Select Publications

Book Chapters

Bauman AE; Macniven R; Gebel K, 2013, 'Influencing policy and environments to promote physical activity behavior change', in ACSM's Behavioral Aspects of Physical Activity and Exercise

Bauman A; Christian HE; Thorpe RJ; Macniven R, 2011, 'International perspectives on the epidemiology of dog walking', in HEALTH BENEFITS OF DOG WALKING FOR PEOPLE AND PETS: EVIDENCE AND CASE STUDIES, PURDUE UNIV PRESS, pp. 25 - 49, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000294004000004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Journal articles

Nash K; Gwynne K; Dimitropoulos Y; Fitzpatrick M; Gunasekera H; Halvorsen L; Kong K; Lumby N; MacNiven R; Parter C; Wingett A; McMahon C, 2024, 'INdigenous Systems and Policies Improved and Reimagined for Ear and hearing care (INSPIRE): A multi-method study protocol', BMJ Open, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079850

Constantinides F; Orr N; Nash K; Evans JR; McMahon CM; Gunasekera H; Harkus S; Clague L; Cross C; Halvorsen L; Lumby N; Coates H; Macniven R, 2024, 'Examining relationships between parent-reported factors and recurring ear symptoms among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 35, pp. 225 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.719

Ambrens M; Macniven R; Perram A; Andrews S; Hawley-Hague H; Razee H; Todd C; Valenzuela T; Delbaere K, 2024, 'How Perceptions of Aging Influence Physical Activity and Exercise in Older Age: Exploring the Behavior of People Aged 70+ Years Engaged in Fall Prevention Activities', Journal of Applied Gerontology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/07334648241238315

Esgin T; Macniven R; Crouch A; Martiniuk A, 2023, 'At the cultural interface: A systematic review of study characteristics and cultural integrity from twenty years of randomised controlled trials with Indigenous participants', Dialogues in Health, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100097

Nash K; Macniven R; Clague L; Coates H; Fitzpatrick M; Gunasekera H; Gwynne K; Halvorsen L; Harkus S; Holt L; Lumby N; Neal K; Orr N; Pellicano E; Rambaldini B; McMahon C, 2023, 'Ear and hearing care programs for First Nations children: a scoping review', BMC Health Services Research, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09338-2

McKay CD; Gubhaju L; Gibberd AJ; McNamara BJ; Macniven R; Joshy G; Roseby R; Williams R; Yashadhana A; Fields T; Porykali B; Azzopardi P; Banks E; Eades SJ, 2023, 'Health behaviours associated with healthy body composition among Aboriginal adolescents in Australia in the ‘Next Generation: Youth Well-being study’', Preventive Medicine, 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107715

Esgin T; Hersh D; Rowley K; Macniven R; Crouch A; Halaki M; Newton R, 2023, 'The facilitators and barriers to exercise in the Noongar Aboriginal population in Perth, Australia', Health Promotion International, 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daac023

Macniven R; McKay CD; Graham S; Gubhaju L; Williams R; Williamson A; Joshy G; Evans JR; Roseby R; Porykali B; Yashadhana A; Ivers R; Eades S, 2023, 'Social and Behavioural Correlates of High Physical Activity Levels among Aboriginal Adolescent Participants of the Next Generation: Youth Wellbeing Study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043738

Ananthapavan V; Peden AE; Angell B; Macniven R, 2023, 'Barriers to preschool aged children's participation in swimming lessons in New South Wales, Australia', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.811

Salins A; Nash K; Macniven R; Halvorsen L; Lumby N; McMahon C, 2023, 'Culturally safe speech-language supports for First Nations children: Achieving Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4, 8 and 10', International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 25, pp. 152 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2022.2143565

Macniven R; Lin S; Akombi-Inyang B; Cheng C; Xu X, 2023, 'Editorial: Prevention and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly in COVID-19 response', Frontiers in Public Health, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1104758

Wilson R; Evans J; Macniven R, 2023, 'Long term trends in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth sport participation 2005–2019', Annals of Leisure Research, 26, pp. 89 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2020.1856694

Bhandari B; Liu Z; Lin S; Macniven R; Akombi-Inyang B; Hall J; Feng X; Schutte AE; Xu X, 2023, 'Long-Term Consumption of 10 Food Groups and Cardiovascular Mortality: A Systematic Review and Dose Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies', Advances in Nutrition, 14, pp. 55 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.advnut.2022.10.010

Morrow A; Orr N; Nash K; Coates H; Cross C; Evans JR; Gunasekera H; Harkus S; Harrison L; McLeod S; McMahon C; Neal K; Salins A; Macniven R, 2023, 'Parent Perspectives of Ear Health and the Relationship with Children’s Speech and Language in the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children', Children, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10010165

Kha R; Wen Q; Bender N; Jones C; Gopinath B; Macniven R; Tang D, 2023, 'Understanding barriers and enablers to participation in a proposed online lifestyle intervention for older adults with age-related macular degeneration to guide programme implementation', Journal of Health Psychology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13591053231204722

