Dominika Kwasnicka
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 343324 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Dominika Kwasnicka |
| PRENOMES | Dominika |
| SOBRENOME | Kwasnicka |
| ASSINATURA | KWASNICKA D |
| AFILIAÇÕES | The University of Melbourne |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5961-837X |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 21 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 21 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2016 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
‘Walking is the means to bring you together’
Men remain underrepresented in community-based physical activity (PA) programmes despite experiencing a disproportionate burden of preventable chronic disease. Understanding how men experience participation in group-based walking programmes is important for informing strategies to better support their engagement in PA behaviour. This study explored how men’s engagement and non-engagement with a national walking programme in Australia were experie…
A group motivational intervention to support motivation for physical activity among adults in residential treatment for substance use disorders
OBJECTIVE: Physical activity (PA) may offer health benefits for individuals undergoing substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, yet relapse, comorbidities, and motivational challenges often hinder PA maintenance. This study assessed the impact of a motivational intervention aimed at increasing PA motivation and maintenance in a residential SUD treatment setting. METHODS AND MEASURES: This non-concurrent multiple-baseline N-of-1 study consisted of …
Qualitative evaluation of a physical activity motivation intervention at a residential substance use disorder treatment facility
Background Research on physical activity (PA) interventions for individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) has yielded mixed findings regarding impact on substance use, mental health, and physical health. Low motivation, a common barrier in this population, can limit intervention effectiveness. This study evaluated the perceived effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of a motivational group intervention designed to enhance PA motivati…
Individual and socio-psychological characteristics as predictors of physical activity among men living with overweight and obesity taking part in the Aussie Fans in Training weight management behaviou…
Background: Sufficient physical activity (PA) is important to reduce the risk of men developing chronic diseases and to improve mental health. The effectiveness of PA programmes can vary, however, among men. Individual and socio-psychological characteristics may affect the level of men’s PA before starting a behaviour change programme as well as changes in PA during the programme. Aims: The primary objective of this study was to examine the role …
A healthy lifestyle is a journey’
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to explore health perceptions and self-defined facilitators to health in general population. An additional aim of the study was to assess if these perceptions were connected with the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. DESIGN: = 50) were asked to answer the question: 'What does it mean to be healthy?'. Data were collected online in Poland. We generated and interpreted the main themes associated with common perce…
Rotation work in the resources sector
Health behaviours and affective states of partners of fly‐in fly‐out workers
Partners of fly‐in fly‐out (FIFO) workers face increases in demands, for instance in care and family responsibilities, particularly in the absence of workers; however, little is known about how their daily life experiences influence their health across the FIFO work cycle. This study examined the within‐person effects of workload, job control and social support on affective states and health behaviours of partners of FIFO workers. Forty‐four ( N …
Health and related behaviours of partners of fly-in fly-out workers in Australia
OA via the T&F Agreement Research Funder Aberdeen-Curtin Alliance Curtin International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (CIPRS) and Research Stipend Scholarship scheme of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland and Curtin University, Australia
Developing habit-based health behaviour change interventions
OBJECTIVE: Habitual behaviours are triggered automatically, with little conscious forethought. Theory suggests that making healthy behaviours habitual, and breaking the habits that underpin many ingrained unhealthy behaviours, promotes long-term behaviour change. This has prompted interest in incorporating habit formation and disruption strategies into behaviour change interventions. Yet, notable research gaps limit understanding of how to harnes…
The Aussie-FIT process evaluation
OBJECTIVE: This process evaluation aimed to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of Aussie-FIT, a group-based weight loss intervention for men with overweight and obesity in Australia. DESIGN: = 93) were analysed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: We explored the feasibility and acceptability of program setting and context, recruitment strategies, factors impacting implementation and mechanisms of impact. RESULTS: Recruitment via Australian Football L…
Changes in virus-transmission habits during the Covid-19 pandemic
OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 pandemic saw promotion of novel virus transmission-reduction behaviours, and discouragement of familiar transmission-conducive behaviours. Understanding changes in the automatic nature of such behaviours is important, because habitual behaviours may be more easily reactivated in future outbreaks and disrupting old habits may discontinue unwanted behaviours. DESIGN: = 42 ± 16y, 79% female). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Within-par…
The Relationship between Compulsive Exercise, Self-Esteem, Body Image and Body Satisfaction in Women
