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Willem van Mechelen is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily involves the intersection of physical activity, occupational health, and related health outcomes across multiple fields including Medicine, Health Professions, and Psychology.

Van Mechelen's work spans several subfields such as General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. These areas reflect a multidisciplinary approach to understanding health and physical activity in both general and occupational settings.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
  • Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Sports Injuries and Prevention
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Sleep and Related Disorders

Significant recent publications by van Mechelen cover a range of health-related issues. These include:

  • How does occupational physical activity influence health? An umbrella review of 23 health outcomes across 158 observational studies, 2020, British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Physical activity at work may not be health enhancing. A systematic review with meta-analysis on the association between occupational physical activity and cardiovascular disease mortality covering 23 studies with 655,892 participants, 2021, Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health
  • The mediating role of lifestyle in the relationship between shift work, obesity and diabetes, 2021, International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
  • Epidemiology of Injury and Illness Among Trail Runners: A Systematic Review, 2021, Sports Medicine
  • Towards a better understanding of the 'physical activity paradox': the need for a research agenda, 2020, British Journal of Sports Medicine

Van Mechelen frequently publishes in several scholarly journals with multiple publications in:

  • British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
  • Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health
  • Sports Medicine
  • Translational Sports Medicine

Their collaborations include coauthors who have contributed extensively to similar research areas. The most frequent coauthors are:

  • Evert Verhagen
  • Hidde P. van der Ploeg
  • Femke van Nassau
  • Rienk Dekker
  • Judith G. M. Jelsma

Best Publications

  • The economic burden of physical inactivity : a global analysis of major non-communicable diseases

    Ding Ding;Ding Ding;Kenny D Lawson;Kenny D Lawson;Tracy L Kolbe-Alexander;Tracy L Kolbe-Alexander;Eric A Finkelstein

  • A brief review on correlates of physical activity and sedentariness in youth

    Klazine Van Der Horst;Marijke J Chin A Paw;Jos W R Twisk;Willem Van Mechelen

  • Physical activity and performance at school: a systematic review of the literature including a methodological quality assessment.

    Amika Singh;Léonie Uijtdewilligen;Jos W. R. Twisk;Willem van Mechelen

  • The Effect of a Proprioceptive Balance Board Training Program for the Prevention of Ankle Sprains A Prospective Controlled Trial

    Evert Verhagen;Allard van der Beek;Jos Twisk;Lex Bouter

  • Sedentary Behaviors and Health Outcomes Among Adults A Systematic Review of Prospective Studies

    Karin I. Proper;Amika S. Singh;Willem van Mechelen;Mai J.M. Chinapaw

  • Physical activity questionnaires for adults: a systematic review of measurement properties.

    Mireille N. M. van Poppel;Mai J. M. Chinapaw;Lidwine B. Mokkink;Willem van Mechelen

  • International Olympic Committee consensus statement on youth athletic development

    Michael F Bergeron;Margo Mountjoy;Neil Armstrong;Michael Chia

  • Environmental influences on energy balance-related behaviors: A dual-process view.

    Stef P J Kremers;Gert-Jan de Bruijn;Tommy L S Visscher;Willem van Mechelen

  • Effect of school based physical activity programme (KISS) on fitness and adiposity in primary schoolchildren: cluster randomised controlled trial.

    Susi Kriemler;Lukas Zahner;Christian Schindler;Ursina Meyer

  • Effects and moderators of exercise on quality of life and physical function in patients with cancer : An individual patient data meta-analysis of 34 RCTs

    Laurien M. Buffart;Joeri Kalter;Maike G. Sweegers;Kerry S. Courneya

  • The effectiveness of worksite physical activity programs on physical activity, physical fitness, and health

    Karin I Proper;Marjan Koning;Allard J van der Beek;Vincent H Hildebrandt

  • Worksite health promotion programs with environmental changes: a systematic review.

    Luuk H Engbers;Mireille N M van Poppel;Marijke J M Chin A Paw;Willem van Mechelen

  • Assessing Cardiorespiratory Fitness Without Performing Exercise Testing

    Radim Jurca;Andrew S. Jackson;Michael J. LaMonte;James R. Morrow

  • Visiting green space is associated with mental health and vitality: A cross-sectional study in four european cities.

    Magdalena van den Berg;Mireille van Poppel;Mireille van Poppel;Irene van Kamp;Sandra Andrusaityte

  • Physical and psychosocial benefits of yoga in cancer patients and survivors, a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    Laurien M Buffart;Jannique G. Z Van Uffelen;Jannique G. Z Van Uffelen;Ingrid Riphagen;Johannes Brug

  • Physical activity questionnaires for youth: a systematic review of measurement properties

    Mai J M Chinapaw;Lidwine B Mokkink;Mireille N M van Poppel;Willem van Mechelen

  • Workplace interventions for preventing work disability

    Sandra H van Oostrom;Maurice T Driessen;Henrica C W de Vet;Renée-Louise Franche

  • Design of a RCT evaluating the (cost-) effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention for male construction workers at risk for cardiovascular disease: the health under construction study.

    Iris F Groeneveld;Iris F Groeneveld;Karin I Proper;Karin I Proper;Allard J van der Beek;Allard J van der Beek;Cor van Duivenbooden

  • Randomised controlled trial of integrated care to reduce disability from chronic low back pain in working and private life

    L.C. Lambeek;W. van Mechelen;D.L. Knol;P. Loisel

  • Effect of unsupervised home based proprioceptive training on recurrences of ankle sprain: randomised controlled trial

    Maarten D W Hupperets;Evert A L M Verhagen;Willem van Mechelen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jos W. R. Twisk
Jos W. R. Twisk Amsterdam UMC
Allard J. van der Beek
Allard J. van der Beek Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Johannes Brug
Johannes Brug Utrecht University
Johannes R. Anema
Johannes R. Anema Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Maurits W. van Tulder
Maurits W. van Tulder Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Henrica C.W. de Vet
Henrica C.W. de Vet University of Amsterdam
Dirk L. Knol
Dirk L. Knol VU University Medical Center
Coen D.A. Stehouwer
Coen D.A. Stehouwer Maastricht University
Jacob C. Seidell
Jacob C. Seidell Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Anja C. Huizink
Anja C. Huizink Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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