Download or read book Convergent Validity of Self Reported Physical Activity with a Seven Day Recall written by Benjamin J. Silber and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Construct Validity of Self reported Historical Physical Activity written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Obesity Assessment Tools Methods Interpretations written by Sachiko St. Jeor and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 1997-05-15 with total page 972 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides reference points for researcher, clinicians and edu cators for assessing obesity in different individuals and populations. It serves as a ready reference for selected measures of weight, nutri tion and dietary intake, activity and exercise, behavior, well-being, and disease risk relationships. It presents assessment tools, along wi th their applications and practical interpretations. Emphasis is given to the differences by age, gender, weight status and the many interre lated variables that contribute to the development and/or exacerbation of the obese state.

Download or read book Physical Activity and Public Health Practice written by Daniel B. Bornstein, PhD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2019-01-28 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical Activity in Public Health Practice provides the first evidence-based, practical textbook to guide readers through the process of conceptualizing, justifying, implementing, and evaluating physical activity interventions across a broad array of settings and populations. Section One begins with an overview of epidemiology, measurement, critical milestones, and the importance of moving beyond individual-level physical activity intervention, to interventions aimed at policy-, systems-, and environmental-level changes. Section Two considers planning interventions across a variety of settings and populations, including general concepts for implementation and evaluation, how to build effective coalitions, steps for developing community-, regional- or state-level strategic plans, and effectively translating policy into practice. Section Three addresses how to implement physical activity strategies across a variety of settings, including worksites, faith-based settings, healthcare settings, schools, and parks and recreation. This section also provides guidance on the complexities and challenges of targeting interventions for specific populations, such as families, older adults, persons with disabilities, as well as different strategies for urban and rural populations. Lastly, Section Four outlines effective strategies for how to evaluate interventions depending upon impact, outcome, and cost evaluation, and dissemination models for your intervention. Presented from both a research and a practice perspective while discussing the best available research, this book provides the basis for planning and implementing physical activity programs that work and can build healthier communities. This hands-on text incorporates learning objectives, real-world examples, case studies, and bulleted lists whenever possible so that the content can be digested easily not only in undergraduate and graduate course settings but also by public health workers and other health educators in practice. Written by world experts and augmented by practical applications, this textbook prepares public health students and practitioners to develop effective interventions and spur greater physical activity in their communities. Key Features: Provides effective strategies for properly measuring and increasing physical activity in communities Demonstrates how to carry out physical activity interventions across a variety of settings, including schools, communities, worksites and many more Discusses methods for directing physical activity interventions to specific populations Delivers strategies for building successful partnerships and coalitions Practical group activities, exercises, discussion questions, audio podcast discussions, and a full instructor packet accompany the textbook

