Ben Singh

Dr Ben Singh

Research Fellow

School of Allied Health and Human Performance

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.


Ben Singh is a postdoctoral researcher in Population and Digital Health at the University of South Australia, within the ARENA research centre. With a background in exercise physiology, his research focuses on the role of physical activity in cancer care and digital health, with contributions to several well-regarded journals. His work has been shared through media outlets and conferences, reaching a wide audience, and he has had the opportunity to collaborate with experts, healthcare organisations, and NGOs to improve understanding and practices in exercise oncology. Dr. Singh remains committed to advancing this area of research through ongoing collaborations and contributions to the field.

Year Citation
2025 Demchenko, I., Prince, S. A., Merucci, K., Cadenas Sanchez, C., Chaput, J. P., Fraser, B. J., . . . Lang, J. J. (2025). Cardiorespiratory fitness and health in children and adolescents: an overview of systematic reviews with meta-analyses representing over 125 000 observations covering 33 health-related outcomes. British Journal Of Sports Medicine, 59(12), 856-865.
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2025 Singh, B., Walker, K., Fildes, J., Morley, J., Dankiw, K., Ferguson, T., . . . Maher, C. (2025). Evaluation of the early years South Australia mobile application. Bmc Public Health, 25(1, article no. 2299), 1-15.
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2025 Singh, B., Bennett, H., Miatke, A., Dumuid, D., Curtis, R., Ferguson, T., . . . Maher, C. A. (2025). Systematic Umbrella Review and Meta-Meta-Analysis: Effectiveness of Physical Activity in Improving Depression and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, online, S0890-8567(25)00208-4.
DOI Scopus9 Europe PMC9
2025 Szeto, K., Maher, C., Curtis, R. G., Singh, B., Cain, T., Beckett, D., & Ferguson, T. (2025). User Experiences and Attitudes Toward Sharing Wearable Activity Tracker Data with Healthcare Providers: A Cross-Sectional Study. Healthcare Switzerland, 13(11), 13 pages.
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2025 Singh, B., Ahmed, M., Staiano, A. E., Vasiloglou, M. F., Gough, C., Petersen, J. M., . . . Maher, C. (2025). Lifestyle eHealth and mHealth Interventions for Children and Adolescents: Systematic Umbrella Review and Meta–Meta-Analysis. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27(1), 17 pages.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2025 Baumann, H., Singh, B., Staiano, A. E., Gough, C., Ahmed, M., Fiedler, J., . . . Vandelanotte, C. (2025). Effectiveness of mHealth interventions targeting physical activity, sedentary behaviour, sleep or nutrition on emotional, behavioural and eating disorders in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Digital Health, 7, 17 pages.
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2025 Cain, T., Brinsley, J., Bennett, H., Nelson, M., Maher, C., & Singh, B. (2025). Effects of cold-water immersion on health and wellbeing: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. PloS one, 20(1), e0317615.
DOI Scopus9 WoS10 Europe PMC5
2025 Singh, B., Cadenas-Sanchez, C., da Costa, B. G. G., Castro-Piñero, J., Chaput, J. P., Cuenca-García, M., . . . Tomkinson, G. R. (2025). Comparison of objectively measured and estimated cardiorespiratory fitness to predict all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 42 studies representing 35 cohorts and 3.8 million observations. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 14(100986), 100986.
DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC6
2025 Szeto, K., Davis, A., Arnold, J., Gwilt, I., Forrest, A., Heyne, I., . . . Maher, C. (2025). Stepping toward implementation using co-design: development of hospital protocols and resources for using wearable activity trackers in a hospital service. Frontiers in Digital Health, 7(1520991), 1-14.
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2025 d'Unienville, N., Singh, B., Gower, B., Szeto, K., Badger, H., Krywanio, M., . . . Thewlis, D. (2025). Effects of pre- and post-surgery physical activity interventions on physical activity and sedentary behaviour levels following knee and hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 33(9), 1066-1081.
DOI Europe PMC2
2025 Singh, B., Bennett, H., Miatke, A., Dumuid, D., Curtis, R., Ferguson, T., . . . Maher, C. (2025). Effectiveness of exercise for improving cognition, memory and executive function: a systematic umbrella review and meta-meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 59(12), 866-876.
DOI Scopus25 WoS21 Europe PMC10
2025 Toohey, K., Mizrahi, D., Hart, N. H., Singh, B., Lopez, P., Hunter, M., . . . Hayes, S. (2025). Exercise in cancer care for people with lung cancer: a narrative synthesis. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 28(1), 16-25.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC3
2024 Singh, B., Murphy, A., Maher, C., & Smith, A. E. (2024). Time to form a habit: a systematic review and meta-analysis of health behaviour habit formation and its determinants. Healthcare, 12(23, article no. 2488), 1-15.
