John J Mcneil
Biographic Data
| ID | 3572970 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John J Mcneil |
| GIVEN NAMES | John J |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcneil |
| SIGNATURE | MCNEIL J J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1049-5129 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Symptoms of depression and risk of emergency department visits among people aged 70 years and over
This study is unique in demonstrating how depressive symptoms among healthy older persons are associated with subsequent increased use of emergency healthcare. Improved understanding and monitoring of mental health in primary care is essential to undertake effective healthcare planning including prevention of needing emergency care
Occupational characteristics and disability-free survival after retirement age
Background: Certain occupational characteristics have been linked with poor health and reduced longevity. However, the association between occupational characteristics and survival free of disability in a post-retirement age group has not been investigated. Methods: We investigated outcomes in 12,215 healthy older Australian adults in the Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) and ASPREE Longitudinal Study of Older Persons (ALSOP) sub…
Socioeconomic, Behavioural, and Social Health Correlates of Optimism and Pessimism in Older Men and Women
Factors associated with higher optimism and lower pessimism were also those demonstrated to support healthy ageing. Health-promotion action at the individual level (e.g., smoking cessation or regular physical activity), health professional level (e.g., social prescribing or improving access and quality of care for all older adults), and community level (e.g., opportunities for volunteer work or low-cost social activities for older adults) may imp…
The Association of Dispositional Optimism and Pessimism With Cardiovascular Disease Events in Older Adults
Objective: Positive psychosocial factors may protect against cardiovascular disease (CVD). We aimed to determine the association of optimism and pessimism with CVD events in community-dwelling older adults. Methods: 11,651 adults aged 70 years and over, participants of the ASPREE Longitudinal Study of Older Persons (ALSOP), were followed-up for 4.7 years (median). The association of optimism and pessimism (assessed as separate constructs by revis…
Dispositional Optimism and All-Cause Mortality in Older Adults
OBJECTIVE: Optimism is modifiable and may be associated with healthy aging. We aim to investigate whether dispositional optimism is associated with all-cause mortality in adults 70 years and older. METHODS: Between 2010 and 2014, older adults free of serious cardiovascular disease and dementia were recruited through primary care physicians and enrolled in the Aspirin Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) clinical trial. Australian ASPREE partic…
Enhancing Value and Uptake for Whole-Population Cohorts of Children and Parents
Health registries are critical to understanding, benchmarking and improving quality of care for specific diseases and conditions, but face hurdles including funding, bias towards clinical rather than population samples, lack of pre-morbid and outcomes data, and absent cross-registry harmonisation and coordination. Children are particularly under-represented in registry research. This paper lays out novel principles, methods and governance to inte…
Musculoskeletal Pain Experienced on Most Days is a Common Accompaniment of Ageing amongst Community-Dwelling Older Australians
Objective: To describe the prevalence, location and impact of moderate to severe pain experienced on most days in community-dwelling older (≥70 years) adults who were ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) clinical trial participants. Methods: Cross-sectional ASPREE Longitudinal Study of Older Persons (ALSOP) data were collected from self-reported questionnaires administered to 16,439 ASPREE participants. Results: Of 14,155 respondent…
Experiences of racism among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults living in the Australian state of Victoria
Psychometric properties of a short form of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D-10) scale for screening depressive symptoms in healthy community dwelling older adults
Exploring patient‐reported outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention
BACKGROUND: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a common cardiac procedure used to treat obstructive coronary artery disease. Patient-centred care is a priority in cardiovascular health having been shown to increase patient satisfaction, engagement with rehabilitation activities and reduce anxiety. Evidence indicates that patient-centred care is best achieved by routine collection of patient-reported outcomes (PROs). However, existing pat…
Quality of Life for 19,114 participants in the ASPREE (ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly) study and their association with sociodemographic and modifiable lifestyle risk factors
Sexual Dimorphism of Resting-State Network Connectivity in Healthy Ageing
Results in this healthy aged cohort are compatible with those obtained in young samples, suggesting that frequency-specific connectivity, and differences between the sexes, are maintained into older age. Our results indicate that sex should be considered as an influencing factor in studies of resting-state connectivity
Perceived racism may partially explain the gap in health between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Victorians
