Peer Reviewed Publications
Journal Articles
(January 2025)
Schwartz, B. D., Liu, H., MacDonald, E. E., Mekari, S., & O’Brien, M, W. (2025). Impact of physical activity and exercise training on health-related quality of life in older adults : An umbrella review. GeroScience. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-024-01493-6
Ahmadi, S., & Mekari, S. (2024). Executive functions in male and female older adults with aligned levels of VO2max. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 64(10). https://doi.org/10.23736/s0022-4707.24.15618-6
Ahmadi, S., Quirion, I., Faivre, P., Registe, P. P. W., O’Brien, M, W., Bray, N. W., Dupuy, O., Sénéchal, M., Bélanger, M., & Mekari, S. (2024). Association between physical fitness and executive functions in cognitively healthy female older adults : A cross-sectional study. GeroScience, 46(6), 5701‑5710. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-024-01188-y
Bélanger, M., Goguen, J., Beauchamp, J., Gallant, F., Boucher, A., Chevarie, J.-S., DeGrâce, S., Saheb, Y., Gagnon, M., Doré, I., & Sabiston, C. M. (2024). Identification of distinct physical activity profiles through adolescence : A longitudinal qualitative description study. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 6, 1230999‑1230999. PubMed. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1230999
Clément, J.-F., Gallant, F., Hudon, C., Montiel, C., Riglea, T., Berbiche, D., Doré, I., Sylvestre, M.-P., O’Loughlin, J., & Bélanger, M. (2024). Use of physical activity as a coping strategy mediates the association between adolescent team sports participation and emerging adult mental health. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 27, 100612. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2024.100612
Courish, M. K., O’Brien, M, W., Maxwell, S. P., Mekari, S., Kimmerly, D. S., & Theou, O. (2024). Relationship between frailty and executive function by age and sex in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. GeroScience. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-024-01256-3
Courish, M. K., Shivgulam, M. E., Petterson, J. L., Pellerine, L. P., Kivell, M. J., & O’Brien, M, W. (2024). A Review of Educational Interventions on Physicians’ Exercise Counseling and Prescription Practices. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 9(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.1249/TJX.0000000000000241
Duffy, R. T., Larsen, K., Bélanger, M., Brussoni, M., Faulkner, G., Gunnell, K., Tremblay, M. S., & Larouche, R. (2024). Children’s Independent Mobility, School Travel, and the Surrounding Neighborhood. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 66(5), 819‑831. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2023.12.002
Dupuy, O., Ludyga, S., Ortega, F. B., Hillman, C. H., Erickson, K. I., Herold, F., Kamijo, K., Wang, C.-H., Morris, T. P., Brown, B., Esteban-Cornejo, I., Solis-Urra, P., Bosquet, L., Gerber, M., Mekari, S., Berryman, N., Bherer, L., Rattray, B., Liu-Ambrose, T., … Cheval, B. (2024). Do not underestimate the cognitive benefits of exercise. Nature Human Behaviour, 8(8), 1460‑1463. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-01949-x
Gallant, F., Giroux, M., Gunnell, K., Registe, P. W., Mekari, S., Doré, I., Sabiston, C. M., & Bélanger, M. (2024). Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction as Correlates of Physical Activity Trajectories During Adolescence. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 34(10). https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14743
Inkpen, S. J. L., Liu, H., Rayner, S., Shields, E., Godin, J., & O’Brien, M, W. (2024). Exercise referral schemes increase Patients’ cardiorespiratory Endurance : A systematic review and Meta-Analysis. Preventive Medicine Reports, 45, 102844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102844
Larouche, R., Bélanger, M., Brussoni, M., Faulkner, G., Gunnell, K., & Tremblay, M. S. (2024). Correlates of Active School Transportation During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Canadian 7- to 12-Year-Olds : A National Study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 1‑13. https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2023-0243
Larouche, R., Faulkner, G., Bélanger, M., Brussoni, M., Gunnell, K., & Tremblay, M. S. (2024). « Out and about » : Relationships between children’s independent mobility and mental health in a national longitudinal study. Children’s Geographies, 22(6), 860‑870. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2024.2397734
MacDonald, E. E., Pellerine, L. P., Miller, K. E., Frayne, R. J., & O’Brien, M, W. (2024). More absolute moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is associated with better health-related quality of life in outpatients with an acquired brain injury. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 5, 1427446. https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2024.1427446
