Kwok Ng


 
researcher

Biography

Kwok Ng, holds the title of docent (adjunct professor) of health promotion and adapted physical activity and is a postdoctoral researcher, working with Professor Catherine Woods on the Children's Sport Participation and Physical Activity Study and the Active School Flag Post Primary. He completed his PhD from the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. He has over 20 years experience of sports coaching and officiating at various levels, from fundamentals to international levels to recreational for older populations, as well as expertise in working with people with various abilities. With these experiences, Kwok's main responsibility is to dedicate time on research and his main research interests include promoting physical activity among children and adolescents.
Currently, he is a member of the WHO collaborative cross-national Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study and is a chair of the working group on chronic conditions and disabilities and the physical activity focus group. In addition he is the Assistant Editor of the European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity and on the editorial board of Injury Epidemiology and Associate Editor of BMC Public Health. He is currently the Vice President of the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity and Vice President of the European Federation of Adapted Physical Activity and was on the managing council of the European Network of Young Specialists in Sport Psychology between 2011 and 2015. He is also a member of ISPAH and on the Research Committee of World ParaVolley.

Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5461-7706
ResearcherID: K-6648-2013
Scopus:  5134452700
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kwok_Ng7
Publons: https://publons.com/author/894628/ 

Research Interests

Adolescent health, specifically physical activity
Adapted Physical Activity and inclusion
Behaviour change
Social Cognitive Theory

