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Prospective association between physical activity and falls in community-dwelling older women by Heesch, K C, Byles, J E, Brown, W J

“…Objective:To explore associations between physical activity and the risk of falls and fractured bones in community-dwelling older women.Design, setting and…”
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Using Rasch modeling to re-evaluate three scales related to physical activity: enjoyment, perceived benefits and perceived barriers by Heesch, KC, Mâsse, LC, Dunn, AL

“…Studies suggest that enjoyment, perceived benefits and perceived barriers may be important mediators of physical activity. However, the psychometric properties…”
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Do walking and leisure-time physical activity protect against arthritis in older women? by Heesch, K C, Brown, W J

“…Objective:To examine the prospective dose–response relationships between both leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and walking with self-reported arthritis in…”
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Colorectal cancer survivors' exercise experiences and preferences: qualitative findings from an exercise rehabilitation programme immediately after chemotherapy by SPENCE, R.R., HEESCH, K.C., BROWN, W.J.

“…SPENCE R.R., HEESCH K.C. & BROWN W.J. (2010) European Journal of Cancer Care20, 257–266 Colorectal cancer survivors' exercise experiences and preferences:…”
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Does adherence to a lifestyle physical activity intervention predict changes in physical activity? by HEESCH, K. C, MASSE, L. C, DUNN, A. L, FRANKOWSKI, R. F, DOLAN MULLEN, P

“…This study examined whether adherence to a lifestyle physical activity intervention predicted weekly participation in at least 150 min of moderate to vigorous…”
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Concurrent and prospective associations between physical activity, walking and mental health in older women by Heesch, Kristiann C, Burton, Nicola W, Brown, Wendy J

“…BackgroundLeisure-time physical activity (LTPA) shows promise for reducing the risk of poor mental health in later life, although gender- and age-specific…”
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A systematic review of the association between physical activity and colorectal cancer risk by Spence, R. R., Heesch, K. C., Brown, W. J.

“…This review evaluated the strength of the evidence for a causal relationship between physical activity (PA) and colorectal cancer (CRC). A systematic review of…”
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Feasibility of a Minimal Contact Intervention to Promote Walking among Insufficiently Active Women by Dinger, Mary K., Heesch, Kristiann C., McClary, Kristi R.

“…Purpose. To examine the impact of a 6-week minimal contact intervention on walking behavior, the 10 processes of change of the transtheoretical model (TTM),…”
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Lack of Time for Physical Activity: Perception or Reality for African American and Hispanic Women? by Heesch, Kristiann C., Mâsse, Louise C.

“…Lack of time is a well-known barrier to physical activity. It is not known, however, whether this barrier reflects actual time commitments. This study examined…”
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Perceived Barriers to Exercise and Stage of Exercise Adoption in Older Women of Different Racial/Ethnic Groups by Heesch, Kristiann C., Brown, David R., Blanton, Curtis J.

“…The purpose of this study was to determine whether barriers to exercise differ among racial/ethnic groups at the same stage of exercise adoption and adjacent…”
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The Association Between Number of Homework Assignments Completed during a Lifestyle Physical Activity Intervention and Scores on Transtheoretical Measures by Heesch, Kristiann C., Mâsse, Lousie C., Dunn, Andrea L., Frankowski, Ralph F.

“…An assumption of theory-based physical activity interventions is that active participation positively affects the theoretical constructs upon which the…”
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Characteristics of utility cyclists in Queensland, Australia: an examination of the associations between individual, social, and environmental factors and utility cycling by Sahlqvist, Shannon L, Heesch, Kristiann C

“…Initiatives to promote utility cycling in countries like Australia and the US, which have low rates of utility cycling, may be more effective if they first…”
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Detecting Bouts of Physical Activity in a Field Setting by Mâsse, Louise C., Fulton, Janet E., Watson, Kathleen L., Heesch, Kristiann C., Kohl, Harold W., Blair, Steven N., Tortolero, Susan R.

“…The purposes of this study were to assess the TRITRAC® and CSA® for: (a) interaccelerometer agreement; (b) agreement in detecting patterns of…”
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Cycling for transport and recreation: Associations with the socio-economic, natural and built environment by Heesch, Kristiann C., Giles-Corti, Billie, Turrell, Gavin

“…This study examined associations between objective environmental attributes and, separately, transport (TC) and recreational cycling (RC). Environmental…”
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Correlates of sitting time in working age Australian women: who should be targeted with interventions to decrease sitting time? by van Uffelen, Jannique G Z, Heesch, Kristiann C, Brown, Wendy

“…While there is emerging evidence that sedentary behavior is negatively associated with health risk, research on the correlates of sitting time in adults is…”
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Field evaluation of energy expenditure from continuous and intermittent walking in women by FULTON, Janet E, MASSE, Louise C, TORTOLERO, Susan R, WATSON, Kathleen B, HEESCH, Kristiann C, KOHL, Harold W, BLAIR, Steven N, CASPERSEN, Carl J

“…Recent physical activity recommendations suggest that comparable amounts of prescribed physical activity, done as a single continuous bout or as a set of…”
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Drivers who don't comply with a minimum passing distance rule when passing bicycle riders by Haworth, Narelle, Heesch, Kristiann C., Schramm, Amy

“…Introduction: Drivers' passing cyclists closely can contribute to crashes, falls, and intimidation, which may discourage cycling. In response, minimum passing…”
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A shift from motorised travel to active transport: What are the potential health gains for an Australian city? by Zapata-Diomedi, Belen, Knibbs, Luke D, Ware, Robert S, Heesch, Kristiann C, Tainio, Marko, Woodcock, James, Veerman, J Lennert

“…An alarmingly high proportion of the Australian adult population does not meet national physical activity guidelines (57%). This is concerning because physical…”
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Perceptions of Sedentary African-American Women About Continuous versus Intermittent Walking by Heesch, Kristiann C., Mâsse, Louise C., Aday, Lu Ann

“…To meet current physical activity recommendations, a person may chose to adopt a continuous or an intermittent physical activity program, as long as they…”
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Cyclists' experiences of harassment from motorists: Findings from a survey of cyclists in Queensland, Australia by Heesch, Kristiann C, Sahlqvist, Shannon, Garrard, Jan

“…Abstract Objective Harassment from motorists is a major constraint on cycling that has been under-researched. We examined incidence and correlates of…”
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