MacDonald, E., Morrison, E. G., Shivgulam, M. E., Pellerine, L. P., Kimmerly, D. S., Bray, N. W., Mekari, S., & O’Brien, M, W. (2024). Moderate intensity intermittent lifestyle physical activity is associated with better executive function in older adults. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 6, 1393214. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1393214
MacLeod, J. R., Kivell, M. J., Shivgulam, M. E., Liu, H., & O’Brien, M, W. (2024). Accuracy of Duplex Ultrasound for Detecting Renal Artery Stenosis : A Systematic Review. Journal for Vascular Ultrasound, 48(1), 15‑27. https://doi.org/10.1177/15443167231223551
Mayo, A., O’Brien, M, W., Godin, J., Kehler, D. S., Kimmerly, D. S., & Theou, O. (2024). Can an active lifestyle offset the relationship that poor lifestyle behaviours have on frailty? Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 127, 105556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2024.105556
Murray, R. M., Sylvester, B. D., Sabiston, C. M., Doré, I., & Bélanger, M. (2024). Does Participating in a Variety of Activities at a Variety of Locations or With Different People Predict Physical Activity Behavior Among Adolescents ? The Mediating Role of Perceived Variety. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 46(2), 93‑99. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2023-0276
Nardone, M., Foster, M., O’Brien, M, W., Coovadia, Y., Xie, S., Usselman, C. W., Kimmerly, D. S., Taylor, C. E., & Millar, P. J. (2024). Sympathetic determinants of resting blood pressure in males and females. American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 326(3), H612‑H622. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00497.2023
O’Brien, M., Mayo, A., & Theou, O. (2024). The COVID Pandemic Worsened Physical Activity Disproportionately in Frailer Adults : A Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 1‑7. https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2023-0418
O’Brien, M, W., Bray, N. W., Quirion, I., Ahmadi, S., Faivre, P., Gallant, F., Gagnon, C., Sénéchal, M., Dupuy, O., Bélanger, M., & Mekari, S. (2024). Association between changes in habitual stepping activity and cognition in older adults. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 8003. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58833-x
O’Brien, M, W., Bray, N. W., Quirion, I., Ahmadi, S., Faivre, P., Sénéchal, M., Dupuy, O., Bélanger, M., & Mekari, S. (2024). Frailty is associated with worse executive function and higher cerebral blood velocity in cognitively healthy older adults : A cross-sectional study. GeroScience, 46(1), 597‑607. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-023-00991-3
O’Brien, M, W., Kimmerly, D. S., & Theou, O. (2024). Sex-specific frailty and chronological age normative carotid artery intima-media thickness values using the Canadian longitudinal study of aging. Vascular, 32(3), 579‑588. https://doi.org/10.1177/17085381231157125
O’Brien, M, W., Maxwell, S. P., Moyer, R., Rockwood, K., & Theou, O. (2024). Development and validation of a frailty index for use in the osteoarthritis initiative. Age and Ageing, 53(6), afae125. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae125
O’Brien, M, W., Schwartz, B. D., Petterson, J. L., Courish, M. K., Shivgulam, M. E., & Kimmerly, D. S. (2024). Nadir blood pressure responses to longer consecutive cardiac cycle sequences absent of sympathetic bursts are associated with popliteal endothelial-dependent dilation. Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic & Clinical, 254, 103193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autneu.2024.103193
O’Brien, M, W., Shivgulam, M. E., Domínguez, A. H., Liu, H., Waghorn, J., Courish, M., & Tovar-Díaz, J. (2024). Impact of Sedentary Behaviors on Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease : An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Sports Medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 54(12), 3097‑3110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-024-02099-w
O’Brien, M, W., & Theou, O. (2024). Relation between frailty and hypertension is partially mediated by physical activity among males and females in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 327(1), H108‑H117. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00179.2024
O’Loughlin, E. K., Sabiston, C. M., Riglea, T., Naja, M., Bélanger, M., Wellman, R. J., Sylvestre, M.-P., & O’Loughlin, J. L. (2024). Natural Course and Predictors of Sustained Exergaming in Young Adults. Games for Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1089/g4h.2024.0021
Pellerine, L. P., Courish, M. K., Petterson, J. L., Shivgulam, M. E., Johansson, P. J., Hettiarachchi, P., Kimmerly, D. S., & O’Brien, M, W. (2024). Assessing the criterion validity of the activPAL CREA v1.3 algorithm and ActiPASS 2023.12 software for detecting steps during a progressive treadmill-based laboratory protocol. Journal of Sports Sciences, 42(20), 1951‑1958. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2024.2419222
