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The Cost-Effectiveness of the SMART Work & Life Intervention for Reducing Sitting Time (2022)
Journal Article
Cox, E., Walker, S., Edwardson, C. L., Biddle, S. J. H., Clarke-Cornwell, A. M., Clemes, S. A., …Richardson, G. (2022). The Cost-Effectiveness of the SMART Work & Life Intervention for Reducing Sitting Time. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(22), 14861. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214861

Sedentary behaviours continue to increase and are associated with heightened risks of morbidity and mortality. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of SMART Work & Life (SWAL), an intervention designed to reduce sitting time inside and outside of w... Read More about The Cost-Effectiveness of the SMART Work & Life Intervention for Reducing Sitting Time.

Effectiveness of an intervention for reducing sitting time and improving health in office workers: three arm cluster randomised controlled trial (2022)
Journal Article
Edwardson, C. L., Biddle, S. J. H., Clemes, S. A., Davies, M. J., Dunstan, D. W., Eborall, H., …Clarke-Cornwell, A. M. (2022). Effectiveness of an intervention for reducing sitting time and improving health in office workers: three arm cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 378, e069288. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2021-069288

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention, with and without a height adjustable desk, on daily sitting time, and to investigate the relative effectiveness of the two interventions, and the effectiveness of both interventions on phy... Read More about Effectiveness of an intervention for reducing sitting time and improving health in office workers: three arm cluster randomised controlled trial.

The contribution of commuting to total daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (2020)
Journal Article
Gbadamosi, A., Clarke-Cornwell, A., Sindall, P., & Granat, M. (2020). The contribution of commuting to total daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, 3(3), 189-196. https://doi.org/10.1123/jmpb.2019-0027

Background: Actively commuting to and from work can increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and increase adherence to physical activity (PA) guidelines; however, there is a lack of evidence on the contribution of mixed-mode commutes an... Read More about The contribution of commuting to total daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.

Quantifying sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit transitions in free-living environments using the activPAL thigh-worn activity monitor (2019)
Journal Article
Pickford, C., Findlow, A., Kerr, A., Banger, M., Clarke-Cornwell, A., Hollands, K., …Granat, M. (2019). Quantifying sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit transitions in free-living environments using the activPAL thigh-worn activity monitor. Gait & Posture, 73, 140-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.07.126

Purpose: Standing up, sitting down and walking require considerable effort and coordination, which are crucial indicators to rehabilitation (e.g. stroke), and in older populations may indicate the onset of frailty and physical and cognitive decline.... Read More about Quantifying sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit transitions in free-living environments using the activPAL thigh-worn activity monitor.

How does the upper limb activity of adolescents with upper limb absence differ from anatomically intact adolescents, and does this change during sport? (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Clarke-Cornwell, A., Chinn, N., Chadwell, A., Kenney, L., Granat, M., & Head, J. (2019, June). How does the upper limb activity of adolescents with upper limb absence differ from anatomically intact adolescents, and does this change during sport?. Presented at International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement, Maastricht, Netherlands

A sequence analysis to examine the transition process between physical behaviours in the workplace : how are these processes linked to cardiometabolic risk factors? (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Clarke-Cornwell, A., Edwardson, C., Granat, M., & Cook, P. (2019, June). A sequence analysis to examine the transition process between physical behaviours in the workplace : how are these processes linked to cardiometabolic risk factors?. Presented at International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement, Maastricht, Netherlands

Defining stepping bouts in free-living activities : mind the breaks in walking (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Gbadamosi, A., Clarke-Cornwell, A., Sindall, P., & Granat, M. (2019, June). Defining stepping bouts in free-living activities : mind the breaks in walking. Presented at International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement, Maastricht, Netherlands

Contribution of commuting to total daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Gbadamosi, A., Clarke-Cornwell, A., Sindall, P., & Granat, M. (2019, June). Contribution of commuting to total daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Poster presented at International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement, Maastricht, Netherlands

Associations between occupational sedentary time with adiposity markers, and the influence of moderate to vigorous physical activity : does domain matter? (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Clarke-Cornwell, A., Cook, P., & Granat, M. (2019, June). Associations between occupational sedentary time with adiposity markers, and the influence of moderate to vigorous physical activity : does domain matter?. Presented at International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Prague, Czech Republic

The contribution of commuting to total moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Gbadamosi, A., Clarke-Cornwell, A., Sindall, P., & Granat, M. (2019, February). The contribution of commuting to total moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Poster presented at Active Living Conference, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Background: Commuting to and from work can increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and increase adherence to physical activity guidelines; however, there is lack of evidence on the contribution of different modes of commute and continu... Read More about The contribution of commuting to total moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.

