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Researcher

Femke De Meester

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Awards & Distinctions

19 Results

2025

Understanding for whom, under which circumstances and how sedentary behaviour interventions for older adults work : a realist review

Laura Van de VeldeGreet CardonSebastien ChastinGeert CrombezFemke De MeesterEmelien LauwerierFien MertensSanne StegenDelfien Van DyckSofie Compernolle

A1 Journal Article in BMJ OPEN

2016

Changes in individual and social environmental characteristics in relation to changes in physical activity : a longitudinal study from primary to secondary school

Sara D'HaeseGreet CardonIlse De BourdeaudhuijBenedicte DeforcheFemke De MeesterDelfien Van Dyck

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE

Which socio-ecological factors associate with a switch to or maintenance of active and passive transport during the transition from primary to secondary school?

Griet VanwolleghemDelfien Van DyckFemke De MeesterIlse De BourdeaudhuijGreet CardonFreja Gheysen

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

2015

Changes in the perceived neighborhood environment in relation to changes in physical activity: a longitudinal study from childhood into adolescence

Sara D'HaeseFemke De MeesterGreet CardonIlse De BourdeaudhuijBenedicte DeforcheDelfien Van Dyck

A1 Journal Article in HEALTH & PLACE

2014

Changes in physical activity during the transition from primary to secondary school in Belgian children: what is the role of the school environment?

Femke De MeesterDelfien Van DyckIlse De BourdeaudhuijBenedicte DeforcheGreet Cardon

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Parental perceived neighborhood attributes : associations with active transport and physical activity among 10-12 year old children and the mediating role of independent mobility

Femke De MeesterDelfien Van DyckIlse De BourdeaudhuijGreet Cardon

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

The contribution of physical environmental factors to explain physical activity in European adolescents

Femke De MeesterGreet CardonIlse De Bourdeaudhuij

2013

Do psychosocial factors moderate the association between neighborhood walkability and adolescents' physical activity?

Femke De MeesterDelfien Van DyckIlse De BourdeaudhuijBenedicte DeforcheGreet Cardon

A1 Journal Article in SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE

Does the perception of neighborhood built environmental attributes influence active transport in adolescents?

Femke De MeesterDelfien Van DyckIlse De BourdeaudhuijBenedicte DeforcheGreet Cardon

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Physical environmental attributes and active transportation in Belgium: what about adults and adolescents living in the same neighborhoods?

Delfien Van DyckFemke De MeesterGreet CardonBenedicte DeforcheIlse De Bourdeaudhuij

A1 Journal Article in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH PROMOTION

2012

Active living neighborhoods : is neighborhood walkability a key element for Belgian adolescents?

Femke De MeesterDelfien Van DyckIlse De BourdeaudhuijBenedicte DeforcheJames F SallisGreet Cardon

A1 Journal Article in BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Objectively measured sedentary time and physical activity time across the lifespan : a cross-sectional study in four age groups

Heleen SpittaelsEveline Van CauwenbergheVera VerbestelFemke De MeesterDelfien Van DyckMaïté VerloigneLeen HaerensBenedicte DeforcheGreet CardonIlse De Bourdeaudhuij

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

2011

Are physical activity interventions equally effective in adolescents of low and high socio-economic status (SES): results from the European Teenage project

Ilse De BourdeaudhuijC SimonFemke De MeesterF Van LentheHeleen SpittaelsN LienF FaggianoL MerckenL MooreLeen Haerens

A1 Journal Article in HEALTH EDUCATION RESEARCH

Built environment, physical activity, and obesity

Ilse De BourdeaudhuijDelfien Van DyckFemke De MeesterEveline Van CauwenbergheBenedicte DeforcheGreet Cardon

Criterion distances and environmental correlates of active commuting to school in children

Sara D'HaeseFemke De MeesterIlse De BourdeaudhuijBenedicte DeforcheGreet Cardon

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Measuring physical activity using accelerometry in 13-15-year-old adolescents : the importance of including non-wear activities

Femke De MeesterIlse De BourdeaudhuijBenedicte DeforcheCharlene OttevaereGreet Cardon

A1 Journal Article in PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION

Relationship between the physical environment and physical activity in older adults: a systematic review

Jelle Van CauwenbergIlse De BourdeaudhuijFemke De MeesterDelfien Van DyckJo SalmonPeter ClarysBenedicte Deforche

A1 Journal Article in HEALTH & PLACE

The use of accelerometry in adolescents and its implementation with non-wear time activity diaries in free-living conditions

Charlene OttevaereInge HuybrechtsFemke De MeesterIlse De BourdeaudhuijMagdalena Cuenca-GarciaStefaan De Henauw

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES

2009

Interventions for promoting physical activity among European teenagers: a systematic review

Femke De MeesterFrank J van LentheHeleen SpittaelsNanna LienIlse De Bourdeaudhuij

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY