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Incidental and Planned Exercise Questionnaire for Seniors: Validity & Responsiveness

  • Presented on April 2014

Purpose: To assess the criterion validity and responsiveness of the Incidental and Planned Exercise Questionnaire (IPEQ), specifically developed for aging research. Methods: Community-dwelling older adults (n=318, mean age 73.2 years) who participated in a trial investigating the effect of walking program on falls. At baseline a sub-sample (n=177) also wore an ...



Compensation of Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Primary School Children

  • Presented on April 2014

Purpose: There is considerable debate about the possibility of physical activity compensation. This study examined whether increased levels in physical activity and/or sedentary behaviour on one day were predictive of lower levels in these behaviours the following day (compensatory mechanisms) among children. Methods: Two hundred and forty-eight children (121 boys, 127 ...


Agreement Between Accelerometer-Assessed and Self-Reported Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Colon Cancer Survivors

  • Presented on April 2014

Aim: Research conducted on the general population indicates self-reported measures of physical activity and sedentary behaviour are inaccurate, however it is not clear if this also applies to cancer survivors. The aim of this study was to compare accelerometer-based and self-reported measures of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) and ...


Intervention Effects on Adolescent Physical Activity in the Multicomponent Space Study – A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

  • Presented on April 2014

Background: Multicomponent school-based interventions have the potential to reduce the age-related decline in adolescents‘ physical activity (PA). Studies on the effect of school environment interventions have reported varying results. Purpose: To assess the effectiveness of a multicomponent environmental school-based intervention, designed to reduce the age-related decline in PA among adolescents. ...


Social ecological predictors of achieving physical activity guidelines in a sample of cardiac rehabilitation patients

  • Presented on May 21, 2014

Purpose: Research on physical activity (PA) in people with heart disease tends to emphasize intrapersonal correlates while largely ignoring the potential importance of higher-level correlates within the social ecological model. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the relative importance of several social ecological correlates in predicting whether ...


Effectiveness of a Workplace Mindfulness-Based Multi-Component Intervention on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior

  • Presented on April 2014

Background and Aim: Mindfulness training can be an effective strategy to optimize lifestyle behaviors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a worksite mindfulness-based multi-component intervention on vigorous physical activity in leisure time and sedentary behavior at work. Methods: In a randomized controlled trial design (n=257), 129 ...


The Sedentary Scholar Prevails? Associations Between Physcial Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Academic Performance in Australian Children

  • Presented on April 2014

Background: Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and more recently, sedentary behaviour, have well recognised health consequences. However, academic sequelae are less well understood. Some educators assert that promoting MVPA and discouraging sedentary behaviours in schools is important to maximise academic outcomes. Aim: To examine associations between MVPA, sedentary behaviour and academic ...