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Louise L. Hardy
Researcher at University of Sydney
Publications - 161
Citations - 8124
Louise L. Hardy is an academic researcher from University of Sydney. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Overweight. The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 157 publications receiving 7139 citations. Previous affiliations of Louise L. Hardy include University of Melbourne & University of Wollongong.
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Correlates of Gross Motor Competence in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Lisa M. Barnett,Samuel K. Lai,Sanne L. C. Veldman,Louise L. Hardy,Dylan P. Cliff,Philip J. Morgan,Avigdor Zask,Avigdor Zask,Avigdor Zask,David R. Lubans,Sarah P. Shultz,Nicola D. Ridgers,Elaine Rush,Helen Brown,Anthony D. Okely +14 more
TL;DR: This systematic review is the first that has investigated correlates of gross motor competence in children and adolescents and suggests that evidence for some correlates differs according to how motor competence is operationalized.
NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey (SPANS) 2004 - Summary Report
Michael L. Booth,Anthony D. Okely,Elizabeth Denney-Wilson,Louise L. Hardy,B Yang,Timothy Dobbins +5 more
TL;DR: The NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity was established at the University of Sydney in 2003 to provide a centre of excellence for research into overweight and obesity in children and young people as discussed by the authors.
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Fundamental movement skills among Australian preschool children
TL;DR: The need to provide structured opportunities which facilitate children's acquisition of FMS, which may include providing gender separated games, equipment and spaces, highlights the importance of early intervention programs in preschools.
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Prevalence and Correlates of Low Fundamental Movement Skill Competency in Children
Louise L. Hardy,Tracie Reinten-Reynolds,Paola Espinel,Avigdor Zask,Avigdor Zask,Anthony D. Okely +5 more
TL;DR: The characteristics of students with competency in FMS differ by gender and skills types and show that interventions need to target girls from low SES backgrounds and boys from non–English-speaking cultural backgrounds during the preschool and early school years.
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A synthesis of existing systematic reviews and meta-analyses of school-based behavioural interventions for controlling and preventing obesity
Amina Khambalia,Stephanie L. Dickinson,Louise L. Hardy,Tim Gill,Louise A. Baur,Louise A. Baur +5 more
TL;DR: The methodology and conclusions of literature reviews examining the effectiveness of school‐based obesity interventions published in English in peer‐reviewed journals between January 1990 and October 2010 are systematically appraised.