Pellerine, L. P., Miller, K., Frayne, R. J., & O’Brien, M, W. (2024). Characterizing objective and self-report habitual physical activity and sedentary time in outpatients with an acquired brain injury. Sports Medicine and Health Science, 6(4), 338‑343. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smhs.2024.02.001
Rayner, S. E., Pellerine, L. P., Wu, Y., Shivgulam, M. E., Petterson, J. L., Kimmerly, D. S., & O’Brien, M, W. (2024). Faster stepping cadence partially explains the higher metabolic cost of walking among females versus males. Journal of Applied Physiology (Bethesda, Md.: 1985), 136(5), 1238‑1244. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00904.2023
Shivgulam, M. E., Kimmerly, D. S., & O’Brien, M, W. (2024). Criterion Validity of Commonly Used Sedentary Behavior Questionnaires to Measure Total Sedentary Time in Adults. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, 7(1), jmpb.2023-0051. https://doi.org/10.1123/jmpb.2023-0051
Shivgulam, M. E., Liu, H., Kivell, M. J., MacLeod, J. R., & O’Brien, M, W. (2024). Effectiveness of contrast-enhanced duplex ultrasound for detecting renal artery stenosis : A systematic review. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound: JCU, 52(6), 763‑772. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcu.23684
Shivgulam, M. E., MacDonald, E. E., Waghorn, J., & O’Brien, M, W. (2024). Standing Still or Standing Out : Distinguishing Passive and Active Standing Is a Step in the Right Direction. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.1123/jmpb.2024-0033
Shivgulam, M. E., O’Brien, M, W., Wu, Y., Liu, H., Petterson, J. L., Schwartz, B. D., & Kimmerly, D. S. (2024). Sitting knee-flexion angle does not influence endothelial-dependent vasodilation in laboratory or free-living conditions. Vascular Medicine (London, England), 29(4), 381‑389. https://doi.org/10.1177/1358863X241238702
Shivgulam, M. E., Petterson, J. L., Pellerine, L., Kivell, M. J., Wilson, T., Theou, O., & O’Brien, M, W. (2024). Effectiveness of physical activity counselling and exercise prescription education among medical students : A systematic review. Canadian Medical Education Journal, 15(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.77065
Shivgulam, M., Pellerine, L., Bray, N., Fowles, J., Furlano, J., Morava, A., Nagpal, T., & O’Brien, M. (2024). Employment Status of Canadian University Students’ Association with Ability to Meet the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines. Healthy Populations Journal, 4(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.15273/hpj.v4i3.12106
Usselman, C. W., Lindsey, M. L., Robinson, A. T., Habecker, B. A., Taylor, C. E., Merryman, W. D., Kimmerly, D., Bender, J. R., Regensteiner, J. G., Moreau, K. L., Pilote, L., Wenner, M. M., O’Brien, M., Yarovinsky, T. O., Stachenfeld, N. S., Charkoudian, N., Denfeld, Q. E., Moreira-Bouchard, J. D., Pyle, W. G., & DeLeon-Pennell, K. Y. (2024). Guidelines on the use of sex and gender in cardiovascular research. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 326(1), H238‑H255. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00535.2023
Waghorn, J., Liu, H., Wu, Y., Rayner, S. E., Kimmerly, D. S., & O’Brien, M, W. (2024). A Single Bout of Prolonged Sitting Augments Very Short-Term Blood Pressure Variability. American Journal of Hypertension, 37(9), 700‑707. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpae055
Waghorn, J., Schwartz, B. D., Shivgulam, M. E., Wu, Y., Kimmerly, D. S., & O’Brien, M, W. (2024). Meeting international self-report muscle strengthening guidelines is associated with better cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity in adults. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 6, 1509784. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1509784
Wilson, T. M., Theou, O., & O’Brien, M, W. (2024). Walk with a Future Doc program allows Canadian medical students to promote physical activity and health education in local communities. Canadian Medical Education Journal, 15(3), 116‑118. https://doi.org/10.36834/cmej.77055
Wu, Y., O’Brien, M, W., Peddle, A., Daley, W. S., Schwartz, B. D., Kimmerly, D. S., & Frayne, R. J. (2024). Criterion Validity of Accelerometers in Determining Knee-Flexion Angles During Sitting in a Laboratory Setting. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, 7(1), jmpb.2023-0027. https://doi.org/10.1123/jmpb.2023-0027
Benoit-Piau, J., Tremblay, K., Piché, A., Dallaire, F., Bélanger, M., d’Entremont, M.-A., Pasquier, J.-C., Fortin, M., Bourque, C., Lapointe, F., Betala-Belinga, J.-F., Petit, G., Jourdan, G., Bahous, R., Maya, C., Benzina, A., Faiyaz Hossain, M., Peel, M.-A., Houle, O., … Farand, P. (2023). Long-Term Consequences of COVID-19 in Predominantly Immunonaive Patients : A Canadian Prospective Population-Based Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(18), 5939. PubMed. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12185939