Editorial

  Year Publication
2020 Adapted physical activity through COVID-19.
Ng K. (2020) Adapted physical activity through COVID-19. Editorial [DOI] [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
2024 'Results from Ireland North and South's 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents'
Carlin A.;Connolly S.;Redpath T.;Belton S.;Coppinger T.;Cunningham C.;Donnelly A.;Dowd K.;Harrington D.;Murtagh E.;Ng K.;O'Brien W.;Rodriguez L.;Woods C.;McAvoy H.;Murphy M. (2024) 'Results from Ireland North and South's 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents'. Journal Of Exercise Science & Fitness, 22 (1):66-72 [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Irish Para Report Card on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities'
Ng K.;Healy S.;O'Brien W.;Rodriguez L.;Murphy M.;Carlin A. (2023) 'Irish Para Report Card on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities'. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 40 (3):504-512 [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Next-Generation Models for Predicting Winning Times in Elite Swimming Events: Updated Predictions for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games'
Mujika I.;Pyne D.B.;Wu P.P.Y.;Ng K.;Crowley E.;Powell C. (2023) 'Next-Generation Models for Predicting Winning Times in Elite Swimming Events: Updated Predictions for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games'. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 18 (11):1269-1274 [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Cardiovascular risk profiles clusters among children and adolescents with disabilities'
Yehuda M.B.;Barak S.;Hutzler Y.;Ng K.;Giladi A.;Meir L.B.;Marques A.;Zigdon A.;Zwilling M.;Reges O.;Fisch Y.H.;Tesler R. (2023) 'Cardiovascular risk profiles clusters among children and adolescents with disabilities'. Bmc Public Health, 23 (1) [DOI] [Details]
2023 '2022 Para Report Card on Physical Activity of Israeli Children and Adolescents With Disabilities'
Hutzler Y.;Tesler R.;Gilad A.;Ng K.;Barak S. (2023) '2022 Para Report Card on Physical Activity of Israeli Children and Adolescents With Disabilities'. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 40 (3):513-522 [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Global Matrix of Para Report Cards on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities'
Ng K.;Sit C.;Arbour-Nicitopoulos K.;Aubert S.;Stanish H.;Hutzler Y.;Santos Silva D.A.;Kang M.G.;López-Gil J.F.;Lee E.Y.;Asunta P.;Pozeriene J.;Urba¿ski P.K.;Aguilar-Farias N.;Reilly J.J. (2023) 'Global Matrix of Para Report Cards on Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities'. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 40 (3):409-430 [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Higher Family Affluence is Associated With Multi-Sport Participation Among Irish Youth'
Kearney P.E.;Sherwin I.;O¿Brien W.;Nevill A.M.;Ng K. (2023) 'Higher Family Affluence is Associated With Multi-Sport Participation Among Irish Youth'. Perceptual and motor skills, [DOI] [Details]
2023 'WOT Do We Know and Do About Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities? A SWOT-Oriented Synthesis of Para Report Cards'
Hutzler Y.;Barak S.;Aubert S.;Arbour-Nicitopoulos K.;Tesler R.;Sit C.;Silva D.A.S.;Asunta P.;Pozeriene J.;López-Gil J.F.;Ng K. (2023) 'WOT Do We Know and Do About Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities? A SWOT-Oriented Synthesis of Para Report Cards'. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 40 (3):431-455 [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Physical Activity Para Report Card for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities in Lithuania'
Pozeriene J.;Emeljanovas A.;Ostaseviciene V.;Skucas K.;Bradauskiene K.;Mizeras R.;Packeviciute A.;Venckuniene K.;Pokvytyte V.;Reklaitiene D.;Ng K. (2023) 'Physical Activity Para Report Card for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities in Lithuania'. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 40 (3):523-530 [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Results From Finland's 2022 Para Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities'
Asunta P.;Kämppi K.;Ng K.;Saari A.;Tammelin T. (2023) 'Results From Finland's 2022 Para Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents With Disabilities'. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 40 (3):475-484 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Chronic health conditions and school experience in school-aged children in 19 European countries'
Sentenac M.;Santos T.;Augustine L.;Michelsen S.I.;Movsesyan Y.;Ng K.;Ma¿kowska-Szkutnik A.;Godeau E. (2022) 'Chronic health conditions and school experience in school-aged children in 19 European countries'. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Communicating Physical Activity with Adolescents: What works? A scoping review protocol'
Grady C;Ng K;Murtagh E;Woods C; (2022) 'Communicating Physical Activity with Adolescents: What works? A scoping review protocol'. Hrb Open Research, 5 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Sounds of learning: Soundscapes-teacher perceptions of acoustic environments in Finland's open plan classrooms'
Hytönen-Ng E.;Pihlainen K.;Ng K.;Kärnä E. (2022) 'Sounds of learning: Soundscapes-teacher perceptions of acoustic environments in Finland's open plan classrooms'. Issues In Educational Research, 32 (4):1421-1440 [Details]
2022 'Access to medical care and its association with physical injury in adolescents: a cross-national analysis'
Pagnotta V.F.;King N.;Donnelly P.D.;Thompson W.;Walsh S.D.;Molcho M.;Ng K.;Malinowska-Cie¿lik M.;Pickett W. (2022) 'Access to medical care and its association with physical injury in adolescents: a cross-national analysis'. Injury Prevention, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Promoting Physical Activity Among Children and Adolescents With Disabilities: The Translation of Policy to Practice Internationally'