Perceived racism may be an independent health risk factor that explains more than a third of the health gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Victorians; equivalent in strength to smoking. The recognised failure of the Australian government's Closing the Gap strategy may be due in part to the failure to consider other determinants of the health gap beyond the lifestyle risk factors, namely racism, which may act to damage health through multip…
Improvements in life expectancy among Australians due to reductions in smoking
The estimated optimum gain in life expectancy is consistent with potentially moderate gains which occur when both men and women below 60 years are targeted to reduce smoking prevalence to 10
Social determinants and psychological distress among Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander adults in the Australian state of Victoria
Inequalities in the social determinants of health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
We identified inequalities in health between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Victorians, most notably in the prevalence of depression and anxiety, and the social determinants of health (psychosocial risk factors, SES, and social capital). This has implications for evidence-based policy development and may inform the development of public health interventions
Social determinants and lifestyle risk factors only partially explain the higher prevalence of food insecurity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the Australian state of Victoria
Social determinants and lifestyle risk factors only partially explained the higher prevalence of food insecurity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Victoria. Further research is needed to explain the disparity in food insecurity between the two populations in order to inform and guide corrective action
The effect of modifiable risk factors on geographic mortality differentials
These results suggest that health intervention programs aimed at smoking, blood pressure and total cholesterol could have a substantial impact on mortality inequities for Outer Regional/Remote areas
Public health campaigns and obesity - a critique
A more appropriate strategy would be to enact high-level policy and legislative changes to alter the obesogenic environments in which we live by providing incentives for healthy eating and increased levels of physical activity. Research is also needed to improve treatments available for individuals already obese
Predictors of increasing waist circumference in an Australian population
Objective To identify predictors of increasing waist circumference (WC) over a 5-year period in a contemporary population of Australian adults. Design Longitudinal national cohort of adults participating in the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab). Settings Australian adults in 2000 and 2005. Subjects A total of 2521 men and 2726 women aged ≥25 years at baseline who participated in AusDiab and provided anthropometric measure…
Trends in BMI of urban Australian adults, 1980–2000
Objective To analyse changes in the distribution of BMI in Australia between 1980 and 2000. Design Data were from the 1980, 1983 and 1989 National Heart Foundation Risk Factor Prevalence Study, the 1995 National Nutrition Survey and the 1999/2000 Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study. Survey participants were aged 25–64 years and resident in Australian capital cities. BMI was calculated as weight divided by height squared (kg/m 2 ), wh…
Inequalities in cardiovascular disease mortality
BACKGROUND: While the relationship between socio-economic disadvantage and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is well established, the role that traditional cardiovascular risk factors play in this association remains unclear. The authors examined the association between education attainment and CVD mortality and the extent to which behavioural, social and physiological factors explained this relationship. METHODS: Adults (n=38,355) aged 40-69 years li…
Predicting the Effectiveness of Prevention
Tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption as risk factors for glioma
OBJECTIVE: To investigate possible associations between tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption and the risk of adult glioma. DESIGN: This was a population based, case-control study. Relative risks (RR) were estimated using logistic regression analysis. SETTING: Melbourne, Australia. PARTICIPANTS: These comprised 416 case subjects (166 women, 250 men), 66% of those eligible; and 422 control subjects (170 women, 252 men), 43.5% of those potentiall…
Recent Developments In Estimating The Distribution Of Income In The United States
Experiences of racism among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults living in the Australian state of Victoria
Federal Programs to Measure Consumer Purchase Expectations, 1946-1973
Journal Article Federal Programs to Measure Consumer Purchase Expectations, 1946–1973: A Post-Mortem Get access John McNeil John McNeil Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Consumer Research, Volume 1, Issue 3, December 1974, Pages 1–10, https://doi.org/10.1086/208594 Published: 01 December 1974
Social determinants and psychological distress among Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander adults in the Australian state of Victoria
Inequalities in cardiovascular disease mortality
BACKGROUND: While the relationship between socio-economic disadvantage and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is well established, the role that traditional cardiovascular risk factors play in this association remains unclear. The authors examined the association between education attainment and CVD mortality and the extent to which behavioural, social and physiological factors explained this relationship. METHODS: Adults (n=38,355) aged 40-69 years li…