Download or read book Enhancing Self Reported Physical Activity and Related Self Efficacy Among Adolescents written by Reem Abdrabalrasoul Algheryafi and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical activity (PA) declines significantly during adolescence. PA refers to individual's level of bodily movement and performance of activities requiring physical actions. Self-efficacy (SE) is considered a determinant of PA behavior. PA-SE is defined as one's belief in his/her capabilities to perform PA to achieve certain outcomes and capabilities in managing positive and negative experiences to participate in PA. Promoting PA levels in adolescents requires accurate assessment tools of PA and related SE. The existing self-regulatory PA-SE measures focus on measuring confidence against barriers to PA, and instruments have been validated for use in either younger or older adolescents. Adequate validity of instruments that demonstrates the relationship with PA has been established for older adolescents using a SE instrument, called the SE to Overcome Barriers to PA Scale. The International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) emphasizes addressing both facilitators and barriers of contextual factors influencing health and health-related behaviors. Therefore, expanding measurement of PA-SE construct by including beliefs in doing PA with existence of perceived facilitators in addition to overcoming barriers based on perspective of both younger and older adolescents is needed to capture more possible variation in PA and changes in the relationship by age. PA should also be measured using a psychometrically robust PA instrument when examining validity of a PA-SE instrument. The objective of this dissertation work was to enhance validity of self-reported PA and PA-SE in younger and older adolescents and better understand the perceived regulatory SE related to PA in this population. The specific aims for our studies were: 1) To ensure content validity of some existing PA-SE measures' items (items for SR to overcome barriers) in addition to a new SE-related facilitators items for younger and older adolescents; 2) To examine convergent validity of the 7-day recall Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System pediatric measure of PA (PROMIS-PA), and to explore whether the ecological momentary assessment (EMA)- and/or end of day (EoD) recall- versions of PROMIS-PA are more representative of daily PA activity than the 7-day recall version due to reduced recall bias expected with using these methods; and 3) To assess the construct validity, including convergent validity, of the new PA regulatory SE (PARSE) instrument (the resultant item pools from aim 1). In the first study, we conducted individual sessions of semi-structured and cognitive debriefing interviews with adolescents (n = 18, aged 11-17) to further explore the PA-SE related facilitators and barriers concepts and revise item pools. Participants completed 3 questionnaires for the cognitive interviewing: SE to Overcome Barriers to PA Scale, Perceived PA-SE Scale, and new SE-related facilitators items. Thematic analysis showed that personal and environmental facilitators and barriers all influence confidence of being physically active. The major categories of our PA-SE questionnaire were physical; psychological; interaction with surroundings; support and relationships; attitudes; and services, systems, and natural environments. The cognitive interviews resulted in 52 final items: 24 for SE with perceived facilitators and 28 for SE to overcome barriers. This study supports content validity including clarity, relevance, completeness of the resultant PA-SE instrument for younger and older adolescents. For our second study, participants were asked to complete daily PROMIS-PA-based EMA surveys (5 scheduled EMAs/day) and EoD surveys through an application for 7 consecutive days and wear accelerometry devices on these days. On the seventh day, they completed the 7-day recall PROMIS-PA and Youth Activity Profile (YAP). In our total sample (n = 84, aged 10-20), the 7-day recall PROMIS-PA showed significant positive moderate to high correlations with the YAP scores and the average of daily steps. Our further analyses in a subsample of participants (n = 25, aged 11-18) indicated that the 7-day recall version has positive high correlations with the averaged EMA or EoD ratings for the week. The associations of the average of daily steps with the averaged EMA and EoD ratings for the week were comparable to its association with the 7-day recall PROMIS-PA scores. These findings support the validity of the 7-day recall PROMIS-PA by showing that the PROMIS-PA, YAP, and daily steps measure related PA constructs, and it has a good representation of PA as EMA and EoD reporting. Our findings suggest that adolescents demonstrate higher compliance to the EoD and 7-day recall PROMIS-PA which summarize the EMA reporting or the daily steps comparably. For our third study, the total sample of adolescents (younger adolescents n = 51, aged 10-14; older adolescents n = 33, aged 15-20), who participated in the second study, completed also both PARSE sections (PA-SE to overcome barriers (PARSE-OB) and PA-SE with facilitators (PARSE-F)) before the week of activity tracking. PARSE-OB showed significant moderate and low positive linear relationships with the RPOMIS-PA and step average, respectively. PARSE-OB and PARSE-F scores were highly correlated. The PARSE-OB validity was supported also by demonstrating a significant moderation effect of gender on the relationship between the PA-SE and PA in younger adolescence and a significant positive linear relationship between these variables, with no gender moderation effect, in older adolescents. Our results did not support the PARSE-F and PA relationship. These findings indicate that both sections of the PARSE instrument measure similar constructs, and the PARSE-OB section measure a construct that is directly related to PA in younger and older adolescents. The PARSE-OB and PROMIS-PA are valid for use in younger and older adolescents. The use of PARSE-OB to assess PA-SE provides an improved understanding of the effect of SE on PA and can inform the design of more effective PA behavioral intervention strategies for younger and older adolescents. The use of the PARSE-F warrants further investigation to its potential indirect effect on PA since it is related to PARSE-OB. Using the PARSE-F items with PARSE-OB can help in planning behavioral intervention strategies since adolescents' experiences, based on our qualitative interviews, indicate the importance of perceived SE around the facilitators for this population. The 7-day recall and EoD recall PROMIS-PA can provide sufficient representation of daily PA, and they are preferred self-reporting methods for adolescents when compared to EMA.

Download or read book Exercise Aging and Health written by Sandra O'Brien Cousins and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2014-01-09 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appropriate for professionals in gerontology, sports psychology, health psychology, physical education and social science programs that deal with older populations and community resources, this book first discusses the pros and cons of physical activity for older persons. It then explores the theoretical reasons for which older people do not pursue physical activity and how to overcome this reluctance. There is a model included, as well as implications for future social policy.

