Developing and testing an audit tool for activity-friendly parks in dense urban areas of Asia
Luo Y., Motomura M., Zhao J., Hanibuchi T., Nakaya T., Shibata A., Ishi K., Yasunaga A., Yano S., Xiong L., Nagai Y., McCormack GR, Kaczynski AT, Oka K., Koohsari MJ
Cities and Health, -, 2024
How Urban Design Science Can Reduce Stress: Current Understanding and Future Prospects
Koohsari, M. J, Kaczynski, A. T, Miyachi, M, Maeda, S, Yasunaga, A, Izawa, K. P, Park, H, Oka, K
Heart & Mind, -, 2024
24-Hour Movement Behavior and Cognitive Function in Older Taiwanese Adults
Lai, T. F, Chang, C. C, Hsueh, M. C, Koohsari., M. J, Shibata, A, Liao, Y, Oka K
Geriatric Nursing, -, 2024
Park proximity and older adults’ physical activity and sedentary behaviors in dense urban areas Motomura, M, Koohsari, M. J, Ishii, K, Shibata, A, Nakaya, T, Hanibuchi, T, Kaczynski, A. T, Veitch, J, Oka, K
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, -, 2024
Reallocating Desk Workers’ Sitting Time to Standing or Stepping: Associations with Work Performance
Lin, C.Y, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Koohsari, M.J, Hadgraft, N, Dunstan, D.W, Owen, N, Oka, K
Occupational Medicine, -, 2023
Association of composite park quality with park use in four diverse cities Kaczynski, A. T., Wende, M., Hughey, M., Stowe, E., Schipperijn, J., Hipp, A., Koohsari, M. J.
Preventive Medicine Reports, 35, 102381-, 2023
Urban design and cardio-metabolic risk factors Koohsari, M. J, Oka, K, Nakaya, T, Vena, J, Williamson, T, Quan, H, McCormack, G. R
Preventive Medicine, 173, 107552-107552, 2023
Place attachment and walking behaviour: mediation by perceived neighbourhood walkability Koohsari, M. J, Yasunaga, A, Oka, K, Nakaya, T, Nagai, Y, McCormack, G. R
Landscape & Urban Planning, 235, 104767-104767, 2023
Walk Score® and space syntax in research on activity-friendly built environment and cardiovascular diseases
Koohsari, M. J, Oka, K
スポーツ科学研究, 20, 27-38, 2023
The Metaverse, the built environment, and public health: Opportunities and uncertainties Koohsari, M. J, McCormack, G. R, Nakaya, T, Yasunaga, A, Fuller, D, Nagai, Y, Oka, K
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, e43549, 1-6, 2023
Sedentary behaviour and sleep quality Koohsari, M. J, Yasunaga, A, McCormack, G. R, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Liao, Y, Nagai, Y, Oka, K
Scientific Reports, 13, 1180, -, 2023
Associations between neighborhood walkability and walking following residential relocation: Findings from Alberta's Tomorrow Project McCormack, G. R., Koohsari, M. J., Vena, J. E., Oka, K., Nakaya, T., Chapman, J., Matsalla, G.
Frontiers in Public Health, 10, -, 2023
Depression among middle-aged adults in Japan: The role of the built environment design Koohsari, M. J, Yasunaga, A, McCormack, G. R, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Nakaya, T, Hanibuchi, T, Nagai, Y, Oka, K
Landscape & Urban Planning, 231, 104651, 104651-104651, 2022
Correlates of domain-specific sedentary behaviors and objectively assessed sedentary time among elementary school children Koohsari, M. J, Oka, K, Shibata, A, McCormack, G. R, Hanibuchi, T, Nakaya, T, Ishii, K
Scientific Reports, 12, 18848, 18848-18848, 2022
Linear and non-linear associations of device-measured sedentary time with older adults’ skeletal muscle mass Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Koohsari, M. J, Sugiyama, T, Dunstan, D, Owen, N, Oka. K
Experimental Gerontology, 166, 111870-111870, 2022
Associations between neighbourhood street connectivity and sedentary behaviours in Canadian adults: Findings from Alberta’s Tomorrow Project Nichani, V, Koohsari, M. J, Oka, K, Nakaya, T, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Yasunaga, A, Vena, J. E, McCormack G. R
PLoS ONE, 17, 6, e0269829-e0269829, 2022
Associations of public open space attributes with active and sedentary behaviors in dense urban areas: A systematic review of observational studies Motomura, M, Koohsari, M. J, Lin, CY, Ishii, K, Shibata, A, Nakaya, T, Kaczynski, A. T, Veitch, J, Oka, K
Health & Place, 75, 102816-102816, 2022
The design challenges for dog ownership and dog walking in dense urban areas: the case of Japan Koohsari, M. J, Yasunaga, A, McCormack, G. R, Nakaya, T, Nagai, Y, Oka, K
