N Owen

Summary

Affiliation: University of Wollongong
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Environmental determinants of physical activity and sedentary behavior
    N Owen
    University of Wollongong, Australia
    Exerc Sport Sci Rev 28:153-8. 2000
  2. ncbi Age-related differences in physical activity levels of young adults
    E Leslie
    Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 33:255-8. 2001
  3. ncbi Trial of print and telephone delivered interventions to influence walking
    N Humpel
    Health and Productivity Research Centre, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
    Prev Med 39:635-41. 2004
  4. 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
  5. ncbi Mediated approaches for influencing physical activity: update of the evidence on mass media, print, telephone and website delivery of interventions
    A L Marshall
    School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Australia
    J Sci Med Sport 7:74-80. 2004
  6. ncbi Engagement and retention of participants in a physical activity website
    E Leslie
    School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Australia
    Prev Med 40:54-9. 2005
  7. ncbi The effectiveness of a squash eyewear promotion strategy
    R Eime
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
    Br J Sports Med 39:681-5. 2005
  8. ncbi Associations of neighbourhood greenness with physical and mental health: do walking, social coherence and local social interaction explain the relationships?
    T Sugiyama
    University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    J Epidemiol Community Health 62:e9. 2008

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Publications8

  1. ncbi Environmental determinants of physical activity and sedentary behavior
    N Owen
    University of Wollongong, Australia
    Exerc Sport Sci Rev 28:153-8. 2000
    ..Past research has emphasized psychosocial determinants of physical activity. Progress in the field will require more focus on understanding sedentary behaviors and the role of environmental determinants...
  2. ncbi Age-related differences in physical activity levels of young adults
    E Leslie
    Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 33:255-8. 2001
    ..To examine age-related differences in the physical activity behaviors of young adults...
  3. ncbi Trial of print and telephone delivered interventions to influence walking
    N Humpel
    Health and Productivity Research Centre, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
    Prev Med 39:635-41. 2004
    ..This study examined their effectiveness in an intervention aimed specifically at promoting walking for specific purposes...
  4. 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...
  5. ncbi Mediated approaches for influencing physical activity: update of the evidence on mass media, print, telephone and website delivery of interventions
    A L Marshall
    School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Australia
    J Sci Med Sport 7:74-80. 2004
    ..Combinations of different media and mutually supportive, integrated strategies are likely to be more effective and need to be developed and evaluated systematically, building on the current research evidence base...
  6. ncbi Engagement and retention of participants in a physical activity website
    E Leslie
    School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Australia
    Prev Med 40:54-9. 2005
    ..We describe participant engagement and retention with a stage-based physical activity website in a workplace setting...
  7. ncbi The effectiveness of a squash eyewear promotion strategy
    R Eime
    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
    Br J Sports Med 39:681-5. 2005
    ..The true success will be the sustainability and dissemination of the project, favourable eyewear behaviours, and evidence of the prevention of eye injuries long into the future...
  8. ncbi Associations of neighbourhood greenness with physical and mental health: do walking, social coherence and local social interaction explain the relationships?
    T Sugiyama
    University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    J Epidemiol Community Health 62:e9. 2008
    ..Studies have shown associations between health indices and access to "green" environments but the underlying mechanisms of this association are not clear...