Search Results - "Okely, A. D."

‘Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids’ randomized controlled trial: efficacy of a healthy lifestyle program for overweight fathers and their children by Morgan, P.J, Lubans, D.R, Callister, R, Okely, A.D, Burrows, T.L, Fletcher, R, Collins, C.E

“…Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of the ‘Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids’ (HDHK) program, which was designed to help overweight fathers lose…”
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Objectively measured sedentary behaviour and health and development in children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis by Cliff, D. P., Hesketh, K. D., Vella, S. A., Hinkley, T., Tsiros, M. D., Ridgers, N. D., Carver, A., Veitch, J., Parrish, A.-M., Hardy, L. L., Plotnikoff, R. C., Okely, A. D., Salmon, J., Lubans, D. R.

“…Summary Sedentary behaviour has emerged as a unique determinant of health in adults. Studies in children and adolescents have been less consistent. We reviewed…”
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Foods provided to children in family day care: an observational study by Kerr, Erin M, Kelly, Bridget, Hammersley, Megan L, Hernandez, Lara, Norman, Jennifer, Furber, Susan, Vuong, Cecilia, Ryan, Sarah, Wardle, Karen, Okely, AD

“…To assess the quality and quantity of foods and beverages provided to children aged 0-5 years in family day care and identify structural and sociodemographic…”
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Early-stage studies to larger-scale trials: investigators' perspectives on scaling-up childhood obesity interventions by von Klinggraeff, L, Dugger, R, Okely, A D, Lubans, D, Jago, R, Burkart, S, Weaver, R G, Armstrong, B, Pfledderer, C D, Beets, M W

“…Pilot/feasibility studies play an important role in the development and refinement of behavioral interventions by providing information about feasibility,…”
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Correction to: Early-stage studies to larger-scale trials: investigators' perspectives on scaling-up childhood obesity interventions by von Klinggraef, L, Dugger, R, Okely, A D, Lubans, D, Jago, R, Burkart, S, Weaver, R G, Armstrong, B, Pfedderer, C D, Beets, M W

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Investigating the mediators and moderators of child body mass index change in the Time2bHealthy childhood obesity prevention program for parents of preschool-aged children by Hammersley, M.L., Okely, A.D., Batterham, M.J., Jones, R.A.

“…The aim of this study was to explore factors which mediated or moderated the effect of the Time2bHealthy online program for parents of preschool-aged children…”
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Mastery of fundamental movement skills among children in New South Wales: prevalence and sociodemographic distribution by Okely, AD, Booth, ML

“…Fundamental movement skills form the foundation for many of the specific motor skills employed in popular sports and leisure activities. Little data exist on…”
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Relationship of physical activity to fundamental movement skills among adolescents by OKELY, Anthony D, BOOTH, Michael L, PATTERSON, John W

“…To determine the relationship of participation in organized and nonorganized physical activity with fundamental movement skills among adolescents. Male and…”
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The reliability and validity of the physical activity questions in the WHO health behaviour in schoolchildren (HBSC) survey: a population study by Booth, M L, Okely, A D, Chey, T, Bauman, A

“…Objective—To assess the test-retest reliability and validity of the physical activity questions in the World Health Organisation health behaviour in…”
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Methods of the NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey 2010 (SPANS 2010) by Hardy, L.L, King, L, Espinel, P, Okely, A.D, Bauman, A

“…Objectives: Addressing the high prevalence of overweight and obesity and unhealthy lifestyles among New South Wales (NSW) (the most populous state in…”
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impact of child and adolescent obesity treatment interventions on physical activity: a systematic review by Cliff, D.P, Okely, A.D, Morgan, P.J, Jones, R.A, Steele, J.R

“…Efforts to treat obesity in childhood and adolescence would benefit from a greater understanding of evidence-based strategies to modify physical activity…”
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Australian children lack the basic movement skills to be active and healthy by Barnett, L. M., Hardy, L. L., Lubans, D. R., Cliff, D. P., Okely, A. D., Hills, A. P., Morgan, P. J.

“…Just as children need to be taught their ABCs to read and write, they also need to be taught fundamental movement skills (FMS), such as running, jumping,…”
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24 hour movement behaviours and the health and development of pre-school children from Zimbabwean settings: the SUNRISE pilot study by Munambah, Nyaradzai, Gretschel, Pam, Muchirahondo, Florence C, Chiwaridzo, Matthew, Chikwanha, Theodora M, Kariippanon, Katharina E., Chong, Kar Hau, Cross, Penny L, Draper, Catherine E, Okely, Anthony D

“…Background: In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) released global guidelines for physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for the early years…”
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Description and evaluation of a social cognitive model of physical activity behaviour tailored for adolescent girls by Lubans, D.R., Okely, A.D., Morgan, P.J., Cotton, W., Puglisi, L., Miller, J.

“…The aim of this paper was to describe and test a social cognitive model of physical activity tailored for adolescent girls. Participants were 1518 girls (aged…”
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Effects of a ‘school-based’ physical activity intervention on adiposity in adolescents from economically disadvantaged communities: secondary outcomes of the ‘Physical Activity 4 Everyone’ RCT by Hollis, J L, Sutherland, R, Campbell, L, Morgan, P J, Lubans, D R, Nathan, N, Wolfenden, L, Okely, A D, Davies, L, Williams, A, Cohen, K E, Oldmeadow, C, Gillham, K, Wiggers, J

“…BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Obesity prevention during adolescence is a health priority. The ‘Physical Activity 4 Everyone’ (PA4E1) study tested a multi-component…”
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Methods of the NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey (SPANS) by Booth, M.L., Denney-Wilson, E, Okely, A.D., Hardy, L.L.

“…The NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey (SPANS 2004) (N=5407) was a representative population survey, conducted February–May 2004, among New…”
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What is the impact of professional learning on physical activity interventions among preschool children? A systematic review by Peden, M. E., Okely, A. D., Eady, M. J., Jones, R. A.

“…Summary The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate professional learning models (length, mode, content) offered as part of objectively measured…”
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Flexibility is associated with motor competence in schoolchildren by Lopes, L., Póvoas, S., Mota, J., Okely, A. D., Coelho‐e‐Silva, M. J., Cliff, D. P., Lopes, V. P., Santos, R.

“…Available data on the associations between motor competence (MC) and flexibility are limited and result inconclusive. This study aims to examine the…”
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A blended professional learning intervention for early childhood educators to target the promotion of physical activity and healthy eating: the HOPPEL cluster randomized stepped-wedge trial by ME, Peden, MJ, Eady, AD, Okely, K, Patterson, M, Batterham, RA, Jones

“…Abstract Background Childcare centres are important environments for promoting physical activity and healthy eating. Blended approaches to professional…”
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Understanding the influence of 24-hour movement behaviours on the health and development of preschool children from low-income South African settings : the SUNRISE pilot study by Howard, S.J, Okely, A.D, Draper, Catherine, Tomaz, S.A, Cook, C.J, Jugdav, S.S, Ramsammy, C, Besharati, S, van Heerden, A, Vilakazi, K, Cockcroft, K

“…Background: The International Study of Movement Behaviours in the Early Years, SUNRISE, was initiated to assess the extent to which young children meet…”
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