Frontiers in Public Health, 10, 904122, -, 2022
Perceived workplace layout design and work-related physical activity and sitting time Koohsari, M. J, McCormack, G. R, Nakaya, T, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Lin, C. Y, Hanibuchi, T, Yasunaga, A, Oka, K
Building & Environment, 211, 108739-108739, 2021
Sedentary Behavior and Happiness: The Mediation Effects of Social Capital Yasunaga, A, Koohsari, M. J, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Miyawaki, R, Araki, K, Oka, K
Innovation in Aging, 5, 4, igab044-, 2021
Domain-specific active and sedentary behaviours in relation to workers’ presenteeism and absenteeism Koohsari, M. J, Yasunaga, A, McCormack, G. R, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Nakaya, T, Oka, K
Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine., 63, 10, e685-e688, 2021
Traditional and Novel Walkable Built Environment Metrics and Social Capital Koohsari, M. J, Nakaya, T, McCormack, G. R, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Yasunaga, A, Hanibuchi, T, Oka, K
Landscape & Urban Planning, 63, 10, e685-e688, 2021
Sedentary time in a nationally representative sample of adults in Japan: Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates Kitayama, A, Koohsari, M. J, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Oka, K
Preventive Medicine Reports, 23, 101439-101439, 2021
Do walking-friendly built environments influence frailty and long-term care insurance service needs? Mitsutake, S, Ishizaki, T, Yokoyama, Y, Nishi, M, Koohsari, M. J, Oka, K, Yano, S, Abe, T, Kitamura, A
Sustainability, 13, 10, 5632-5632, 2021
Dog Ownership, Dog Walking, and Social Capital Koohsari, M. J, Yasunaga, A, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Miyawaki, R, Araki, K, Nakaya, T, Hanibuchi, T, McCormack, G. R, Oka, K
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 8, 126, -, 2021
The relationship between Walk Score® and perceived walkability in ultrahigh density areas Koohsari, M. J, McCormack, G. R, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Yasunaga, A, Nakaya, T, Oka, K
Preventive Medicine Reports, 23, 101393-, 2021
Changes in workers’ sedentary and physically active behaviors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and their relationships with fatigue: A longitudinal online study Koohsari, M. J, Nakaya, T, McCormack, G. R, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Oka, K
JMIR Public Health & Surveillance, 7, 3, e26293-, 2021
高齢者の座位行動研究の動向と展望：座りすぎの実態とその健康リスク
Yasunaga, A, Koohsari, M.J, Oka, K
ストレングス＆コンディショニングジャーナル, 28, 2, -, 2021
Associations between the traditional and novel neighbourhood built environment metrics and weight status among Canadian men and women Vikram Nichani, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Koichiro Oka, Tomoki Nakaya, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Akitomo Yasunaga, Liam Turley, Gavin R. McCormack
Canadian Journal of Public Health, 112, 1, 166-174, 2021
Working From Home After the COVID-19 pandemic: Do company employees sit more and move less? Koohsari, M. J, Nakaya, T, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Oka, K
Sustainability, 13, 2, 939-8, 2021
Identifying typologies of diurnal patterns in desk-based workers’ sedentary time Kurosawa, S, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Koohsari, M. J, Oka, K
PLoS ONE, 16, 4, e0248304-, 2021
Workplace neighbourhood built environment and workers’ physically-active and sedentary behaviour: A systematic review of observational studies Lin, C.Y., Koohsari, M.J., Liao, Y., Ishii, K., Shibata, A., Nakaya, T., McCormack, G.R., Hadgraft, N., Owen, N., Oka, K
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, 17, 1, 148-148, 2020
Built environment correlates of objectively-measured sedentary behaviours in densely-populated areas Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Sayaka Kurosawa, Akitomo Yasunaga, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Tomoki Nakaya, Suzanne Mavoa, Gavin R. McCormack, Koichiro Oka
Health & Place, 66, 102447-102447, 2020
Local‐Area Walkability and Socioeconomic Disparities of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Japan Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Tomoki Nakaya, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Takemi Sugiyama, Neville Owen, Koichiro Oka