Occupational sedentary time and associations with adiposity markers : a quantile regression analysis (2018)
Journal Article
markers : a quantile regression analysis. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15(10), S187. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0535

Background: Sedentary behaviour is associated with a number of health related outcomes, independent of physical activity; however, there is limited research that has examined the role that occupational sedentary time contributes to these associations... Read More about Occupational sedentary time and associations with adiposity markers : a quantile regression analysis.

The contribution of active commuting to total daily moderate to vigorous physical activity (2018)
Journal Article
Gbadamosi, A., Clarke-Cornwell, A., Sindall, P., & Granat, M. (2018). The contribution of active commuting to total daily moderate to vigorous physical activity. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 15(10), S177. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0535

Background: Physical inactivity is associated with a number of chronic diseases. Active commuting has been recognised as a way to increase daily physical activity. The aim of this study was to look at the contribution active commuting makes to total... Read More about The contribution of active commuting to total daily moderate to vigorous physical activity.

The association of sedentary behaviour and mental wellbeing in the workplace (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Gbadamosi, A., Granat, M., Pickford, C., & Clarke-Cornwell, A. (2017, June). The association of sedentary behaviour and mental wellbeing in the workplace. Poster presented at International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement, Bethesda, USA

Background: Sedentary behaviour (SB) is highly prevalent in workplaces and this behaviour can be detrimental to health; however, little is known about SB and its association with mental wellbeing (MW). Therefore, the main aim of this pilot study was... Read More about The association of sedentary behaviour and mental wellbeing in the workplace.

Classification of occupations by accelerometer-derived variables for physical behaviour : Health Survey for England 2008 (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Clarke-Cornwell, A., Granat, M., & Cook, P. (2017, June). Classification of occupations by accelerometer-derived variables for physical behaviour : Health Survey for England 2008. Poster presented at International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement, Bethesda, USA

Objective: Leisure time sedentary behaviour (SB) is known to be associated with a number of healthrelated outcomes (HRO); however, for those who are economically active, occupational activity (OA) contributes towards their daily physical activity (PA... Read More about Classification of occupations by accelerometer-derived variables for physical behaviour : Health Survey for England 2008.

An investigation into the effect of lower limb exercise programme on objectively measured physical activity in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Molyneux, J., Herrington, L., Clarke-Cornwell, A., & Jones, R. (2017, June). An investigation into the effect of lower limb exercise programme on objectively measured physical activity in individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Poster presented at International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement, Bethesda, USA

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the leading causes of pain and disability. Exercise has been recommended as a core treatment for OA. Previous studies have shown that adults with symptomatic knee OA take between 4000-6700 steps per day, which is less th... Read More about An investigation into the effect of lower limb exercise programme on objectively measured physical activity in individuals with knee osteoarthritis.

The distribution of activPAL postural and stepping classifications within ActiGraph activity classifications (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Clarke-Cornwell, A., Cook, P., & Granat, M. (2017, June). The distribution of activPAL postural and stepping classifications within ActiGraph activity classifications. Presented at International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement, Bethesda, USA

Objective: Guidelines of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) are dependent on how we define and quantify physical behaviour. It is therefore important to understand the validity of objective measures of PA and SB. This study aimed to... Read More about The distribution of activPAL postural and stepping classifications within ActiGraph activity classifications.

24-hour population-level activity patterns : application of relative versus standard reference frame (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Gbadamosi, A., Granat, M., Pickford, C., & Clarke-Cornwell, A. (2017, June). 24-hour population-level activity patterns : application of relative versus standard reference frame. Presented at International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement, Bethesda, USA

Background: Population-level analysis of physical activity levels reveals a 24-hour pattern determined by the alignment of each individual's activity with a common reference point, i.e., the 24-hour standard timeframe. In this way, each person's day... Read More about 24-hour population-level activity patterns : application of relative versus standard reference frame.

Review of wearable technologies (2017)
Journal Article
Clarke-Cornwell, A. (2017). Review of wearable technologies. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 76(Supp 2), 7. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.7177

Working environments have in recent times become less physical with the increase in sedentary, computer-based occupations. Sedentary time is known to be associated with a number of health-related outcomes, including obesity, heart disease, diabetes,... Read More about Review of wearable technologies.

Sedentary time and physical activity surveillance through accelerometer pooling in four european countries (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Loyen, A., Clarke-Cornwell, A., Anderssen, S., Hagstromer, M., Sardinha, L., Sundquist, K., …van der Ploeg, H. (2017, June). Sedentary time and physical activity surveillance through accelerometer pooling in four european countries. Poster presented at International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Victoria, Canada

Objective: To pool, harmonise and re-analyse national accelerometer data from adults in four European countries in order to describe population levels of sedentary time and physical inactivity.

Methods Five cross-sectional studies were included f... Read More about Sedentary time and physical activity surveillance through accelerometer pooling in four european countries.