Sit C.;Aubert S.;Carty C.;Silva D.A.S.;López-Gil J.F.;Asunta P.;Palad Y.;Guisihan R.;Lee J.;Arbour Nicitopoulos K.P.;Vanderloo L.M.;Stanish H.;Haegele J.;Urba¿ski P.K.;Pozeriene J.;Hutzler Y.;Ng K. (2022) 'Promoting Physical Activity Among Children and Adolescents With Disabilities: The Translation of Policy to Practice Internationally'. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 19 (11):758-768 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Association Between Physical Activity Indicators and Human Development Index at a National Level: Information From Global Matrix 4.0 Physical Activity Report Cards for Children and Adolescents'
Silva D.A.S.;Aubert S.;Ng K.;Morrison S.A.;Cagas J.Y.;Tesler R.;Tladi D.;Manyanga T.;González S.A.;Lee E.Y.;Tremblay M.S. (2022) 'Association Between Physical Activity Indicators and Human Development Index at a National Level: Information From Global Matrix 4.0 Physical Activity Report Cards for Children and Adolescents'. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 19 (11):737-744 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'The Effects of a Physical Activity Online Intervention Program on Resilience, Perceived Social Support, Psychological Distress and Concerns among At-Risk Youth during the COVID-19 Pandemic'
Glaser M.;Green G.;Zigdon A.;Barak S.;Joseph G.;Marques A.;Ng K.;Erez-Shidlov I.;Ofri L.;Tesler R. (2022) 'The Effects of a Physical Activity Online Intervention Program on Resilience, Perceived Social Support, Psychological Distress and Concerns among At-Risk Youth during the COVID-19 Pandemic'. Children-Basel, 9 (11) [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Implementation evaluation of an Irish secondary-level whole school programme: a qualitative inquiry'
McHale F.;Ng K.;Scanlon D.;Cooper J.;Grady C.;Norton C.;O'Shea D.;Woods C. (2022) 'Implementation evaluation of an Irish secondary-level whole school programme: a qualitative inquiry'. Health promotion international, 37 (5) [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Test¿retest reliability of selected HBSC items in Vietnam: well-being, physical and sedentary activities, and eating behaviours'
Kohoutek J.;Mará¿ek M.;Ng K.;Hamrik Z. (2022) 'Test¿retest reliability of selected HBSC items in Vietnam: well-being, physical and sedentary activities, and eating behaviours'. BMC medical research methodology, 22 (1) [DOI] [Details]
2022 'To Opt in or to Opt Out? Predicting Student Preference for Learning Analytics-Based Formative Feedback'
Merikko J.;Ng K.;Saqr M.;Ihantola P. (2022) 'To Opt in or to Opt Out? Predicting Student Preference for Learning Analytics-Based Formative Feedback'. Ieee Access, 10 :99195-99204 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Associations between Sports Videogames and Physical Activity in Children'
Ng K.;Kaskinen A.P.;Katila R.;Koski P.;Karhulahti V.M. (2022) 'Associations between Sports Videogames and Physical Activity in Children'. Physical Culture And Sport, Studies And Research, 95 (1):68-75 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Identifying Cardiovascular Risk Profiles Clusters among Mediterranean Adolescents across Seven Countries'
Tesler, R;Barak, S;Reges, O;Moreno-Maldonado, C;Maor, R;Gaspar, T;Ercan, O;Sela, Y;Green, G;Zigdon, A;Marques, A;Ng, K;Harel-Fisch, Y (2022) 'Identifying Cardiovascular Risk Profiles Clusters among Mediterranean Adolescents across Seven Countries'. Healthcare, 10 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Remote Teaching, Self-Resilience, Stress, Professional Efficacy, and Subjective Health among Israeli PE Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic'
Amotz R.B.;Green G.;Joseph G.;Levi S.;Manor N.;Ng K.;Barak S.;Hutzler Y.;Tesler R. (2022) 'Remote Teaching, Self-Resilience, Stress, Professional Efficacy, and Subjective Health among Israeli PE Teachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic'. Education Sciences, 12 (6) [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Adapted Physical Educators¿ Social Media Usage for Professional Learning'
McNamara S.;Ng K.;Healy S. (2022) 'Adapted Physical Educators¿ Social Media Usage for Professional Learning'. Frontiers In Education, 7 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Meeting the 24-h movement guidelines and health-related outcomes among youth with autism spectrum disorder: a seven-country observational study'
Li C.;Haegele J.A.;Sun F.;Alves M.L.T.;Ang S.H.C.;Lee J.;Ng K.;dos Santos Alves I.;Healy S.;Huang W.Y.;Rintala P.;Tan J.S.Y.;Wu Y.;Yang H.;Kärnä E.;Maeng H.;Schliemann A.L.;Ding D. (2022) 'Meeting the 24-h movement guidelines and health-related outcomes among youth with autism spectrum disorder: a seven-country observational study'. Child And Adolescent Psychiatry And Mental Health, 16 (1) [DOI] [Details]
2022 'The association between self-reported psychosomatic complaints and bullying victimisation and disability among adolescents in Finland and Sweden'
Bjereld Y.;Augustine L.;Turner R.;Löfstedt P.;Ng K. (2022) 'The association between self-reported psychosomatic complaints and bullying victimisation and disability among adolescents in Finland and Sweden'. Scandinavian Journal Of Public Health, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Typologies of Joint Family Activities and Associations With Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Adolescents From Four Countries'
Parker K.;Hallingberg B.;Eriksson C.;Ng K.;Hamrik Z.;Kopcakova J.;Movsesyan E.;Melkumova M.;Abdrakhmanova S.;Badura P. (2022) 'Typologies of Joint Family Activities and Associations With Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Adolescents From Four Countries'. Journal Of Adolescent Health, 71 (1):55-62 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'ICF: A Hands-on Approach for Clinicians and Families'
