Nicola W Burton
Biographic Data
| ID | 1734739 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicola W Burton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicola W |
| FAMILY NAME | Burton |
| SIGNATURE | BURTON N W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Griffith University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3221-2265 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A qualitative study of compassion from the perspective of adolescents
Compassion is a form of sensitivity to self and others’ suffering with a commitment to alleviate and prevent it, and is an important component of counselling practice. Past research has mostly focused on adults’ experiences and views on compassion, which may not be applicable to young people. This study used an exploratory qualitative multiple case study design to explore how adolescents story compassion. Interviews with twelve adolescents aged 1…
Physical activity to reduce cardiometabolic risk in veterans and their families
Many veterans experience a decline in their physical activity following their separation from service. Contributory factors include changes in lifestyle, routines and occupational activities, or physical injury, disability, or mental ill health; whether service-related or otherwise. Low physical activity increases risk of serious health consequences, including cardiometabolic disease, which veterans experience at more than two-fold-higher rates t…
The contribution of crime to the longitudinal relationship between neighbourhood disadvantage and mental well-being, 2009 to 2016
Actions to reduce neighbourhood-level socioeconomic inequities in mental well-being hinge on contemporary research exploring neighbourhood-level mechanisms, such as crime-a social factor widely known to be disproportionately distributed in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. We used longitudinal data from the HABITAT study (2009-2016) and random effects linear regression models to explore the contribution of objectively measured crime (crime against th…
Public greenspace and mental wellbeing among mid-older aged adults
We explored temporal associations between public greenspace and adults' mental wellbeing. Participants (n = 5,906) aged 40-65 years at baseline had data at >2 post-baseline waves of HABITAT, a multilevel longitudinal study (2007-16) in Brisbane, Australia. Participants self-reported mental wellbeing (short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale) and neighbourhood self-selection reasons at Waves 2-5 (2009-11-13-16). We examined associations betw…
Development and validation of the Nature Experiences Questionnaire
Nature connection is a common construct in research examining relationships between the natural environment and human well‐being. The multidimensionality of the concept is often described but rarely reflected in existing unidimensional measures, which can also be limited by poor psychometric characteristics. This research aimed to develop and validate a new brief (9‐item) multidimensional self‐report measure: The Nature Experiences Questionnaire …
The Relationship between Social Support for Physical Activity and Physical Activity across Nine Years in Adults Aged 60–65 Years at Baseline
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 activity (SSPA) and physical activity across nine years among adults aged 60-65 years at baseline ( n = 1984). An observational longitudinal design was used, with mail surveys administered to a population-based sample across four waves. SSPA was measured u…
Frequency of Physical Activity Done with a Companion
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 adults living in an Australian capital city were collected using a mail survey at four time points and analyzed using multinomial logistic regression. Results: A partner was the most frequent companion at all time points. From baseline to 7 years, the greatest decline was act…
Longitudinal Association of Physical Activity, Mastery and Psychological Distress in Mid-Aged Adults over 9-Years
Psychological distress is highly prevalent and associated with significant adverse health outcomes and economic burden. Mastery and physical activity are potential resources to reduce distress and promote wellbeing; however, previous research has not examined their potential interactive relationship over time. The purpose of this study was to explore associations between mastery, physical activity, and distress in mid-aged adults over nine years.…
Accelerometer-measured physical activity in mid-age Australian adults
This population-based cohort provided a detailed description of physical activity based on raw data from accelerometers in mid-age adults in Australia. Such data can be used to investigate how different patterns and intensities of physical activity vary across the day/week and influence health outcomes
Individual socioeconomic position, neighbourhood disadvantage and mental well-being
Both individual-level SEP and neighbourhood disadvantage are associated with mental well-being although the association is stronger for individual-level SEP. This research highlights the need to address individual and neighbourhood-level socioeconomic determinants of mental well-being
A Qualitative Study of Barriers and Enablers of Physical Activity among Female Emirati University Students
