Conferences and presentations
Oral presentations
We have recently contributed to the following national and international conferences, by giving a verbal presentation about Project OPAL:
Fox KR, Coulson JC, Davis M, Flynn M, Gilbert H, Stathi A, Thompson JL. Perceptions of local neighbourhoods and their influence on the physical activity and daily journeys of UK adults aged 70 and over. UK Society of Behavioural Medicine 6th Annual Scientific Meeting, Leeds, December 2010.
Davis MD, Fox KR, Coulson JC, Hillsdon M, Sharp DJ, Stathi A, Thompson JL. Getting out and about: daily journeys and physical activity in older adults. 11th National Conference in Sport Psychology, Trikala, Greece, November 2010.
Stathi A, Gilbert H, Coulson JC, Davis M, Thompson JL, Fox KR. Determinants of neighbourhood activity of adults aged 70 and over: A mixed methods study. 11th National Conference in Sport Psychology, Trikala, Greece, November 2010.
Davis MD, Fox KR. Physical activity patterns assessed by accelerometry in older people. 3rd International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Toronto, Canada, May 2010 (symposium).
Stathi A, Coulson JC, Davis MG, Fox KR. Avon Network for the Promotion of Active Ageing in the Community: sharing good practice and knowledge. National Coalition of Active Ageing, London, May 2010.
Fox KR. Getting active in the neighbourhood: what research is telling us. One Voice conference, Age UK, London, April 2009.
Stathi A, Coulson JC, McKenna J, Forrest R, Fox KR. Diversity in patterns and roles of physical activity in older people’s lives: contrasting case reports. UK Society of Behavioural Medicine, Exeter, January 2009.
Fox KR, Davis MD, Trayers T, Coulson JC, Stathi A, McKenna J, Thompson J, Bentley G. Purposes, progress and preliminary results. 37th British Society of Gerontology, University of the West of England, Bristol, September 2008 (symposium).
Davis MD, Coulson JC, Trayers T and Fox KR. Project OPAL: preliminary data on adaptations to the Neighborhood Environmental Walkability Scale and its administration with a UK-based population aged over 70 years. 7th Annual Conference of the International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity, Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 2008 (symposium).
Poster presentations
One way to let the research community know of our research findings is through academic posters which we display at conferences:
Coulson JC, Fox KR, Stathi A. Meaning of neighbourhood for older people and their reference to incidental physical activity. British Society of Gerontology 39th Annual Conference, Brunel University, Middlesex, July 2010 (conference award-winner).
Stathi A, Gilbert H, Coulson JC, Fox KR. Intrapersonal, interpersonal and environmental determinants of physical activity of adults aged 70 and over: a qualitative study. 3rd International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Toronto, Canada, May 2010 view poster (1.2mb, PDF)
Stathi A, Davis MG , Bentley G, Thompson JL, Coulson JC, Fox KR. Shopping habits and physical activity in older adults: The Older People and Active Living Project. American College of Sports Medicine, Seattle, USA, May 2009 view poster (990KB, PDF)
Davis MG, Shill JE, Thompson JL, Coulson JC, Hillsdon M, Sharp DJ & Fox KR. Physical activity in the lives of older people. Results from Project OPAL: Older People and Active Living. American College of Sports Medicine, Seattle, USA, May 2009 view poster (1.15mb, PDF)
Fox KR, Cooper AC, Harris R, Hillsdon M, McKenna J, Narici MV, Sharp D, Stathi A, Thompson JL, Coulson JC, Davis MG. Physical activity in the lives of older people: results from Project OPAL. Exeter, January 2009 view award-winning poster (1.8mb, PDF)
Trayers T, Coulson JC, Davis MG, Lawlor DA, Narici MV, Peters TJ, Sharp D, Fox KR. Measuring physical function in older adults using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB): results from Project OPAL. Exeter, January 2009 view poster (667KB, PDF)
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