Ashley R Cooper
Biographic Data
| ID | 5464305 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ashley R Cooper |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ashley R |
| FAMILY NAME | Cooper |
| SIGNATURE | COOPER A R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bristol |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8644-3870 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 22 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Evaluating the effect of change in the built environment on mental health and subjective well-being
Background Neighbourhood characteristics may affect mental health and well-being, but longitudinal evidence is limited. We examined the effect of relocating to East Village (the former London 2012 Olympic Athletes’ Village), repurposed to encourage healthy active living, on mental health and well-being. Methods 1278 adults seeking different housing tenures in East village were recruited and examined during 2013–2015. 877 (69%) were followed-up af…
Evaluation of an intervention to promote walking during the commute to work
ISRCTN15009100 . Prospectively registered. (Date assigned: 10/12/2014)
I’ve made this my lifestyle now”
ISRCTN ISRCTN92162869 . Retrospectively registered
Lessons from a peer-led obesity prevention programme in English schools
Obesity in young people is a major public health concern. Energy balance, the interrelationship between diet and physical activity, is known to be a key determinant. Evidence supports the development of school-based approaches to obesity prevention. ASSIST (A Stop Smoking in Schools Trial) is an effective school-based, peer-led smoking prevention programme for 12-13-year-old students, based on diffusion of innovations theory. The AHEAD (Activity …
Development of a brief, reliable and valid diet assessment tool for impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes
Objective Dietary advice is fundamental in the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Advice is improved by individual assessment but existing methods are time-consuming and require expertise. We developed a twenty-five-item questionnaire, the UK Diabetes and Diet Questionnaire (UKDDQ), for quick assessment of an individual’s diet. The present study examined the UKDDQ’s repeatability and relative validity compared with 4 d food diar…
Comparisons of depression, anxiety, well-being, and perceptions of the built environment amongst adults seeking social, intermediate and market-rent accommodation in the former London Olympic Athletes…
The Examining Neighbourhood Activities in Built Living Environments in London (ENABLE London) study provides a unique opportunity to examine differences in mental health and well-being amongst adults seeking social, intermediate (affordable rent), and market-rent housing in a purpose built neighbourhood (East Village, the former London 2012 Olympic Athletes' Village), specifically designed to encourage positive health behaviours. Multi-level logi…
Association between maternal education and objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in adolescents
BACKGROUND: Investigating socioeconomic variation in physical activity (PA) and sedentary time is important as it may represent a pathway by which socioeconomic position (SEP) leads to ill health. Findings on the association between children's SEP and objectively assessed PA and/or sedentary time are mixed, and few studies have included international samples. OBJECTIVE: Examine the associations between maternal education and adolescent's objectiv…
Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in youth
BACKGROUND: Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in youth have been reported to vary by sex, age, weight status and country. However, supporting data are often self-reported and/or do not encompass a wide range of ages or geographical locations. This study aimed to describe objectively-measured physical activity and sedentary time patterns in youth. METHODS: The International Children's Accelerometry Database (ICAD) consists of ActiGraph acc…
Study protocol
ISRCTN15009100 (10 December 2014)
School travel mode, parenting practices and physical activity among UK Year 5 and 6 children
For girls, encouraging active travel to school is likely to be important for overall PA. Further formative research may be warranted to understand how both parental logistic support and active travel decisions are operationalized in families as a means of understanding how to promote increased PA among pre-adolescent children
Is change in environmental supportiveness between primary and secondary school associated with a decline in children׳s physical activity levels
Using a sample of English schoolchildren, we evaluate whether a change in school local area environmental supportiveness between primary and secondary school is associated with changes in active travel behaviours and physical activity levels. Participant׳s activity levels and travel behaviours were recorded for a week during their primary school final year and secondary school first year. Environmental supportiveness was evaluated using a Geograp…
Bristol girls dance project (BGDP)
ISRCTN52882523
OP46 Walking to Work
Background There is increasing evidence of the link between adult obesity levels and travel behaviour: countries with highest levels of active travel generally have the lowest obesity rates. Walking is a popular, familiar, convenient, and free form of exercise that can be incorporated into everyday life and sustained into old age. Walking at a moderate pace (5 km/hour) expends sufficient energy to meet the definition of moderate intensity physica…
What can global positioning systems tell us about the contribution of different types of urban greenspace to children's physical activity
Improving health through policies that promote active travel
International children's accelerometry database (Icad)
Pooling raw accelerometer data and accompanying phenotypic data from a number of studies has the potential to: a) increase statistical power due to a large sample size, b) create a more heterogeneous and potentially more representative sample, c) standardize and optimize the analytical methods used in the generation of outcome variables, and d) provide a means to study the causes of inter-study variability in physical activity. Methodological cha…
Neighbourhood deprivation and physical activity in UK older adults
An Applied Ecological Framework for Evaluating Infrastructure to Promote Walking and Cycling