Ng K. (2021) 'ICF: A Hands-on Approach for Clinicians and Families'. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 38 (1):170-172 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Socio-ecological correlates of physical activity in a nationally representative sample of adolescents across Ireland and Northern Ireland'
Woods CB;Crowley E;Powell C;O'Brien W;Murphy MH;Belton S;Saunders J;Connolly S;Farmer O;Ng K; (2021) 'Socio-ecological correlates of physical activity in a nationally representative sample of adolescents across Ireland and Northern Ireland'. Preventive Medicine Reports, 23 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2020 'Implications for European Physical Education Teacher Education during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-institutional SWOT analysis'
O¿Brien W.;Adamakis M.;O¿ Brien N.;Onofre M.;Martins J.;Dania A.;Makopoulou K.;Herold F.;Ng K.;Costa J. (2020) 'Implications for European Physical Education Teacher Education during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-institutional SWOT analysis'. European Journal Of Teacher Education, 43 (4):503-522 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Clusters of Adolescent Physical Activity Tracker Patterns and Their Associations With Physical Activity Behaviors in Finland and Ireland: Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)'
Kwok Ng;Sami Kokko;Tuija Tammelin;Jouni Kallio;Sarahjane Belton;Wesley O'Brien;Marie Murphy;Cormac Powell;Catherine Woods; (2020) 'Clusters of Adolescent Physical Activity Tracker Patterns and Their Associations With Physical Activity Behaviors in Finland and Ireland: Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)'. [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Finnish late adolescents' physical activity during COVID-19 spring 2020 lockdown'
Ng, K;Koski, P;Lyyra, N;Palomaki, S;Mononen, K;Blomqvist, M;Vasankari, T;Kokko, S (2021) 'Finnish late adolescents' physical activity during COVID-19 spring 2020 lockdown'. Bmc Public Health, 21 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2021 'Physical activity, sedentary screen time and bullying behaviors: exploring differences between adolescents with and without disabilities'
Hutzler, Y;Tesler, R;Ng, K;Barak, S;Kazula, H;Harel-Fisch, Y (2021) 'Physical activity, sedentary screen time and bullying behaviors: exploring differences between adolescents with and without disabilities'. International Journal Of Adolescence And Youth, 26 :110-126 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Participation of people living with disabilities in physical activity: a global perspective'
Ginis, KAM;van der Ploeg, HP;Foster, C;Lai, B;McBride, CB;Ng, K;Pratt, M;Shirazipour, CH;Smith, B;Vasquez, PM;Heath, GW (2021) 'Participation of people living with disabilities in physical activity: a global perspective'. Lancet, 398 :443-455 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'A Systematic Literature Review of Peer-led Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity Levels of Adolescents'
McHale, F;Ng, K;Taylor, S;Bengoechea, E;Norton, C;O'Shea, D;Woods, C (2021) 'A Systematic Literature Review of Peer-led Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity Levels of Adolescents'. Health Education & Behavior, [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2021 'Physical activity intention and attendance behaviour in Finnish youth with cerebral palsy - results from a physical activity intervention: an application of the theory of planned behaviour'
Ruiz, A;Ng, K;Rintala, P;Kaseva, K;Finni, T (2021) 'Physical activity intention and attendance behaviour in Finnish youth with cerebral palsy - results from a physical activity intervention: an application of the theory of planned behaviour'. JOURNAL OF EXERCISE REHABILITATION, 17 :370-378 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Czech adolescents' remote school and health experiences during the spring 2020 COVID-19 lockdown'
Ng, K;Cosma, A;Svacina, K;Boniel-Nissim, M;Badura, P (2021) 'Czech adolescents' remote school and health experiences during the spring 2020 COVID-19 lockdown'. Preventive Medicine Reports, 22 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Teachers' preparedness to deliver remote adapted physical education from different european perspectives: updates to the european standards in adapted physical activity'
Ng, K;Klavina, A;Ferreira, JP;Barrett, U;Pozeriene, J;Reina, R (2021) 'Teachers' preparedness to deliver remote adapted physical education from different european perspectives: updates to the european standards in adapted physical activity'. European Journal Of Special Needs Education, 36 :98-113 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Physical and psychological health outcomes of a sitting light volleyball intervention program on adults with physical disabilities: a non-randomized controlled pre-post study'
Leung, KM;Chung, PK;Chu, W;Ng, K (2021) 'Physical and psychological health outcomes of a sitting light volleyball intervention program on adults with physical disabilities: a non-randomized controlled pre-post study'. Bmc Sports Science Medicine And Rehabilitation, 13 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'People, Ideas, Milestones: A Scientometric Study of Computational Thinking'
Saqr, M;Ng, K;Oyelere, SS;Tedre, M (2021) 'People, Ideas, Milestones: A Scientometric Study of Computational Thinking'. Acm Transactions On Computing Education, 21 [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Speeding up or Slowing Down? Analysis of Race Results in Elite-level Swimming from 2011-2019 to Predict Future Olympic Games Performances'
Crowley, E;Ng, K;Mujika, I;Powell, C (2021) 'Speeding up or Slowing Down? Analysis of Race Results in Elite-level Swimming from 2011-2019 to Predict Future Olympic Games Performances'. Measurement In Physical Education And Exercise Science, [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Intra-Rater Test-Retest Reliability of a Modified Child Functioning Module, Self-Report Version'
