Dr Stina Oftedal
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Child Health Research Centre
Researcher biography
Dr Stina Oftedal is an accredited practicing dietitian and a postdoctoral research fellow at the Queensland Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation Research Centre (QCPRRC). Stina completed her undergraduate degree at Queensland University of Technology in 2010, and her PhD at the University of Queensland in 2016. Stina's PhD explored the association of modifiable health behaviours (diet and physical activity) on growth and body composition in preschool-aged children with cerebral palsy. In her first postdoctoral role, Stina worked at the University of Newcastle for three years in the adult behavioural medicine space, exploring the impact of diet, physical activity and sleep on physical and mental health outcomes. Since returning to UQ and QCPRRC in 2021, among other projects, she leads the School Readiness-CP study, specifically looking at diet quality, growth and body composition at school-entry age, and she has also commenced work on infant feeding within the ePINO study.
| Featured projects | Duration |
|---|---|
| School Readiness: 4–6-year-old follow-up of randomised trials of neuroprotection and rehabilitation for children at risk of cerebral palsy | 2022–2025 |
| Run4Health CP: Running for health | 2021–2025 |
Journal Articles
Benfer, Katherine A., Whittingham, Koa, Ware, Robert S., Ghosh, Asis Kumar, Chowdhury, Sayak, Moula, Golam, Samanta, Sandip, Khan, Naila Zaman, Bell, Kristie L., Oftedal, Stina, Bandaranayake, Sasaka, Salt, Alison T., Bhattacharya, Anjan, Maiti, Pradip, Tripathi, Santanu K., Morgan, Cathy, Novak, Iona and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2024). Efficacy of early intervention for infants with cerebral palsy in an LMIC: An RCT. Pediatrics, 153 (4) e2023063854, 1-15. doi: 10.1542/peds.2023-063854
Oftedal, Stina, McCormack, Siobhan, Stevenson, Richard, Benfer, Katherine, Boyd, Roslyn N. and Bell, Kristie (2024). The evolution of nutrition management in children with severe neurological impairment with a focus on cerebral palsy. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. doi: 10.1111/jhn.13277
Duncan, Mitch J., Murphy, Leah, Oftedal, Stina, Fenwick, Matthew J., Vincent, Grace E. and Fenton, Sasha (2023). The associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep with mortality and incident cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and mental health in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Journal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors, 2 (1) 19, 1-19. doi: 10.1186/s44167-023-00026-4
Burgess, Andrea, Oftedal, Stina, Boyd, Roslyn N., Reedman, Sarah, Trost, Stewart G., Ware, Robert S. and Sakzewski, Leanne (2023). Construct validity of the both hands assessment using wrist-worn accelerometers. Physical and Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics, 44 (1), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/01942638.2023.2207635
Oftedal, Stina, Fenton, Sasha, Hansen, Vibeke, Whatnall, Megan C., Ashton, Lee M., Haslam, Rebecca L., Hutchesson, Melinda J. and Duncan, Mitch J. (2023). Changes in physical activity, diet, sleep, and mental well-being when starting university: a qualitative exploration of Australian student experiences. Journal of American College Health, 1-1. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2023.2194426
Boyd, Roslyn N., Novak, Iona, Morgan, Catherine, Bora, Samudragupta, Sakzewski, Leanne, Ware, Robert S., Comans, Tracy, Fahey, Michael Collingwood, Whittingham, Koa, Trost, Stewart, Pannek, Kerstin, Pagnozzi, Alex, Mcintyre, Sarah, Badawi, Nadia, Smithers Sheedy, Hayley, Palmer, Kirsten Rebecca, Burgess, Andrea, Keramat, Afroz, Bell, Kristie, Hines, Ashleigh, Benfer, Katherine, Gascoigne-Pees, Laura, Leishman, Shaneen and Oftedal, Stina (2023). School readiness of children at high risk of cerebral palsy randomised to early neuroprotection and neurorehabilitation: protocol for a follow-up study of participants from four randomised clinical trials. BMJ Open, 13 (2) e068675, 1-17. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068675
Fenwick, Matthew J., Oftedal, Stina, Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy L. and Duncan, Mitch J. (2023). Comparison of adult shift and non-shift workers’ physical activity and sleep behaviours: cross-sectional analysis from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics of Australia (HILDA) cohort. Journal of Public Health, 31 (10), 1621-1629. doi: 10.1007/s10389-022-01738-8
Duncan, Mitch J., Oftedal, Stina, Kline, Christopher E, Plotnikoff, Ronald C. and Holliday, Elizabeth G. (2023). Associations between aerobic and muscle-strengthening physical activity, sleep duration, and risk of all-cause mortality: A prospective cohort study of 282,473 U.S. adults. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 12 (1), 65-72. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2022.07.003