Improving infrastructure for walking and cycling is increasingly recommended as a means to promote physical activity, prevent obesity, and reduce traffic congestion and carbon emissions. However, limited evidence from intervention studies exists to support this approach. Drawing on classic epidemiological methods, psychological and ecological models of behavior change, and the principles of realistic evaluation, we have developed an applied ecolo…
Diet throughout childhood and age at menarche in a contemporary cohort of British girls
Objective To investigate associations between dietary intakes throughout childhood and age at menarche, a possible indicator of future risk of disease, in a contemporary cohort of British girls. Design Diet was assessed by FFQ at 3 and 7 years of age, and by a 3 d unweighed food diary at 10 years. Age at menarche was categorised as before or after 12 years 8 months, a point close to the median age in this cohort. Setting Bristol, South-West Engla…
Perceptions of the built environment in relation to physical activity in Portuguese adolescents
Nonresponse Bias on Dimensions of Political Activity Amongst Political Elites
Virtually all political surveys of citizens ’ political behavior suffer from unit nonresponse. Typically, researchers ’ analyses implicitly assume that the nonrespon-dents do not differ systematically from the respondents on dimensions of political activity (King, Honaker, Joseph, & Scheve, 2001). For example, regressions fit with only respondents assume that the model for respondents applies equally to nonrespondents. When such similarity assump…
Physical Activity Levels and Patterns of 9- and 15-yr-Old European Children
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess physical activity levels and patterns from children participating in the European Youth Heart Study (EYHS). Very limited physical activity data exist that have been collected from representative samples of children and even fewer data collected where physical activity has been measured using objective methods. METHODS: Subjects were 2185 children aged 9 and 15 yr from Denmark, Portugal, Estonia, an…
What can global positioning systems tell us about the contribution of different types of urban greenspace to children's physical activity
Perceptions of the built environment in relation to physical activity in Portuguese adolescents
An Applied Ecological Framework for Evaluating Infrastructure to Promote Walking and Cycling
Improving infrastructure for walking and cycling is increasingly recommended as a means to promote physical activity, prevent obesity, and reduce traffic congestion and carbon emissions. However, limited evidence from intervention studies exists to support this approach. Drawing on classic epidemiological methods, psychological and ecological models of behavior change, and the principles of realistic evaluation, we have developed an applied ecolo…
Neighbourhood deprivation and physical activity in UK older adults
Comparisons of depression, anxiety, well-being, and perceptions of the built environment amongst adults seeking social, intermediate and market-rent accommodation in the former London Olympic Athletes…
The Examining Neighbourhood Activities in Built Living Environments in London (ENABLE London) study provides a unique opportunity to examine differences in mental health and well-being amongst adults seeking social, intermediate (affordable rent), and market-rent housing in a purpose built neighbourhood (East Village, the former London 2012 Olympic Athletes' Village), specifically designed to encourage positive health behaviours. Multi-level logi…
Association between maternal education and objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in adolescents
BACKGROUND: Investigating socioeconomic variation in physical activity (PA) and sedentary time is important as it may represent a pathway by which socioeconomic position (SEP) leads to ill health. Findings on the association between children's SEP and objectively assessed PA and/or sedentary time are mixed, and few studies have included international samples. OBJECTIVE: Examine the associations between maternal education and adolescent's objectiv…
Nonresponse Bias on Dimensions of Political Activity Amongst Political Elites
Virtually all political surveys of citizens ’ political behavior suffer from unit nonresponse. Typically, researchers ’ analyses implicitly assume that the nonrespon-dents do not differ systematically from the respondents on dimensions of political activity (King, Honaker, Joseph, & Scheve, 2001). For example, regressions fit with only respondents assume that the model for respondents applies equally to nonrespondents. When such similarity assump…
Physical Activity Levels and Patterns of 9- and 15-yr-Old European Children
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess physical activity levels and patterns from children participating in the European Youth Heart Study (EYHS). Very limited physical activity data exist that have been collected from representative samples of children and even fewer data collected where physical activity has been measured using objective methods. METHODS: Subjects were 2185 children aged 9 and 15 yr from Denmark, Portugal, Estonia, an…
Perceptions of the built environment in relation to physical activity in Portuguese adolescents
Nonresponse Bias on Dimensions of Political Activity Amongst Political Elites
Virtually all political surveys of citizens ’ political behavior suffer from unit nonresponse. Typically, researchers ’ analyses implicitly assume that the nonrespon-dents do not differ systematically from the respondents on dimensions of political activity (King, Honaker, Joseph, & Scheve, 2001). For example, regressions fit with only respondents assume that the model for respondents applies equally to nonrespondents. When such similarity assump…
Diet throughout childhood and age at menarche in a contemporary cohort of British girls
Objective To investigate associations between dietary intakes throughout childhood and age at menarche, a possible indicator of future risk of disease, in a contemporary cohort of British girls. Design Diet was assessed by FFQ at 3 and 7 years of age, and by a 3 d unweighed food diary at 10 years. Age at menarche was categorised as before or after 12 years 8 months, a point close to the median age in this cohort. Setting Bristol, South-West Engla…
Improving health through policies that promote active travel
International children's accelerometry database (Icad)
