
Overview
Background
Dr Stina Oftedal is an accredited practicing dietitian and 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 completed 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, and this continues to be the focus of her postdoctoral work. She also has an interest in infant feeding and diet quality.
Availability
- Dr Stina Oftedal is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Paediatric Nutrition and Dietetics, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Growth and body composition in children with cerebral palsy
I completed my PhD on the association of diet and physical activity and growth and body composition in children with CP and continue to work in this field.
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Diet quality in children with cerebral palsy
I am currently undertaking multiple research projects looking at the diet quality of children with cerebral palsy.
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Feeding difficulty in infants at high risk of cerebral palsy
I am leading a project to determine feeding difficulties in infants who have been diagnosed as 'high risk of CP' to inform interventions to support these babies and families with the introduction of solids.
Works
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2024
Conference Publication
Diet quality and parental concern about diet adequacy in children with cerebral palsy at school entry age
Oftedal, S., Boyd, R., Ware, R., Sakzewski, L. and Bell, K. (2024). Diet quality and parental concern about diet adequacy in children with cerebral palsy at school entry age. American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Quebec, QC Canada, 23-26 October 2024. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2024
Conference Publication
School readiness outcomes of children identified as high risk of cerebral palsy in infancy
Oftedal, S., Boyd, R., Novak, I., Badawi, N., Bora, S., Ware, R., Morgan, C., Whittingham, K., Hines, A., Elliott, C., Valentine, J., Fahey, M. and Sakzewski, L. (2024). School readiness outcomes of children identified as high risk of cerebral palsy in infancy. American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Quebec, QC Canada, 23-26 October 2024. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2024
Conference Publication
Long term outcomes and predictive factors after a randomised trial of Baby-CIMT and Baby-BIM for young children at risk of unilateral cerebral palsy
Boyd, R., Oftedal, S., Novak, I., Greaves, S., Badawi, N., Morgan, C., Elliott, C., Valentine, J., Findlay, L., Ware, R., Sakzewski, L. and Fiori, S. (2024). Long term outcomes and predictive factors after a randomised trial of Baby-CIMT and Baby-BIM for young children at risk of unilateral cerebral palsy. American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, Quebec, QC Canada, 23-26 October 2024. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2024
Conference Publication
Long term outcomes and predictive factors after RCT of Baby-CIMT and Baby-BIM for children at risk of unilateral cerebral palsy
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.
2024
Conference Publication
School readiness outcomes of children who were at high risk of cerebral palsy in infancy.
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.
2024
Journal Article
Efficacy of early intervention for infants with cerebral palsy in an LMIC: An RCT
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
2024
Journal Article
The evolution of nutrition management in children with severe neurological impairment with a focus on cerebral palsy
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, 38 (1) e13277, e13277. doi: 10.1111/jhn.13277
2023
Journal Article
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
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
2023
Conference Publication
The longitudinal association between nutritional status and gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy
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.
2023
Conference Publication
Construct validity of the both hands assessment using wrist-worn accelerometers.
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.
2023
Conference Publication
Longitudinal association between nutritional status and gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy
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.
2023
Journal Article
Construct validity of the both hands assessment using wrist-worn accelerometers
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
2023
Journal Article
Changes in physical activity, diet, sleep, and mental well-being when starting university: a qualitative exploration of Australian student experiences
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, 72 (9), 1-1. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2023.2194426
2023
Journal Article
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
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
2023
Journal Article
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
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
2023
Journal Article
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
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
2022
Journal Article
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
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
2022
Journal Article
The prospective association between physical activity, insomnia symptoms, and productivity in an Australian population-based cohort
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
2022
Journal Article
Prospective associations between joint categories of physical activity and insomnia symptoms with onset of poor mental health in a population-based cohort
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
2021
Journal Article
Joint association of physical activity and sleep difficulties with the incidence of hypertension in mid-age Australian women
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
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Stina Oftedal is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Dietary intake and school readiness outcomes in children with cerebral palsy
This research opportunity focuses on validating measures of energy intake and dietary quality in children with CP, and investigating the association between nutrition outcomes and school readiness for children with CP. The successful candidate would undertake measurement of energy intake via weighed food records and total energy expenditure via doubly labelled water in a sub-group of the children participating in the School Readiness Project. This PhD project would be suitable for a dietitian/ nutritionist (CIs Dr Kristie Bell, Dr Stina Oftedal).
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Infant feeding diet intervention in children at high risk of cerebral palsy
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Infant feeding diet intervention in children at high risk of cerebral palsy
Co-design an infant feeding intervention for babies with cerebral palsy
Launch your PhD career by being part of a study to develop an infant feeding intervention for babies who often do not meet typical feeding milestones.
Why you should join us:
This is an exciting opportunity to develop an innovative infant feeding intervention for children who have been identified as being at high chance of receiving a diagnosis of cerebral palsy.
· Gain an understanding of feeding skills in infants with cerebral palsy.
· Work with infants with cerebral palsy and their families to understand what their needs are when it comes to introducing solids in terms of education and support.
· Co-design an intervention with parents of children with cerebral palsy, speech therapists and other clinicians involved in the care of infants at risk of cerebral palsy.
· Access comprehensive training in systematic review, basic and advanced biostatistics and mentorship from internationally recognised experts in the field.
Prerequisites
· A bachelor’s degree in nutrition or dietetics with a minimum class IIA honours or two years relevant research experience, or
· Master’s in Nutrition and Dietetics with a GPA >5.65
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Improve diet quality in children with Cerebral Palsy
Improve diet quality in children with Cerebral Palsy
Co-design an intervention for improving diet quality in children with cerebral palsy.
Why you should join us:
This is an exciting opportunity to develop an innovative diet quality intervention for preschool aged children with cerebral palsy.
· Gain an understanding of diet quality in children with cerebral palsy.
· Work with children with cerebral palsy and their families to understand barriers and opportunities for improving diet quality.
· Co-design an intervention with parents of children with cerebral palsy and clinicians.
· Access comprehensive training in systematic review, basic and advanced biostatistics and mentorship from internationally recognised experts in the field.
Prerequisites:
· A bachelor’s degree in nutrition sciences with a minimum class IIA honours or two years relevant research experience, or
· Master’s in Nutrition and Dietetics or Public Health Nutrition with a GPA >5.65
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Early feeding difficulties in infants with cerebral palsy: impact on caregivers, co-design, and pilot of an early feeding intervention
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Roslyn Boyd, Dr Kath Benfer
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