Search Results - "Hinckson, Erica A."

Examining the validity of the ActivPAL monitor in measuring posture and ambulatory movement in children by Aminian, Saeideh, Hinckson, Erica A

“…Decreasing sedentary activities that involve prolonged sitting may be an important strategy to reduce obesity and other physical and psychosocial health…”
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Modifying the classroom environment to increase standing and reduce sitting by Aminian, Saeideh, Hinckson, Erica A., Stewart, Tom

“…A reduction in sedentary behaviour (e.g. the length of time spent sitting) may prevent or reverse childhood obesity. The effectiveness of a 'dynamic classroom'…”
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Acceptability of standing workstations in elementary schools: A pilot study by Hinckson, Erica A, Aminian, Saeideh, Ikeda, Erika, Stewart, Tom, Oliver, Melody, Duncan, Scott, Schofield, Grant

“…Abstract Objective To examine the acceptability of introducing standing workstations in elementary-school classrooms; and to quantify changes in children's…”
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Associations of Objectively Measured Built-Environment Attributes with Youth Moderate–Vigorous Physical Activity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by McGrath, Leslie J., Hopkins, Will G., Hinckson, Erica A.

“…Background Understanding attributes of the built environment that influence children’s and adolescents’ habitual physical activity can inform urban design…”
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Understanding the Relationship between Activity and Neighbourhoods (URBAN) Study: research design and methodology by Badland, Hannah M, Schofield, Grant M, Witten, Karen, Schluter, Philip J, Mavoa, Suzanne, Kearns, Robin A, Hinckson, Erica A, Oliver, Melody, Kaiwai, Hector, Jensen, Victoria G, Ergler, Christina, McGrath, Leslie, McPhee, Julia

“…Built environment attributes are recognized as being important contributors to physical activity (PA) engagement and body size in adults and children. However,…”
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Physical activity, dietary habits and overall health in overweight and obese children and youth with intellectual disability or autism by Hinckson, Erica A., Dickinson, Annette, Water, Tineke, Sands, Madeleine, Penman, Lara

“…► The first study to implement a PA and nutrition program in overweight youth with ID or autism. ► There was a substantial reduction in the consumption of…”
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Active commuting to school in New Zealand Children (2004–2008): A quantitative analysis by Hinckson, Erica A, Garrett, Nick, Duncan, Scott

“…Abstract Objective To describe trends in active commuting to school in children from Auckland region, New Zealand following implementation of the School Travel…”
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Associations Between the Neighborhood Environment and Moderate-to-Vigorous Walking in New Zealand Children: Findings from the URBAN Study by McGrath, Leslie J., Hinckson, Erica A., Hopkins, Will G., Mavoa, Suzanne, Witten, Karen, Schofield, Grant

“…Background Urban design may affect children’s habitual physical activity by influencing active commuting and neighborhood play. Purpose Our objective was to…”
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Sharing good NEWS across the world: developing comparable scores across 12 countries for the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS) by Cerin, Ester, Conway, Terry L, Cain, Kelli L, Kerr, Jacqueline, De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse, Owen, Neville, Reis, Rodrigo S, Sarmiento, Olga L, Hinckson, Erica A, Salvo, Deborah, Christiansen, Lars B, Macfarlane, Duncan J, Davey, Rachel, Mitáš, Josef, Aguinaga-Ontoso, Ines, Sallis, James F

“…The IPEN (International Physical Activity and Environment Network) Adult project seeks to conduct pooled analyses of associations of perceived neighborhood…”
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Adolescent physical activity levels: discrepancies with accelerometer data analysis by Logan, Greig R.M., Duncan, Scott, Harris, Nigel K., Hinckson, Erica A., Schofield, Grant

“…This study investigated the effects of epoch length and cut point selection on adolescent physical activity intensity quantification using vertical axis and…”
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Measuring physical activity and sedentary behaviour at work: a review by Castillo-Retamal, Marcelo, Hinckson, Erica A

“…To identify methods used to assess physical activity and sedentary behaviour at the workplace and review the validity and reliability of these measures…”
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Week-to-week differences of children's habitual activity and postural allocation as measured by the ActivPAL monitor by Hinckson, Erica A, Hopkins, Will G, Aminian, Saeideh, Ross, Kara

“…Highlights ► First study to report week-to-week differences in postural allocation and walking in children. ► There were small changes in means observed…”
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An Exploratory Study of Self-reported Quality of Life in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability by Ikeda, Erika, Krägeloh, Chris, Water, Tineke, Hinckson, Erica A.

“…We examined the content validity of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ Young Child Self-report (PedsQL™-YC) in children with autism spectrum disorder…”
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Built environment and physical activity in New Zealand adolescents: a protocol for a cross-sectional study by Hinckson, Erica A, Duncan, Scott, Oliver, Melody, Mavoa, Suzanne, Cerin, Ester, Badland, Hannah, Stewart, Tom, Ivory, Vivienne, McPhee, Julia, Schofield, Grant

“…Introduction Built-environment interventions have the potential to provide population-wide effects and the means for a sustained effect on behaviour change…”
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Reversing the obesity epidemic in young people: building up the physical activity side of energy balance by Sallis, James F, Hinckson, Erica A

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School Travel Plans: Preliminary Evidence for Changing School-Related Travel Patterns in Elementary School Children by Hinckson, Erica A., Badland, Hannah M.

“…Purpose. In New Zealand, the School Travel Plan (STP) program was developed to increase school-related active travel rates and decrease traffic congestion. The…”
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Reliability of time to exhaustion analyzed with critical-power and log-log modeling by HINCKSON, Erica A, HOPKINS, Will G

“…The large variability of time to exhaustion between repeated tests at constant power output or speed gives an impression that these tests are unsuitable for…”
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Reliability and Validity of the Hands-Up Survey in Assessing Commuting to School in New Zealand Elementary School Children by de Wit, Babet, Loman, Karen, Faithfull, Kara, Hinckson, Erica A.

“…The decrease in physical activity time in and out of school increases the need for active commuting. School travel plan programs have been used internationally…”
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Daily step counts and selected coronary heart disease risk factors in adolescent girls by Schofield, Grant, Schofield, Louise, Hinckson, Erica A, Mummery, W. Kerry

“…Summary Data on objectively determined physical activity (PA) behaviour of Australian adolescent girls is lacking along with known associations between PA…”
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Effects of Age, Walking Speed, and Body Composition on Pedometer Accuracy in Children by Duncan, Scott J., Schofield, Grant, Duncan, Elizabeth K., Hinckson, Erica A.

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of age group, walking speed, and body composition on the accuracy of pedometer-determined step…”
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