Pooling raw accelerometer data and accompanying phenotypic data from a number of studies has the potential to: a) increase statistical power due to a large sample size, b) create a more heterogeneous and potentially more representative sample, c) standardize and optimize the analytical methods used in the generation of outcome variables, and d) provide a means to study the causes of inter-study variability in physical activity. Methodological cha…
Neighbourhood deprivation and physical activity in UK older adults
An Applied Ecological Framework for Evaluating Infrastructure to Promote Walking and Cycling
Improving infrastructure for walking and cycling is increasingly recommended as a means to promote physical activity, prevent obesity, and reduce traffic congestion and carbon emissions. However, limited evidence from intervention studies exists to support this approach. Drawing on classic epidemiological methods, psychological and ecological models of behavior change, and the principles of realistic evaluation, we have developed an applied ecolo…
What can global positioning systems tell us about the contribution of different types of urban greenspace to children's physical activity
Bristol girls dance project (BGDP)
ISRCTN52882523
OP46 Walking to Work
Background There is increasing evidence of the link between adult obesity levels and travel behaviour: countries with highest levels of active travel generally have the lowest obesity rates. Walking is a popular, familiar, convenient, and free form of exercise that can be incorporated into everyday life and sustained into old age. Walking at a moderate pace (5 km/hour) expends sufficient energy to meet the definition of moderate intensity physica…
School travel mode, parenting practices and physical activity among UK Year 5 and 6 children
For girls, encouraging active travel to school is likely to be important for overall PA. Further formative research may be warranted to understand how both parental logistic support and active travel decisions are operationalized in families as a means of understanding how to promote increased PA among pre-adolescent children
Is change in environmental supportiveness between primary and secondary school associated with a decline in children׳s physical activity levels
Using a sample of English schoolchildren, we evaluate whether a change in school local area environmental supportiveness between primary and secondary school is associated with changes in active travel behaviours and physical activity levels. Participant׳s activity levels and travel behaviours were recorded for a week during their primary school final year and secondary school first year. Environmental supportiveness was evaluated using a Geograp…
Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in youth
BACKGROUND: Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in youth have been reported to vary by sex, age, weight status and country. However, supporting data are often self-reported and/or do not encompass a wide range of ages or geographical locations. This study aimed to describe objectively-measured physical activity and sedentary time patterns in youth. METHODS: The International Children's Accelerometry Database (ICAD) consists of ActiGraph acc…
Study protocol
ISRCTN15009100 (10 December 2014)
Association between maternal education and objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in adolescents
BACKGROUND: Investigating socioeconomic variation in physical activity (PA) and sedentary time is important as it may represent a pathway by which socioeconomic position (SEP) leads to ill health. Findings on the association between children's SEP and objectively assessed PA and/or sedentary time are mixed, and few studies have included international samples. OBJECTIVE: Examine the associations between maternal education and adolescent's objectiv…
Lessons from a peer-led obesity prevention programme in English schools
Obesity in young people is a major public health concern. Energy balance, the interrelationship between diet and physical activity, is known to be a key determinant. Evidence supports the development of school-based approaches to obesity prevention. ASSIST (A Stop Smoking in Schools Trial) is an effective school-based, peer-led smoking prevention programme for 12-13-year-old students, based on diffusion of innovations theory. The AHEAD (Activity …
Development of a brief, reliable and valid diet assessment tool for impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes
Objective Dietary advice is fundamental in the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Advice is improved by individual assessment but existing methods are time-consuming and require expertise. We developed a twenty-five-item questionnaire, the UK Diabetes and Diet Questionnaire (UKDDQ), for quick assessment of an individual’s diet. The present study examined the UKDDQ’s repeatability and relative validity compared with 4 d food diar…
Comparisons of depression, anxiety, well-being, and perceptions of the built environment amongst adults seeking social, intermediate and market-rent accommodation in the former London Olympic Athletes…
The Examining Neighbourhood Activities in Built Living Environments in London (ENABLE London) study provides a unique opportunity to examine differences in mental health and well-being amongst adults seeking social, intermediate (affordable rent), and market-rent housing in a purpose built neighbourhood (East Village, the former London 2012 Olympic Athletes' Village), specifically designed to encourage positive health behaviours. Multi-level logi…
I’ve made this my lifestyle now”
ISRCTN ISRCTN92162869 . Retrospectively registered
Evaluation of an intervention to promote walking during the commute to work
ISRCTN15009100 . Prospectively registered. (Date assigned: 10/12/2014)
Evaluating the effect of change in the built environment on mental health and subjective well-being
Background Neighbourhood characteristics may affect mental health and well-being, but longitudinal evidence is limited. We examined the effect of relocating to East Village (the former London 2012 Olympic Athletes’ Village), repurposed to encourage healthy active living, on mental health and well-being. Methods 1278 adults seeking different housing tenures in East village were recruited and examined during 2013–2015. 877 (69%) were followed-up af…
Medicine (20 works) · Physical therapy (14 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (12 works) · Physical activity (12 works) · Urban Transport and Accessibility (12 works) · Physical Activity and Health (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Gerontology (9 works) · Demography (8 works) · Nursing (7 works)