Oftedal, Stina, Holliday, Elizabeth G., Reynolds, Amy C., Bennie, Jason A., Kline, Christopher E. and Duncan, Mitch J. (2022). Prevalence, trends, and correlates of joint patterns of aerobic and muscle-strengthening activity and sleep duration: a pooled analysis of 359,019 adults in the National Health Interview Survey 2004–2018. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 19 (4), 246-255. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2021-0682
Oftedal, Stina, Fenwick, Matthew J. and Duncan, Mitch J. (2022). The prospective association between physical activity, insomnia symptoms, and productivity in an Australian population-based cohort. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 64 (3), 183-189. doi: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002439
Duncan, Mitch J, Holliday, Elizabeth G, Burton, Nicola W, Glozier, Nicholas and Oftedal, Stina (2022). Prospective associations between joint categories of physical activity and insomnia symptoms with onset of poor mental health in a population-based cohort. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 12 (3), 295-303. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2022.02.002
Duncan, Mitch J., Holliday, Elizabeth G., Oftedal, Stina, Buman, Matthew and Brown, Wendy J. (2021). Joint association of physical activity and sleep difficulties with the incidence of hypertension in mid-age Australian women. Maturitas, 149, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2021.04.006
Oftedal, Stina, Rayward, Anna T., Fenton, Sasha and Duncan, Mitch J. (2021). Sleep, diet, activity, and incident poor self-rated health: a population-based cohort study. Health Psychology, 40 (4), 252-262. doi: 10.1037/hea0001066
Hutchesson, Melinda J., Duncan, Mitch J., Oftedal, Stina, Ashton, Lee M., Oldmeadow, Christopher, Kay-Lambkin, Frances and Whatnall, Megan C. (2021). Latent class analysis of multiple health risk behaviors among australian university students and associations with psychological distress. Nutrients, 13 (2) 425, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/nu13020425
Duncan, Mitch J., Oftedal, Stina, Rebar, Amanda L., Murawski, Beatrice, Short, Camille E., Rayward, Anna T. and Vandelanotte, Corneel (2020). Patterns of physical activity, sitting time, and sleep in Australian adults: a latent class analysis. Sleep Health, 6 (6), 828-834. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2020.04.006
Oftedal, Stina, Glozier, Nicholas, Holliday, Elizabeth G. and Duncan, Mitch J. (2020). Diet quality and depressive symptoms. Assessing the direction of the association in a population-based cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 274, 347-353. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.05.046
Oftedal, Stina, Holliday, Elizabeth G., Attia, John, Brown, Wendy J., Collins, Clare E., Ewald, Benjamin, Glozier, Nicholas, McEvoy, Mark, Morgan, Philip J., Plotnikoff, Ronald C., Stamatakis, Emmanuel, Vandelanotte, Corneel and Duncan, Mitch J. (2020). Daily steps and diet, but not sleep, are related to mortality in older Australians. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 23 (3), 276-282. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2019.09.018
Oftedal, Stina, Burrows, Tracy, Fenton, Sasha, Murawski, Beatrice, Rayward, Anna B. and Duncan, Mitch J. (2019). Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an m-Health intervention targeting physical activity, diet, and sleep quality in shift-workers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (20) 3810, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16203810
Oftedal, Stina, Smith, Jordan, Vandelanotte, Corneel, Burton, Nicola W. and Duncan, Mitch J. (2019). Resistance training in addition to aerobic activity is associated with lower likelihood of depression and comorbid depression and anxiety symptoms: a cross sectional analysis of Australian women. Preventive Medicine, 126 105773. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.105773
Oftedal, Stina, Vandelanotte, Corneel and Duncan, Mitch J. (2019). Patterns of diet, physical activity, sitting and sleep are associated with socio-demographic, behavioural, and health-risk indicators in adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (13) 2375, 2375. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16132375
Oftedal, Stina, Kolt, Gregory S., Holliday, Elizabeth G., Stamatakis, Emmanuel, Vandelanotte, Corneel, Brown, Wendy J. and Duncan, Mitch J. (2019). Associations of health-behavior patterns, mental health and self-rated health. Preventive Medicine, 118, 295-303. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.11.017
Keawutan, Piyapa, Bell, Kristie L., Oftedal, Stina, Ware, Robert S., Stevenson, Richard D., Davies, Peter S. W. and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2017). Longitudinal physical activity and sedentary behaviour in preschool-aged children with cerebral palsy across all functional levels. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 59 (8), 852-857. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.13439
