Ajay Mahal

The MOVE Frankston study: 24-Month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of incentives and support to increase leisure center usage and physical activity

KE Manera, J Newton, F Newton, A Bauman, RJ Donovan, MT Ewing, R Mackenzie-Stewart, A Mahal, BJ Smith

Journal article  |  2021  |  Preventive Medicine Reports

Recreational physical activity (PA) facilities have the potential to deliver health benefits for surrounding communities, however ..

The impacts of long-term exposure to PM2.(5) on cancer hospitalizations in Brazil

Pei Yu, Rongbin Xu, Micheline SZS Coelho, Paulo HN Saldiva, Shanshan Li, Qi Zhao, Ajay Mahal, Malcolm Sim, Michael J Abramson, Yuming Guo

Journal article  |  2021  |  ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

BACKGROUND: Long-term exposure to PM2.5 has been linked to cancer incidence and mortality. However, it was unknown whether there w..

Is there an association between public spending on health and choice of healthcare providers across socioeconomic groups in India?-Evidence from a national sample

Patrick Mulcahy, Ajay Mahal, Barbara McPake, Sumit Kane, Prabir Kumar Ghosh, John Tayu Lee

Journal article  |  2021  |  SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE

The role of public spending on health in reducing socioeconomic inequalities in healthcare is an emerging area of research, little..

Community Participation by People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Carla Malaguti, Anne E Holland, Christine F McDonald, Ajay Mahal, Jennifer A Alison, Catherine J Hill, Paolo Zanaboni, Paul O'Halloran, Janet Bondarenko, Heather Macdonald, Kathryn Barker, Hayley Crute, Christie Mellerick, Bruna Wageck, Helen Boursinos, Aroub Lahham, Amanda Nichols, Pawel Czupryn, Angela T Burge, Narelle S Cox

Journal article  |  2021  |  COPD

Little is known regarding community participation in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of thi..

Community Participation by People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Carla Malaguti, Anne E Holland, Christine F McDonald, Ajay Mahal, Jennifer A Alison, Catherine J Hill, Paolo Zanaboni, Paul O'Halloran, Janet Bondarenko, Heather Macdonald, Kathryn Barker, Hayley Crute, Christie Mellerick, Bruna Wageck, Helen Boursinos, Aroub Lahham, Amanda Nichols, Pawel Czupryn, Angela T Burge, Narelle S Cox

Journal article  |  2021  |  COPD-JOURNAL OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

This paper focuses on rural aspects of sexual and reproductive health and sexuality. Disadvantage of access to practitioners with ..

Twelve-month findings of the MOVE Frankston randomised controlled trial of interventions to increase recreation facility usage and physical activity among adults

Ben J Smith, Ruth Mackenzie-Stewart, Fiona J Newton, Karine E Manera, Tilahun N Haregu, Adrian Bauman, Robert J Donovan, Ajay Mahal, Michael T Ewing, Joshua D Newton

Journal article  |  2021  |  PLOS ONE

Substantial cross-sectional evidence and limited longitudinal research indicates that the availability of recreational facilities ..

The state of stroke services across the globe: Report of World Stroke Organization-World Health Organization surveys

Mayowa O Owolabi, Amanda G Thrift, Sheila Martins, Walter Johnson, Jeyaraj Pandian, Foad Abd-Allah, Cherian Varghese, Ajay Mahal, Joseph Yaria, Hoang T Phan, Gregory Roth, Seana L Gall, Richard Beare, Thanh G Phan, Robert Mikulik, Bo Norrving, Valery L Feigin

Journal article  |  2021  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE

BACKGROUND: Improving stroke services is critical for reducing the global stroke burden. The World Stroke Organization-World Healt..

Additive association of knowledge and awareness on control of hypertension: a cross-sectional survey in rural India

Rathina Srinivasa Ragavan, Rohina Joshi, Roger G Evans, Michaela A Riddell, Kavumpurathu R Thankappan, Clara K Chow, Brian Oldenburg, Ajay S Mahal, Kartik Kalyanram, Kamakshi Kartik, Oduru Suresh, Nihal Thomas, Gomathyamma K Mini, Velandai K Srikanth, Pallab K Maulik, Mohammed Alim, Rama K Guggilla, Doreen Busingye, Amanda G Thrift

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there is an interaction between knowledge about hypertension and awareness of hypertension on the ..

The Impact of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on 24-Hour Movement Behavior in People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: New Insights From a Compositional Perspective

Angela T Burge, Javier Palarea-Albaladejo, Anne E Holland, Michael J Abramson, Christine F McDonald, Ajay Mahal, Catherine J Hill, Annemarie L Lee, Narelle S Cox, Aroub Lahham, Rosemary Moore, Caroline Nicolson, Paul O'Halloran, Rebecca Gillies, Sebastien FM Chastin

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH

BACKGROUND: Physical activity levels are low in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and there is limited knowledge ..

The long-run effects of noncommunicable disease shocks

Tianxin Pan, Michael Palmer, Ajay Mahal, Peter Annear, Barbara McPake

Journal article  |  2020  |  HEALTH ECONOMICS

The health shocks literature typically does not take into account the temporal patterns of loss since the time of the shock. This ..