Compulsive exercise has both an exercise volume and an emotional component. The level of compulsive exercise is linked to one's self-esteem, body image, and body satisfaction and those factors could be a target for future interventions
Cost of Health-Related Work Productivity Loss among Fly-In Fly-Out Mining Workers in Australia
Sufficient knowledge on the work productivity impact of the health of fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers in the mining sector in Australia is lacking. This study examined the impact of health and lifestyle behaviours on the work productivity of FIFO workers in the mining industry in Australia. FIFO workers completed an online questionnaire on health and work productivity loss measures. Linear regressions were used to model annual work productivity los…
What helps to form a healthy nutrition habit? Daily associations of intrinsic reward, anticipated regret, and self-efficacy with automaticity
Changing healthcare professionals' non-reflective processes to improve the quality of care
Combining theories of habit and routines has the potential to advance implementation science by providing a fuller understanding of the range of factors, operating at multiple levels of analysis, which can impact on the behaviours of healthcare professionals, and so quality of care provision
Health and well-being of rotation workers in the mining, offshore oil and gas, and construction industry
Proposing a new approach to funding behavioural interventions using iterative methods
Current research funding models for health psychologists tend to be biased toward support for large-scale 'definitive' behavioural trials. This approach emphasizes rigorous tests of one or more key questions, but, unintentionally, may lead to the funding of interventions that are based on myriad untested assumptions. We propose that future funding models should provide support for 'iterative' research that tests assumptions at each stage of the i…
Mental Well-Being during Covid-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has devastated the world, and its mental health impact has been recognized in the general population. However, little is known about the mental health impact of COVID-19 on fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers, who are flown to temporarily stay and work in remote areas, during this pandemic. This study examined the mental well-being of FIFO workers in the mining industry during COVID-19 restrictions in Western Austral…
Comparing motivational, self-regulatory and habitual processes in a computer-tailored physical activity intervention in hospital employees - protocol for the PATHS randomised controlled trial
Australian New-Zealand Clinical Trial Registry: ACTRN12616000462482, submitted 29/03/2016, prospectively registered 8/04/2016
Health and social determinants and outcomes of home cooking
Theoretical explanations for maintenance of behaviour change
Health and related behaviours of partners of fly-in fly-out workers in Australia
OA via the T&F Agreement Research Funder Aberdeen-Curtin Alliance Curtin International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (CIPRS) and Research Stipend Scholarship scheme of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland and Curtin University, Australia
Changing healthcare professionals' non-reflective processes to improve the quality of care
Combining theories of habit and routines has the potential to advance implementation science by providing a fuller understanding of the range of factors, operating at multiple levels of analysis, which can impact on the behaviours of healthcare professionals, and so quality of care provision
Theoretical explanations for maintenance of behaviour change
Comparing motivational, self-regulatory and habitual processes in a computer-tailored physical activity intervention in hospital employees - protocol for the PATHS randomised controlled trial
Australian New-Zealand Clinical Trial Registry: ACTRN12616000462482, submitted 29/03/2016, prospectively registered 8/04/2016
Health and social determinants and outcomes of home cooking
Health and well-being of rotation workers in the mining, offshore oil and gas, and construction industry
Proposing a new approach to funding behavioural interventions using iterative methods
Current research funding models for health psychologists tend to be biased toward support for large-scale 'definitive' behavioural trials. This approach emphasizes rigorous tests of one or more key questions, but, unintentionally, may lead to the funding of interventions that are based on myriad untested assumptions. We propose that future funding models should provide support for 'iterative' research that tests assumptions at each stage of the i…
Mental Well-Being during Covid-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has devastated the world, and its mental health impact has been recognized in the general population. However, little is known about the mental health impact of COVID-19 on fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers, who are flown to temporarily stay and work in remote areas, during this pandemic. This study examined the mental well-being of FIFO workers in the mining industry during COVID-19 restrictions in Western Austral…
The Aussie-FIT process evaluation
OBJECTIVE: This process evaluation aimed to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of Aussie-FIT, a group-based weight loss intervention for men with overweight and obesity in Australia. DESIGN: = 93) were analysed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: We explored the feasibility and acceptability of program setting and context, recruitment strategies, factors impacting implementation and mechanisms of impact. RESULTS: Recruitment via Australian Football L…
Changes in virus-transmission habits during the Covid-19 pandemic
OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 pandemic saw promotion of novel virus transmission-reduction behaviours, and discouragement of familiar transmission-conducive behaviours. Understanding changes in the automatic nature of such behaviours is important, because habitual behaviours may be more easily reactivated in future outbreaks and disrupting old habits may discontinue unwanted behaviours. DESIGN: = 42 ± 16y, 79% female). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Within-par…