Oftedal, Stina, Davies, Peter S. W., Boyd, Roslyn N., Stevenson, Richard D., Ware, Robert S., Keawutan, Piyapa, Benfer, Katherine A. and Bell, Kristie L. (2017). Body composition, diet, and physical activity: a longitudinal cohort study in preschoolers with cerebral palsy. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 105 (2), 369-378. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.116.137810
Keawutan, Piyapa, Bell, Kristie L., Oftedal, Stina, Davies, Peter S. W., Ware, Robert S. and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2017). Habitual physical activity in children with cerebral palsy aged 4 to 5 years across all functional abilities. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 29 (1), 8-14. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000327
Keawutan, Piyapa, Bell, Kristie L., Oftedal, Stina, Davies, Peter S. W. and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2016). Validation of accelerometer cut-points in children with cerebral palsy aged 4 to 5 years. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 28 (4), 427-434. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0000000000000291
Oftedal, Stina, Davies, Peter S. W., Boyd, Roslyn N., Stevenson, Richard D., Ware, Robert S., Keawutan, Piyapa, Benfer, Katherine A. and Bell, Kristie L. (2016). Longitudinal growth, diet, and physical activity in young children with cerebral palsy. Pediatrics, 138 (4) e20161321, e20161321-e20161321. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-1321
Oftedal, Stina, Bell, Kristie L., Davies, Peter S. W., Ware, Robert S. and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2015). Sedentary and active time in toddlers with and without cerebral palsy. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 47 (10), 2076-2083. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000653
Oftedal, S., Bell, K.L., Davies, P.S.W., Ware, R.S. and Boyd, R.N. (2014). Validation of accelerometer cut points in toddlers with and without cerebral palsy. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 46 (9), 1808-1815. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000299
Mitchell, Louise E., Ziviani, Jenny, Oftedal, Stina and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2013). A systematic review of the clinimetric properties of measures of habitual physical activity in primary school aged children with cerebral palsy. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34 (8), 2419-2432. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.04.013
Oftedal, Stina, Bell, Kristie L., Mitchell, Louise E., Davies, Peter S. W., Ware, Robert S. and Boyd, Roslyn N. (2012). A systematic review of the clinimetric properties of habitual physical activity measures in young children with a motor disability. International Journal of Pediatrics, Article ID 976425 ARTN 976425, 976425-12. doi: 10.1155/2012/976425
Mitchell, Louise, Ziviani, Jenny, Oftedal, Stina and Boyd, Roslyn (2012). The effect of virtual reality interventions on physical activity in children and adolescents with early brain injuries including cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 54 (7), 667-671. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.04199.x
Conference Papers
Boyd, R., Sakzewski, L., Oftedal, S., Novak, I., Badawi, N., Morgan, C., Greaves, S., Elliott, C., Valentine, J., Ware, R. and Fiori, S. (2024). Long term outcomes and predictive factors after RCT of Baby-CIMT and Baby-BIM for children at risk of unilateral cerebral palsy. 12th AusACPDM Biennial Conference, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 31 July - 3 August 2024. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Oftedal, S., Boyd, R.N., Novak, I., Badawi, N., Whittingham, K., Morgan, C., Elliott, C., Fahey, M., Jane, V., Ware, R., Bora, S. and Sakzewski, L. (2024). School readiness outcomes of children who were at high risk of cerebral palsy in infancy.. European Academy of Childhood Disability, Bruges, Belgium, 29 May-1 June 2024. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Burgess, Andrea, Oftedal, Stina, Boyd, Roslyn N., Reedman, Sarah, Trost, Stewart, Ware, Robert and Sakzewski, Leanne (2023). Construct validity of the both hands assessment using wrist-worn accelerometers.. American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States, 10-13 September 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Oftedal, Stina, Boyd, Rosalyn, Sakzewski, Leanne, Ware, Robert and Bell, Kristie (2023). The longitudinal association between nutritional status and gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy. American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States, 10-13 September 2023. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Oftedal, S., Boyd, R., Sakzewski, L., Ware, R. and Bell, K. (2023). Longitudinal association between nutritional status and gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy. 35th Annual Meeting of European Academy of Childhood Disability, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 24-28 May 2023. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Thesis
Oftedal, Stina (2016). Modifiable lifestyle factors and their influence on growth and body composition in preschool aged children with cerebral palsy. PhD Thesis, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2016.1166