Bray, N. W., O’Brien, M, W., Wong, M. Y., Sui, W., Voss, M. L., Turnbull, N., Nagpal, T. S., & Fowles, J. R. (2023). The importance of collaboration between medical and exercise professionals in addressing patient physical inactivity. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism = Physiologie Appliquee, Nutrition Et Metabolisme, 48(1), 88‑90. https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2022-0312
Courish, M. K., Shivgulam, M. E., MacLeod, J. R., Kimmerly, D. S., & O’Brien, M, W. (2023). Impact of unilateral dual-brachial arteries on endothelial-dependent and endothelial-independent vasodilation : A case study. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism = Physiologie Appliquee, Nutrition Et Metabolisme, 48(12), 1019‑1022. https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2023-0170
Gallant, F., Hebert, J. J., Thibault, V., Mekari, S., Sabiston, C. M., & Bélanger, M. (2023). Puberty timing and relative age as predictors of physical activity discontinuation during adolescence. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 13740‑13740. PubMed. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40882-3
Larouche, R., Bélanger, M., Brussoni, M., Faulkner, G., Gunnell, K., & Tremblay, M. S. (2023). Canadian children’s independent mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic : A national survey. Health & Place, 81, 103019‑103019. PubMed. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103019
Liu, H., O’Brien, M, W., Rayner, S., & Kimmerly, D. S. (2023). Are supine assessments an ecologically valid method to characterize sitting-induced declines in lower-limb vascular health? American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 325(1), H142‑H144. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00121.2023
Liu, H., O’Brien, M, W., Wu, Y., Bustamante, C. M., & Kimmerly, D. S. (2023). An acute bout of prolonged sitting blunts popliteal endothelium-independent dilation in young, healthy adults. Journal of Applied Physiology (Bethesda, Md.: 1985), 134(3), 521‑528. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00712.2022
Liu, H., Shivgulam, M. E., Schwartz, B. D., Kimmerly, D. S., & O’Brien, M, W. (2023). Impact of exercise training on pulse wave velocity in healthy and clinical populations : A systematic review of systematic reviews. American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 325(5), H933‑H948. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpheart.00249.2023
O’Brien, M., Petterson, J., Pellerine, L., Shivgulam, M., Kimmerly, D., Frayne, R., Hettiarachchi, P., & Johansson, P. (2023). Moving Beyond the Characterization of Activity Intensity Bouts as Square Waves Signals. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, 1‑6. https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-500041
O’Brien, M, W., Daley, W. S., Schwartz, B. D., Shivgulam, M. E., Wu, Y., Kimmerly, D. S., & Frayne, R. J. (2023). Characterization of Detailed Sedentary Postures Using a Tri-Monitor ActivPAL Configuration in Free-Living Conditions. Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 23(2), 587. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23020587
O’Brien, M, W., Kimmerly, D. S., & Theou, O. (2023). Impact of age and sex on the relationship between carotid intima-media thickness and frailty level in the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging. Journal of Cardiology, 82(2), 140‑145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jjcc.2023.01.004
O’Brien, M, W., Mallery, K., Rockwood, K., & Theou, O. (2023). Impact of Hospitalization on Patients Ability to Perform Basic Activities of Daily Living. Canadian Geriatrics Journal: CGJ, 26(4), 524‑529. https://doi.org/10.5770/cgj.26.664
O’Brien, M, W., Nardone, M., Foster, M., Coovadia, Y., Usselman, C. W., Taylor, C. E., Millar, P. J., & Kimmerly, D. S. (2023). Higher sympathetic transduction is independently associated with greater very short-term diastolic blood pressure variability in young healthy males and females. Clinical Autonomic Research: Official Journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society, 33(4), 529‑532. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-023-00949-7
O’Brien, M, W., Neyedli, H. F., Bosquet, L., Leadbetter, B., Smith, A., Gallant, F., Tanguay, P., Bélanger, M., & Mekari, S. (2023). Convergent validity and inter-rater reliability of a lower-limb multimodal physical function assessment in community-dwelling older adults. Frontiers in Aging, 4, 1196389. https://doi.org/10.3389/fragi.2023.1196389
O’Brien, M, W., Pellerine, L. P., Howitt, S. D., deGraauw, C., & Fowles, J. R. (2023). Physical activity counselling and exercise prescription practices of chiropractors in Canada and internationally : An exploratory survey. The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 67(2), 105‑116.