Nunn JS; Shafee T; Chang S; Stephens R; Elliott J; Oliver S; John D; Smith M; Orr N; Preston J; Borthwick J; van Vlijmen T; Ansell J; Houyez F; de Sousa MSA; Plotz RD; Oliver JL; Golumbic Y; Macniven R; Wines S; Borda A; da Silva Hyldmo H; Hsing PY; Denis L; Thompson C, 2022, 'Standardised data on initiatives—STARDIT: Beta version', Research Involvement and Engagement, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40900-022-00363-9

Macniven R; Stanley RM; Biles B; Dumuid D; Olds T; Okely AD; Chandler P; Evans J, 2022, 'Parent wellbeing, family screen time and socioeconomic status during early childhood predict physical activity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children at ages 8–13', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 25, pp. 896 - 902, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2022.09.166

Macniven R; Simon A; Wilson R; Howie A; Stewart G; Ma T; Turner NJ; Cairnduff S; Coombes J, 2022, 'Ironbark: Developing a healthy community program for older Aboriginal people', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33, pp. 128 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.581

Tang D; Macniven R; Bender N; Jones C; Gopinath B, 2022, 'Development, implementation and evaluation of the online Movement, Interaction and Nutrition for Greater Lifestyles in the Elderly (MINGLE) program: The protocol for a pilot trial', PLoS ONE, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267581

Osborn E; Ritha M; Macniven R; Agius T; Christie V; Finlayson H; Gwynn J; Hunter K; Martin R; Moir R; Taylor D; Tobin S; Ward K; Gwynne K, 2022, '“No One Manages It; We Just Sign Them Up and Do It”: A Whole System Analysis of Access to Healthcare in One Remote Australian Community', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052939

Yashadhana A; Howie A; Veber M; Cullen P; Withall A; Lewis E; McCausland R; Macniven R; Andersen M, 2022, 'Experiences and perceptions of ageing among older First Nations Australians: A rapid review', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 41, pp. 8 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13031

Macniven R; Delbaere K; Lewis E; Radford K; Canuto K; Dickson M; Richards J; Gwynn J; Withall A, 2022, 'Community co-selection of measures to evaluate the health and wellbeing impact of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community running groups', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.600

Reynolds RC; Smith VM; Macniven R, 2022, 'Comparison of free-living physical activity data obtained from a Fitbit Zip, the Apple iPhone Health app and a modified Bouchard Activity Record', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33, pp. 51 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.492

Macniven R; Angell B; Srinivasan N; Awati K; Chatman J; Peden AE, 2022, 'Evaluation of the First Lap learn to swim voucher programme: protocol', Injury Prevention, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2022-044711

Macniven R; Esgin T, 2022, 'Exercise motivators, barriers, habits and environment at an Indigenous community facility', Managing Sport and Leisure, 27, pp. 439 - 450, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2020.1810108

Lewis ET; Williamson M; Lewis LP; Chróinín DN; Dent E; Ticehurst M; Peters R; Macniven R; Cardona M, 2022, 'The Feasibility of Deriving the Electronic Frailty Index from Australian General Practice Records', Clinical Interventions in Aging, 17, pp. 1589 - 1598, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S384691

Allen B; Canuto K; Evans JR; Lewis E; Gwynn J; Radford K; Delbaere K; Richards J; Lovell N; Dickson M; Macniven R, 2021, 'Facilitators and barriers to physical activity and sport participation experienced by aboriginal and torres strait islander adults: A mixed method review', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189893

Macniven R; Canuto KJ; Evans JR, 2021, 'Facilitators and barriers to physical activity participation experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults: A mixed methods systematic review protocol', JBI Evidence Synthesis, 19, pp. 1659 - 1667, http://dx.doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-20-00339

Boufous S; Beck B; Macniven R; Pettit C; Ivers R, 2021, 'Facilitators and barriers to cycling in older residents of New South Wales, Australia', Journal of Transport and Health, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2021.101056

Esgin T; Hersh D; Rowley KG; Macniven R; Glenister K; Crouch A; Newton RU, 2021, 'Physical activity and self-reported metabolic syndrome risk factors in the aboriginal population in perth, australia, measured using an adaptation of the global physical activity questionnaire (Gpaq)', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115969

MacNiven R; Coombes J; Wilson R; Simon A; MacKean T; Hunter K; Ma T; Gwynn J; Sherrington C; Tiedemann A; Hill AM; Delbaere K; Lewis C; Bennett-Brook K; Howie A; Stewart G; Shakespeare M; Rogers K; Ivers RQ; Clapham K, 2021, 'Understanding implementation factors and participant experiences of a cluster randomised controlled trial to prevent falls among older Aboriginal people: A process evaluation protocol', Injury Prevention, 27, pp. 293 - 298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043980

Akombi-Inyang B; Huda MN; Schutte AE; Macniven R; Lin S; Rawstorne P; Xu X; Renzaho A, 2021, 'The association between post-migration nutrition and lifestyle transition and the risk of developing chronic diseases among sub-Saharan African migrants: A mixed method systematic review protocol', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094706