Ng, K;Asunta, P;Leppa, N;Rintala, P (2020) 'Intra-Rater Test-Retest Reliability of a Modified Child Functioning Module, Self-Report Version'. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 17 [DOI] [Details]
2019 'Social learning among transplant sports event volunteers'
Ng K.;Salmikangas A. (2019) 'Social learning among transplant sports event volunteers'. European Journal Of Adapted Physical Activity, 12 (2):1-13 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2018 'Activity Involvement and Spiritual Health in Children with ADHD and Learning Disabilities'
Ng K.;Pickett W.;Michaelson V.;Freeman J. (2018) 'Activity Involvement and Spiritual Health in Children with ADHD and Learning Disabilities'. Journal of Disability and Religion, 23 (1):1-19 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Adapted Physical Activity through COVID-19'
Ng,K (2020) 'Adapted Physical Activity through COVID-19'. European Journal Of Adapted Physical Activity, 13 (1):1-3 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Susceptibility to increased high energy dense sweet and savoury food intake in response to the COVID-19 lockdown: The role of craving control and acceptance coping strategies'
Buckland NJ;Swinnerton LF;Ng K;Price M;Wilkinson LL;Myers A;Dalton M; (2020) 'Susceptibility to increased high energy dense sweet and savoury food intake in response to the COVID-19 lockdown: The role of craving control and acceptance coping strategies'. Appetite, 158 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Barriers and facilitators to changes in adolescent physical activity during COVID-19'
Ng K.;Cooper J.;McHale F.;Clifford J.;Woods C. (2020) 'Barriers and facilitators to changes in adolescent physical activity during COVID-19'. Bmj Open Sport And Exercise Medicine, 6 (1) [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Clusters of Adolescent Physical Activity Tracker Patterns and Their Associations With Physical Activity Behaviors in Finland and Ireland: Cross-Sectional Study'
Ng K.;Kokko S.;Tammelin T.;Kallio J.;Belton S.;O'Brien W.;Murphy M.;Powell C.;Woods C. (2020) 'Clusters of Adolescent Physical Activity Tracker Patterns and Their Associations With Physical Activity Behaviors in Finland and Ireland: Cross-Sectional Study'. Journal Of Medical Internet Research, 22 (9) [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Associations between physical activity and perceived school performance of young adolescents in health behavior in school-aged children countries'
Ng K.W.;Sudeck G.;Marques A.;Borraccino A.;Boberova Z.;Vasickova J.;Tesler R.;Kokko S.;Samdal O. (2020) 'Associations between physical activity and perceived school performance of young adolescents in health behavior in school-aged children countries'. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 17 (7):698-708 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Individual- and environmental-related correlates of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in 11-, 13-, and 15-year-old Finnish children'
Mehtälä A.;Villberg J.;Blomqvist M.;Huotari P.;Jaakkola T.;Koski P.;Lintunen T.;Mononen K.;Ng K.;Palomäki S.;Sääkslahti A.;Tammelin T.;Vasankari T.;Kokko S. (2020) 'Individual- and environmental-related correlates of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in 11-, 13-, and 15-year-old Finnish children'. Plos One, 15 (6) [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Clusters of Contemporary Risk and Their Relationship to Mental Well-Being Among 15-Year-Old Adolescents Across 37 Countries'
Walsh S.D.;Sela T.;De Looze M.;Craig W.;Cosma A.;Harel-Fisch Y.;Boniel-Nissim M.;Malinowska-Cie¿lik M.;Vieno A.;Molcho M.;Ng K.;Pickett W. (2020) 'Clusters of Contemporary Risk and Their Relationship to Mental Well-Being Among 15-Year-Old Adolescents Across 37 Countries'. Journal Of Adolescent Health, 66 (6):S40-S49 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Health-related fitness monitoring practices in secondary school-based physical education programs'
O'Keeffe B.T.;MacDonncha C.;Ng K.;Donnelly A.E. (2020) 'Health-related fitness monitoring practices in secondary school-based physical education programs'. Journal Of Teaching In Physical Education, 39 (1):59-68 [DOI] [Details]
2019 'Feasibility study of the secondary level active school flag programme: Study protocol'
Ng K.;McHale F.;Cotter K.;O¿Shea D.;Woods C. (2019) 'Feasibility study of the secondary level active school flag programme: Study protocol'. Journal Of Functional Morphology And Kinesiology, 4 (1) [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2019 'An evaluation of an intervention designed to help inactive adults become more active with a peer mentoring component: a protocol for a cluster randomised feasibility trial of the Move for Life programme'
O'Regan A;Glynn L;Garcia Bengoechea E;Casey M;Clifford A;Donnelly A;Murphy AW;Gallagher S;Gillespie P;Newell J;Harkin M;Macken P;Sweeney J;Foley-Walsh M;Quinn G;Ng K;O'Sullivan N;Balfry G;Woods C; (2019) 'An evaluation of an intervention designed to help inactive adults become more active with a peer mentoring component: a protocol for a cluster randomised feasibility trial of the Move for Life programme'. Pilot And Feasibility Studies, 5 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2019 'Physical Activity of Adolescents with and without Disabilities from a Complete Enumeration Study (n = 128,803): School Health Promotion Study 2017'
Ng K.;Sainio P.;Sit C. (2019) 'Physical Activity of Adolescents with and without Disabilities from a Complete Enumeration Study (n = 128,803): School Health Promotion Study 2017'. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 16 (17) [DOI] [Details]