O’Brien, M, W., Pellerine, L. P., Shivgulam, M. E., & Kimmerly, D. S. (2023). Disagreements in physical activity monitor validation study guidelines create challenges in conducting validity studies. Frontiers in Digital Health, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2022.1063324
O’Brien, M, W., Schwartz, B. D., Shivgulam, M. E., Daley, W. S., Frayne, R. J., & Kimmerly, D. S. (2023). Higher habitual lying time is inversely associated with vagal-related heart rate variability outcomes in younger adults. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism = Physiologie Appliquee, Nutrition Et Metabolisme, 48(11), 876‑881. https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2023-0167
O’Brien, M, W., & Shivgulam, M. E. (2023). Mechanistic, participant, and movement-related factors that contribute to low-flow-mediated constriction. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 123(12), 2687‑2697. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-023-05332-y
O’Loughlin, E. K., Sabiston, C. M., O’Rourke, R. H., Bélanger, M., Sylvestre, M.-P., & O’Loughlin, J. L. (2023). The Change in Exergaming From Before to During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Young Adults : Longitudinal Study. JMIR Serious Games, 11, e41553‑e41553. PubMed. https://doi.org/10.2196/41553
Palmer, K. L., Shivgulam, M. E., Champod, A. S., Wilson, B. C., O’Brien, M, W., & Bray, N. W. (2023). Exercise training augments brain function and reduces pain perception in adults with chronic pain : A systematic review of intervention studies. Neurobiology of Pain (Cambridge, Mass.), 13, 100129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynpai.2023.100129
Pellerine, L. P., Bray, N. W., Fowles, J. R., Furlano, J. A., Morava, A., Nagpal, T. S., & O’Brien, M, W. (2023). Increased recreational screen time and time to fall asleep are associated with worse academic performance in Canadian undergraduates. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 0(0), 1‑11. https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2023.2248091
Pellerine, L. P., Petterson, J. L., Shivgulam, M. E., Johansson, P. J., Hettiarachchi, P., Kimmerly, D. S., Frayne, R. J., & O’Brien, M, W. (2023). Step Length, But Not Stepping Cadence, Strongly Predicts Physical Activity Intensity During Jogging and Running. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 27(4), 352‑361. https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367X.2023.2188118
Saidi, L., Godbout, P. D., Morais-Savoie, C., Registe, P. P. W., & Bélanger, M. (2023). Association between physical activity education and prescription during prenatal care and maternal and fetal health outcomes : A quasi-experimental study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 23(1), 496‑496. PubMed. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05808-x
Saucier, D., Registe, P. P. W., Bélanger, M., & O’Connell, C. (2023). Urbanization, air pollution, and water pollution : Identification of potential environmental risk factors associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using systematic reviews. Frontiers in Neurology, 14, 1108383‑1108383. PubMed. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2023.1108383
Schwartz, B. D., Pellerine, L. P., Bray, N. W., Fowles, J. R., Furlano, J. A., Morava, A., Nagpal, T. S., & O’Brien, M, W. (2023). Binge drinking and smoking are associated with worse academic performance in Canadian undergraduate students. Journal of American College Health: J of ACH, 1‑7. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2023.2232871
Schwartz, B. D., Shivgulam, M. E., Petterson, J. L., Wu, Y., Frayne, R. J., Kimmerly, D. S., & O’Brien, M, W. (2023). More moderate-intensity physical activity and less prolonged sedentary time are associated with better very short-term systolic blood pressure variability in healthy adults. Journal of Human Hypertension, 37(11), 1015‑1020. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41371-023-00832-y
Shivgulam, M. E., Frayne, R. J., Schwartz, B. D., Wu, Y., Daley, W. S., Kimmerly, D. S., & O’Brien, M, W. (2023). Validity of ActivPAL CREA software detection of sitting and lying during free-living conditions. Physiological Measurement, 44(7). https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6579/ace14e
Shivgulam, M. E., Liu, H., Schwartz, B. D., Langley, J. E., Bray, N. W., Kimmerly, D. S., & O’Brien, M, W. (2023). Impact of Exercise Training Interventions on Flow-Mediated Dilation in Adults : An Umbrella Review. Sports Medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 53(6), 1161‑1174. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-023-01837-w
Shivgulam, M. E., & O’Brien, M, W. (2023). Applying Average Real Variability to Quantifying Day–Day Physical Activity and Sedentary Postures Variability : A Comparison With Standard Deviation. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, 6(3), 233‑241. https://doi.org/10.1123/jmpb.2023-0021
Shivgulam, M. E., Petterson, J. L., Pellerine, L. P., Kimmerly, D. S., & O’Brien, M, W. (2023). The Stryd Foot Pod Is a Valid Measure of Stepping Cadence During Treadmill Walking and Running. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, 6(1), 73‑78. https://doi.org/10.1123/jmpb.2022-0031
