Bethany Forseth
Complete List of Publications
  1. Bodde, A., Helsel, B., Willis, E., Montgomery, RN., Ptomey, L., Forseth, B. Feasibility and preliminary impacts of a stress reduction intervention for caregivers of adolescents and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 39(2), e70202.
  2. Hussain A., Forseth B., Bodde A., Papanek P., Polfuss ML. 24-Hour Movement Behaviors of Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Sleep in Youth with Down Syndrome Compared to Typically Developing Peers. Acta Psychologica. Published online ahead of print.
  3. Jiang Q., Forseth, B., Lancaster, B, Fitzpatrick, L., Steel, C., Davis, AM., Carlson, JA. Neighborhood environment associations with children’s active transportation and location-specific physical activity in rural settings. Journal of Transport & Health. Published online ahead of print.
  4. Forseth, B. & Pratt, K. (2026). A call to address disparities in pediatric weight management among children in single-parent families. Childhood Obesity.
  5. Sherman, S., Forseth, B., Quinn, T.D., Davis, K. (2026). Adding Yoga to Aerobic Physical Activity Guidelines Reduces Mortality Risk Compared to Meeting Guidelines Alone. Journal of Physical Activity & Health.
  6. St. Peter, L.*, Vabishchevich, V.*, Hampl, S., Gibler, R. C., Noel-MacDonnell, J. R., Shook, R. P., Carlson, J. A., & Forseth, B. (2026). Adherence to health behavior recommendations among youth with obesity classes I, II, and III. Childhood Obesity.
  7. Bodde A, Dannon JC, Koon L, Sachs KM, Banwart M, Forseth B, Sherman J, Ptomey LT. A qualitative exploration of perspectives from young adults with intellectual disabilities and their caregivers participating in a lifestyle intervention to enhance cooking skills and physical fitness. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. doi.org/10.1111/jar.70181.
  8. Carlson JA, Moon M, Steel C, Bai Y, Dodson EA, Dooley EE, Forseth B, Fox AT, Greenberg JD, Grimes A, Hasson RE, Hibbing PR, Jiang Q, Pate RR, Serrano NH, Spring KE, Stanish HI, Webber-Ritchey KJ, Staiano AE. (2025). Results from the United States 2024 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. Journal of Physical Activity and Public Health. Published online ahead of print.
  9. Jakicic J, Behrens C, Deemer S, Forseth B, Katsanos C, Nickerson B, Prado W, Wang X, Deru L, Rogers R. (2025). Physical Activity and Exercise within the Context of Obesity Treatment: Enhancing Health Beyond Weight Loss. Journal of Sport Health Science. Published online ahead of print PMID: 41135882.
  10. Bodde A, Brooks JV, Forseth B, Wolfe T, Williams K. Ptomey, L. (2025). Caregiving for adults with Down syndrome: caregiver experiences and support needs. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 38(5), e70118. PMID: 40922411
  11. Jiang Q., Gallo L., Roesch S., Sallis J, Jankowska M, Forseth B, McClain A, Sotres-Alvarez D, Batalha M, Zhou H, Pirzada A, Cordero C, Daviglus M, Carlson J. (2025). Neighborhood retail food environment and 6-year changes in cardiometabolic health in Hispanics/Latinos: HCHS/SOL CASAS. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. Published online ahead of print. PMID: 40956381
  12. Forseth B, Carlson J, Lancaster B, Trofimoff AS, Glover K, Hendel KR, Hoft G, Davis AM. (2025). School participation in a health behavior program: Qualitative perspectives from schools that did and did not adopt the iAmHealthy program. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 15(1), ibaf036. PMID: 40795072
  13. Forseth B., Carlson, JA., Ortega, A., Steel, C., Lancaster, B., Fitzpatrick, LK., Jiang, Q., Davis, AM. (2025). O the places rural children will go…to get physical activity: a cross sectional analysis. BMC Public Health. 25(1) 1188 doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-22442-8. PMID: 40155954
  14. Lancaster, B., Goldenberg, E., Trofimoff, A., Dai, Y., Forseth, B., Swinburne Romine, R., Fleming, K., & Davis, A.M. (2025). Mental health outcomes of a pediatric obesity RCT in rural communities. Health Psychology. Health Psychology, 44(12) 1095-1104. PMID: 40440117
  15. Bodde, A., Helsel, B., Danon, J., Sherman, J., Rice, A., Williams, K., Forseth, B., Donnelly, J., Ptomey, LT. (2025). Factors associated with depression in caregivers of adults with Down syndrome. J Intellect Disabil Res. 69(3):234-242. PMID: 39717996 PMCID: PMC11794010
  16. Killian, H.J., Forseth, B., Bakula, D. M., Ptomey, L., Glynn, E., Yeh, H.W., Davis, A. M., & Dreyer Gillette, M. (2025). Weight Trajectories Among Children with Down Syndrome: A retrospective chart review. Journal of Pediatrics. 280, 114491. PMID: 39884458
  17. Black, WR., von Klinggraefff, L., White, DA., Forseth, B., Jackson, JL., Bates, CR., Pfledderer, CD., Dobins, S., Hoskinson, KR., Gehred, A., Davis, AM. (2024) Combined Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Physical Activity and Exercise Interventions for Pediatric Chronic Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. jsae087. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsae087
  18. Jiang, Q., Fitzpatrick, L., Laroche, HH., Hampl, S., Steinbach, S., Forseth, B., Davis, AM., Steel, C., Carlson, JA. (2024) Associations of neighborhood food retail environments with weight status in a regional pediatric health system. Childhood Obesity, 21(2), 137-147.