DOI Scopus13 WoS13 Europe PMC8
2024 Singh, B., Ahmed, M., Staiano, A. E., Gough, C., Petersen, J., Vandelanotte, C., . . . Maher, C. A. (2024). A systematic umbrella review and meta-meta-analysis of eHealth and mHealth interventions for improving lifestyle behaviours. npj Digital Medicine, 7(1), 179-1-179-9.
DOI Scopus39 WoS39 Europe PMC31
2024 Matricciani, L., Clarke, J., Wiley, S., Williams, A., Baljak, G. R., Graham, K., . . . Peters, M. D. J. (2024). Sleep of Nurses: A Comprehensive Scoping Review.. J Adv Nurs, 81(5), 2333-2344.
DOI Scopus3 WoS4 Europe PMC4
2024 Singh, B., Ferguson, T., Deev, A., Deev, A., & Maher, C. A. (2024). Evaluation of the "15 Minute Challenge": A Workplace Health and Wellbeing Program. HEALTHCARE, 12(13), 12 pages.
DOI Scopus5 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2024 Maher, C., Dankiw, K. A., Singh, B., Bogomolova, S., & Curtis, R. G. (2024). In-Home Evaluation of the Neo Care Artificial Intelligence Sound-Based Fall Detection System. FUTURE INTERNET, 16(6), 17 pages.
DOI Scopus3 WoS1
2024 Lang, J. J., Prince, S. A., Merucci, K., Cadenas Sanchez, C., Chaput, J. P., Fraser, B. J., . . . Tomkinson, G. R. (2024). Cardiorespiratory fitness is a strong and consistent predictor of morbidity and mortality among adults: an overview of meta-analyses representing over 20.9 million observations from 199 unique cohort studies. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 58(10), 556-566.
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2024 Maher, C., & Singh, B. (2024). Editorial: Insights in digital health communication: 2023. Frontiers in Digital Health, 6(1368666), 1-2.
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2024 Maher, C., Singh, B., Wylde, A., & Chastin, S. (2024). Virtual health assistants: a grand challenge in health communications and behavior change. Frontiers in Digital Health, 6(1418695), 1-4.
DOI Scopus11 WoS5 Europe PMC2
2024 Mcgrath, R., Mcgrath, B. M., Jurivich, D., Knutson, P., Mastrud, M., Singh, B., & Tomkinson, G. R. (2024). Collective weakness is associated with time to mortality in Americans. Journal Of Strength And Conditioning Research, 38(7), e398-e404.
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2024 Bennett, H., Singh, B., & Slattery, F. (2024). Journal self-citations trends in sport sciences: an analysis of disciplinary journals from 2013 to 2022. Scientometrics, 129, 4741-4750.
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2024 Singh, B., Chastin, S., Miatke, A., Curtis, R., Dumuid, D., Brinsley, J., . . . Maher, C. (2024). Real-world accuracy of wearable activity trackers for detecting medical conditions: systematic review and meta-analysis. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 12(e56972), 1-13.
DOI Scopus13 WoS11 Europe PMC9
2024 Eglitis, E., Simpson, C., Singh, B., Olds, T., Machell, A., Virgara, R., . . . Rix, Z. (2024). Effect of summer holiday programs on children's mental health and well-being: systematic review and meta-Analysis. Children, 11(8), 1-27.
DOI Scopus3 WoS4 Europe PMC1
2024 Naumann, K., Singh, B., Bushaway, S., Crane, R., Deepak, S., Hartland, A., . . . Maher, C. (2024). Investigating the impact of multidisciplinary prehabilitation on deconditioning in patients eligible for haematopoietic allogenic stem cell transplantation: protocol for a feasibility trial. BMJ open, 14(9), 1-10.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2024 Robins, B., Delaney, T., Maher, C., & Singh, B. (2024). Podcasts as a tool for promoting health-related behaviours: a scoping review. Digital Health, 10, 1-12.
DOI Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC3
2024 Virgara, R., Singh, B., O'Connor, E., Szeto, K., Merkx, Z., Rees, C., . . . Maher, C. (2024). Keep on truckin': how effective are health behaviour interventions on truck drivers' health? A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Public Health, 24(1, article no. 2623), 1-23.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1
2024 Eglitis, E., Singh, B., Olds, T., Virgara, R., Machell, A., Richardson, M., . . . Maher, C. (2024). Health effects of children's summer holiday programs: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 21(1), 1-19.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC5
2024 Brinsley, J., O'Connor, E. J., Singh, B., McKeon, G., Curtis, R., Ferguson, T., . . . Maher, C. (2024). Effectiveness of digital lifestyle interventions on depression, anxiety, stress and wellbeing : systematic review and meta-analysis.. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27(e56975), 32 pages.
DOI Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC3
2024 Plinsinga, M., Singh, B., Bloomquist, K., Bernas, M., Geyer, D., Devoogdt, N., . . . Hayes, S. (2024). Incidence of cancer-related lymphoedema: a protocol for a living systematic review with meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 14(12, article no. e086293), 1-7.
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2023 Jennings, C., Singh, B., Oni, H., Mazzacano, A., & Maher, C. (2023). A needs assessment for self-management services for adults awaiting community-based mental health services. BMC public health, 23(570), 1-10.
