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Overview

Stewart G. Trost is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work extensively covers subfields such as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Physiology, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their research topics include:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Child Development and Digital Technology

Stewart G. Trost has contributed to a significant number of peer-reviewed publications. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • BMJ Open
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
  • Research Square

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on physical activity measurement, digital health interventions, and surveillance techniques including:

  • "Measurement of screen time among young children aged 0-6 years: A systematic review" (2021), published in Obesity Reviews
  • "Machine Learning Models for Classifying Physical Activity in Free-Living Preschool Children" (2020), published in Sensors
  • "Implementation of a School Physical Activity Policy Improves Student Physical Activity Levels: Outcomes of a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial" (2020), published in Journal of Physical Activity and Health
  • "Population-level physical activity surveillance in young people: are accelerometer-based measures ready for prime time?" (2020), published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • "Effectiveness of a novel digital application to promote fundamental movement skills in 3- to 6-year-old children: A randomized controlled trial" (2020), published in Journal of Sports Sciences

Stewart G. Trost has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Hayley Christian
  • Jasper Schipperijn
  • Denise S. K. Brookes
  • Matthew Ahmadi
  • Andrea Nathan

Best Publications

  • Evidence based physical activity for school-age youth.

    William B. Strong;Robert M. Malina;Cameron J.R. Blimkie;Stephen R. Daniels

  • Correlates of adults' participation in physical activity: review and update.

    Stewart G. Trost;Neville Owen;Adrian E. Bauman;James F. Sallis

  • Conducting accelerometer-based activity assessments in field-based research.

    Stewart G Trost;Kerry L McIver;Russell R Pate

  • Age and gender differences in objectively measured physical activity in youth.

    Stewart G. Trost;Russell R. Pate;James F. Sallis;Patty S. Freedson

  • Comparison of Accelerometer Cut Points for Predicting Activity Intensity in Youth

    Stewart G. Trost;Paul D. Loprinzi;Rebecca A. Moore;Karen A. Pfeiffer

  • Using objective physical activity measures with youth: how many days of monitoring are needed?

    Stewart G. Trost;Russell R. Pate;Patty S. Freedson;James F. Sallis

  • Evaluating a model of Parental influence on youth physical activity

    Stewart G Trost;James F Sallis;Russell R Pate;Patty S Freedson

  • Physical activity and determinants of physical activity in obese and non-obese children.

    Stewart G. Trost;L. M. Kerr;Dianne S. Ward;Russell R. Pate

  • Validity of the computer science and applications (CSA) activity monitor in children.

    Stewart G. Trost;Dianne S. Ward;Susan M. Moorehead;Philip D. Watson

  • Associations between physical activity and other health behaviors in a representative sample of US adolescents

    Russell R. Pate;Gregory W. Heath;Marsha Dowda;Stewart G. Trost

  • Accelerometer data reduction: a comparison of four reduction algorithms on select outcome variables.

    Louise C Mâsse;Bernard F Fuemmeler;Cheryl B Anderson;Charles E Matthews

  • Physical Activity Among Children Attending Preschools

    Russell R. Pate;Karin A. Pfeiffer;Stewart G. Trost;Paula Ziegler

  • Sports Participation and Health-Related Behaviors Among US Youth

    Russell R. Pate;Stewart G. Trost;Sarah Levin;Marsha Dowda

  • Compliance with physical activity guidelines: prevalence in a population of children and youth.

    Russell R. Pate;Patty S. Freedson;James F. Sallis;Wendell C. Taylor

  • Measuring and Influencing Physical Activity with Smartphone Technology: A Systematic Review

    Judit Bort-Roig;Nicholas D. Gilson;Anna Puig-Ribera;Ruth S. Contreras

  • Test-retest reliability of four physical activity measures used in population surveys.

    W. Brown;Stewart Trost;A Bauman;Kerry Mummery

  • Physical activity in overweight and nonoverweight preschool children.

    Stewart G. Trost;John R. Sirard;Marsha Dowda;Karin A. Pfeiffer

  • State of the Art Reviews: Measurement of Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents

    Stewart G. Trost

  • A prospective study of the determinants of physical activity in rural fifth-grade children

    Stewart G. Trost;Russell R. Pate;Ruth P. Saunders;Dianne S. Ward

  • Tracking of physical activity in young children.

    Russell R. Pate;Tom Baranowski;Marsha Dowda;Stewart G. Trost

Frequent Co-Authors

Russell R. Pate
Russell R. Pate University of South Carolina
Wendy J. Brown
Wendy J. Brown University of Queensland
Dianne S. Ward
Dianne S. Ward University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Marsha Dowda
Marsha Dowda University of South Carolina
Karin A. Pfeiffer
Karin A. Pfeiffer Michigan State University
Ruth P. Saunders
Ruth P. Saunders University of South Carolina
Anthony D. Okely
Anthony D. Okely University of Wollongong
John R. Sirard
John R. Sirard University of Massachusetts Amherst
James F. Sallis
James F. Sallis University of California, San Diego
Patty S. Freedson
Patty S. Freedson University of Massachusetts Amherst

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