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Max is a Behavioural Scientist whose main research interests are on human motivation and health behaviour change. In particular, Max is interested in improving the quality of life for an ageing population and the role that digital technologies play in modifying or facilitating healthy (or unhealthy) lifestyle behaviours such as regular physical activity. Max is also interested health communication and specifically how personalised information can be used to support individuals, communities or wider societal systems make healthy choices and reduce the burden of disease.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Development of the WESTERN plan for supporting active ageing in retirement and care facilities.
1/09/21 → 31/08/22
Project: Research council
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Exercise Snacking for Falls and Memory Clinic Inpatients Research Capability Fund
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
1/08/21 → 31/07/22
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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Exercise self-management for post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA)
Bath Institute for Rheumatic Diseases
1/10/19 → 30/11/21
Project: UK charity
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GAMO Feasibility Funding Call
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/04/19 → 31/10/19
Project: Research council
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Cost-effectiveness of a physical activity and behaviour maintenance programme on functional mobility decline in older adults: an economic evaluation of the REACT (Retirement in Action) trial
Snowsill, T. M., Stathi, A., Green, C. J., Withall, J., Greaves, C., Thompson, J. L., Taylor, G., Gray, S., Johansen-Berg, H., Bilzon, J., De Koning, J., Bollen, J. C., Moorlock, S., Western, M., Guralnik, J., Rejeski, J., Fox, K. R. & Medina-Lara, A., 30 Apr 2022, In: The Lancet Public Health. 7, 4, p. e327-e334Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of a physical activity and behaviour maintenance programme on functional mobility decline in older adults: The REACT (REtirement in ACTion) randomised controlled trial
Stathi, A., Greaves, C., Thompson, J. L., Withall, J., Ladlow, P., Taylor, G., Medina-Lara, A., Snowsill, T., Gray, S., Green, C., Johansen-Berg, H., Sexton, C. E., Bilzon, J., De Koning, J., Bollen, J. C., Moorlock, S., Western, M., Demnitz, N., Seager, P., Guralnik, J. & 3 others, , 30 Apr 2022, In: The Lancet Public Health. 7, 4, p. E316-E326Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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EvoRecSys: Evolutionary Framework for Health and Wellbeing Recommender Systems
Alcaraz-Herrera, H., Cartlidge, J., Toumpakari, Z., Western, M. & Palomares, I., 31 Jan 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Supporting behaviour change in sedentary adults via real-time multidimensional physical activity feedback: A mixed-methods randomized controlled trial
Western, M., Standage, M., Peacock, O., Nightingale, T. & Thompson, D., 2 Mar 2022, In: JMIR Formative Research. 6, 3, e26525.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Feasibility and acceptability of home-based exercise snacking and tai-chi snacking delivered remotely to self-isolating older adults during COVID-19.
Liang, I-J., Perkin, O., McGuigan, P., Thompson, D. & Western, M., 31 Dec 2021, In: Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 30, 1, p. 33-43 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessment of laboratory and daily energy expenditure estimates from consumer multi-sensor physical activity monitors-dataset
Chowdhury, E. (Creator), Western, M. (Data Collector), Nightingale, T. (Project Member), Peacock, O. (Project Member) & Thompson, D. (Project Leader), University of Bath, 2017
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00248
Dataset
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Participant transcripts for “The understanding and interpretation of innovative technology-enabled multidimensional physical activity feedback in patients at risk of future chronic disease"
Western, M. (Creator), Peacock, O. (Creator), Stathi, A. (Creator), Thompson, D. (Creator), Peacock, O. (Project Member), Stathi, A. (Project Member) & Thompson, D. (Project Leader), University of Bath, 2015
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00064
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Thesis
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Using Personalised Multidimensional Visual Feedback to Support a Change in Physical Activity Behaviour and Improve Health
Author: Western, M., 24 May 2017Supervisor: Thompson, D. (Supervisor), Standage, M. (Supervisor) & Peacock, O. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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