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Vasiliadis, H.-M., & Bélanger, M. F. (2018). The prospective and concurrent effect of exercise on health related quality of life in older adults over a 3 year period. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-018-0843-9
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LeBlanc, E., Bélanger, M., Thibault, V., Babin, L., Greene, B., Halpine, S., & Mancuso, M. (2017). Influence of a Pay-for-Performance Program on Glycemic Control in Patients Living with Diabetes by Family Physicians in a Canadian Province. Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 41(2), 190‑196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjd.2016.09.008
Robichaud, A., Bélanger, M., Poirier, M., Cloutier, F., Gaudet, J., & Jose, C. (2017). Avoidance of the vaginal incision site for mesh placement in vaginal wall prolapse surgery : A prospective study. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 217, 131‑136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.08.039
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Thibault, V., Bélanger, M., LeBlanc, E., Babin, L., Halpine, S., Greene, B., & Mancuso, M. (2016). Factors that could explain the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes among adults in a Canadian province : A critical review and analysis. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 8, 71‑71. PubMed. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13098-016-0186-9
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Goguen Carpenter, J., Bélanger, M., O’Loughlin, J., Xhignesse, M., Ward, S., Caissie, I., & Sabiston, C. (2015). Association between physical activity motives and type of physical activity in children. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 15(3), 306‑320. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197x.2015.1095779
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MacKenzie, J., Brunet, J., Boudreau, J., Iancu, H.-D., & Bélanger, M. (2015). Does proximity to physical activity infrastructures predict maintenance of organized and unorganized physical activities in youth? Preventive Medicine Reports, 2, 777‑782. PubMed. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.09.005
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Iancu, H.-D., Bélanger, M., Babineau, C., LeBlanc, R. G., & Poulin-Nadeau, P.-A. (2014). Évaluation des effets d’un cours d’éducation physique au quotidien sur le rendement académique et la condition physique des élèves du niveau primaire. Revue de l’Université de Moncton, 43(1‑2), 119‑148. https://doi.org/10.7202/1023980ar
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Barnett, T. A., Maximova, K., Sabiston, C. M., Van Hulst, A., Brunet, J., Castonguay, A. L., Bélanger, M., & O’Loughlin, J. (2013). Physical activity growth curves relate to adiposity in adolescents. Annals of Epidemiology, 23(9), 529‑533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.07.004
Beauchamp, J., Bélanger, M., Schofield, A., Bordage, R., Donovan, D., & Landry, M. (2013). Recruiting doctors from and for underserved groups : Does New Brunswick’s initiative to recruit doctors for its linguistic minority help rural communities? Canadian Journal of Public Health = Revue Canadienne de Sante Publique, 104(6 Suppl 1), S44‑S48. PubMed. https://doi.org/10.17269/cjph.104.3478
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Pakzad, S., Jbilou, J., Paulin, M.-C., Fontaine, V., Donovan, D., Bélanger, M., & Bourque, P.-É. (2013). Access to the early diagnosis of dementia in New Brunswick : Perceptions of potential users of services depending on the language and the middle of life. Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique, 104(6 Suppl 1), S16‑S20. PubMed. https://doi.org/10.17269/cjph.104.3455
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Dumais, R., Benoit, C., Dumais, A., Babin, L., Bordage, R., de Arcos, C., Allard, J., & Bélanger, M. (2012). Effect of Regenerative Injection Therapy on Function and Pain in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis : A Randomized Crossover Study. Pain Medicine, 13(8), 990‑999. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01422.x
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Pakzad, S., Paulin, M.-C., Jbilou, J., Fontaine, V., Bourque, P.-É., Bélanger, M., Routhier, N., & Lavoie, A. M. (2012). Étude exploratoire : Perceptions, croyances, connaissances et attitudes d’un groupe d’aînés francophones du Nouveau-Brunswick concernant la démence et son diagnostic. Reflets, 18(2), 101‑121. https://doi.org/10.7202/1013175ar
Bélanger, M., Bouchard, L., Gaboury, I., Sonier, B., Gagnon-Arpin, I., Schofield, A., & Bourque, P.-E. (2011). Perceived health status of Francophones and Anglophones in an officially bilingual Canadian province. Canadian Journal of Public Health = Revue Canadienne de Sante Publique, 102(2), 122‑126. PubMed. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03404160
