Melvyn Hillsdon
Biographic Data
| ID | 2172374 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melvyn Hillsdon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melvyn |
| FAMILY NAME | Hillsdon |
| SIGNATURE | HILLSDON M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Exeter |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2818-3278 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 129 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Unravelling upright events: A descriptive epidemiology of the behavioural composition and temporal distribution of upright events in participants from the 1970 British Cohort Study
This study has revealed novel phenotypes of standing and sitting that go beyond simple aggregate measures of total steps, step event duration or time between events. People with the same volume of stepping and frequency of gaps between upright events can accumulate their steps in very different ways. These differences and associations with population sub-groups, which persisted after adjustment for total stepping volume, may have important relati…
Trial baseline characteristics of a cluster randomised controlled trial of a school-located obesity prevention programme; the Healthy Lifestyles Programme (HeLP) trial
ISRCTN15811706 (1/05/2012)
Developing and testing a street audit tool using Google Street View to measure environmental supportiveness for physical activity
The Devon Active Villages Evaluation (Dave) trial: Study protocol of a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial of a community-level physical activity intervention in rural southwest England
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN37321160
Levels and predictors of exercise referral scheme uptake and adherence: A systematic review
OP15 Neighbourhood Deprivation, Land use and Physical Activity: Combining Accelerometry and Global Positioning Systems
Background Neighbourhood deprivation is associated with physical activity but it is not known whether the locations where physical activity takes place also varies by deprivation. The Forty Area Study (FAST) combined Global Positioning Systems (GPS) technology with accelerometery in UK adults to measure actual locations in which physical activity takes place. We evaluate what proportion of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) i…
The cost-effectiveness of exercise referral schemes
ERS is associated with modest increase in lifetime costs and benefits. The cost-effectiveness of ERS is highly sensitive to small changes in the effectiveness and cost of ERS and is subject to some significant uncertainty mainly due to limitations in the clinical effectiveness evidence base
Neighbourhood deprivation and physical activity in UK older adults
The relationship of physical activity and overweight to objectively measured green space accessibility and use
Greenspace access, use, and physical activity: Understanding the effects of area deprivation
Television viewing and other screen-based entertainment in relation to multiple socioeconomic status indicators and area deprivation: The Scottish Health Survey 2003
BACKGROUND: Sedentary behaviour (sitting) is detrimental to health, independently of participation in physical activity. Socioeconomic position (SEP) is known to relate strongly to physical activity participation but we know very little about how SEP relates to sedentary behaviour. This study aimed to assess the relationships between SEP, neighbourhood deprivation and an index of sedentary time. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of a representative …
Physical activity in older women: Associations with area deprivation and with socioeconomic position over the life course: observations in the British Women’s Heart and Health Study
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between residential area-level deprivation, individual life-course socioeconomic position and adult levels of physical activity in older British women. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 4286 British women aged 60-79 years at baseline, who were randomly selected from general practitioner lists in 23 British towns between April 1999 and March 2001 (the British Women's Heart and Health Study). RESULTS: All thre…
The relationship between access and quality of urban green space with population physical activity
Effects of Physical Activity on Cognitive Functioning in Middle Age: Evidence From the Whitehall II Prospective Cohort Study
Objectives. We examined the association between physical activity and cognitive functioning in middle age. Methods. Data were derived from a prospective occupational cohort study of 10308 civil servants aged 35–55 years at baseline (phase 1; 1985–1988). Physical activity level, categorized as low, medium, or high, was assessed at phases 1, 3 (1991–1994), and 5 (1997–1999). Cognitive functioning was tested at phase 5, when respondents were 46–68 y…
Physical activity and older adults: A review of health benefits and the effectiveness of interventions
The purpose of this multidisciplinary review paper is to critically review evidence from descriptive, efficacy and effectiveness studies concerned with physical activity and older people. Both levels of fitness (aerobic power, strength, flexibility and functional capability) and measures of physical activity involvement decline with age, and the extent to which this is due to a biological ageing processes or disuse (physical inactivity) is critic…
Can a simple measure of vigorous physical activity predict future mortality? Results from the OXCHECK study
Background: As epidemiological studies have become more complex, demands for short, easily administered measures of risk factors have increased. This study investigates whether such a measure of physical activity is associated with the risk of death from all causes and death from specific causes. Methods: A prospective follow-up study of 11 090 men and women, aged 35–64 years, recruited from five UK general practices who responded to a postal que…
Environmental perceptions and walking in English adults