Interventions to promote physical activity participation should reflect social and culturally relevant influences of the target demographic. The aim of this study was to explore perceptions of barriers to and enablers of physical activity participation among female Emirati university students. Five semi-structured focus groups were conducted ( n = 25). Participants were asked open-ended questions about benefits, barriers and enablers of physical …
A Longitudinal Assessment of Risk Factors and Chronic Diseases among Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Adults in Australia
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and trajectories of chronic diseases and risk behaviors in immigrants from high-income countries (HIC), low-middle-income countries (LMIC), to Australian-born people. Data were used from five waves of the HABITAT (2007-2016) study-11,035 adults living in Brisbane, Australia. Chronic diseases included cancer, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …
Electronic Games, Television, and Psychological Wellbeing of Adolescents
This study investigated the associations between two common recreational screen activities and the psychological wellbeing of adolescents, and whether this association was mediated by sleep duration or physical activity frequency. This study used nationally representative cross-sectional survey data from 2946 adolescents (mean age 16.9 [0.38] years; 49% female) in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC). Adolescents provided informat…
Positive Habitats for physical activity
In Initiative Overload”
Introduction : With two thirds of adults in paid employment and one third physically inactive, workplaces are an important setting for promoting more physical activity. We explored the attitudes and practices of employees and managers from different industries towards sitting and moving at work, to inform the development of acceptable solutions for encouraging businesses to adopt activity-promoting workplaces. Method : We conducted focus groups w…
Changes in perceptions of urban green space are related to changes in psychological well-being
A pilot evaluation of a group acceptance and commitment therapy‐informed resilience training program for people with diabetes
ObjectiveIndividuals with diabetes can experience adverse mental health, which is associated with poor physical health outcomes. Few studies have examined interventions to increase resilience and related protective factors in people with diabetes. The purpose of this study was to undertake a pilot evaluation of an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)‐informed group resilience training program for people with diabetes.MethodsWe delivered the pr…
Shift Work and Poor Mental Health
Background. Shift work is characterized by employees working outside the standard hours of 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. Because shift work includes night work, the normal sleep–wake cycle (circadian rhythm) is disrupted, with potential consequences for shift workers’ physical and mental health. Objectives. To assess the pooled effects of shift work on mental health and to evaluate whether these differ in men and women. Search Methods. We searched PubMed, …
Land use proportion and walking
Gender differences in physical activity motivators and context preferences
Although there was overlap in motivating factors and context preferences for PA in women and men aged 60-67 years, there were also marked gender differences. These results suggest that PA options for people in their sixties should be tailored to meet gender specific interests in order to promote PA participation in this rapidly growing population group
Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms in secondary school children in Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Objectives: Depression is a leading contributor to the global burden of disease, and often starts at a young age. Depression in young people can increase the risk of unhealthy lifestyle behaviour and can lead to substantial disability, social problems, poor health, and suicide. Other research has examined depressive symptoms among adult populations in Bangladesh, but little is known about other age groups. The aim of this study was to assess the …
Balanced
ACTRN12615000182594 (Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry. Registry URL: www.anzctr.org.au ; registered prospectively on 25 February 2015)
Efficacy of brief behavioral counselling by allied health professionals to promote physical activity in people with peripheral arterial disease (Bipp)
ACTRN 12614000592640 Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry. Registration Date 4 June 2014
Changes in use of time, activity patterns, and health and wellbeing across retirement
The results will provide important new information that will inform the development of lifestyle and policy interventions to address and improve health and well-being in retirement
The effect of Tai Chi on health-related quality of life in people with elevated blood glucose or diabetes
Positive Habitats for physical activity
Shift Work and Poor Mental Health
Background. Shift work is characterized by employees working outside the standard hours of 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. Because shift work includes night work, the normal sleep–wake cycle (circadian rhythm) is disrupted, with potential consequences for shift workers’ physical and mental health. Objectives. To assess the pooled effects of shift work on mental health and to evaluate whether these differ in men and women. Search Methods. We searched PubMed, …
