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This process evaluation explored the implementation and mechanisms of impact of a Park Prescription Intervention trial (PPI), including the effects of hypothesised mediators (motivation, social support, recrea...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of prescribing physical activity in parks to improve health and wellbeing - the park prescription randomized controlled trial
Programs promoting population health through physical activity (PA) and exposure to nature are popular, but few have been evaluated in randomized-controlled trials (RCTs).
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Open AccessStep** volume and intensity patterns in a multi-ethnic urban Asian population
Accelerometer measured physical activity (PA) studies particularly in non-western populations are lacking. Therefore, this study investigated step** activity in a multi-ethnic urban Asian population.
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Open AccessCorrelates of occupational, leisure and total sitting time in working adults: results from the Singapore multi-ethnic cohort
Evidence on the health risks of sitting is accumulating. However, research identifying factors influencing sitting time in adults is limited, especially in Asian populations. This study aimed to identify socio...
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Open AccessNumber and appraisal of daily hassles and life events in young adulthood: the association with physical activity and screen time: a longitudinal cohort study
Young adults face radical life changes regarding residence, marriage, family and work that may negatively impact their health behaviours. Therefore, we investigated the associations of the number of daily hass...
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Open AccessDifferences in beliefs and home environments regarding energy balance behaviors according to parental education and ethnicity among schoolchildren in Europe: the ENERGY cross sectional study
To explore differences in personal and home environmental factors that are regarded as determinants of energy balance-related behaviors (EBRBs) according to parental education and ethnic background among 10–12...
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Open AccessBiological, socio-demographic, work and lifestyle determinants of sitting in young adult women: a prospective cohort study
Sitting is associated with health risks. Factors that influence sitting are however not well understood. The aim was to examine the biological, socio-demographic, work-related and lifestyle determinants of sit...
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Open AccessTest-retest reliability and construct validity of the ENERGY-parent questionnaire on parenting practices, energy balance-related behaviours and their potential behavioural determinants: the ENERGY-project
Insight in parental energy balance-related behaviours, their determinants and parenting practices are important to inform childhood obesity prevention. Therefore, reliable and valid tools to measure these vari...
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Open AccessTest-retest reliability and construct validity of the ENERGY-child questionnaire on energy balance-related behaviours and their potential determinants: the ENERGY-project
Insight in children's energy balance-related behaviours (EBRBs) and their determinants is important to inform obesity prevention research. Therefore, reliable and valid tools to measure these variables in larg...
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Open AccessAdolescent predictors of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour at age 42: the Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study (AGAHLS)
This study investigated the associations of physical characteristics and personality in adolescence with physical activity and sedentary behaviour in adulthood.