Journal of the American Heart Association, 9, -, 2020
Environmental attributes and sedentary behaviours among Canadian adults Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Koichiro Oka, Tomoki Nakaya, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Akitomo Yasunaga, Gavin R McCormack
Environmental Research Communications, 2, 5, 051002-051002, 2020
Accelerometer-Measured Diurnal Patterns of Sedentary Behavior among Japanese Workers: A Descriptive Epidemiological Study Kurosawa, S, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Koohsari, M. J, Oka, K
International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 17, 11, 3814-, 2020
Walking-friendly built environments and objectively measured physical function in older adults Koohsari, M. J., McCormack, G. R., Nakaya, T., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Yasunaga, A., Liao, Y. & Oka, K
Journal of Sport and Health Science, 9, 6, 651-656, 2020
Dog-walking in dense compact areas: The role of neighbourhood built environment. Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Tomoki Nakaya, Gavin R McCormack, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Akitomo Yasunaga, Yung Liao, Koichiro Oka
Health & place, 61, 102242-102242, 2019
Social-ecological correlates of accelerometer-measured occupational sitting among Japanese desk-based workers Kurita, S, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Koohsari, M. J, Oka, K
BMC Public Health, 19, 1, 1489-1489, 2019
Association of Perceived Built Environment Attributes with Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Ambulatory Patients with Stroke. Masashi Kanai, Kazuhiro P Izawa, Hiroki Kubo, Masafumi Nozoe, Kyoshi Mase, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Koichiro Oka, Shinichi Shimada
International journal of environmental research and public health, 16, 20, 3908-, 2019
Cognitive Function of Elderly Persons in Japanese Neighborhoods: The Role of Street Layout. Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Tomoki Nakaya, Gavin R McCormack, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Akitomo Yasunaga, Koichiro Oka
American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 34, 6, 381-389, 2019
Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Assessment: A Laboratory-Based Evaluation of Agreement between Commonly Used ActiGraph and Omron Accelerometers Yano, S, Koohsari, M. J, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Frehlich, L, McCormack, G, Oka, K
International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 16, 17, -, 2019
Assessing Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior under Free-Living Conditions: Comparison of Active Style Pro HJA-350IT and ActiGraphTM GT3X+ Yano, S, Koohsari, M. J, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Mavoa, S, Oka, K
International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 16, 17, -, 2019
高齢者の座りすぎ その実態、健康影響および是正対策 岡 浩一朗, 柴田 愛, 石井 香織, 安永 明智, 宮脇 梨奈, 荒木 邦子, Javad Koohsari
介護予防・健康づくり, 6, 1, 5-9, 2019
Walkable Urban Design Attributes and Japanese Older Adults’ Body Mass Index: Mediation Effects of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Andrew T Kaczynski, Tomoki Nakaya, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Akitomo Yasunaga, Ellen W Stowe, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Koichiro Oka
American Journal of Health Promotion, 33, 5, 764-767, 2019
Urban design and Japanese older adults’ depressive symptoms Koohsari, Mohammad Javad, McCormack, Gavin R., Nakaya, Tomoki, Shibata, Ai, Ishii, Kaori, Yasunaga, Akitomo, Hanibuchi, Tomoya, Oka, Koichiro
Cities, 87, 166-173, 2019
Comparison of Older and Newer Generation Active Style Pro Accelerometers in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Surveillance under a Free-Living Environment Yano, S, Koohsari, M. J, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Frehlich, L, McCormack, G, Oka, K
International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 16, 9, 1597-, 2019
Differences in transportation and leisure physical activity by neighborhood design controlling for residential choice McCormack, G.R., Koohsari, M.J., Oka, K., Friedenreich, C.M., Blackstaffe, A., Alaniz, F.U., Farkas, B.
