John R. Beard

Six year follow-up of students who participated in a school-based physical activity intervention: a longitudinal cohort study (2009)

Barnett, Lisa M, Van Beurden, Eric, Morgan, Philip J, Brooks, Lyndon O, Zask, Avigdor, Beard, John R

Abstract Background The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the long-term impact of a childhood motor skill intervention on adolescent motor skills and physical activity. Methods In 2006, we...

Epidemiologic heterogeneity of common mood and anxiety disorders over the lifecourse in the general population: a systematic review (2009)

Nandi, Arijit, Beard, John R, Galea, Sandro

Abstract Background Clinical evidence has long suggested there may be heterogeneity in the patterns and predictors of common mood and anxiety disorders; however, epidemiologic studies have generally...

Neighborhood Characteristics and Disability in Older Adults (2009)

Beard, John R., Blaney, Shannon, Cerda, Magda, Frye, Victoria, Lovasi, Gina S., Ompad, Danielle, ...

Objective To characterize the influence of the residential neighborhood of older adults on the prevalence of disability. Methods We combined Census data on disability in older adults living in New...

Six year follow-up of students who participated in a school-based physical activity interventions : a longitudinal cohort study (2009)

Barnett, Lisa M., Van Beurden, Eric, Morgan, Philip J., Brooks, Lyndon O., Zask, Avigdor, Beard, John R.

BackgroundThe purpose of this paper was to evaluate the long-term impact of a childhood motor skill intervention on adolescent motor skills and physical activity.MethodsIn 2006, we undertook a...

Childhood motor skill proficiency as a predictor of adolescent physical activity (2009)

Barnett, Lisa, Van Beurden, Eric, Morgan, Philip J., Brooks, Lyndon O., Beard, John R.

PurposeCross-sectional evidence has demonstrated the importance of motor skill proficiency to physical activity participation, but it is unknown whether skill proficiency predicts subsequent physical...

Longitudinal population-based studies of affective disorders: Where to from here? (2008)

Beard, John R, Galea, Sandro, Vlahov, David

Abstract Background Longitudinal, population-based, research is important if we are to better characterize the lifetime patterns and determinants of affective disorders. While studies of this type...

Perceived sports competence mediates the relationship between childhood motor skill proficiency and adolescent physical activity and fitness: a longitudinal assessment (2008)

Barnett, Lisa M, Morgan, Philip J, Van Beurden, Eric, Beard, John R

Abstract Background The purpose of this paper was to investigate whether perceived sports competence mediates the relationship between childhood motor skill proficiency and subsequent adolescent...

Older persons' perception of risk of falling : implications for fall-prevention campaigns (2008)

Hughes, Kellie, Van Beurden, Eric, Eakin, Elizabeth G., Barnett, Lisa M., Patterson, Elizabeth, Backhouse, Jan, ...

Objectives: We examined older people’s attitudes about falls and implications for the design of fall-prevention awareness campaigns.--- Methods: We assessed data from (1) computer-assisted...

Older persons' perception of risk of falling : implications for fall-prevention campaigns (2008)

Hughes, Kellie, Van Beurden, Eric, Eakin, Elizabeth G., Barnett, Lisa M., Patterson, Elizabeth, Backhouse, Jan, ...

Objectives: We examined older people’s attitudes about falls and implications for the design of fall-prevention awareness campaigns.--- Methods: We assessed data from (1) computer-assisted...

Older persons' perception of risk of falling : implications for fall-prevention campaigns (2008)

Hughes, Kellie, Van Beurden, Eric, Eakin, Elizabeth G., Barnett, Lisa M., Patterson, Elizabeth, Backhouse, Jan, ...

Objectives: We examined older people’s attitudes about falls and implications for the design of fall-prevention awareness campaigns.--- Methods: We assessed data from (1) computer-assisted...

Perceived sports competence mediates the relationship between childhood motor skill proficiency and adolescent physical activity and fitness: a longitudinal assessment (2008)

Barnett, Lisa M., Morgan, Philip J., Van Beurden, Eric, Beard, John R.

Background: The purpose of this paper was to investigate whether perceived sports competence mediates the relationship between childhood motor skill proficiency and subsequent adolescent physical...

Does childhood motor skill proficiency predict adolescent fitness? (2008)

Barnett, Lisa M., Van Beurden, Eric, Morgan, Philip J., Brooks, Lyndon O., Beard, John R.

Purpose: To determine whether childhood fundamental motor skill proficiency predicts subsequent adolescent cardiorespiratory fitness. Methods: In 2000, children's proficiency in a battery of skills...

BMC Psychiatry BioMed Central Debate (2008)

John R Beard, Ro Galea, David Vlahov, Open Access

© 2008 Beard et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License

Older persons' perception of risk of falling : implications for fall-prevention campaigns (2008)

Hughes, Kellie, Van Beurden, Eric, Eakin, Elizabeth G., Barnett, Lisa M., Patterson, Elizabeth, Backhouse, Jan, ...

Objectives: We examined older people’s attitudes about falls and implications for the design of fall-prevention awareness campaigns.--- Methods: We assessed data from (1) computer-assisted...

Sampling and Recruitment in Multilevel Studies among Marginalized Urban Populations: The IMPACT Studies

Ompad, Danielle C., Galea, Sandro, Marshall, Grant, Fuller, Crystal M., Weiss, Linda, Beard, John R., ...

Illicit drug use in urban settings is a major public health problem. A range of individual level factors are known to influence drug use and its consequences, and a number of recent studies have...