A5067267744- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Sports Performance and Training
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Physical Activity and Health
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Child Therapy and Development
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Music Therapy and Health
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
University of Southern Queensland
2023-2024
Griffith University
2023
Tulane University
2018-2022
University of Alabama
2018-2019
University of California, San Francisco
2018
Emory University
2006
Physical activity is consistently recognized as a key component of healthy aging. The current study aimed to investigate the prospective association between social support specific for physical (SSPA) and across nine years among adults aged 60–65 at baseline (n = 1984). An observational longitudinal design was used, with mail surveys administered population-based sample four waves. SSPA measured using score ranging from 5–25, assessed time spent in walking, or engaging moderate vigorous...
Abstract Background Noninfectious comorbid diseases (NCDs) contribute to morbidity and mortality in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected populations resource-rich countries. With antiretroviral therapy (ART) scale-up Africa, understanding burden NCD informs public health strategy. Methods At enrollment, participants at 11 HIV clinics Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria underwent medical history, physical, laboratory, neuropsychological assessments identify elevated blood pressure,...
Digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) offer a promising alternative or adjunct treatment method to face-to-face treatment, overcoming barriers associated with stigma, access, and cost. This project is embedded in user experience co-design enhance the potential acceptability, usability integration of digital platforms into youth services.To platform that provides self-directed, tailored, modularised for young people aged 7-17 years experiencing anxiety, depression other related...
Gender differences in physical and psychological health responses persons receiving implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) have been reported but are not well delineated. This study examined symptoms of pain sleep difficulties, functional status, 180 (75%) men 60 (25%) women before immediately following their first ICD implantation. Women were significantly younger, less likely to be married, had history coronary artery disease than men. Forty-eight percent New York Heart Association...
This preregistered randomized trial examined whether a stepped-care approach to internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy (ICBT-SC) is non-inferior therapist-guided ICBT (ICBT-TG) for child and adolescent anxiety.Participants were 137 Australians, aged 8-17 years (56 male), with primary anxiety disorder. randomized, non-inferiority compared ICBT-SC an evidence-based, ICBT-TG program assessments conducted at baseline, 12 weeks 9-months after treatment commencement. All participants...
Objectives:This study examined how often adults 60+ years were physically active with a partner, close family, friends, and neighbors, over 7 years. Methods: Data from 2062 living in an Australian capital city collected using mail survey at four time points analyzed multinomial logistic regression. Results: A partner was the most frequent companion all points. From baseline to years, greatest decline activity family 1-4x/month (.79 [.64-.98]) ≥5x/month (.54 [.36-.80]). There also decreases...
Background Self-guided internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) achieves greater reach than ICBT delivered with therapist guidance, but demonstrates poorer engagement and fewer clinical benefits. Alternative models of care are required that promote effective, accessible, scalable. Objective This randomized trial evaluated whether a stepped approach to using guidance via videoconferencing for the step-up component (ICBT-SC[VC]) is noninferior full delivery by (ICBT-TG[VC]) child...
Physical activity is a leading determinant of health and well-being in older adults; however, participation low. Social support can significantly influence physical uptake maintenance; most research cross-sectional does not differentiate among types support. The current study assessed four social for reported over 9 years by adults aged 60-65 at baseline (n = 1,984). Data were collected using mail survey time points. analyzed linear mixed models. common type was emotional, with 25%...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy (ICBT) delivered with therapist-guidance has demonstrated efficacy for the treatment of child and adolescent anxiety, though widespread delivery is limited by therapist availability. Self-guided ICBT achieves greater reach, demonstrates poorer engagement less clinical benefits. Alternative models care are required that promote engagement, effective, accessible, scalable. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> This...
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) inhibits glucagon secretion from a cells and stimulates insulin ß in blood-glucose dependent manner. Whereas the effects of GLP-1 on are mediated by receptor (GLP-1R) has been described detail. The action a-cells, however, is not clear. To determine whether inhibition due to direct effect that occurs through GLP-1R or indirect a-cells stimulation ß-cells, we generated a-cell specific knockout (aGLP-1R KO) mice after expression was verified glucagon-producing...