Bélanger, M., Casey, M., Cormier, M., Filion, A. L., Martin, G., Aubut, S., Chouinard, P., Savoie, S.-P., & Beauchamp, J. (2011). Maintenance and decline of physical activity during adolescence : Insights from a qualitative study. The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 8, 117‑117. PubMed. https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-8-117
Bélanger, M., & Foster, C. (2011). Worldwide prevalence of physical inactivity calls for worldwide actions. Preventive Medicine, 53(1‑2), 29‑30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.05.008
Bélanger, M., O’Loughlin, J., Karp, I., Barnett, T. A., & Sabiston, C. M. (2011). Physical activity fluctuations and body fat during adolescence. Pediatric Obesity, 7(1), 73‑81. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2047-6310.2011.00010.x
Bélanger, M., Townsend, N., & Foster, C. (2011). Age-related differences in physical activity profiles of English adults. Preventive Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.02.008
Landry, M., Schofield, A., Bordage, R., & Bélanger, M. (2011). Improving the recruitment and retention of doctors by training medical students locally. Medical Education, 45(11), 1121‑1129. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2923.2011.04055.x
Barnett, T. A., O’Loughlin, J., Sabiston, C. M., Karp, I., Bélanger, M., Van Hulst, A., & Lambert, M. (2010). Teens and Screens : The Influence of Screen Time on Adiposity in Adolescents. American Journal of Epidemiology, 172(3), 255‑262. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwq125
Guiraud, T., Juneau, M., Nigam, A., Gayda, M., Meyer, P., Mekary, S., Paillard, F., & Bosquet, L. (2010). Optimization of high intensity interval exercise in coronary heart disease. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 108(4), 733‑740. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-009-1287-z
Bélanger, M., Gray-Donald, K., O’loughlin, J., Paradis, G., & Hanley, J. (2009). Influence of Weather Conditions and Season on Physical Activity in Adolescents. Annals of Epidemiology, 19(3), 180‑186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2008.12.008
Bélanger, M., Gray-Donald, K., O’Loughlin, J., Paradis, G., & Hanley, J. (2009). When Adolescents Drop the Ball. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 37(1), 41‑49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2009.04.002
Bélanger, M., Gray-Donald, K., O’Loughlin, J., Paradis, G., Hutcheon, J., Maximova, K., & Hanley, J. (2009). Participation in organised sports does not slow declines in physical activity during adolescence. The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 6, 22‑22. PubMed. https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-6-22
Bélanger, M., O’Loughlin, J., Okoli, C. T. C., McGrath, J. J., Setia, M., Guyon, L., & Gervais, A. (2008). Nicotine dependence symptoms among young never-smokers exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke. Addictive Behaviors, 33(12), 1557‑1563. PubMed. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.07.011
Bélanger, M., & Boulay, P. (2005). Effect of an Aerobic Exercise Training Program on Resting Metabolic Rate in Chronically Beta-Adrenergic Blocked Hypertensive Patients. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, 25(6), 354‑360. https://doi.org/10.1097/00008483-200511000-00008
Invited publications and online resources
Bélanger, M., Gallant, F. (2024). Diversifying sport participation: a winning approach. Sport Information Research Centre (SIRC) Blog. https://sirc.ca/blog/diversifying-sport-participation-a-winning-approach/
Bélanger, M., Gallant, F. (2024). Diversifier la participation au sport : une approche gagnante. Sport Information Research Centre (SIRC) Blog. https://sirc.ca/fr/blog/diversifier-la-participation-au-sport-une-approche-gagnante/
Bélanger, M., Goguen Carpenter, J., Vanderloo, L.M. (2022). The Canadian sport and physical activity community identifies topics for researchers to prioritize. Sport Information Research Centre (SIRC) Blog. https://sirc.ca/blog/topics-for-researchers-to-prioritize/
Gallant, F., Bélanger, M. (2022). Is it time to rethink our long-term sport participation models? Sport Information Research Centre (SIRC) Blog. https://sirc.ca/blog/sport-participation-models/
Goguen Carpenter, J., Bélanger, M. (2019). MATCH: Spotlight on a Canadian Study on Sport Participation. Sport Information Research Centre (SIRC). SIRCuit. https://sirc.ca/blog/match-spotlight-on-a-canadian-study-on-sport-participation/
Boudreau, J., Bélanger, M. (2015). SAS Code for Accelerometer Data Cleaning and Management
Version 1.3. Research Laboratory on Chronic Disease Prevention. Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick. En ligne : http://www.mathieubelanger.recherche.usherbrooke.ca/Actical.htm
Bélanger, M. (2008). Hey students, we need you! Canadian Public Health Association Health Digest, 32(3). En ligne : http://www.cpha.ca/en/students/digest/xxxii-3.aspx.
Bélanger, M., Nadeau, M. (2004). Module éducatif sur l’activité physique pour les adolescents. Ados Santé. En ligne : www.adosante.org
Book Chapters
Theou O, O’Brien MW, & Rose, D. (2025). Physical Activity and Health Aging. In Brocklehurst’s Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology 9th edition (Edited by Kenneth Rockwood, Ruth E. Hubbard, and Andrew Clegg.). Elsevier.
