Are independent mobility and territorial range associated with park visitation among youth?
Background: Parks are important for providing opportunities for physical activity among youth. Apart from engaging in physical activity whilst visiting a park, active transportation (e.g. walking or cycling) to parks is potentially an additional source of physical activity. Previous research has shown that a major barrier to young people visiting ...
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The feeding practices and structure questionnaire: construction and initial validation in a sample of Australian first-time mothers and their 2-year olds
Background: Early feeding practices lay the foundation for children's eating habits and weight gain. Questionnaires are available to assess parental feeding but overlapping and inconsistent items, subscales and terminology limit conceptual clarity and between study comparisons. Our aim was to consolidate a range of existing items into a parsimonious and ...
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The associations between objectively-determined and self-reported urban form characteristics and neighborhood-based walking in adults
Background: Self-reported and objectively-determined neighborhood built characteristics are associated with physical activity, yet little is known about their combined influence on walking. This study: 1) compared self-reported measures of the neighborhood built environment between objectively-determined low, medium, and high walkable neighborhoods; 2) estimated the relative associations between self-reported and objectively-determined ...
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Physical activity, sedentary behaviors and dietary habits among Saudi adolescents relative to age, gender and region
Hazzaa M Al-Hazzaa, Nada A Abahussain, Hana I Al-Sobayel, Dina M Qahwaji, Abdulrahman O MusaigerInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011, 8:140 (21 December 2011) ...
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Environmental and socio-demographic associates of children’s active transport to school: a cross-sectional investigation from the URBAN Study
Background: Active transport (e.g., walking, cycling) to school (ATS) can contribute to children's physical activity and health. The built environment is acknowledged as an important factor in understanding children's ATS, alongside parental factors and seasonality. Inconsistencies in methodological approaches exist, and a clear understanding of factors related to ATS remains ...
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Evidence that women meeting physical activity guidelines do not sit less: An observational inclinometry study
Lynette L Craft, Theodore W Zderic, Susan M Gapstur, Erik H VanIterson, Danielle M Thomas, Juned Siddique, Marc T HamiltonInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2012, 9:122 (4 October 2012) ...
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Using process evaluation for program improvement in dose, fidelity and reach: the ACT trial experience
Dawn K Wilson, Sarah Griffin, Ruth P Saunders, Heather Kitzman-Ulrich, Duncan C Meyers, Leslie MansardInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009, 6:79 (30 November 2009) ...
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Leisure time physical activity in a 22-year follow-up among Finnish adults
Katja Borodulin, Tomi E Mäkinen, Päivi Leino-Arjas, Tuija H Tammelin, Markku Heliövaara, Tuija Martelin, Laura Kestilä, Ritva PrättäläInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2012, 9:121 (2 October 2012) ...
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A place for play? The influence of the home physical environment on children’s physical activity and sedentary behaviour
Clover Maitland, Gareth Stratton, Sarah Foster, Rebecca Braham, Michael RosenbergInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013, 10:99 (17 August 2013) ...
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Does getting a dog increase recreational walking?
Hayley E Cutt, Matthew W Knuiman, Billie Giles-CortiInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008, 5:17 (27 March 2008) ...
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Physical activity and sedentary behaviours in Greek-Cypriot children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study
Constantinos A Loucaides, Russell Jago, Maria TheophanousInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011, 8:90 (19 August 2011) ...
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Psychological theory in an interdisciplinary context: psychological, demographic, health-related, social, and environmental correlates of physical activity in a representative cohort of community-dwelling older adults
Falko F Sniehotta, Paul Gellert, Miles D Witham, Peter T Donnan, Iain K Crombie, Marion ET McMurdoInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013, 10:106 (8 September 2013) ...
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Socioeconomic inequalities in occupational, leisure-time, and transport related physical activity among European adults: A systematic review
Marielle A Beenackers, Carlijn BM Kamphuis, Katrina Giskes, Johannes Brug, Anton E Kunst, Alex Burdorf, Frank J van LentheInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2012, 9:116 (19 September 2012) ...
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Dietary behaviors, physical activity and sedentary lifestyle associated with overweight and obesity, and their socio-demographic correlates, among Pakistani primary school children
Muhammad Umair Mushtaq, Sibgha Gull, Komal Mushtaq, Ubeera Shahid, Mushtaq Ahmad Shad, Javed AkramInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011, 8:130 (25 November 2011) ...
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Rebranding exercise: closing the gap between values and behavior
Michelle L Segar, Jacquelynne S Eccles, Caroline R RichardsonInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011, 8:94 (31 August 2011) ...
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Measuring the healthfulness of food retail stores: variations by store type and neighbourhood deprivation
Background: The consumer nutrition environment has been conceptualised as in-store environmental factors that influence food shopping habits. More healthful in-store environments could be characterised as those which promote healthful food choices such as selling good quality healthy foods or placing them in prominent locations to prompt purchasing. Research measuring the ...
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Identifying solutions to increase participation in physical activity interventions within a socio-economically disadvantaged community: a qualitative study
Background: There is an urgent need to increase population levels of physical activity, particularly amongst those who are socio-economically disadvantaged. Multiple factors influence physical activity behaviour but the generalisability of current evidence to such 'hard-to-reach' population subgroups is limited by difficulties in recruiting them into studies. Also, rigorous qualitative studies ...
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Randomised controlled feasibility trial of a web-based weight management intervention with nurse support for obese patients in primary care
Background: There is a need for cost-effective weight management interventions that primary care can deliver to reduce the morbidity caused by obesity. Automated web-based interventions might provide a solution, but evidence suggests that they may be ineffective without additional human support. The main aim of this study was to carry ...
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Determinants of participation in worksite health promotion programmes: a systematic review
Suzan JW Robroek, Frank J van Lenthe, Pepijn van Empelen, Alex BurdorfInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2009, 6:26 (20 May 2009) ...
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SisterTalk: final results of a culturally tailored cable television delivered weight control program for Black women
Patricia Risica, Kim M Gans, Shiriki Kumanyika, Usree Kirtania, Thomas M LasaterInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013, 10:141 (27 December 2013) ...
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