Nolan-Isles D; Macniven R; Hunter K; Gwynn J; Lincoln M; Moir R; Dimitropoulos Y; Taylor D; Agius T; Finlayson H; Martin R; Ward K; Tobin S; Gwynne K, 2021, 'Enablers and Barriers to Accessing Healthcare Services for Aboriginal People in New South Wales, Australia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063014

Nolan-Isles D; Macniven R; Hunter K; Gwynn J; Lincoln M; Moir R; Dimitropoulos Y; Taylor D; Agius T; Finlayson H; Martin R; Ward K; Tobin S; Gwynne K, 2021, 'Enablers and barriers to accessing healthcare services for aboriginal people in new south wales, australia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063014

Macniven R; Wilson R; Olds T; Evans J, 2021, 'Footprints in time: Physical activity levels and sociodemographic and movement-related associations within the longitudinal study of indigenous children', Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 18, pp. 279 - 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/JPAH.2020-0460

Gwynn J; Gwynne K; Rodrigues R; Thompson S; Bolton G; Dimitropoulos Y; Dulvari N; Finlayson H; Hamilton S; Lawrence M; MacNiven R; Neubeck L; Rambaldini B; Taylor K; Wright D; Freedman B, 2021, 'Atrial Fibrillation in Indigenous Australians: A Multisite Screening Study Using a Single-Lead ECG Device in Aboriginal Primary Health Settings', Heart Lung and Circulation, 30, pp. 267 - 274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2020.06.009

Evans J; Canuto K; Kelly R; Caperchione C; Macniven R, 2021, 'Physical activity interventions to prevent and manage type 2 diabetes among aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples: A systematic review protocol', JBI Evidence Synthesis, 19, pp. 177 - 183, http://dx.doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-20-00060

Macniven R; Foley BC; Owen KB; Evans JR; Bauman AE; Reece LJ, 2020, 'Physical activity and sport participation characteristics of Indigenous children registered in the Active Kids voucher program in New South Wales', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 23, pp. 1178 - 1184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2020.06.016

Macniven R; Jeffries TL; Meharg D; Talbot F; Rambaldini B; Edwards E; Hickie IB; Sloan M; Gwynne K, 2020, 'What solutions exist for developmental delays facing indigenous children globally? A co-designed systematic review', Children, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children7120285

Gotis-Graham A; MacNiven R; Kong K; Gwynne K, 2020, 'Effectiveness of ear, nose and throat outreach programmes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: A systematic review', BMJ Open, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038273

Ivers R; Coombes J; Sherrington C; Mackean T; Tiedemann A; Hill AM; Keay L; Clemson L; Simpson J; Ryder C; Macniven R; Clapham K; Cumming R; Hunter K; Rogers K; Kickett M; Eades AM; Jan S; Howard K; Gwynn J; Delbaere K; Simon A; Wilson R; Ma T; Howie A; Lewis C; Stewart G; Cairnduff S, 2020, 'Healthy ageing among older Aboriginal people: the Ironbark study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial', Injury Prevention, 26, pp. 581 - 587, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043915

Macniven R; Canuto K; Wilson R; Bauman A; Evans J, 2019, 'The impact of physical activity and sport on social outcomes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: A systematic scoping review', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 22, pp. 1232 - 1242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.06.017

Hardy LL; MacNiven R; Esgin T; Mihrshahi S, 2019, 'Cross-sectional changes in weight status and weight related behaviors among Australian children and Australian Indigenous children between 2010 and 2015', PLoS ONE, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211249

Macniven R; Canuto K; Wilson R; Bauman A; Evans J, 2019, 'Impact of physical activity and sport on social outcomes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a scoping review protocol', JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 17, pp. 1305 - 1311, http://dx.doi.org/10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-004023

Macniven R; Hunter K; Lincoln M; O’Brien C; Jeffries TL; Shein G; Saxby A; Taylor D; Agius T; Finlayson H; Martin R; Kong K; Nolan-Isles D; Tobin S; Gwynne K, 2019, 'Accessibility of primary, specialist, and allied health services for Aboriginal people living in rural and remote communities: Protocol for a mixed-methods study', JMIR Research Protocols, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/11471

Macniven R; Gwynn J; Fujimoto H; Hamilton S; Thompson SC; Taylor K; Lawrence M; Finlayson H; Bolton G; Dulvari N; Wright DC; Rambaldini B; Freedman B; Gwynne K, 2019, 'Feasibility and acceptability of opportunistic screening to detect atrial fibrillation in Aboriginal adults', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 43, pp. 313 - 318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12905

Macniven R; Richards J; Turner N; Blunden S; Bauman A; Wiggers J; Gwynn J, 2019, 'Understanding physical activity patterns among rural Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal young people', Rural and Remote Health, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.22605/RRH4876

Gwynne K; Gwynn J; Finlayson H; Hamilton S; Lawrence M; MacNiven R; Neubeck L; Rambaldini B; Rodrigues R; Taylor K; Thompson S; Freedman B, 2019, 'Atrial Fibrillation and Indigenous Australians: A Way Forward for Timely and Effective Screening and Treatment', Heart, Lung and Circulation, 28, pp. S355 - S355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.515


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