DOI Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC3
2023 Plinsinga, M. L., Singh, B., Rose, G. L., Clifford, B., Bailey, T. G., Spence, R. R., . . . Hayes, S. C. (2023). The effect of exercise on pain in people with cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, 53(9), 1737-1752.
DOI Scopus18 Europe PMC15
2023 Singh, B., Palmer, S., & Maher, C. (2023). Evaluation of a supportive care app for coordinating caring networks: an analysis of the first 19,000 users. Frontiers in Digital Health, 5(1063277), 1-12.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2023 Singh, B., Olds, T., Brinsley, J., Dumuid, D., Virgara, R., Matricciani, L., . . . Maher, C. (2023). Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of chatbots on lifestyle behaviours. npj Digital Medicine, 6(118), 1-10.
DOI Scopus99 WoS87 Europe PMC74
2023 Brinsley, J., Singh, B., & Maher, C. A. (2023). A digital lifestyle program for psychological distress, wellbeing and return-to-work: a proof-of-concept study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 104(11), 1903-1912.
DOI Scopus6 WoS7 Europe PMC4
2023 Olds, T., Singh, B., Miatke, A., Eglitis, E., Maher, C., & Dumuid, D. (2023). The association between socioeconomic status and use of time in Australian children and adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 73(6), 1068-1076.
DOI Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC5
2023 Curtis, R. G., Dumuid, D., McCabe, H., Singh, B., Ferguson, T., & Maher, C. (2023). The association between 24-hour activity, sedentary and sleep compositions and mental health in Australian adults: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors, 2(15), 1-9.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC2
2023 Singh, B., Olds, T., Curtis, R., Dumuid, D., Virgara, R., Watson, A., . . . Maher, C. (2023). Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for improving depression, anxiety and distress: an overview of systematic reviews. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 57(18), 1-10.
DOI Scopus579 WoS525 Europe PMC406
2023 Szeto, K., Arnold, J., Singh, B., Gower, B., Simpson, C. E. M., & Maher, C. (2023). Interventions using wearable activity trackers to improve patient physical activity and other outcomes in adults who are hospitalized: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Network Open, 6(6, article no. e2318478), 1-17.
DOI Scopus23 WoS23 Europe PMC22
2023 Dumuid, D., Singh, B., Brinsley, J., Virgara, R., Curtis, R. G., Brinkman, S., & Maher, C. A. (2023). Trends in Well-Being Among Youth in Australia, 2017-2022. JAMA Network Open, 6(8), 1-4.
DOI Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC1
2023 Singh, B., Olds, T., Curtis, R., Ferguson, T., Matricciani, L., Brown, W. J., . . . Maher, C. (2023). Association between the use of weight management strategies and weight change among Australian adults over 12 months: an observational study. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 10 pages.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2023 Maher, C., Ferguson, T., Curtis, R., Brown, W., Dumuid, D., Fraysse, F., . . . Olds, T. (2023). Weekly, Seasonal, and Festive Period Weight Gain Among Australian Adults. JAMA Network Open, 6(7), E2326038.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC5
2023 Toohey, K., Hunter, M., Paterson, C., Turner, M., & Singh, B. (2023). Clinical updates on the effects of high intensity interval training (HIIT) exercise in people diagnosed with cancer. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 26(12), 667-675.
DOI Scopus6 WoS4 Europe PMC3
2022 Toohey, K., Hunter, M., Paterson, C., Mortazavi, R., & Singh, B. (2022). Exercise Adherence in Men with Prostate Cancer Undergoing Androgen Deprivation Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cancers, 14(10), 20 pages.
DOI Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC8
2022 Singh, B., Zopf, E. M., & Howden, E. J. (2022). Effect and feasibility of wearable physical activity trackers and pedometers for increasing physical activity and improving health outcomes in cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 11(2), 184-193.
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2022 Singh, B., Spence, R. R., & Hayes, S. C. (2022). Is exercise really safe, feasible, and effective for all people diagnosed with cancer?. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 18(1), 156-157.
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2022 Hayes, S. C., Singh, B., Reul Hirche, H., Bloomquist, K., Johansson, K., Jonsson, C., & Plinsinga, M. L. (2022). The effect of exercise for the prevention and treatment of cancer-related lymphedema: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Medicine & Science In Sports & Exercise, 54(8), 1389-1399.
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2022 Potter, A., Singh, B., Scutter, E., & Maher, C. (2022). The feasibility of collecting the physiotherapy outcomes airway clearance, physical activity and fitness for the Australian Cystic Fibrosis Data Registry. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 22(1, article no. 342), 1-9.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2022 Singh, B., & Toohey, K. (2022). The effect of exercise for improving bone health in cancer survivors - a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 25(1), 31-40.