  19. Forseth B, Noel-Macdonnell JR, Hampl S, Carlson JA, Halpin K, Davis AM, Phillips T, Shook RP. (2024). Using electronic medical records to examine the relationship between cardiometabolic risk factors and meeting physical activity and screen time recommendations in youth. PLOS ONE. 19(6). e0303583. PMID: 38843219
  20. Forseth B, Appelhans BM, Davis AM. (2024). Considerations for interpreting childhood obesity treatment trials from the COVID-19 pandemic era Childhood Obesity. 20(8), 551-552. PMID: 38683578
  21. Forseth B, Hauff C, Babbar S, Polfuss M L. (2023) Examining motivation to participate in yoga through an exercise lens. Journal of Sport Behavior. 46(4):18-28.
  22. Davis, A., Lancaster, B., Fleming, K., Swinburne Romine, R., Forseth, B., Nelson, E., Dreyer Gillette, M., Faith, M., Sullivan, D., Pettee Gabriel, K., Dean, K., & Olalde, M. (2023). Effectiveness of a Pediatric Weight Management Intervention for Rural Youth (iAmHealthy): Primary Outcomes of a Cluster Randomized Control Trial. Pediatric Obesity. 19(3) e13094. PMID: 38173133.
  23. Jiang, Q., Forseth, B., Fitzpatrick, L., Laroche, H., Hample, S., Davis, AM., Steel, C., Carlson, JA. (2023). Prospective associations of neighborhood healthy food access and walkability with weight status in a regional pediatric health system. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 20(1), 113. PMID: 37730611.
  24. Carlson J, Hibbing H, Forseth B, Diaz K, Sotres-Alvarez D, Bejarano C, Duran A, Castañeda S, Garcia M, Perreira K, Daviglus M, Van Horn L, Gellman M, Isasi C, Cai J, Delamater A, Staggs V, Thyfault J, and Gallo L. (2023). Sedentary bout patterns and metabolic health in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latino Youth (SOL Youth). Journal of the American Heart Association. 12(18) e028495. PMID: 37681558.
  25. Bodde A E, White D C, Forseth B, Hastert M, Washburn R, Donnelly J, Sullivan D, Ptomey L T. Parent factors associated with BMI, diet, and physical activity of adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Disability and Health Journal. 4(16) 101507. PMID: 37487764.
  26. Nguyen-Feng V., Nikcevich E., Forseth B., Babbar S. Perceived Credibility of Obstetricians Versus Other Sources Regarding Prenatal Hot Yoga Safety. International Journal of Yoga Therapy. 33(2023). PMID: 37731258.
  27. Forseth B., Lancaster B., Olalde M., Befort C.A., Swinburn Romine R.E., Dreyer Gillette M.L., Dean K.M., Nelson E., Davis A.M. (2023). Recruitment and Reach in a School-Based Pediatric Obesity Intervention Trial in Rural Areas. Front. Public Health 11:1181757. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1181757 PMID: 37325332
  28. Hoft, G*., Forseth, B., Trofimoff, A., Bangash, M., Davis, A.M. (2024). Barriers to Participation in a Telemedicine-based, Family-based Behavioral Group Treatment Program for Pediatric Obesity: Qualitative Findings from Rural Caregivers. Children’s Health Care. 53(1):60-75. PMID: 38239336
  29. Ortega A, Forseth B., Hibbing P.R., Carlson J.A. (2023) Convergent Validity between activPAL and ActiGraph for Measuring Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in Youth and Adults. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. 6(2) 115-123.
  30. Helsel B.C., Shook R., Forseth B., Dreyer Gillette M.L., Polfuss M.L., Miller B., Posson P., Steele R., Ptomey L.T. (2023). Resting energy expenditure in adolescents with Down syndrome: A comparison of commonly used predictive equations. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 67(2), 112-122.
  31. Forseth B, Davis AM, Bakula DM, Murray M, Dean K, Swinburne Romine RE, Fleming K. (2022). Validation of Remote Pediatric and Adult Height and Weight Assessment in a Rural Randomized Clinical Trial. Biomedical Research Methodology. 22(1) 1-10. PMID: 35818033.