2019 'Test-retest reliability of adolescents self-reported physical activity item in two consecutive surveys'
Ng K.;Hämylä R.;Tynjälä J.;Villberg J.;Tammelin T.;Kannas L.;Kokko S. (2019) 'Test-retest reliability of adolescents self-reported physical activity item in two consecutive surveys'. Archives Of Public Health, 77 (1) [DOI] [Details]
2019 'Vigorous physical activity in relation to family affluence: time trends in Europe and North America'
Sigmundová D.;Sigmund E.;Tesler R.;Ng K.;Hamrik Z.;Mathisen F.;Inchley J.;Bucksch J. (2019) 'Vigorous physical activity in relation to family affluence: time trends in Europe and North America'. International Journal Of Public Health, [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Prevalence of self-reported chronic pain among adolescents: Evidence from 42 countries and regions'
Inese Gobina and Jari Villberg and Raili Välimaa and Jorma Tynjälä and Ross Whitehead and Alina Cosma and Fiona Brooks and Franco Cavallo and Kwok Ng and Margarida Gaspar Matos and Anita Villerusa (2018) 'Prevalence of self-reported chronic pain among adolescents: Evidence from 42 countries and regions'. European Journal Of Pain, :1-11 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2019 'Test-retest reliability of survey items on ownership and use of physical activity trackers'
Ng K.;Badura P.;Dzielska A.;Kokko S.;Woods C.;Hamrik Z. (2019) 'Test-retest reliability of survey items on ownership and use of physical activity trackers'. Acta Gymnica, 49 (2):67-74 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2019 'Ethnic disparities in physical activity among adolescents in Israel'
Tesler R.;Kolobov T.;Ng K.;Shapiro E.;Walsh S.;Shuval K.;Harel-Fisch Y. (2019) 'Ethnic disparities in physical activity among adolescents in Israel'. American Journal Of Health Behavior, 43 (2):337-348 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'The Quantified Athlete: Associations of Wearables for High School Athletes'
Ng, K;Ryba, T (2018) 'The Quantified Athlete: Associations of Wearables for High School Athletes'. Advances In Human-Computer Interaction, [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Coaches' Health Promotion Activity and Substance Use in Youth Sports'
Kwok Ng (2017) 'Coaches' Health Promotion Activity and Substance Use in Youth Sports'. Sports, 7 (2) [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Ownership and Use of Commercial Physical Activity Trackers Among Finnish Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study'
Kwok Ng and Jorma Tynjälä and Sami Kokko (2017) 'Ownership and Use of Commercial Physical Activity Trackers Among Finnish Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study'. Jmir Mhealth And Uhealth, 5 (5) [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Do adolescents with long-term illnesses and disabilities have increased risks of sports related injuries?'
Kwok W. Ng and Jorma Tynjälä and Pauli Rintala and Sami Kokko and Lasse Kannas (2017) 'Do adolescents with long-term illnesses and disabilities have increased risks of sports related injuries?'. 4 (1) [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2017 'Organized Sport Participation and Physical Activity Levels among Adolescents with Functional Limitations'
Kwok Ng (2017) 'Organized Sport Participation and Physical Activity Levels among Adolescents with Functional Limitations'. Sports, [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Trends in Medically Attended Injuries in Czech Adolescents'
Ng, K. and Sigmundova, D. and Sigmund, E. and Pavelka, J. and Hamri­k, Z. and Molcho, M. and Kalman, M. (2017) 'Trends in Medically Attended Injuries in Czech Adolescents'. 25 :60-63 [DOI] [Details]
2017 'A scoping review on interventions to promote physical activity among adults with disabilities'
Castro, O. and Ng, K. and Novoradovskaya, E. and Bosselut, G. and Hassandra, M. (2017) 'A scoping review on interventions to promote physical activity among adults with disabilities'. Disability and Health Journal, [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Physical activity among adolescents with long-term illnesses or disabilities in 15 European countries'
Ng, K. and Tynjälä, J. and Sigmundova, D. and Augustine, L. and Sentenac, M. and Rintala, P. and Inchley, J. (2017) 'Physical activity among adolescents with long-term illnesses or disabilities in 15 European countries'. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 34 (4):456-465 [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Daily physical activity in Finnish adolescents with long term illnesses or disabilities: psychosocial associations with participation in sports club'
Kwok Ng (2016) 'Daily physical activity in Finnish adolescents with long term illnesses or disabilities: psychosocial associations with participation in sports club'. Epidemiology Biostatistics and Public Health, [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Physical Activity Trends of Finnish Adolescents With Long-Term Illnesses or Disabilities From 2002 to 2014'
Kwok Ng (2016) 'Physical Activity Trends of Finnish Adolescents With Long-Term Illnesses or Disabilities From 2002 to 2014'. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, [DOI] [Details]
2014 'Physical activity patterns of adolescents with long term illnesses or disabilities in Finnish general education'
Kwok Ng (2014) 'Physical activity patterns of adolescents with long term illnesses or disabilities in Finnish general education'. European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity, [Details]
2012 'Towards a conceptual understanding of acute cultural adaptation: A preliminary examination of ACA in female swimming'
Ryba, T.V. and Haapanen, S. and Mosek, S. and Ng, K. (2012) 'Towards a conceptual understanding of acute cultural adaptation: A preliminary examination of ACA in female swimming'. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 4 (1):80-97 [DOI] [Details]

