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Are psychologists willing and able to promote physical activity as part of psychological treatment?Nicola W Burton
The University of Queensland School of Human Movement Studies, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
Int J Behav Med 17:287-97. 2010..Physical activity can provide psychological benefits, but there is little research on psychologists' promoting activity as part of psychological treatment...- Feasibility and effectiveness of psychosocial resilience training: a pilot study of the READY programNicola W Burton
School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Australia
Psychol Health Med 15:266-77. 2010..025). Participants rated the program and materials very highly. These results indicate that the READY program is feasible to implement as a group training program in a workplace setting to promote psychosocial well-being... - How, where and with whom? Physical activity context preferences of three adult groups at risk of inactivityNicola W Burton
School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Australia
Br J Sports Med 46:1125-31. 2012..Strategies to promote physical activity may be more successful if they reflect people's interests... - The association between sedentary leisure and physical activity in middle-aged adultsNicola W Burton
School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
Br J Sports Med 46:747-52. 2012..The aim of this study was to examine the association between time spent in sedentary leisure and physical activity level in mid-aged men and women... - Mid-aged adults' sitting time in three contextsNicola W Burton
School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Australia
Am J Prev Med 42:363-73. 2012..To develop evidence-based approaches for reducing sedentary behavior, there is a need to identify the specific settings where prolonged sitting occurs, associated factors, and variations... - Accuracy of body mass index estimated from self-reported height and weight in mid-aged Australian womenNicola W Burton
School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, St Lucia
Aust N Z J Public Health 34:620-3. 2010..To assess the accuracy of body mass index (BMI) estimated from self-reported height and weight from a mailed survey, in a population-based sample of mid-aged Australian women... 
Evaluating the effectiveness of psychosocial resilience training for heart health, and the added value of promoting physical activity: a cluster randomized trial of the READY programNicola W Burton
The University of Queensland School of Human Movement Studies, Brisbane, Australia
BMC Public Health 9:427. 2009..This paper describes the design and measures of a study to evaluate a resilience training program (READY) to promote psychosocial well-being for heart health, and the added value of integrating physical activity promotion...- HABITAT: A longitudinal multilevel study of physical activity change in mid-aged adultsNicola W Burton
The University of Queensland School of Human Movement Studies, Brisbane, Australia
BMC Public Health 9:76. 2009.... 
Measuring psychological, social, and environmental influences on leisure-time physical activity among adultsNicola W Burton
School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland
Aust N Z J Public Health 31:36-43. 2007....- It just doesn't speak to me: mid-aged men's reactions to '10,000 Steps a Day'Nicola W Burton
School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland
Health Promot J Austr 19:52-9. 2008..This study aimed to explore men's reactions to the 10,000 Steps a Day message, the use of pedometers, and other strategies for increasing PA... - Neighborhood disadvantage and physical activity: baseline results from the HABITAT multilevel longitudinal studyGavin Turrell
School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, QLD 4059, Australia
Ann Epidemiol 20:171-81. 2010..To examine the association between neighborhood disadvantage and physical activity (PA)... - Concurrent and prospective associations between physical activity, walking and mental health in older womenKristiann C Heesch
Queensland University of Technology, School of Public Health, Brisbane, Queensland 4059, Australia
J Epidemiol Community Health 65:807-13. 2011..This study examined the concurrent and prospective relationships between both LTPA and walking with mental health in older women... - Reliability and validity of a modified self-administered version of the Active Australia physical activity survey in a sample of mid-age womenWendy J Brown
School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
Aust N Z J Public Health 32:535-41. 2008..To assess the test-retest reliability and validity of a modified self-administered version of the Active Australia physical activity survey... - Occupational sitting time: employees' perceptions of health risks and intervention strategiesNicholas D Gilson
The University of Queensland, Brisbane
Health Promot J Austr 22:38-43. 2011..This study examined office-based employees' perceptions of the health risks associated with prolonged sitting at work, and strategies to interrupt and reduce occupational sitting time... - Does physical activity impact on presenteeism and other indicators of workplace well-being?Helen E Brown
The University of Queensland, School of Human Movement Studies, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Sports Med 41:249-62. 2011..A standardized definition of presenteeism and an appropriate evaluation tool are key research priorities if the complex relationships between physical activity and workplace well-being are to be better understood... - Updating the evidence on physical activity and health in womenWendy J Brown
School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
Am J Prev Med 33:404-411. 2007..This narrative review updates evidence from the last 10 years on physical activity (PA) and the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer in women... - Prospective study of physical activity and depressive symptoms in middle-aged womenWendy J Brown
School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Am J Prev Med 29:265-72. 2005..Although many studies support an inverse association between physical activity (PA) and depressive symptoms, prospective relationships between these variables have been confounded by pre-existing psychological and physical health problems... - Occupational sitting and health risks: a systematic reviewJannique G Z van Uffelen
School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Am J Prev Med 39:379-88. 2010..e., time spent sitting) may be negatively associated with health. The aim of this study was to systematically review the evidence on associations between occupational sitting and health risks... - Measuring total and domain-specific sitting: a study of reliability and validityAlison L Marshall
School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Med Sci Sports Exerc 42:1094-102. 2010.... - Qi-gong mind-body therapy and diabetes control. A randomized controlled trialXin Liu
School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Am J Prev Med 41:152-8. 2011..This study examined the effects of qi-gong on diabetes control and identified the predictors and mediators of these effects... - Protocol for Fit Bodies, Fine Minds: a randomized controlled trial on the affect of exercise and cognitive training on cognitive functioning in older adultsSiobhan T O'Dwyer
School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, Australia
BMC Geriatr 7:23. 2007..This study will examine the impact of an exercise training program, and a combined exercise and cognitive training program, on the cognitive and physical functioning of older adults... - Associations between sitting time and a range of symptoms in mid-age womenG M E E Geeske Peeters
The University of Queensland, School of Human Movement Studies, St Lucia Queensland 4072, Australia
Prev Med 56:135-41. 2013..The aim of this study was to explore longitudinal associations between sitting and physical and psychological symptoms in mid-age women... - Do walking strategies to increase physical activity reduce reported sitting in workplaces: a randomized control trialNicholas D Gilson
School of Human Movement Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 6:43. 2009..abstract:.. - Participation in recreational physical activity: why do socioeconomic groups differ?Nicola W Burton
School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Australia
Health Educ Behav 30:225-44. 2003..Data suggest that efforts to increase RPA in the population should include both general and socioeconomically targeted strategies...