Researcher
Benedicte Deforche
- Keywords (Vrije Universiteit Brussel):Physical education and physiotherapy
- Keywords (Ghent University):health promotion
- Disciplines (Vrije Universiteit Brussel):Social medical sciences not elsewhere classified, Epidemiology, Public health sciences not elsewhere classified
- Disciplines (Ghent University):Health promotion and policy
- See also: Benedicte Deforche (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Affiliations
- Movement and Nutrition for Health and Performance (Research group)
Member
From12 Mar 2020 → Today - Movement and Sport Sciences (Department)
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From1 Jan 2023 → Today - Movement and Sport Sciences (Department)
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From8 Apr 2019 → Today - Department of Public Health and Primary Care (Department)
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From1 Oct 2018 → Today - Movement and Sport Sciences (Department)
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From1 Sep 2015 → 20 Oct 2022 - Department of Public health (Department)
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From1 Oct 2014 → 30 Sep 2018 - Biomechanics and Human Biometry (Department)
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From1 Oct 2008 → 31 Aug 2015 - Biomechanics and Human Biometry (Department)
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From15 Sep 2008 → 14 Sep 2009 - Department of Movement and Sports Sciences (Department)
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From1 Apr 1998 → 30 Sep 2014
Projects
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- Physically distant but socially close: how to prevent (inequalities in) loneliness and social isolation in times of crisis? Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic - DistantButCloseFrom1 Dec 2023 → TodayFunding: BELSPO - POST-COVID project
- Later-life loneliness in Europe: a life-course and comparative study on the role of social and intergenerational mobilityFrom1 Oct 2023 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- Evaluation of a workplace intervention for the promotion of wellbeing on physical, mental and social wellbeing of employees and employersFrom1 Feb 2023 → TodayFunding: Department of Work and Social Economy
- Cascading an intervention to promote healthy sleep among adolescents following vocational education via a participatory approachFrom1 Jan 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- A multidisciplinary approach to design active, safe and inclusive parks in the Andean region of EcuadorFrom1 Sep 2022 → TodayFunding: VLIR-UOS TEAM
- Walk- and cycle friendly environments: how do we start?From1 Dec 2021 → 30 Nov 2022Funding: BOF - various
- Physical Activity for CognitivE health: investigating the Underlying causal Pathways (PACE-UP project)From1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: FWO junior postdoctoral fellowship
- Citizen science on park accessibility and park visitation among older adultsFrom1 Oct 2021 → 30 Sep 2023Funding: BOF - postdoctoral mandates
- The protective effect of physical activity on older adults’ daily cognitive performance and the mediating role of sleep and mental wellbeingFrom1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- Acute effects of park characteristics on mental health among older adults with a low socio-economic statusFrom1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
Publications
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- Explaining the effect of a 1-year intervention promoting physical activity in middle schools: a mediation analysis(2008)
Authors: Leen Haerens, E CERIN, Lea Maes, Greet Cardon, Benedicte Deforche, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
Pages: 501 - 512 - Older adults’ environmental preferences for transportation cycling
Authors: Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Peter Clarys, Bas De Geus, Benedicte Deforche
Pages: 185 - 199 - Adolescents' ratings of features of parks that encourage park visitation and physical activity
Authors: Jenny Veitch, Jo Salmon, Kate Parker, Shaun Bangay, Benedicte Deforche, Anna Timperio
- De elektrische fiets :
een middel om ouderen
in beweging te krijgen?
Authors: Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Peter Clarys, Bas de Geus, Benedicte Deforche
Pages: 55 - 60 - Objectively measured physical activity, physical activity related personality and body mass index in 6-to 10-yr-old children: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Benedicte Deforche, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
Pages: 25- - 25-9 - Trends in adolescentsU+2019 material and occupational social class-based inequalities in healthVolume: 28
Authors: Maxim Dierckens, M Richter, I Moor, F Elgar, Benedicte Deforche, B De Clercq
Pages: 95 - 96 - Physical environmental factors associated with physical activity in young peopleSeries: Routledge International Handbooks
Authors: Anna Timperio, Shannon Sahlqvist, Venurs Loh, Benedicte Deforche, Jenny Veitch
Pages: 213 - 233 - Kwalitatieve voet- en fietspaden : essentieel in een vergrijzende samenleving
Authors: Benedicte Deforche
Pages: 29 - 31 - Weight, socio-demographics, and health behaviour related correlates of academic performance in first year university students
Authors: Tom Deliens, Peter Clarys, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Benedicte Deforche
- Environmental factors associated with overweight among adults in Nigeria
Authors: Adewale L Oyeyemi, Babatunde O Adegoke, Adetoyeje Y Oyeyemi, Benedicte Deforche, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, James F Sallis