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2026

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Overview

Kenneth R Fox is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Surgery, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Health, Physiology, and Biomedical Engineering. The main topics addressed in their work include frailty in older adults, health disparities and outcomes, transplantation methods and outcomes, nutrition and health in aging, health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life, mechanical circulatory support devices, and geriatric care and nursing homes.

The scientist has contributed to multiple publications across various reputable journals. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • The Lancet Public Health
  • BMC Public Health

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kenneth R Fox cover multiple aspects of aging, health promotion, and physical activity interventions, such as:

  • "The Tribulations of Trials: Lessons Learnt Recruiting 777 Older Adults Into REtirement in ACTion (REACT), a Trial of a Community, Group-Based Active Aging Intervention Targeting Mobility Disability" (2020) published in The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • "Cost-effectiveness of a physical activity and behaviour maintenance programme on functional mobility decline in older adults: an economic evaluation of the REACT (Retirement in Action) trial" (2022) in The Lancet Public Health
  • "Mobilising people as assets for active ageing promotion: a multi-stakeholder perspective on peer volunteering initiatives" (2021) in BMC Public Health
  • "A group-based exercise and behavioural maintenance intervention for adults over 65 years with mobility limitations: the REACT RCT" (2022) in Public Health Research
  • "Psysical activity and mental health in older adults: Current evidence and future perspectives" (2020) in Psychology the Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society

Kenneth R Fox has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Afroditi Stathi
  • Janet Withall
  • Colin Greaves
  • Janice L. Thompson
  • Max J. Western

Best Publications

  • The influence of physical activity on mental well-being

    Kenneth R Fox

  • The Physical Self-Perception Profile: Development and preliminary validation

    Kenneth R. Fox;Charles B. Corbin

  • Physical Activity and Psychological Well-Being

    Stuart J H Biddle;Kenneth R Fox;Stephen H Boutcher

  • Perceived locus of causality, goal orientations, and perceived competence in school physical education classes

    Marios Goudas;Stuart Biddle;Kenneth Fox

  • The ABC of physical activity for health: A consensus statement from the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences

    Gary O'Donovan;Anthony J Blazevich;Colin Boreham;Ashley R Cooper

  • Self-esteem and self-perceptions in sport and exercise

    Kenneth R. Fox;Magnus Lindwall

  • The effects of exercise on self-perceptions and self-esteem.

    Kenneth R. Fox

  • Crossvalidation of anthropometry against magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue in children.

    P Brambilla;G Bedogni;LM Moreno;MI Goran

  • The physical self: From motivation to well-being

    Kenneth R Fox

  • Self-esteem, self-perceptions and exercise

    Kenneth R. Fox

  • CHILDREN'S ACHIEVEMENT GOALS AND BELIEFS ABOUT SUCCESS IN SPORT

    Joan L. Duda;Kenneth R. Fox;Stuart J. H. Biddle;Neil Armstrong

  • The physical self and processes in self-esteem development.

    Kenneth R. Fox

  • Effect of exercise referral schemes in primary care on physical activity and improving health outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis

    TG Pavey;AH Taylor;KR Fox;Melvyn Hillsdon

  • DO YOUTH LEARN LIFE SKILLS THROUGH THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORT? A CASE STUDY

    Nicholas L. Holt;Lisa N. Tink;James L. Mandigo;Kenneth R. Fox

  • Physical activity and mental well-being in older people participating in the Better Ageing Project

    Kenneth R. Fox;Afroditi Stathi;Jim McKenna;Mark G. Davis

  • Children's task and ego goal profiles in sport

    Kenneth Fox;Marios Goudas;Stuart Biddle;Joan Duda

  • Physical activity patterns assessed by accelerometry in older people.

    Mark G. Davis;Kenneth R. Fox

  • It Ain’t What You Do, It’s the Way that You Do It! Teaching Style Affects Children’s Motivation in Track and Field Lessons

    Marios Goudas;Stuart Biddle;Kenneth Fox;Martin Underwood

  • Physical Activity and Dimensions of Subjective Well-Being in Older Adults

    Aphrodite Stathi;Kenneth R. Fox;James McKenna

  • Parent and child physical activity and sedentary time: do active parents foster active children?

    Russell Jago;Kenneth R Fox;Angie S Page;Rowan Brockman

  • The Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Exercise Referral Schemes: A Systematic Review and Economic Evaluation

    Toby Pavey;Nana Anokye;A. Taylor;Paul Trueman

  • Advances in sport psychology

    Kenneth R Fox

  • PEDIATRIC HIGHLIGHT Crossvalidation of anthropometry against magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue in children

    P Brambilla;G Bedogni;LA Moreno;MI Goran

Frequent Co-Authors

Russell Jago
Russell Jago University of Bristol
Stuart J. H. Biddle
Stuart J. H. Biddle University of Southern Queensland
Jim McKenna
Jim McKenna Leeds Beckett University
Anne M. Haase
Anne M. Haase University of Bristol
Debbie A. Lawlor
Debbie A. Lawlor University of Bristol
Deborah Sharp
Deborah Sharp University of Bristol
Charles B. Corbin
Charles B. Corbin Arizona State University
Katrina M Turner
Katrina M Turner University of Bristol
Joan L. Duda
Joan L. Duda University of Birmingham

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