Associations of changes in neighbourhood walkability with changes in walking activity in older adults: a fixed effects analysis
Background: Supporting older adults to engage in physically active lifestyles requires supporting environments. Walkable environments may increase walking activity in older adults, but evidence for this subgroup is scarce, and…
The evidence for the impact of policy on physical activity outcomes within the school setting
Purpose: Despite the well-established health benefits of physical activity (PA) for young people (aged 4–19 years), most do not meet PA guidelines. Policies that support PA in schools may be…
Environmental interventions in low-SES neighbourhoods to promote healthy behaviour
Background: Social and physical environments are important drivers of socioeconomic inequalities in health behaviour. Although many interventions aiming to improve such environments are being implemented in underprivileged neighbourhoods, implementation processes…
Individual and environmental correlates of objectively measured sedentary time in Dutch and Belgian adults
As the detrimental health effects of sedentary behaviour are well established, insight into the individual and environmental factors that influence adults' sedentary behaviour is needed. Most studies to date rely…
SPOTLIGHT
In de afgelopen 20 jaar is er veel onderzoek gedaan naar de meest effectieve aanpak om volksgezondheidsproblemen zoals overgewicht te voorkómen. Interventies die zich alleen richten op individuele factoren, zoals…
Wat zijn bevorderende en belemmerende factoren van projecten die zich richten op de preventie van overgewicht bij volwassenen?
In deelproject 6 van het EU gefinancierde SPOTLIGHT project is voortgebouwd op eerder onderzoek dat zich richtte op wat voor soort interventies effectief zijn, en wat niet goed werkt in de…
Measuring pathways towards a healthier lifestyle in the Hoorn Prevention Study
The authors developed the Determinants of Lifestyle Behavior Questionnaire (DLBQ) to measure determinants of lifestyle behavioral change according to the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) in adults at high risk…
Efforts to prevent diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in primary care
In het Leefstijl Onderzoek West-Friesland is een innovatief leefstijlprogramma ontwikkeld, toegesneden op de eerstelijns gezondheidzorg in Nederland. De effectiviteit en de kosteneffectiviteit van het programma heeft Jeroen Lakerveld geëvalueerd in…