The Relationship between Compulsive Exercise, Self-Esteem, Body Image and Body Satisfaction in Women
Compulsive exercise has both an exercise volume and an emotional component. The level of compulsive exercise is linked to one's self-esteem, body image, and body satisfaction and those factors could be a target for future interventions
Cost of Health-Related Work Productivity Loss among Fly-In Fly-Out Mining Workers in Australia
Sufficient knowledge on the work productivity impact of the health of fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers in the mining sector in Australia is lacking. This study examined the impact of health and lifestyle behaviours on the work productivity of FIFO workers in the mining industry in Australia. FIFO workers completed an online questionnaire on health and work productivity loss measures. Linear regressions were used to model annual work productivity los…
What helps to form a healthy nutrition habit? Daily associations of intrinsic reward, anticipated regret, and self-efficacy with automaticity
Changing healthcare professionals' non-reflective processes to improve the quality of care
Combining theories of habit and routines has the potential to advance implementation science by providing a fuller understanding of the range of factors, operating at multiple levels of analysis, which can impact on the behaviours of healthcare professionals, and so quality of care provision
Developing habit-based health behaviour change interventions
OBJECTIVE: Habitual behaviours are triggered automatically, with little conscious forethought. Theory suggests that making healthy behaviours habitual, and breaking the habits that underpin many ingrained unhealthy behaviours, promotes long-term behaviour change. This has prompted interest in incorporating habit formation and disruption strategies into behaviour change interventions. Yet, notable research gaps limit understanding of how to harnes…
Health behaviours and affective states of partners of fly‐in fly‐out workers
Partners of fly‐in fly‐out (FIFO) workers face increases in demands, for instance in care and family responsibilities, particularly in the absence of workers; however, little is known about how their daily life experiences influence their health across the FIFO work cycle. This study examined the within‐person effects of workload, job control and social support on affective states and health behaviours of partners of FIFO workers. Forty‐four ( N …
Health and related behaviours of partners of fly-in fly-out workers in Australia
OA via the T&F Agreement Research Funder Aberdeen-Curtin Alliance Curtin International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (CIPRS) and Research Stipend Scholarship scheme of the University of Aberdeen, Scotland and Curtin University, Australia
Qualitative evaluation of a physical activity motivation intervention at a residential substance use disorder treatment facility
Background Research on physical activity (PA) interventions for individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) has yielded mixed findings regarding impact on substance use, mental health, and physical health. Low motivation, a common barrier in this population, can limit intervention effectiveness. This study evaluated the perceived effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of a motivational group intervention designed to enhance PA motivati…
Individual and socio-psychological characteristics as predictors of physical activity among men living with overweight and obesity taking part in the Aussie Fans in Training weight management behaviou…
Background: Sufficient physical activity (PA) is important to reduce the risk of men developing chronic diseases and to improve mental health. The effectiveness of PA programmes can vary, however, among men. Individual and socio-psychological characteristics may affect the level of men’s PA before starting a behaviour change programme as well as changes in PA during the programme. Aims: The primary objective of this study was to examine the role …
A healthy lifestyle is a journey’
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to explore health perceptions and self-defined facilitators to health in general population. An additional aim of the study was to assess if these perceptions were connected with the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. DESIGN: = 50) were asked to answer the question: 'What does it mean to be healthy?'. Data were collected online in Poland. We generated and interpreted the main themes associated with common perce…
Rotation work in the resources sector
‘Walking is the means to bring you together’
Men remain underrepresented in community-based physical activity (PA) programmes despite experiencing a disproportionate burden of preventable chronic disease. Understanding how men experience participation in group-based walking programmes is important for informing strategies to better support their engagement in PA behaviour. This study explored how men’s engagement and non-engagement with a national walking programme in Australia were experie…
A group motivational intervention to support motivation for physical activity among adults in residential treatment for substance use disorders
OBJECTIVE: Physical activity (PA) may offer health benefits for individuals undergoing substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, yet relapse, comorbidities, and motivational challenges often hinder PA maintenance. This study assessed the impact of a motivational intervention aimed at increasing PA motivation and maintenance in a residential SUD treatment setting. METHODS AND MEASURES: This non-concurrent multiple-baseline N-of-1 study consisted of …
Medicine (12 obras) · Psychology (12 obras) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (7 obras) · Physical Activity and Health (7 obras) · Psychological intervention (7 obras) · Applied Psychology (5 obras) · Environmental health (5 obras) · Gerontology (5 obras) · Nursing (5 obras) · Employment and Welfare Studies (4 obras)