Changes in perceptions of urban green space are related to changes in psychological well-being
Development and validation of the Nature Experiences Questionnaire
Nature connection is a common construct in research examining relationships between the natural environment and human well‐being. The multidimensionality of the concept is often described but rarely reflected in existing unidimensional measures, which can also be limited by poor psychometric characteristics. This research aimed to develop and validate a new brief (9‐item) multidimensional self‐report measure: The Nature Experiences Questionnaire …
A pilot evaluation of a group acceptance and commitment therapy‐informed resilience training program for people with diabetes
ObjectiveIndividuals with diabetes can experience adverse mental health, which is associated with poor physical health outcomes. Few studies have examined interventions to increase resilience and related protective factors in people with diabetes. The purpose of this study was to undertake a pilot evaluation of an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)‐informed group resilience training program for people with diabetes.MethodsWe delivered the pr…
Land use proportion and walking
Evaluating the effectiveness of psychosocial resilience training for heart health, and the added value of promoting physical activity
ACTRN12608000017325
Habitat
HABITAT will provide unique information to improve our understanding of the determinants of physical activity, and to help identify "people" and "place" priority targets for public policy and health promotion aimed at increasing physical activity participation among mid-aged men and women
Concurrent and prospective associations between physical activity, walking and mental health in older women
BACKGROUND: Leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) shows promise for reducing the risk of poor mental health in later life, although gender- and age-specific research is required to clarify this association. This study examined the concurrent and prospective relationships between both LTPA and walking with mental health in older women. METHODS: Community-dwelling women aged 73-78 years completed mailed surveys in 1999, 2002 and 2005 for the Austra…
The effect of Tai Chi on health-related quality of life in people with elevated blood glucose or diabetes
Changes in use of time, activity patterns, and health and wellbeing across retirement
The results will provide important new information that will inform the development of lifestyle and policy interventions to address and improve health and well-being in retirement
Balanced
ACTRN12615000182594 (Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry. Registry URL: www.anzctr.org.au ; registered prospectively on 25 February 2015)
Efficacy of brief behavioral counselling by allied health professionals to promote physical activity in people with peripheral arterial disease (Bipp)
ACTRN 12614000592640 Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry. Registration Date 4 June 2014
Gender differences in physical activity motivators and context preferences
Although there was overlap in motivating factors and context preferences for PA in women and men aged 60-67 years, there were also marked gender differences. These results suggest that PA options for people in their sixties should be tailored to meet gender specific interests in order to promote PA participation in this rapidly growing population group
Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms in secondary school children in Dhaka city, Bangladesh
Objectives: Depression is a leading contributor to the global burden of disease, and often starts at a young age. Depression in young people can increase the risk of unhealthy lifestyle behaviour and can lead to substantial disability, social problems, poor health, and suicide. Other research has examined depressive symptoms among adult populations in Bangladesh, but little is known about other age groups. The aim of this study was to assess the …
Land use proportion and walking
In Initiative Overload”
Introduction : With two thirds of adults in paid employment and one third physically inactive, workplaces are an important setting for promoting more physical activity. We explored the attitudes and practices of employees and managers from different industries towards sitting and moving at work, to inform the development of acceptable solutions for encouraging businesses to adopt activity-promoting workplaces. Method : We conducted focus groups w…
Changes in perceptions of urban green space are related to changes in psychological well-being
A pilot evaluation of a group acceptance and commitment therapy‐informed resilience training program for people with diabetes
ObjectiveIndividuals with diabetes can experience adverse mental health, which is associated with poor physical health outcomes. Few studies have examined interventions to increase resilience and related protective factors in people with diabetes. The purpose of this study was to undertake a pilot evaluation of an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)‐informed group resilience training program for people with diabetes.MethodsWe delivered the pr…
Shift Work and Poor Mental Health