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2021 Temesi, J., Besson, T., Parent, A., Singh, B., Martin, V., Brownstein, C. G., . . . Millet, G. Y. (2021). Effect of race distance on performance fatigability in male trail and ultra-trail runners. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 31(9), 1809-1821.
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2021 Singh, B., Spence, R. R., Steele, M. L., & Hayes, S. C. (2021). Physical activity levels in women with stage II or higher breast cancer: association, difference and agreement between self-report and objective measurement methods. Science & Sports, 36(4), 299-307.
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2021 Brownstein, C. G., Rimaud, D., Singh, B., Fruleux Santos, L. A., Sorg, M., Micklewright, D., & Millet, G. Y. (2021). French translation and validation of the rating-of-fatigue scale. Sports Medicine - Open, 7(1, article no. 25), 1-9.
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2021 Besson, T., Parent, A., Brownstein, C. G., Espeit, L., Lapole, T., Martin, V., . . . Millet, G. Y. (2021). Sex differences in neuromuscular fatigue and changes in cost of running after mountain trail races of various distances. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 53(11), 2374-2387.
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2020 Singh, B., Spence, R., Steele, M. L., Hayes, S., & Toohey, K. (2020). Exercise for individuals with lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of adverse events, feasibility, and effectiveness. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 36(5, article no. 151076), 1-10.
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2020 Singh, B., Spence, R. R., Sandler, C. X., Tanner, J., & Hayes, S. C. (2020). Feasibility and effect of a physical activity counselling session with or without provision of an activity tracker on maintenance of physical activity in women with breast cancer - a randomised controlled trial. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 23(3), 283-290.
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2020 Hayes, S., Singh, B., Bloomquist, K., & Johansson, K. (2020). Do women with breast cancer-related lymphoedema need to wear compression while exercising?: results from a systematic review and meta-analysis. Current Breast Cancer Reports, 12(3), 193-201.
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2020 Singh, B., Hayes, S. C., Spence, R. R., Steele, M. L., Millet, G. Y., & Gergele, L. (2020). Exercise and colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of exercise safety, feasibility and effectiveness. The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 17(1), 1-14.
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2020 Brownstein, C. G., Souron, R., Royer, N., Singh, B., Lapole, T., & Millet, G. Y. (2020). Disparate kinetics of change in responses to electrical stimulation at the thoracic and lumbar level during fatiguing isometric knee extension. Journal of applied physiology, 128(1), 159-167.
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2018 Singh, B., Spence, R. R., Steele, M. L., Sandler, C. X., Peake, J. M., & Hayes, S. C. (2018). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the safety, feasibility, and effect of exercise in women with stage II plus breast cancer. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 99(12), 2621-2636.
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2016 Singh, B., Buchan, J., Box, R., Janda, M., Peake, J., Purcell, A., . . . Hayes, S. C. (2016). Compression use during an exercise intervention and associated changes in breast cancer-related lymphedema. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 12(3), 216-224.
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2016 Singh, B., Disipio, T., Peake, J., & Hayes, S. C. (2016). Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of exercise for those with cancer-related lymphedema. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 97(2), 302-315.
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2016 Cormie, P., Singh, B., Hayes, S., Peake, J. M., Galvao, D. A., Taaffe, D. R., . . . Newton, R. U. (2016). Acute inflammatory response to low-, moderate-, and high-load resistance exercise in women with breast cancer-related lymphedema. Integrative Cancer Therapies, 15(3), 308-317.
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2015 Singh, B., Newton, R. U., Cormie, P., Galvao, D. A., Cornish, B., Reul Hirche, H., . . . Hayes, S. C. (2015). Effects of compression on lymphedema during resistance exercise in women with breast cancer-related lymphedema: a randomized, cross-over trial. Lymphology, 48(2), 80-92.
  • Evaluation of the "15 Minute Challenge": a workplace health and wellbeing program, Vita H&W Solution, 16/08/2023 - 30/04/2024

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Co-Supervisor - - Master Full Time Mr Joel Phillips
2024 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Sowmya Jayatheertha Vaikar

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