items assessing where children play is novel and important considering the need to promote children's physical activity in a variety of settings...
  55. ncbi Preschool children and physical activity: a review of correlates
    Trina Hinkley
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Vic, Australia
    Am J Prev Med 34:435-441. 2008
    ..This paper reviews articles investigating correlates of preschool children's physical activity behaviors published in peer-reviewed journals between 1980 and March 2007...
  56. ncbi Where do children usually play? A qualitative study of parents' perceptions of influences on children's active free-play
    Jenny Veitch
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood VIC 3125, Australia
    Health Place 12:383-93. 2006
    ..The study findings have important implications for future urban planning and children's opportunities for active free-play...
  57. ncbi Correlates of pedometer-measured and self-reported physical activity among young Australian adults
    Verity J Cleland
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Australia
    J Sci Med Sport 14:496-503. 2011
    ..Many physical activity correlates differed depending on the measure employed; researchers should be mindful of these differences when selecting measures of physical activity...
  58. ncbi Factors in youth physical activity participation: from psychological aspects to environmental correlates
    Jo Salmon
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Res Sports Med 18:26-36. 2010
    ..More longitudinal and intervention research is needed to better understand the mechanisms of change in children's physical activity behaviour...
  59. ncbi Effects of a holistic health program on women's physical activity and mental and spiritual health
    Michelle Jorna
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, Melbourne, VIC 3125, Australia
    J Sci Med Sport 9:395-401. 2006
    ..The data highlight the potential for a church-based setting and holistic approach to health promotion as a successful means of increasing physical activity and promoting mental and spiritual health among Australian women...
  60. ncbi Sedentary behavior and depression among adults: a review
    Megan Teychenne
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia
    Int J Behav Med 17:246-54. 2010
    ..Although the association between SB (e.g., watching TV/using the computer) and physical health has been well documented, increasing research has focused on the possible link between SB and mental health (e.g., depression)...
  61. ncbi Associations of TV viewing and physical activity with the metabolic syndrome in Australian adults
    D W Dunstan
    International Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Diabetologia 48:2254-61. 2005
    ..We analysed a sample of Australian adults to determine the strength of associations of TV viewing and participation in physical activity with the metabolic syndrome...
  62. ncbi Neighborhood characteristics and TV viewing in youth: Nothing to do but watch TV?
    Anna Timperio
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Australia
    J Sci Med Sport 15:122-8. 2012
    ..This study examined cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between perceived and objective measures of the physical and social neighborhood environment and TV viewing among children and adolescents...
  63. ncbi Socio-demographic characteristics of children experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage who meet physical activity and screen-time recommendations: the READI study
    Clare Hume
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Prev Med 54:61-4. 2012
    ..To identify socio-demographic characteristics of children from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods who meet physical activity and screen recommendations...
  64. ncbi Preschoolers' physical activity, screen time, and compliance with recommendations
    Trina Hinkley
    Interdisciplinary Educational Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 44:458-65. 2012
    ....
  65. ncbi Influences on preschool children's physical activity: exploration through focus groups
    Trina Hinkley
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Fam Community Health 34:39-50. 2011
    ..Associations among factors influencing preschoolers' physical activity should be further investigated through quantitative research...
  66. ncbi Perceptions about the local neighborhood and walking and cycling among children
    Anna Timperio
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood VIC 3125, Australia
    Prev Med 38:39-47. 2004
    ..This study examined associations between perceptions of the local neighborhood and walking and cycling among children...
  67. ncbi Individual, social and physical environmental correlates of children's active free-play: a cross-sectional study
    Jenny Veitch
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, Victoria, 3125, Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:11. 2010
    ..abstract:..
  68. ncbi Do logbooks influence recall of physical activity in validation studies?
    Anna Timperio
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 36:1181-6. 2004
    ..To examine whether physical activity logbooks influence estimates of validity of 7-d recall physical activity questionnaires...
  69. ncbi Efficacy of a referral and physical activity program for survivors of prostate cancer [ENGAGE]: rationale and design for a cluster randomised controlled trial
    Patricia M Livingston
    Faculty of Health, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    BMC Cancer 11:237. 2011
    ..The influence of individual and environmental mediators on participation in physical activity will also be determined...
  70. ncbi Correlates of sedentary behaviours in preschool children: a review
    Trina Hinkley
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, Vic, 3125 Australia
    Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:66. 2010
    ..abstract:..