Journal of Sport and Health Science, 8, 6, -, 2019
Patterns of objectively-assessed sedentary time and physical activity among Japanese workers: a cross-sectional observational study Kurita, S, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Koohsari, M. J, Owen, N, Oka K
BMJ Open, 9, e021690, e021690-, 2019
Associations of total amount and patterns of objectively measured sedentary behavior with performance-based physical function Liao, Y, Hsu, HH, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Koohsari, M. J, Oka, K
Preventive Medicine Reports, 12, 128-134, 2018
Local food environments, suburban development, and BMI: A mixed methods study Murphy, M., Badl, , H., Jordan, H., Koohsari, M.J., Giles-Corti, B.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, 7, 1392-, 2018
Associations of neighbourhood walkability indices with weight gain Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Koichiro Oka, Ai Shibata, Yung Liao, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Neville Owen, Takemi Sugiyama
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 15, 1, 33-, 2018
Physical Activity Environment and Japanese Adults’ Body Mass Index Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Andrew T Kaczynski, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Akitomo Yasunaga, Tomoki Nakaya, Koichiro Oka
International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 15, 4, 4-, 2018
Neighbourhood Design, Physical Activity and Health (特集 環境デザインと健康) Koohsari, M. J, Oka, K, Sugiyama, T
人間・環境学会誌, 30, 2, 5-10, 2018
Associations of sedentary behavior and physical activity with older adults' physical function: an isotemporal substitution approach. Akitomo Yasunaga, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Shigeru Inoue, Takemi Sugiyama, Neville Owen, Koichiro Oka
BMC geriatrics, 17, 1, 280-280, 2017
Associations of Neighborhood Environmental Attributes with Walking in Japan: Moderating Effects of Area-Level Socioeconomic Status Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Tomoki Nakaya, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Yung Liao, Koichiro Oka, Takemi Sugiyama
JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, 94, 6, 847-854, 2017
Associations of street layout with walking and sedentary behaviors in an urban and a rural area of Japan Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Takemi Sugiyama, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Yung Liao, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Neville Owen, Koichiro Oka
HEALTH & PLACE, 45, 64-69, 2017
Indicators of a health-promoting local food environment: a conceptual framework to inform urban planning policy and practice Maureen Murphy, Hannah Badland, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Thomas Astell-Burt, Georgina Trapp, Karen Villanueva, Suzanne Mavoa, Melanie Davern, Billie Giles-Corti
HEALTH PROMOTION JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 28, 1, 82-84, 2017
Designing for dissemination in chronic disease prevention and management Owen, N., Goode, A., Sugiyama, T., Koohsari, M.J., Healy, G., Fjeldsoe, B., Eakin, E.
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health: Translating Science to Practice, Second Edition, -, 2017
Associations of Perceived and Objectively Measured Neighborhood Environmental Attributes With Leisure-Time Sitting for Transport Yung Liao, Takemi Sugiyama, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Shigeru Inoue, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Neville Owen, Koichiro Oka
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH, 13, 12, 1372-1377, 2016
Area-Level Disparities of Public Open Space: A Geographic Information Systems Analysis in Metropolitan Melbourne Suzanne Mavoa, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Hannah M. Badland, Melanie Davern, Xiaoqi Feng, Thomas Astell-Burt, Billie Giles-Corti
URBAN POLICY AND RESEARCH, 33, 3, 306-323, 2015
Neighborhood Environmental Attributes and Adults' Maintenance of Regular Walking Takemi Sugiyama, Ai Shibata, Mohammad J. Koohsari, Stephanie K. Tanamas, Koichiro Oka, Jo Salmon, David W. Dunstan, Neville Owen
MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, 47, 6, 1204-1210, 2015
Public open space, physical activity, urban design and public health: Concepts, methods and research agenda Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Suzanne Mavoa, Karen Villanueva, Takemi Sugiyama, Hannah Badland, Andrew T. Kaczynski, Neville Owen, Billie Giles-Corti
HEALTH & PLACE, 33, 75-82, 2015
Developing indicators of public open space to promote health and wellbeing in communities Karen Villanueva, Hannah Badland, Paula Hooper, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Suzanne Mavoa, Melanie Davern, Rebecca Roberts, Sharon Goldfeld, Billie Giles-Corti
APPLIED GEOGRAPHY, 57, 112-119, 2015
The influence of urban design and planning on physical activity Giles-Corti, B., Foster, S., Koohsari, M.J., Francis, J., Hooper, P.
The Routledge Handbook of Planning for Health and Well-Being: Shaping a Sustainable and Healthy Future, -, 2015
Are park proximity and park features related to park use and park-based physical activity among adults? Variations by multiple socio-demographic characteristics Andrew T. Kaczynski, Gina M. Besenyi, Sonja A. Wilhelm Stanis, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Katherine B. Oestman, Ryan Bergstrom, Luke R. Potwarka, Rodrigo S. Reis
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 11, 146-, 2014
People living in hilly residential areas in metropolitan Perth have less diabetes: spurious association or important environmental determinant? Karen Villanueva, Matthew Knuiman, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Sharyn Hickey, Sarah Foster, Hannah Badland, Andrea Nathan, Fiona Bull, Billie Giles-Corti
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH GEOGRAPHICS, 12, 59-, 2013
Does urban design influence physical activity in the reduction of obesity? a review of evidence
Sivam, A, Karuppannan, S, Koohsari, M. J, Sivam, A
The Open Urban Studies Journal, 5, 14-21, 2012