O’Brien, M. W., & Godin, J. (2024). Sex Differences and Frailty. In J. G. Ruiz & O. Theou (Éds.), Frailty : A Multidisciplinary Approach to Assessment, Management, and Prevention (p. 51‑54). Springer International Publishing.
Wilson, J., Sup, M., Wilson, M., Maillet, M.-A., & Mekary, S. (2020). Chapter 33—Developing speed qualities in youth athletes. In S. Porter & J. Wilson (Éds.), A Comprehensive Guide to Sports Physiology and Injury Management (p. 411‑419). Elsevier.
Gagnon-Arpin, I, Bouchard, L, Leis, A, & Bélanger, M. (2014). Accès et utilisation des services de santé en langue minoritaire. In La vie dans une langue officielle minoritaire au Canada (Landry, Rodrigue). Presses de l’Université de Laval.
Gagnon-Arpin, I, Bouchard, L, Leis, A, & Bélanger, M. (2014). Access to and use of health care services in the minority language. In Life Within an Official Language Minority : Results from the Survey on the Vitality of Official-Language Minorities of Canada. Canadian Institute for Research on Linguistic Minorities.
Consultation Reports
Ward, S., Bélanger, M, Hébert, R. (2019). Assessment of the online version of the Healthy Start-Départ Santé intervention. Réseau Santé en français de la Saskatchewan.
Abi Nader, P., Majed, L., Sayegh, S., Mattar, L., Hadla, R., Chamieh, M.C., Habib-Mourad, C., Fares, E.J., Borgi, C., Hawa, Z., Bélanger, M. (2018). The first Lebanon physical activity report card for children and youth: Improving context to facilitate behaviour change. Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance. https://www.activehealthykids.org/lebanon/
Bélanger, M. (2018). Evolution of New Brunswick students’ well-being and its association with School Wellness Grants. New Brunswick Health Council.
Poirier, M., Maya, C., Bélanger, M., Breau Martin, N. (2015). Évaluation de la performance: Clinique jeunesse Motivaction. Bureau d’appui à la recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire Dr Georges-L.-Dumont. Réseau de santé Vitalité.
Mancuso, M., Donovan, D., Green, B., Arsenault, M., Halpine, S., Campbell, J., Bélanger, M., Jbilou, J. St-Amand, M.E., Wight, C., Cole, C., LeBlanc Gagnon, K., Collette-Lee, L. (2014). Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Diabetes Education Centres across the Province of New Brunswick. New Brunswick Health Council.
Mancuso, M., Donovan, D., Green, B., Arsenault, M., Halpine, S., Campbell, J., Bélanger, M., Jbilou, J. St-Amand, M.E., Wight, C., Cole, C., LeBlanc Gagnon, K., Collette-Lee, L. (2014). Évaluation de l’efficacité des Centres d’éducation sur le diabète dans la province du Nouveau-Brunswick. Conseil de la santé du Nouveau-Brunswick.
Iancu, H. D., Bélanger, M., Babineau, C., LeBlanc, R. G. (2011). Suivi de l’évaluation des effets d’un cours d’éducation physique quotidien pour l’année 2010-2011. Pour District scolaire 5 Étoile du Nord. Ministère de l’éducation du Nouveau-Brunswick.
LeBlanc, R. G., Babineau, C., Bélanger, M. (2010). Évaluation des effets d’un cours d’éducation physique quotidien. Pour District scolaire 5 Étoile du Nord. Ministère de l’éducation du Nouveau-Brunswick.
Poirier, M., Bélanger, M. (2010). État de la situation en soins neurologiques à la Régie régionale de la santé A du Nouveau-Brunswick. Pour Dr Neil Branch, Dre France Desrosiers, et Mme Linda LePage-LeClair, Régie régionale de la santé A.
Utzschneider, A., Bélanger, M., Poirier, M. (2010). Rapport de revue littéraire. Projet de clinique de gestion de l’obésité et des troubles alimentaires. Pour la Régie régionale de la santé A du Nouveau-Brunswick.
Utzschneider, A., Bélanger, M. (2009). Rapport de revue littéraire. Comparaison de lentilles ophtalmologiques. Pour la Régie régionale de la santé A du Nouveau-Brunswick.
Bélanger, M. (2008). Rapport d’analyses : Diagnostiques de cancer du sein à la Clinique de dépistage du cancer du sein de l’Hôpital régionale Dr.-George-L.-Dumont. Pour les Drs Joceline Hebert et Marcel Caissie.
Bélanger, M. (2007). Rapport de consultation : Projet de création de nouveaux cours à la Faculté des sciences de la santé et des services communautaires. Pour la Faculté des sciences de la santé et des services communautaire de l’Université de Moncton.