  32. Forseth B, Dean KM, Murray M, Killian KJ, Bakula D, Swinburn Romine RE, Fleming K, Befort CA, England KM, Bhagat R, Bangash M, Dreyer Gillette ML, Nelson EL, Davis AM. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on rural treatment-seeking families with children with overweight or obesity. Child Health Care. 51(3):300-315. PMID: 36212032; PMCID: PMC9540603.
  33. Forseth B, Polfuss M, Brondino M, Hunter S, Lawlor MW, Beatka MJ, Prom MJ, Eells J, Lyons JA. (2022). Adherence to and Changes in Physiologic and Psychologic Health during an 8-week Yoga Intervention: A Pilot Study. Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies. 30: 203-209. PMID: 35500972
  34. Forseth B, Carlson JA, Willis EA, Helsel BR, Ptomey LT. (2022). A Comparison of accelerometer cut-points for measuring physical activity and sedentary time in adolescents with Down syndrome. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 120, 104126. PMID: 34837754.
  35. England KM, Forseth B, Bangash M, Bhagat R, Murray M, Bakula DM, Davis AM. (2021). The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthy Lifestyles in Rural Families. Journal of Healthy Eating & Active Living. 2(1): 23-31. PMID: 36199811
  36. Forseth B, Ortega A, Hibbing PR, Moon M, Steel C, Singh M, Kollu A, Miller B, Miller M, Staggs VS, Calvert H, Davis AM, Carlson JA. (2021). Adding family digital supports to classroom-based physical activity interventions to target in- and out-of-school activity: An evaluation of the Stay Active intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Healthy Eating & Active Living. 1(4): 214-228. PMID: 37771566
  37. Forseth B, Hampl S, Dreyer Gillette M, Foright RM, Moon M, Gibson M, Vandal J, Beck AR. (2021). Yoga-Enhanced Pediatric Weight Management Program: A Pilot Study. Childhood Obesity. 18(1), 67-71. PMID: 34529498
  38. Forseth B, Polfuss M, Brondino M, Lawlor MW, Beatka MJ, Prom MJ, Eells J, Lyons JA. (2021) Association between Yoga, Physiologic and Psychologic Health: A Cross Sectional Study. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 43, 101350. PMID: 33770740
  39. Polfuss M, Forseth B, Schoeller D, Haung C, Moosreiner A, Papanek, PE, Sawin K, Zvara K, Bandini L. (2021). Accuracy of Body Mass Index in Categorizing Weight Status in Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine. 14(4): 621-629.
  40. Moosereiner A, Forseth B, Polfuss M. (2021). Healthy Eating Index in Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A descriptive study. WMJ. 120(3):195-199. PMID: 34710300.
  41. Forseth B, Papanek PE, Polfuss M. (2020). Feasibility and applicability of Evenson sedentary behavior cut points applied to children with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities. Disabil and Rehabil. Sept:1-6. PMID: 32907409
  42. Ptomey LT, Walpitage DL, Mohseni M, Dreyer Gillette ML, Davis AM, Forseth B, Dean EE, Waitman, L. R. (2020). Weight status and associated comorbidities in children and adults with Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder and intellectual and developmental disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 64(9), 725-737.
  43. Forseth B, Hunter SD. (2020). Range of Yoga Intensities From Savasana to Sweating: A Systematic Review. J Phys Act Health. 17(2) 242-249. PMID: 31855852.
  44. Forseth B, Papanek PE, Schoeller D, Bandini L, Sawin K, Fendrich M, Moosereiner A, Zvara K, & Polfuss M. (2019). Feasibility and Acceptability of a Self-Report Activity Diary in Families of Children with and without Special Needs. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing. 42(4), 293–303. PMID: 31199888
  45. Forseth B, Boyer WR, Miller A, & Fitzhugh EC. (2019). Demographic, Health Behavior, and Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Profile in Yoga and non-Yoga Participants: NHANES 1999-2006. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 44:123-128. PMID: 31126544.
  46. Forseth B & Hauff C. (2019) Use of a Pose Rate to Quantify Yoga. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 42: 48-52. PMID: 30670281
  47. Polfuss M, Sawin KJ, Papanek PE, Bandini L, Forseth B, Moosreiner A, Zvara K, & Schoeller DA. (2018). Total energy expenditure and body composition of children with developmental disabilities. Disability and Health Journal. 11(3) 442-446. PMID: 29329773.
  48. Lerma N, Keenan K, Strath S, Forseth B, Cho C, & Swartz A. (2016). Muscle activation and energy expenditure of sedentary behavior alternatives in young and old adults. Journal of Physiological Measurement. 37(10):1686-1700. PMID: 27653029

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