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...
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...
Parekh, Sanjoti, King, David, Owen, Neville, Jamrozik, Konrad
© 2009 Public Health Association of Australia
Parekh, Sanjoti, King, David, Owen, Neville, Jamrozik, Konrad
© 2009 Public Health Association of Australia
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Targeted Self-Help Materials for Smoking Cessation (2004)
Connor, Jason, Hamilton, Gail, Hausdorf, Katrin, Owen, Neville, Saunders, John, Young, Ross
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...