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Short and long sleep duration are associated with prevalent cardiovascular disease in Australian adultsChristopher A Magee
School of Psychology and Centre for Health Initiatives, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
J Sleep Res 21:441-7. 2012..The magnitude of some associations varied significantly by body mass index, smoking and physical activity. These findings provide further insight into the nature of the relationship between sleep and cardiovascular health...
The association between job demands/control and health in employed parents: the mediating role of work-to-family interference and enhancementChristopher A Magee
School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
J Occup Health Psychol 17:196-205. 2012..The findings have implications for improving the well-being of employees and workplace productivity...
Determining level of care appropriateness in the patient journey from acute care to rehabilitationChristopher J Poulos
Centre for Health Service Development, Building 234, iC Enterprise 1, Innovation Campus, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
BMC Health Serv Res 11:291. 2011..It examines reasons why acute level of care criteria are not met and explores differences in decision making between acute care and rehabilitation teams around patient appropriateness and readiness for transfer...
Occupational factors and sick leave in Australian employeesChristopher Magee
School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
J Occup Environ Med 53:627-32. 2011..To investigate occupational factors associated with sick leave over a 4-year period in Australian employees...
Relationships between self-rated health, quality of life and sleep duration in middle aged and elderly AustraliansChristopher A Magee
School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
Sleep Med 12:346-50. 2011..To determine whether sleep duration is associated with self-rated health and quality of life in adults residing in New South Wales, Australia...
Occupational factors associated with 4-year weight gain in Australian adultsChristopher A Magee
School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
J Occup Environ Med 52:977-81. 2010..This article examined whether occupational factors predicted 4-year change in body mass index (BMI) in a sample of full-time Australian employees...
Short sleep mediates the association between long work hours and increased body mass indexChristopher A Magee
School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
J Behav Med 34:83-91. 2011..The results provide some support for the hypothesis that long work hours could contribute to obesity via a reduction in sleep duration; this warrants further investigation in prospective studies...
Is sleep duration associated with obesity in older Australian adults?Christopher A Magee
University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
J Aging Health 22:1235-55. 2010..To investigate the relationship between sleep duration and obesity in older Australian adults...
Sleep duration and obesity in middle-aged Australian adultsChristopher A Magee
Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:420-1. 2010..To our knowledge, this is the first study to report an association between short sleep and obesity in Australian adults. Although more research is required, interventions targeting short sleep could aid obesity treatment and prevention...
Factors associated with short and long sleepChristopher A Magee
Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
Prev Med 49:461-7. 2009..The present study examined the sleep habits of Australian adults and identified socio-demographic and health-related factors associated with short and long sleep...
A link between chronic sleep restriction and obesity: methodological considerationsC A Magee
School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
Public Health 122:1373-81. 2008..This has implications for the development of public health programmes that target sleep as a modifiable risk factor for obesity...