  71. ncbi Evaluation of a prevention program to address body focus and negative affect among children
    Marita P McCabe
    School of Psychology, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    J Health Psychol 11:589-98. 2006
    ..Further research is required to develop prevention and intervention programs to lower the effects of body dissatisfaction and negative affect among children...
  72. ncbi Perceptions of local neighbourhood environments and their relationship to childhood overweight and obesity
    A Timperio
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
    Int J Obes (Lond) 29:170-5. 2005
    ..To examine associations between parent and child perceptions of the local neighbourhood and overweight/obesity among children aged 5-6 and 10-12 y...
  73. ncbi Insufficiently active Australian college students: perceived personal, social, and environmental influences
    E Leslie
    School of Human Movement, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Prev Med 28:20-7. 1999
    ..A sustainable pattern of participation in physical activity is important in the maintenance of health and prevention of disease. College students are in transition from an active youth to a more sedentary adult behavior pattern...
  74. ncbi Children's perceptions of their home and neighborhood environments, and their association with objectively measured physical activity: a qualitative and quantitative study
    C Hume
    Centre for Physical Activity utrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Health Educ Res 20:1-13. 2005
    ..These findings contribute to a broader understanding of children's perceptions of their environment, and highlight the potential importance of the home and neighborhood environments for promoting physical activity behavior...
  75. ncbi Evidence-based strategies to promote physical activity among children, adolescents and young adults: review and update
    A Timperio
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Australia
    J Sci Med Sport 7:20-9. 2004
    ..Future studies should target high risk groups and a broad range of settings and strategies focusing on reducing sedentary behaviours as well as increasing PA...
  76. ncbi The longitudinal influence of home and neighbourhood environments on children's body mass index and physical activity over 5 years: the CLAN study
    D Crawford
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Int J Obes (Lond) 34:1177-87. 2010
    ..To determine the independent contributions of family and neighbourhood environments to changes in youth physical activity and body mass index (BMI) z-score over 5 years...
  77. ncbi Children's active free play in local neighborhoods: a behavioral mapping study
    J Veitch
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Health Educ Res 23:870-9. 2008
    ..It is important to collaborate with local governments, urban planners and community groups to improve access to neighborhood parks and to promote a sense of neighborhood safety...
  78. ncbi Is availability of public open space equitable across areas?
    A Timperio
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia
    Health Place 13:335-40. 2007
    ..Future research should examine whether the quality of public open spaces differ by neighbourhood SES...
  79. ncbi Physical activity beliefs and behaviours among adults attempting weight control
    A Timperio
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 24:81-7. 2000
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  80. ncbi Predictors of time spent outdoors among children: 5-year longitudinal findings
    V Cleland
    Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood 3125, Australia
    J Epidemiol Community Health 64:400-6. 2010
    ..This study aimed to understand individual, social and physical environmental influences on longitudinal changes in urban children's time outdoors...
  81. ncbi Associations of physical activity with body weight and fat in men and women
    K Ball
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood 3125, Victoria, Australia
    Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 25:914-9. 2001
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  82. ncbi A prospective examination of children's time spent outdoors, objectively measured physical activity and overweight
    V Cleland
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
    Int J Obes (Lond) 32:1685-93. 2008
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  83. ncbi Physical activity and likelihood of depression in adults: a review
    Megan Teychenne
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Vic, Melbourne, Australia
    Prev Med 46:397-411. 2008
    ..This review examines original research which has investigated associations between physical activity (PA) dose (i.e. frequency, intensity and duration) and domain and depression or symptoms of depression in adults...
  84. ncbi Individual, social, and physical environmental correlates of physical activity among young women at risk of depression
    Denise Azar
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
    J Phys Act Health 8:133-40. 2011
    ..Young women at risk of depression have a greater likelihood of being physically inactive and it is unknown whether correlates differ for women at risk and not at risk of depression...
  85. ncbi Tracking of children's body-mass index, television viewing and dietary intake over five-years
    Natalie Pearson
    School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, UK
    Prev Med 53:268-70. 2011
    ..To examine the tracking of children's body mass index, television viewing, and dietary intake over five-years...