Background. Shift work is characterized by employees working outside the standard hours of 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. Because shift work includes night work, the normal sleep–wake cycle (circadian rhythm) is disrupted, with potential consequences for shift workers’ physical and mental health. Objectives. To assess the pooled effects of shift work on mental health and to evaluate whether these differ in men and women. Search Methods. We searched PubMed, …
Positive Habitats for physical activity
A Qualitative Study of Barriers and Enablers of Physical Activity among Female Emirati University Students
Interventions to promote physical activity participation should reflect social and culturally relevant influences of the target demographic. The aim of this study was to explore perceptions of barriers to and enablers of physical activity participation among female Emirati university students. Five semi-structured focus groups were conducted ( n = 25). Participants were asked open-ended questions about benefits, barriers and enablers of physical …
A Longitudinal Assessment of Risk Factors and Chronic Diseases among Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Adults in Australia
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and trajectories of chronic diseases and risk behaviors in immigrants from high-income countries (HIC), low-middle-income countries (LMIC), to Australian-born people. Data were used from five waves of the HABITAT (2007-2016) study-11,035 adults living in Brisbane, Australia. Chronic diseases included cancer, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …
Electronic Games, Television, and Psychological Wellbeing of Adolescents
This study investigated the associations between two common recreational screen activities and the psychological wellbeing of adolescents, and whether this association was mediated by sleep duration or physical activity frequency. This study used nationally representative cross-sectional survey data from 2946 adolescents (mean age 16.9 [0.38] years; 49% female) in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC). Adolescents provided informat…
Longitudinal Association of Physical Activity, Mastery and Psychological Distress in Mid-Aged Adults over 9-Years
Psychological distress is highly prevalent and associated with significant adverse health outcomes and economic burden. Mastery and physical activity are potential resources to reduce distress and promote wellbeing; however, previous research has not examined their potential interactive relationship over time. The purpose of this study was to explore associations between mastery, physical activity, and distress in mid-aged adults over nine years.…
Accelerometer-measured physical activity in mid-age Australian adults
This population-based cohort provided a detailed description of physical activity based on raw data from accelerometers in mid-age adults in Australia. Such data can be used to investigate how different patterns and intensities of physical activity vary across the day/week and influence health outcomes
Individual socioeconomic position, neighbourhood disadvantage and mental well-being
Both individual-level SEP and neighbourhood disadvantage are associated with mental well-being although the association is stronger for individual-level SEP. This research highlights the need to address individual and neighbourhood-level socioeconomic determinants of mental well-being
The Relationship between Social Support for Physical Activity and Physical Activity across Nine Years in Adults Aged 60–65 Years at Baseline
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 activity (SSPA) and physical activity across nine years among adults aged 60-65 years at baseline ( n = 1984). An observational longitudinal design was used, with mail surveys administered to a population-based sample across four waves. SSPA was measured u…
Frequency of Physical Activity Done with a Companion
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 adults living in an Australian capital city were collected using a mail survey at four time points and analyzed using multinomial logistic regression. Results: A partner was the most frequent companion at all time points. From baseline to 7 years, the greatest decline was act…
Public greenspace and mental wellbeing among mid-older aged adults
We explored temporal associations between public greenspace and adults' mental wellbeing. Participants (n = 5,906) aged 40-65 years at baseline had data at >2 post-baseline waves of HABITAT, a multilevel longitudinal study (2007-16) in Brisbane, Australia. Participants self-reported mental wellbeing (short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale) and neighbourhood self-selection reasons at Waves 2-5 (2009-11-13-16). We examined associations betw…
Development and validation of the Nature Experiences Questionnaire
Nature connection is a common construct in research examining relationships between the natural environment and human well‐being. The multidimensionality of the concept is often described but rarely reflected in existing unidimensional measures, which can also be limited by poor psychometric characteristics. This research aimed to develop and validate a new brief (9‐item) multidimensional self‐report measure: The Nature Experiences Questionnaire …
Medicine (23 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Physical therapy (12 works) · Gerontology (11 works) · Demography (10 works) · Demography (10 works) · Physical Activity and Health (10 works) · Psychiatry (10 works) · Psychological intervention (10 works) · Environmental health (9 works)