OBJECTIVE: There is substantial data suggesting that former professional football players have considerable cardiovascular disease risk. The objective of this study was to better understand the prevalence hypertension, a major risk factor for disease, in players. DESIGN: Data including blood pressure, height, and weight were collected from 981 between April 2015 May 2017 during screening events held throughout U.S. Demographic information all subjects, age, race, previous hypertension...
OBJECTIVE: There is substantial data suggesting that former professional football players have considerable cardiovascular disease risk. The objective of this study was to better understand the prevalence hypertension, a major risk factor for disease, in players. DESIGN: Data including blood pressure, height, and weight were collected from 981 between April 2015 May 2017 during screening events held throughout U.S. Demographic information all subjects, age, race, previous hypertension...
PURPOSE: To provide information on the prevalence of obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM) in former professional football players. METHODS: For this cross-sectional study, 1106 NFL players were sampled between April 2015 July 2017. Height weight used to calculate BMI; blood samples obtained from fasted subjects for analysis fasting glucose hemoglobin A1c. Subjects also completed a questionnaire regarding DM diagnosis. assessed status based BMI, FBG, HbA1c, results, stratified by age (20-39,...
The current study investigated whether full-time working status impacts mental health of older adults in the United States, as well race/ethnicity moderates relationship between and health. Specifically, we aging workers suffer from depression at a higher rate than retirees after controlling for chronic conditions demographic socioeconomic characteristics. Data drawn 2014 Health Retirement Study, analyzed total 7,327 aged 65 using multilevel logistic regression. We found that employment was...
Former professional football players have considerable cardiovascular disease risk. Studies shown that psychosocial factors and depression are also strongly associated with CVD morbidity mortality. PURPOSE: To better understand the association of such as in a population retired NFL players. METHODS: Blood pressure, anthropometry, laboratory blood analyses were collected from former athletes (n = 648) between October 2016 February 2018 during screenings held throughout U.S. Questionnaires...
PURPOSE: Examine potential factors affecting aortic root size and dilation prevalence in former professional football players. Additionally, two methods of (ARD) assessment were compared. METHODS: For this cross-sectional study, players (n = 1325) sampled for demographics, anthropometry, blood pressure, 2D echocardiographic measurement diameter (AoD) at the Sinus Valsalva. Body surface area (BSA) was used to obtain indexed (IAR). ARD assessed by methods: using previously described nomograms...
PURPOSE: Examine potential implications of the new 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension (HTN) guidelines on prevalence HTN in a population former professional football players. METHODS: Blood pressure (BP), height, weight, and waist circumference were collected from players (n = 1240) between April 2015 August 2018 during cardiovascular screening events held throughout U.S. Demographic information was collected, including age, race, career playing position, previous diagnosis. status assessed via 2010...
Abstract Older workers are engaging in “phased retirement” which they transition from full-time working status to part-time and eventually retire at a later age. This study investigated whether phased retirement was financially psychologically beneficial for middle-aged older adults the United States. The current examined data on financial psychological well-being transitions (i.e., immediate retirement) Health Retirement Study (HRS) two time points, four years apart. We analyzed 5,106 2010...
Previous studies have suggested that football players not clinically diagnosed with concussion may still demonstrate differences in balance and neurocognitive performance by end of season. Clinically this is important as it indicates the athlete sub-clinical injuries contribute to long-term deficits. PURPOSE: A pilot study determine if non-concussive impacts sustained during normal play at NCAA Division I practices spring season scrimmage are sufficient elicit detectable changes oculomotor...
Introduction: Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is a robust predictor of coronary events in asymptomatic individuals with latent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD). While evidence suggests CAC scoring may augment traditional CVD risk scores clinical decision making, limited on the compared ability to identify degree atherosclerosis as quantified by absolute CAC, particularly former elite athlete populations. We investigated this cohort retired National Football League (NFL) players....