Conference Publications

  Year Publication
2019 Proceedings of the 18th ACM International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, IDC 2019
Montero C.;Kärnä E.;Ng K. (2019) Digipack pro-revamping social interactions and supporting physical activity Proceedings of the 18th ACM International Conference on Interaction Design and Children, IDC 2019 , pp.751-754 [DOI] [Details]
2018 Congress of the International society of physical activity for health
Woods, C;O'Regan, A;Glynn, L;Casey, M;Clifford, A;Donnelly, A;Murphy, AW;Gallagher, S;Coote, S;Gillespie, P;Harkin, M;Macken, P;Sweeney, J;Foley-Walsh, M;Quinn, G;Ng, K;O'Sullivan, N;Garcia, E (2018) Move 4 Life: An evaluation of a peer mentoring intervention designed to cascade and consequently up-scale existing programmes to help inactive 50+become more active Congress of the International society of physical activity for health , pp.133-134 [Details]
2018 Congress of the International society of physical activity for health
Ng, K;Leppa, N;Asunta, P;Rintala, P (2018) Protocol for converting physical activity surveys for children with special needs Congress of the International society of physical activity for health , pp.2-2 [Details]
2018 Congress of the International society of physical activity for health
McHale, F;Ng, K;O'Shea, D;Norton, C;Barrett, G;Clifford, J;Murphy, P;Woods, C (2018) Post primary school pupils' views on strategies employed by school based physical activity interventions: The Healthy Ireland Demonstration Project Congress of the International society of physical activity for health , pp.125-126 [Details]
2018 Congress of the International society of physical activity for health
Ng, K;Woods, C;Mansergh, F;McCarthy, K;O'Shea, D (2018) Multisectoral approaches in physical activity Intervention development: Healthy Ireland Demonstration Project Congress of the International society of physical activity for health , pp.229-229 [Details]

Book Review

  Year Publication
2021 ICF: A Hands-on Approach for Clinicians and Families.
Ng, K (2021) ICF: A Hands-on Approach for Clinicians and Families. CHAMPAIGN: Book Review [DOI] [Details]