Study objective: To examine the relation between adults’ perceptions of the social and physical environment and their self reported walking behaviour. Design: Cross sectional survey. Setting: England. Participants: A national sample of 4265 adults aged 16–74 years. Main outcome measures: Self reported walking behaviour was categorised into two dichotomous variables: (a) any reported walking in past four weeks, (b) reported walking ⩾150 minutes pe…
National level promotion of physical activity: Results from England's Active for Life campaign
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of a national campaign on awareness of the campaign, change in knowledge of physical activity recommendations and self reported physical activity. DESIGN: three year prospective longitudinal survey using a multi-stage, cluster random probability design to select participants. SETTING: England. PARTICIPANTS: A nationally representative sample of 3189 adults aged 16-74 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Awareness of…
Randomised controlled trials of physical activity promotion in free living populations: A review
OBJECTIVES--To review evidence on the effectiveness of trials of physical activity promotion in healthy, free living adults. To identify the more effective intervention programmes. METHODS--Computerised databases and references were searched. Experts were contacted and asked for information about existing work. INCLUSION CRITERIA--Randomised controlled trials of healthy, free living adult subjects, where exercise behaviour was the dependent varia…
The relationship of physical activity and overweight to objectively measured green space accessibility and use
Environmental perceptions and walking in English adults
Study objective: To examine the relation between adults’ perceptions of the social and physical environment and their self reported walking behaviour. Design: Cross sectional survey. Setting: England. Participants: A national sample of 4265 adults aged 16–74 years. Main outcome measures: Self reported walking behaviour was categorised into two dichotomous variables: (a) any reported walking in past four weeks, (b) reported walking ⩾150 minutes pe…
Television viewing and other screen-based entertainment in relation to multiple socioeconomic status indicators and area deprivation: The Scottish Health Survey 2003
BACKGROUND: Sedentary behaviour (sitting) is detrimental to health, independently of participation in physical activity. Socioeconomic position (SEP) is known to relate strongly to physical activity participation but we know very little about how SEP relates to sedentary behaviour. This study aimed to assess the relationships between SEP, neighbourhood deprivation and an index of sedentary time. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of a representative …
Physical activity in older women: Associations with area deprivation and with socioeconomic position over the life course: observations in the British Women’s Heart and Health Study
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between residential area-level deprivation, individual life-course socioeconomic position and adult levels of physical activity in older British women. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 4286 British women aged 60-79 years at baseline, who were randomly selected from general practitioner lists in 23 British towns between April 1999 and March 2001 (the British Women's Heart and Health Study). RESULTS: All thre…
Effects of Physical Activity on Cognitive Functioning in Middle Age: Evidence From the Whitehall II Prospective Cohort Study
Objectives. We examined the association between physical activity and cognitive functioning in middle age. Methods. Data were derived from a prospective occupational cohort study of 10308 civil servants aged 35–55 years at baseline (phase 1; 1985–1988). Physical activity level, categorized as low, medium, or high, was assessed at phases 1, 3 (1991–1994), and 5 (1997–1999). Cognitive functioning was tested at phase 5, when respondents were 46–68 y…
National level promotion of physical activity: Results from England's Active for Life campaign
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of a national campaign on awareness of the campaign, change in knowledge of physical activity recommendations and self reported physical activity. DESIGN: three year prospective longitudinal survey using a multi-stage, cluster random probability design to select participants. SETTING: England. PARTICIPANTS: A nationally representative sample of 3189 adults aged 16-74 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Awareness of…
Neighbourhood deprivation and physical activity in UK older adults
Randomised controlled trials of physical activity promotion in free living populations: A review
OBJECTIVES--To review evidence on the effectiveness of trials of physical activity promotion in healthy, free living adults. To identify the more effective intervention programmes. METHODS--Computerised databases and references were searched. Experts were contacted and asked for information about existing work. INCLUSION CRITERIA--Randomised controlled trials of healthy, free living adult subjects, where exercise behaviour was the dependent varia…
National level promotion of physical activity: Results from England's Active for Life campaign
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of a national campaign on awareness of the campaign, change in knowledge of physical activity recommendations and self reported physical activity. DESIGN: three year prospective longitudinal survey using a multi-stage, cluster random probability design to select participants. SETTING: England. PARTICIPANTS: A nationally representative sample of 3189 adults aged 16-74 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Awareness of…
Physical activity and older adults: A review of health benefits and the effectiveness of interventions
