Temporal trends in physical activity: a systematic review

AG Knuth, PC Hallal - Journal of Physical Activity and …, 2009 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: In spite of all accumulated scientific knowledge on the benefits of physical
activity (PA) for health, high rates of sedentary lifestyle are still observed worldwide. The aim …

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

K Wijndaele, BM Lynch, N Owen, DW Dunstan… - Cancer Causes & …, 2009 - Springer
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 …

A telephone‐delivered lifestyle intervention for colorectal cancer survivors 'CanChange': a pilot study

AL Hawkes, S Gollschewski, BM Lynch… - … Oncology: Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To investigate the feasibility and short‐term effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention
for colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors. Methods: CanChange was telephone‐delivered to 20 …

[HTML][HTML] Moderators and mediators of pedometer use and step count increase in the" 10,000 Steps Ghent" intervention

K De Cocker, I De Bourdeaudhuij, W Brown… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Background The European pedometer-based" 10,000 Steps Ghent" whole
community intervention for 228,000 residents was found to be effective in increasing step …

[PDF][PDF] Exercise Psychology: Building ecological underpinnings for public-health action

N Owen - International Journal of Sport Psychology, 2009 - academia.edu
Exercise psychology is a diverse and highly-active field. Within this field, ecological
frameworks are providing strong conceptual guidance to a number of research domains. A …

Supporting independent function and preventing falls

K Hill, J Schwarz, M Winbolt - Older People Issues and Innovation …, 2009 - books.google.com
This chapter addresses the challenge of falls and maintaining independent function in older
people. The incidence of falls increases with age and the costs both in economic terms and …