Olivia Malkowski, PhD, MRes, BSc (Hon)

Featured Publications

• Correlates of Physical Activity Among Older Adults of Low Versus High Socio-Economic Status

  Olivia Malkowski, Jessica Harvey, Nick Townsend, Mark Kelson, Charlie Foster, Max Western, Correlates of Physical Activity Among Older Adults of Low Versus High Socio-Economic Status, Innovation in Aging, Volume 9, Issue Supplement_2, December 2025, igaf122.660, https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaf122.660

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• Dynamic Associations Between Intrinsic Capacity and Disability Before Death Among Older Adults

  Olivia Malkowski, Kendra Plourde, Max Western, Thomas Gill, Dynamic Associations Between Intrinsic Capacity and Disability Before Death Among Older Adults, Innovation in Aging, Volume 9, Issue Supplement_2, December 2025, igaf122.3920, https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaf122.3920

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• Feasibility and acceptability of 7-day smartphone-based, activity-triggered Ecological Momentary Assessment among low-income older adults

  Olivia S Malkowski, Genevieve F Dunton, Nick P Townsend, Mark J Kelson, Max J Western, Feasibility and acceptability of 7-day smartphone-based, activity-triggered Ecological Momentary Assessment among low-income older adults, Innovation in Aging, 2026;, igaf151, https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaf151

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• Enablers and barriers to physical activity among older adults of low socio-economic status: a systematic review of qualitative literature

  Malkowski, O.S., Harvey, J., Townsend, N.P. et al. Enablers and barriers to physical activity among older adults of low socio-economic status: a systematic review of qualitative literature. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 22, 82 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-025-01753-4

  Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements

• Correlates and determinants of physical activity among older adults of lower versus higher socio-economic status: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  Malkowski, O.S., Harvey, J., Townsend, N.P. et al. Correlates and determinants of physical activity among older adults of lower versus higher socio-economic status: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 22, 83 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-025-01775-y

  Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements

• Adolescents, menstruation, and physical activity: insights from a global scoping review

  Harvey, J., Western, M.J., Townsend, N.P. et al. Adolescents, menstruation, and physical activity: insights from a global scoping review. BMC Women's Health 25, 281 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-03825-w

  Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements

• Bridging the digital health divide: a narrative review of the causes, implications, and solutions for digital health inequalities

  Western, M. J., Smit, E. S., Gültzow, T., Neter, E., Sniehotta, F. F., Malkowski, O. S., … König, L. (2025). Bridging the digital health divide: a narrative review of the causes, implications, and solutions for digital health inequalities. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2025.2493139

  Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements

• Getting Active through Mindfulness: Randomised controlled trial of a digital mindfulness-based intervention promoting physical activity engagement and enjoyment

  Remskar, M., Ainsworth, B., Maynard, O. M., Malkowski, O. S., Birch, A., Burd, A. K., Caretu, T.-C., El Assaad, L., Christodoulou-Tsiaoukkas, A., Menon, A., & Western, M. J. (2025). Getting Active through Mindfulness: Randomised controlled trial of a digital mindfulness-based intervention promoting physical activity engagement and enjoyment. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 100680. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2025.100680

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• Socio-economic inequalities in the breadth of internet use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in England

  Malkowski O, Townsend N, Kelson M, Foster C, Western M. Socio-economic inequalities in the breadth of internet use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in England. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0303061. PMID: 38722879, PMCID: PMC11081243, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303061.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

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• Socioeconomic inequalities in physical activity among older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

  Olivia S Malkowski, Nick P Townsend, Mark J Kelson, Charlie E M Foster, Max J Western - Socioeconomic inequalities in physical activity among older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing: BMJ Public Health 2023;1:e000100.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research