The purpose of this multidisciplinary review paper is to critically review evidence from descriptive, efficacy and effectiveness studies concerned with physical activity and older people. Both levels of fitness (aerobic power, strength, flexibility and functional capability) and measures of physical activity involvement decline with age, and the extent to which this is due to a biological ageing processes or disuse (physical inactivity) is critic…
Can a simple measure of vigorous physical activity predict future mortality? Results from the OXCHECK study
Background: As epidemiological studies have become more complex, demands for short, easily administered measures of risk factors have increased. This study investigates whether such a measure of physical activity is associated with the risk of death from all causes and death from specific causes. Methods: A prospective follow-up study of 11 090 men and women, aged 35–64 years, recruited from five UK general practices who responded to a postal que…
Environmental perceptions and walking in English adults
Study objective: To examine the relation between adults’ perceptions of the social and physical environment and their self reported walking behaviour. Design: Cross sectional survey. Setting: England. Participants: A national sample of 4265 adults aged 16–74 years. Main outcome measures: Self reported walking behaviour was categorised into two dichotomous variables: (a) any reported walking in past four weeks, (b) reported walking ⩾150 minutes pe…
Effects of Physical Activity on Cognitive Functioning in Middle Age: Evidence From the Whitehall II Prospective Cohort Study
Objectives. We examined the association between physical activity and cognitive functioning in middle age. Methods. Data were derived from a prospective occupational cohort study of 10308 civil servants aged 35–55 years at baseline (phase 1; 1985–1988). Physical activity level, categorized as low, medium, or high, was assessed at phases 1, 3 (1991–1994), and 5 (1997–1999). Cognitive functioning was tested at phase 5, when respondents were 46–68 y…
The relationship between access and quality of urban green space with population physical activity
Physical activity in older women: Associations with area deprivation and with socioeconomic position over the life course: observations in the British Women’s Heart and Health Study
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between residential area-level deprivation, individual life-course socioeconomic position and adult levels of physical activity in older British women. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of 4286 British women aged 60-79 years at baseline, who were randomly selected from general practitioner lists in 23 British towns between April 1999 and March 2001 (the British Women's Heart and Health Study). RESULTS: All thre…
Greenspace access, use, and physical activity: Understanding the effects of area deprivation
Television viewing and other screen-based entertainment in relation to multiple socioeconomic status indicators and area deprivation: The Scottish Health Survey 2003
BACKGROUND: Sedentary behaviour (sitting) is detrimental to health, independently of participation in physical activity. Socioeconomic position (SEP) is known to relate strongly to physical activity participation but we know very little about how SEP relates to sedentary behaviour. This study aimed to assess the relationships between SEP, neighbourhood deprivation and an index of sedentary time. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of a representative …
The relationship of physical activity and overweight to objectively measured green space accessibility and use
The cost-effectiveness of exercise referral schemes
ERS is associated with modest increase in lifetime costs and benefits. The cost-effectiveness of ERS is highly sensitive to small changes in the effectiveness and cost of ERS and is subject to some significant uncertainty mainly due to limitations in the clinical effectiveness evidence base
Neighbourhood deprivation and physical activity in UK older adults
The Devon Active Villages Evaluation (Dave) trial: Study protocol of a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial of a community-level physical activity intervention in rural southwest England
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN37321160
Levels and predictors of exercise referral scheme uptake and adherence: A systematic review
OP15 Neighbourhood Deprivation, Land use and Physical Activity: Combining Accelerometry and Global Positioning Systems
Background Neighbourhood deprivation is associated with physical activity but it is not known whether the locations where physical activity takes place also varies by deprivation. The Forty Area Study (FAST) combined Global Positioning Systems (GPS) technology with accelerometery in UK adults to measure actual locations in which physical activity takes place. We evaluate what proportion of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) i…
Developing and testing a street audit tool using Google Street View to measure environmental supportiveness for physical activity
Trial baseline characteristics of a cluster randomised controlled trial of a school-located obesity prevention programme; the Healthy Lifestyles Programme (HeLP) trial
ISRCTN15811706 (1/05/2012)
Unravelling upright events: A descriptive epidemiology of the behavioural composition and temporal distribution of upright events in participants from the 1970 British Cohort Study
This study has revealed novel phenotypes of standing and sitting that go beyond simple aggregate measures of total steps, step event duration or time between events. People with the same volume of stepping and frequency of gaps between upright events can accumulate their steps in very different ways. These differences and associations with population sub-groups, which persisted after adjustment for total stepping volume, may have important relati…
Medicine (17 works) · Physical Activity and Health (13 works) · Physical therapy (13 works) · Demography (11 works) · Gerontology (11 works) · Physical activity (9 works) · Gerontology (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (7 works)