  86. ncbi Too hot to trot? Exploring potential links between climate change, physical activity and health
    M Townsend
    School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    J Sci Med Sport 6:260-5. 2003
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  87. ncbi Piloting the feasibility and effectiveness of print- and telephone-mediated interventions for promoting the adoption of physical activity in Australian adults
    K Ball
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    J Sci Med Sport 8:134-42. 2005
    ..These interventions show potential for promoting initial increases in physical activity among mid-life and older Australian adults, and should be evaluated across more extended time periods...
  88. ncbi Validity and reliability of a physical activity recall instrument among overweight and non-overweight men and women
    A Timperio
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Health Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
    J Sci Med Sport 6:477-91. 2003
    ..However, the ability to measure PA by self-report may vary by weight status...
  89. ncbi Effects of a multi-component exercise program and calcium-vitamin-D3-fortified milk on bone mineral density in older men: a randomised controlled trial
    S Kukuljan
    Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
    Osteoporos Int 20:1241-51. 2009
    ..Exercise resulted in a 1.8% net gain in femoral neck BMD, but additional calcium-vitamin D(3) did not enhance the response in this group of older well-nourished men...
  90. ncbi Physical activity and television viewing in relation to risk of undiagnosed abnormal glucose metabolism in adults
    David W Dunstan
    International Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia 3162
    Diabetes Care 27:2603-9. 2004
    ..The goal of this study was to assess the associations of physical activity time and television (TV) time with risk of "undiagnosed" abnormal glucose metabolism in Australian adults...
  91. ncbi Television time and continuous metabolic risk in physically active adults
    Genevieve N Healy
    School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 40:639-45. 2008
    ..Among Australian adults who met the public health guideline for the minimum health-enhancing levels of physical activity, we examined the dose-response associations of television-viewing time with continuous metabolic risk variables...
  92. ncbi Breaks in sedentary time: beneficial associations with metabolic risk
    Genevieve N Healy
    Cancer Prevention Research Centre, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    Diabetes Care 31:661-6. 2008
    ..In addition to the effects of total sedentary time, the manner in which it is accumulated may also be important. We examined the association of breaks in objectively measured sedentary time with biological markers of metabolic risk...
  93. ncbi Neighborhood walkability and TV viewing time among Australian adults
    Takemi Sugiyama
    Cancer Prevention Research Centre, School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Am J Prev Med 33:444-9. 2007
    ..Associations of neighborhood walkability (based on dwelling density, street connectivity, land-use mix, and net retail area) and television viewing time were compared in a large, spatially-derived sample of Australian adults...
  94. ncbi Should we be concerned about children spending extended periods of time in sedentary pursuits even among the highly active?
    Jo Salmon
    Int J Pediatr Obes 3:66-8. 2008
  95. ncbi Objectively measured sedentary time, physical activity, and metabolic risk: the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab)
    Genevieve N Healy
    School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    Diabetes Care 31:369-71. 2008
    ..We examined the associations of objectively measured sedentary time and physical activity with continuous indexes of metabolic risk in Australian adults without known diabetes...
  96. ncbi Overweight and obesity in Australia: the 1999-2000 Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab)
    Adrian J Cameron
    Department of Epidemiology, International Diabetes Institute, 250 Kooyong Road, Caulfield, VIC 3162
    Med J Aust 178:427-32. 2003
    ..To measure the prevalence of obesity in Australian adults and to examine the associations of obesity with socioeconomic and lifestyle factors...
  97. ncbi Objectively measured light-intensity physical activity is independently associated with 2-h plasma glucose
    Genevieve N Healy
    Cancer Prevention Research Centre, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    Diabetes Care 30:1384-9. 2007
    ..We examined the associations of objectively measured sedentary time, light-intensity physical activity, and moderate- to vigorous-intensity activity with fasting and 2-h postchallenge plasma glucose in Australian adults...
  98. ncbi Endorsement of physical activity recommendations for children and youth in Australia
    Jo Salmon
    J Sci Med Sport 7:405-6. 2004
  99. ncbi Is television viewing time a marker of a broader pattern of sedentary behavior?
    Takemi Sugiyama
    Cancer Prevention Research Centre, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Level 3, Public Health Building, Brisbane, Queensland 4006, Australia
    Ann Behav Med 35:245-50. 2008
    ..One explanation of this difference may be that TV viewing is a marker of an overall pattern of sedentary behavior in women...
  100. ncbi Encouraging children and adolescents to be more active
    Billie Giles-Corti
    BMJ 335:677-8. 2007