Sexual Dimorphism of Resting-State Network Connectivity in Healthy Ageing
Results in this healthy aged cohort are compatible with those obtained in young samples, suggesting that frequency-specific connectivity, and differences between the sexes, are maintained into older age. Our results indicate that sex should be considered as an influencing factor in studies of resting-state connectivity
Perceived racism may partially explain the gap in health between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Victorians
Perceived racism may be an independent health risk factor that explains more than a third of the health gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Victorians; equivalent in strength to smoking. The recognised failure of the Australian government's Closing the Gap strategy may be due in part to the failure to consider other determinants of the health gap beyond the lifestyle risk factors, namely racism, which may act to damage health through multip…
Tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption as risk factors for glioma
OBJECTIVE: To investigate possible associations between tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption and the risk of adult glioma. DESIGN: This was a population based, case-control study. Relative risks (RR) were estimated using logistic regression analysis. SETTING: Melbourne, Australia. PARTICIPANTS: These comprised 416 case subjects (166 women, 250 men), 66% of those eligible; and 422 control subjects (170 women, 252 men), 43.5% of those potentiall…
Federal Programs to Measure Consumer Purchase Expectations, 1946-1973
Journal Article Federal Programs to Measure Consumer Purchase Expectations, 1946–1973: A Post-Mortem Get access John McNeil John McNeil Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Consumer Research, Volume 1, Issue 3, December 1974, Pages 1–10, https://doi.org/10.1086/208594 Published: 01 December 1974
Reply to Juster's Commentary on McNeil
Reply to Juster's Commentary on McNeil Get access John McNeil John McNeil Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of Consumer Research, Volume 1, Issue 4, March 1975, Page 67, https://doi.org/10.1086/208609 Published: 01 March 1975
Recent Developments In Estimating The Distribution Of Income In The United States
Tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption as risk factors for glioma
OBJECTIVE: To investigate possible associations between tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption and the risk of adult glioma. DESIGN: This was a population based, case-control study. Relative risks (RR) were estimated using logistic regression analysis. SETTING: Melbourne, Australia. PARTICIPANTS: These comprised 416 case subjects (166 women, 250 men), 66% of those eligible; and 422 control subjects (170 women, 252 men), 43.5% of those potentiall…
Predicting the Effectiveness of Prevention
Trends in BMI of urban Australian adults, 1980–2000
Objective To analyse changes in the distribution of BMI in Australia between 1980 and 2000. Design Data were from the 1980, 1983 and 1989 National Heart Foundation Risk Factor Prevalence Study, the 1995 National Nutrition Survey and the 1999/2000 Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study. Survey participants were aged 25–64 years and resident in Australian capital cities. BMI was calculated as weight divided by height squared (kg/m 2 ), wh…
Inequalities in cardiovascular disease mortality
BACKGROUND: While the relationship between socio-economic disadvantage and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is well established, the role that traditional cardiovascular risk factors play in this association remains unclear. The authors examined the association between education attainment and CVD mortality and the extent to which behavioural, social and physiological factors explained this relationship. METHODS: Adults (n=38,355) aged 40-69 years li…
Public health campaigns and obesity - a critique
A more appropriate strategy would be to enact high-level policy and legislative changes to alter the obesogenic environments in which we live by providing incentives for healthy eating and increased levels of physical activity. Research is also needed to improve treatments available for individuals already obese
Predictors of increasing waist circumference in an Australian population
Objective To identify predictors of increasing waist circumference (WC) over a 5-year period in a contemporary population of Australian adults. Design Longitudinal national cohort of adults participating in the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab). Settings Australian adults in 2000 and 2005. Subjects A total of 2521 men and 2726 women aged ≥25 years at baseline who participated in AusDiab and provided anthropometric measure…
The effect of modifiable risk factors on geographic mortality differentials
These results suggest that health intervention programs aimed at smoking, blood pressure and total cholesterol could have a substantial impact on mortality inequities for Outer Regional/Remote areas
Inequalities in the social determinants of health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
We identified inequalities in health between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Victorians, most notably in the prevalence of depression and anxiety, and the social determinants of health (psychosocial risk factors, SES, and social capital). This has implications for evidence-based policy development and may inform the development of public health interventions
