Neville Owen

Validity and reliability of measures of television viewing time and other non-occupational sedentary behaviour of adults : a review (2009)

Clark, Bronwyn K., Sugiyama, Takemi, Healy, Genevieve N., Salmon, Jo, Dunstan, David W., Owen, Neville

Time spent in non-occupational sedentary behaviours (particularly television viewing time) is associated with excess adiposity and an increased risk of metabolic disorders among adults; however,...

Health and mortality consequences of abdominal obesity : evidence from the AusDiab study (2009)

Cameron, Adrian J., Dunstan, David W., Owen, Neville, Zimmet, Paul Z., Barr, Elizabeth L. M., Tonkin, Andrew M., ...

Objective:To provide an estimate of the morbidity and mortality resulting from abdominal overweight and obesity in the Australian population.Design and setting:Prospective, national, population-based...

Television viewing time and weight gain in colorectal cancer survivors : a prospective population-based study (2009)

Wijndaele, Katrien, Lynch, Brigid M., Owen, Neville, Dunstan, David W., Sharp, Stephen, AItken, Joanne F.

Objective To investigate the prospective relationships between television viewing time and weight gain in the 3 years following colorectal cancer diagnosis for 1,867 colorectal cancer survivors (body...

Randomized trial of a neighborhood environment-focused physical activity website intervention (2009)

Ferneya, Shannon L., Marshall, Alison L., Eakin, Elizabeth G., Owen, Neville

Objective: To evaluate the use of a local neighborhood environment-focused physical activity website and its effects on walking and overall physical activity in middle-aged adults.----- Method:...

Smoking reduction and cessation among young adult women: a 7-year prospective analysis (2008)

McDermott, Liane, Dobson, Annette, Owen, Neville

This study examined transitions in smoking behavior and attributes associated with reductions in daily smoking and subsequent cessation over a 7-year period. Data came from the Australian...

Objective versus perceived walking distances to destinations : correspondence and predictive validity (2008)

McCormack, Gavin, Cerin, Ester, Leslie, Eva, Du Toit, Lorinne, Owen, Neville

Judgments concerning features of environments do not always correspond accurately with objective measures of those same features. Moreover, perceived and objectively assessed environmental...

Self-reported information on the diagnosis of colorectal cancer was reliable but not necessarily valid (2008)

Lynch, Brigid M., Youlden, Danny R., Fritschi, Lin, Newman, Beth M., Pakenham, Kenneth I., Leggett, Barbara, ...

Objective: Self-report is commonly used in epidemiologic studies; however, few data exist on the reliability and validity of this method for eliciting information related to the diagnosis of...

Glucose indices, health behaviours and the incidence of diabetes in Australia : the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (2008)

Magliano, Dianna J., Barr, Elizabeth L. M., Zimmet, Paul Z., Cameron, Adrian J., Dunstan, David W., Colagiuri, Stephen, ...

OBJECTIVE--This national, population-based study reports diabetes incidence based on oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs) and identifies risk factors for diabetes in Australians.RESEARCH DESIGN AND...

Too little exercise and too much sitting : inactivity physiology and the need for new recommendations on sedentary behaviour (2008)

Hamilton, Marc T., Healy, Genevieve N., Dunstan, David W., Zderic, Theodore W., Owen, Neville

Moderate-to vigorous-intensity physical activity has an established preventive role in cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and some cancers. However, recent epidemiologic evidence...

Community capacity building for health promotion: Lessons from a regional Australian initiative (2007)

Fleming, Mary-Lou, Higgins, Helen C., Owen, Neville, Clavarino, Alexandra, Brown, Wendy J., Lloyd, Jacqui, ...

This paper discusses a health promotion intervention, which set out to develop local capacity to address chronic disease risk factors in a remote Australian community. Community focus groups, and...

Reliability of a Measure of Prediagnosis Physical Activity for Cancer Survivors (2006)

Lynch, Brigid M., Owen, Neville, Newman, Beth M., Pakenham, Kenneth, Leggett, Barbara, Dunn, Jeff, ...

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the test-retest reliability of a measure of prediagnosis physical activity participation administered to colorecial cancer survivors recruited from a...

Dimensions of quality of life and psychosocial variables most salient to colorectal cancer patients (2006)

Dunn, Jeff, Lynch, Brigid, Rinaldis, Machelle, Pakenham, Kenneth, McPherson, Lyn, Owen, Neville, ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common invasive cancers, and is responsible for considerable physical and psychosocial morbidity. Understanding the quality of life experienced by colorectal...

Community center-based resistance training for the maintenance of glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes (2006)

Dunstan, David W., Vulikh, Elena, Owen, Neville, Jolley, Damien, Shaw, Jonathan, Zimmet, Paul

OBJECTIVE--The purpose of this study Was to determine whether beneficial effects on glycemic control of an initial laboratory-supervised resistance training program could be sustained through a...

Beneficial associations of physical activity with 2-h, but not fasting, blood glucose in Australian adults (2006)

Healy, Genevieve N., Dunstan, David W., Shaw, Jonathan E., Zimmet, Paul Z., Owen, Neville

OBJECTIVE--We examined the associations of physical activity with fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and with 2-h postload plasma glucose (2-h PG) in men and women with low, moderate, and high waist...

Increasing male involvement in family planning decision making: trial of a social-cognitive intervention in rural Vietnam (2005)

Ha, Bui Thi Thu, Jayasuriya, Rohan, Owen, Neville

We tested a social-cognitive intervention to influence contraceptive practices among men living in rural communes in Vietnam. It was predicted that participants who received a stage-targeted program...

Increasing male involvement in family planning decision making: trial of a social-cognitive intervention in rural Vietnam (2005)

Ha, Bui Thi Thu, Jayasuriya, Rohan, Owen, Neville

We tested a social-cognitive intervention to influence contraceptive practices among men living in rural communes in Vietnam. It was predicted that participants who received a stage-targeted program...

Young women as smokers and non-smokers: A qualitative social identity approach (2005)

Lennon, Alexia J., Gallois, Cindy, Owen, Neville, McDermott, Liane

A social identity perspective was used to explore young women's perceptions of smoking. Thirteen focus groups and 6 intercept interviews with women aged 16-28 years old were carried out in regards to...

The effectiveness of personalized smoking cessation strategies for callers to a Quitline service (2003)

Borland, Ron, Balmford, James, Segan, Catherine, Livingston, Patricia, Owen, Neville

Aim To assess the effectiveness of a program of computer-generated tailored advice for callers to a telephone helpline, and to assess whether it enhanced a series of callback telephone counselling...

The effectiveness of callback counselling for smoking cessation: a randomized trial (2001)

Borland, Ron, Segan, Catherine J., Livingston, Patricia, Owen, Neville

Aims. The development of acceptable, widely available and effective smoking cessation methods is central to public health strategy for tobacco control. We examined the effectiveness of a telephone...

Promoting physical activity: the new imperative for public health (2000)

Sparling, Phillip B., Owen, Neville, Lambert, Estelle V., Haskell, William L.

The aim of this essay is to provide an overview of initiatives designed to increase physical activity among different populations and in different settings, and to set the context for the major...