David Dunstan

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Australian Catholic University

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David Dunstan is a Professor at Australian Catholic University, Australia. His research primarily focuses on physical activity, sedentary behavior, and their implications for health, particularly in populations with specific health concerns such as older adults and individuals with dysglycaemia. Recent articles explore associations between sitting time and depressive symptoms, effects of interventions on glucose regulation, and strategies to promote physical activity engagement.

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Does breaking up sitting time with activity improve cognitive function?

Open Date: 2014-01-01

Close Date: 2016-12-31

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Too Much Sitting Developing New Approaches to Chronic Disease Prevention

Open Date: 2013-01-01

Close Date: 2018-12-31

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Does a whey-protein and vitamin D enriched drink enhance the effects of resistance training in older adults with type 2 diabetes?

Open Date: 2013-01-01

Close Date: 2015-12-31

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AusDiab 3

Open Date: 2011-01-01

Close Date: 2014-12-31

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Can workplace sitting time be reduced in office workers?

Open Date: 2011-01-01

Close Date: 2013-12-31

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Associations of context-specific sitting time with depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older adults with and without abnormal glucose metabolism

Acute and chronic effects of an intervention aiming to reduce prolonged sitting on glucose regulation in individuals with dysglycaemia

Preventing Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant–Related Cardiovascular Dysfunction: ALLO-Active Trial

“It’s Good. It’s Really Good.”: Perspectives of Older Adults, Exercise/Recreation Professionals, and Primary Care Providers on Designing a Movement Behavior Intervention Using the Staircase Approach

A Bluetooth-Enabled Device for Real-Time Detection of Sitting, Standing, and Walking: Cross-Sectional Validation Study

A Physical Activity and Sitting Time Balance Index and All-Cause Mortality Risk

Use of Decision-Analytic Modelling to Assess the Cost-Effectiveness of Diagnostic Imaging of the Spine, Shoulder, and Knee: A Scoping Review

Just-In-Time Adaptive Intervention to Sit Less and Move More in People With Type 2 Diabetes: Protocol for a Microrandomized Trial

Physiology of sedentary behavior

Diverse strategies are needed to support physical activity engagement in women who have had breast cancer

A multicomponent intervention to reduce daily sitting time in office workers: the SMART Work & Life three-arm cluster RCT

Effectiveness of an intervention for reducing sitting time and improving health in office workers: three arm cluster randomised controlled trial

The Associations of COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions With Longer-Term Activity Levels of Working Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Cohort Study

Neighbourhood walkability and dietary attributes: effect modification by area-level socio-economic status

Sit less and move more for cardiovascular health: emerging insights and opportunities

Contrasting compositions of sitting, standing, stepping, and sleeping time: associations with glycaemic outcome by diabetes risk

Less Sitting for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes

Smartphone-Based Interventions to Reduce Sedentary Behavior and Promote Physical Activity Using Integrated Dynamic Models: Systematic Review

Collaborators (17)

Benjamin Maylor

Abbas Z. Kouzani

Paddy Dempsey

David Mizrahi

Sophie Carter

Ralph Maddison

Genevieve Healy

Mohamed Abdelrazek

Yingting (Tina) Cao

Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam

Takemi Sugiyama

Rachelle Buchbinder

Linda Denehy

Laura Gray

Stuart Biddle

Zanfina Ademi

Stacy Clemes

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