Dülger, Hanifi Ayaz-Alkaya, Sultan
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International journal of nursing practice
The research was conducted to measure the effect of health literacy-grounded web-based education program on health literacy, nutrition and exercise behaviours in adolescents. The increasing prevalence of obesity in adolescents is explained by a sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy diet. Health literacy is essential for adolescents to maintain their he...
Bloom, Myra J Chen, Gladys Y X Gomes, Victor R C Jost, Scarlet R Lang, Andrew S I D Mankin, Nancy V Merheb, Jonathan A Mok, Jingee Nelson, Philip P Skinstad, Deborah A
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Journal of physical activity & health
This study examined the relationship between physical activity (PA) and academic performance and retention among college students using accelerometer data while controlling for sex and socioeconomic background. Data were collected from 4643 first-year college students at a private university in the south-central United States who began their studie...
Adeyinka, Baithat O Gatti, Anthony A Chopp-Hurley, Jaclyn N
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Physiotherapy theory and practice
Rotator cuff related shoulder pain is common among older adults. While exercise is often recommended for this condition, the relationship between physical activity levels and self-reported outcomes is unclear. This study investigated whether self-reported outcomes (pain, function, depressive symptoms, self-efficacy, general mental and physical heal...
da Nobrega Ferreira, Isabelle de Oliveira, Ariane Moreira Carneiro Dos Santos, Brenda Mesquita Lopes, Agnaldo José
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Physiotherapy theory and practice
The Glittre-ADL test (TGlittre) broadly meets the need for an objective evaluation of physical function, using similar activities to those of daily living. To assess whether TGlittre in the preoperative assessment of patients who are candidates for thoracic surgery is associated with measures of pulmonary function, body balance, and quality of life...
Bogg, Tim Vo, Phuong T
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Journal of American college health : J of ACH
Objective: The efficacy of effort appraisal exercise action plans was tested among underactive and inactive university students (N = 221). Methods: Students were randomized across three conditions (information, action planning, or realistic effort action planning (REAP)) and participated in psychoeducational small-group sessions. Students returned ...
Miezah, Dennis Wright, Julie A Hayman, Laura L
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Journal of physical activity & health
Hypertension is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease, with a higher prevalence among African Americans (AA) than other racial groups. The impact of community-based interventions on managing blood pressure (BP) in AA communities is not fully understood. The purpose of this review was to synthesize literature on community-based physic...
McCourt, Orla Fisher, Abigail Land, Joanne Ramdharry, Gita Yong, Kwee
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Physiotherapy theory and practice
Recruitment rates to rehabilitation trials are variable among cancer survivors, and deeper investigation into the causes for declining participation is needed. The aim of this study was to qualitatively explore the experiences of people with myeloma referred for autologous stem cell transplant who were approached to take part in a physiotherapist-l...
Chua, Denise Mae N Choi, Yuen-Yu Chan, Karen Man-Kei
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International journal of speech-language pathology
Age-related changes to the swallowing mechanism, or presbyphagia, may put older adults at a higher risk for developing diseases and dysphagia. Maintaining swallowing functions could help prevent frailty and facilitate healthy ageing. This review summarises and appraises the effects of oropharyngeal exercises on the swallowing functions of healthy o...
Tanguy, Stéphane Cambier, Agathe Fontana-Pires, Leandro Flenet, Timothé Eynard, Charles Fontecave-Jalon, Julie Gumery, Pierre-Yves Boucher, François
The development of alternative methods for monitoring cardiorespiratory function without restraint or surgical implantation is attracting growing interest for both ethical and scientific reasons. For this purpose, a new non-invasive jacketed telemetry tool consisting in a radio device maintained in a jacket worn by the animal was previously develop...
Hu, Lingling Shen, Qiqi Yin, Hengchan Cui, Lei
Published in
Frontiers in Psychology
Objective This study was to investigate the developmental characteristics of executive function (EF) in obese adolescents and the time-course effects of a 14-week exercise intervention combining aerobic exercise and resistance training on EF in this population. Methods The experimental group of 28 obese junior high school students participated in t...