Social determinants and lifestyle risk factors only partially explain the higher prevalence of food insecurity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the Australian state of Victoria
Social determinants and lifestyle risk factors only partially explained the higher prevalence of food insecurity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Victoria. Further research is needed to explain the disparity in food insecurity between the two populations in order to inform and guide corrective action
Improvements in life expectancy among Australians due to reductions in smoking
The estimated optimum gain in life expectancy is consistent with potentially moderate gains which occur when both men and women below 60 years are targeted to reduce smoking prevalence to 10
Social determinants and psychological distress among Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander adults in the Australian state of Victoria
Psychometric properties of a short form of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D-10) scale for screening depressive symptoms in healthy community dwelling older adults
Exploring patient‐reported outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention
BACKGROUND: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a common cardiac procedure used to treat obstructive coronary artery disease. Patient-centred care is a priority in cardiovascular health having been shown to increase patient satisfaction, engagement with rehabilitation activities and reduce anxiety. Evidence indicates that patient-centred care is best achieved by routine collection of patient-reported outcomes (PROs). However, existing pat…
Quality of Life for 19,114 participants in the ASPREE (ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly) study and their association with sociodemographic and modifiable lifestyle risk factors
Sexual Dimorphism of Resting-State Network Connectivity in Healthy Ageing
Results in this healthy aged cohort are compatible with those obtained in young samples, suggesting that frequency-specific connectivity, and differences between the sexes, are maintained into older age. Our results indicate that sex should be considered as an influencing factor in studies of resting-state connectivity
Perceived racism may partially explain the gap in health between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Victorians
Perceived racism may be an independent health risk factor that explains more than a third of the health gap between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Victorians; equivalent in strength to smoking. The recognised failure of the Australian government's Closing the Gap strategy may be due in part to the failure to consider other determinants of the health gap beyond the lifestyle risk factors, namely racism, which may act to damage health through multip…
Experiences of racism among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults living in the Australian state of Victoria
Musculoskeletal Pain Experienced on Most Days is a Common Accompaniment of Ageing amongst Community-Dwelling Older Australians
Objective: To describe the prevalence, location and impact of moderate to severe pain experienced on most days in community-dwelling older (≥70 years) adults who were ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) clinical trial participants. Methods: Cross-sectional ASPREE Longitudinal Study of Older Persons (ALSOP) data were collected from self-reported questionnaires administered to 16,439 ASPREE participants. Results: Of 14,155 respondent…
Dispositional Optimism and All-Cause Mortality in Older Adults
OBJECTIVE: Optimism is modifiable and may be associated with healthy aging. We aim to investigate whether dispositional optimism is associated with all-cause mortality in adults 70 years and older. METHODS: Between 2010 and 2014, older adults free of serious cardiovascular disease and dementia were recruited through primary care physicians and enrolled in the Aspirin Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) clinical trial. Australian ASPREE partic…
Enhancing Value and Uptake for Whole-Population Cohorts of Children and Parents
Health registries are critical to understanding, benchmarking and improving quality of care for specific diseases and conditions, but face hurdles including funding, bias towards clinical rather than population samples, lack of pre-morbid and outcomes data, and absent cross-registry harmonisation and coordination. Children are particularly under-represented in registry research. This paper lays out novel principles, methods and governance to inte…
The Association of Dispositional Optimism and Pessimism With Cardiovascular Disease Events in Older Adults
Objective: Positive psychosocial factors may protect against cardiovascular disease (CVD). We aimed to determine the association of optimism and pessimism with CVD events in community-dwelling older adults. Methods: 11,651 adults aged 70 years and over, participants of the ASPREE Longitudinal Study of Older Persons (ALSOP), were followed-up for 4.7 years (median). The association of optimism and pessimism (assessed as separate constructs by revis…
Occupational characteristics and disability-free survival after retirement age
Background: Certain occupational characteristics have been linked with poor health and reduced longevity. However, the association between occupational characteristics and survival free of disability in a post-retirement age group has not been investigated. Methods: We investigated outcomes in 12,215 healthy older Australian adults in the Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) and ASPREE Longitudinal Study of Older Persons (ALSOP) sub…
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