ProfessorDavid Scott

Professor Scott's research is aimed at reducing the disease burden of sarcopenia, osteoporosis and obesity in older adults. He has led several clinical trials exploring the effects of exercise and nutrition interventions, including weight loss, on improving body composition, physical function and bone health in older populations. He has a keen interest in objective assessments of physical activity and musculoskeletal imaging and the use of digital health tools to support healthy and independent ageing. He is a member of the Committee of Scientific Advisors for the International Osteoporosis Foundation. He is also the Chair of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Sarcopenia and Frailty Research's Sarcopenia Diagnosis and Management Task Force and has led several activities focused on improving clinical awareness and management of sarcopenia.

Knowledge Areas
Sarcopenia, obesity, osteoporosis, falls, fractures, exercise, nutrition

Projects
Exploring the Feasibility of Voice-Controlled Intelligent Personal Assistants
for Delivery of Home-Based Exercise Snacking in Older Adults Living Alone

Assessing effectiveness and feasibility of Weight loss and Exercise programs
for older adults with Sarcopenic Obesity delivered via MobilE application/s
(AWESOME Trial)

Intelligent Personal assistants for Delivering Telehealth to Postmenopausal
Women with Osteoporosis

TeleFFIT - A personalized, telehealth exercise and lifestyle risk factor
management program to reduce falls and fracture risk in older adults: A hybrid
effectiveness-implementation trial

Feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial of a co-designed home-based
personalised rehabilitative strategy program delivered via Voice-Controlled
Intelligent Personal Assistants in older adults aged 60 years and older with
mild cognitive impairment