Magazine Article

  Year Publication
2022 O8-6 Participation in physical education, extra-curricular activities, and community sports among Irish adolescents with and without functional difficulties.
Ng, K;Belton, S;Murphy, M;O'Brian, W;Woods, C (2022) O8-6 Participation in physical education, extra-curricular activities, and community sports among Irish adolescents with and without functional difficulties. OXFORD: Meeting Abstract [DOI] [Details]

Reviews

  Year Publication
2023 Physical activity and mental health in children and youth during COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Li B.;Ng K.;Tong X.;Zhou X.;Ye J.;Yu J.J. (2023) Physical activity and mental health in children and youth during COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2022 Strategies for enhancing the implementation of school-based policies or practices targeting diet, physical activity, obesity, tobacco or alcohol use.
Wolfenden L.;McCrabb S.;Barnes C.;O'Brien K.M.;Ng K.W.;Nathan N.K.;Sutherland R.;Hodder R.K.;Tzelepis F.;Nolan E.;Williams C.M.;Yoong S.L. (2022) Strategies for enhancing the implementation of school-based policies or practices targeting diet, physical activity, obesity, tobacco or alcohol use. Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2022 Communicating Physical Activity with Adolescents: What works? A scoping review protocol.
Grady C.;Ng K.;Murtagh E.;Woods C. (2022) Communicating Physical Activity with Adolescents: What works? A scoping review protocol. Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2022 A Systematic Literature Review of Peer-led Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity Levels of Adolescents.
McHale F.;Ng K.;Taylor S.;Bengoechea E.;Norton C.;O¿Shea D.;Woods C. (2022) A Systematic Literature Review of Peer-led Strategies for Promoting Physical Activity Levels of Adolescents. Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2022 DE-PASS Best Evidence Statement (BESt): Modifiable determinants of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children and adolescents aged 5-19 years-a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.
Khudair M.;Marcuzzi A.;Ng K.;Tempest G.D.;Barto¿ F.;Peric R.;Maier M.;Beccia F.;Boccia S.;Brandes M.;Cardon G.;Carlin A.;Castagna C.;Chaabene H.;Chalkley A.;Ciaccioni S.;Cie¿li¿ska-Wider J.;Ingien - V.;Cortis C.;Corvino C.;De Geus E.J.C.;Di Baldassarre A.;Di Credico A.;Drid P.;Fernández Tarazaga R.M.;Gallè F.;García Sánchez E.;Gebremariam M.;Ghinassi B.;Goudas M.;Hayes G.;Honorio S.;Izzicupo P.;Jahre H.;Jelsma J.;Juric P.;Kolovelonis A.;Kongsvold A.;Kouidi E.;Mansergh F.;Masanovic B.;Mekonnen T.;Mork P.J.;Murphy M.;O'Hara K.;Torun A.O.;Palumbo F.;Popovic S.;Prieske O.;Puharic Z.;Ribeiro J.C.;Rumbold P.L.S.;Sandu P.;Sori¿ M.;Stavnsbo M.;Syrmpas I.;Van Der Ploeg H.P.;Van Hoye A.;Vilela S.;Woods C.;Wunsch K.;Caprinica L.;Macdonncha C.;Ling F.C.M. (2022) DE-PASS Best Evidence Statement (BESt): Modifiable determinants of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children and adolescents aged 5-19 years-a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. Reviews [DOI] [Details]
2021 Participation of people living with disabilities in physical activity: a global perspective.
Martin Ginis K.A.;van der Ploeg H.P.;Foster C.;Lai B.;McBride C.B.;Ng K.;Pratt M.;Shirazipour C.H.;Smith B.;Vásquez P.M.;Heath G.W. (2021) Participation of people living with disabilities in physical activity: a global perspective. Reviews [DOI] [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2017 Young Professional Award International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity
2019 Evidence Synthesis Ireland Fellowship Evidence Synthesis Ireland

Reviews

  Journal Role
Bmc Public Health Editor
European Journal Of Adapted Physical Activity Editor

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
European Federation of Adapted Physical Activity Vice-President 03-JUL-18 /
International Society of Physical Activity and Health Member 03-MAY-18 /
European Network of Young Specialists in Sport Psychology Managing Council 01-JUL-11 / 01-JUL-15
International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity Board Member 01-JAN-09 / 30-JUL-19

Other Activities

  Description

Chief Historian Research Committee member