Download or read book Physical Activity Assessments for Health related Research written by Greg Welk and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2002 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: And examples -- References -- Construct validity in physical activity research / Matthew T. Mahar and David A. Rowe -- Definitional stage -- Confirmatory stage -- Theory-testing stage -- Summary -- References -- Physical activity data : odd distributions yield strange answers / Jerry R. Thomas and Katherine T. Thomas -- Overview of the general linear model and rank-order procedures -- Determining whether data are normally distributed -- Application of rank-order procedures -- Data distributions and correlation -- Extensions of GLM rank-order statistical procedures -- Summary -- Endnote -- References -- Equating and linking of physical activity questionnaires / Weimo Zhu -- What is scale equating? -- Equating methods -- Practical issues of scale equating -- Remaining challenges and future research directions -- Summary -- References.

Download or read book The Science of Real Time Data Capture written by Arthur Stone and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-04-19 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has designated the topic of real-time data capture as an important and innovative research area. As such, the NCI sponsored a national meeting of distinguished research scientists to discuss the state of the science in this emerging and burgeoning field. This book reflects the findings of the conference and discusses the state of the science of real-time data capture and its application to health and cancer research. It provides a conceptual framework for minute-by-minute data capture- ecological momentary assessments (EMA)- and discusses health-related topics where these assessements have been applied. In addition, future directions in real-time data capture assessment, interventions, methodology, and technology are discussed. Despite the rapidly growing interest in the methodology of real-time data capture (e.g. journal special issues, widely attended conference presentations, etc.), to date no single book has focused solely on this topic. The volume will serve as an important resource for researchers, students, and government scientists interested in pursuing real-time health research, and will nicely complement our lists in epidemiology, public health, and oncology.

Download or read book Journal of Human Movement Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Weighing the Options written by Committee to Develop Criteria for Evaluating the Outcomes of Approaches to Prevent and Treat Obesity and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1995-03-15 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly one out of every three adults in America is obese and tens of millions of people in the United States are dieting at any one time. This has resulted in a weight-loss industry worth billions of dollars a year and growing. What are the long-term results of weight-loss programs? How can people sort through the many programs available and select one that is right for them? Weighing the Options strives to answer these questions. Despite widespread public concern about weight, few studies have examined the long-term results of weight-loss programs. One reason that evaluating obesity management is difficult is that no other treatment depends so much on an individual's own initiative and state of mind. Now, a distinguished group of experts assembled by the Institute of Medicine addresses this compelling issue. Weighing the Options presents criteria for evaluating treatment programs for obesity and explores what these criteria mean--to health care providers, program designers, researchers, and even overweight people seeking help. In presenting its criteria the authors offer a wealth of information about weight loss: how obesity is on the rise, what types of weight-loss programs are available, how to define obesity, how well we maintain weight loss, and what approaches and practices appear to be most successful. Information about weight-loss programs--their clients, staff qualifications, services, and success rates--necessary to make wise program choices is discussed in detail. The book examines how client demographics and characteristics--including health status, knowledge of weight-loss issues, and attitude toward weight and body image--affect which programs clients choose, how successful they are likely to be with their choices, and what this means for outcome measurement. Short- and long-term safety consequences of weight loss are discussed as well as clinical assessment of individual patients. The authors document the health risks of being overweight, summarizing data indicating that even a small weight loss reduces the risk of disease and depression and increases self-esteem. At the same time, weight loss has been associated with some poor outcomes, and the book discusses the implications for program evaluation. Prevention can be even more important than treatment. In Weighing the Options, programs for population groups, efforts targeted to specific groups at high risk for obesity, and prevention of further weight gain in obese individuals get special attention. This book provides detailed guidance on how the weight-loss industry can improve its programs to help people be more successful at long-term weight loss. And it provides consumers with tips on selecting a program that will improve their chances of permanently losing excess weight.

Download or read book Epidemiologic Methods written by Noel S. Weiss and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-03 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of Epidemiologic Methods offers a rigorous introduction to the concepts and tools of epidemiologic research. Aimed chiefly at future epidemiologists, the book offers clear descriptions, practical examples, and question/answer sections for each of the science's key concepts. Authored by two award-winning epidemiology instructors, this book is ideally suited for use as a text in a graduate-level course sequence in epidemiologic methods. The book's chapters are organized around three main themes: general concepts and tools of epidemiology; major study designs; and special topics, including screening, outbreak investigations, and use of epidemiology to evaluate policies and programs. With additional exercises at the end of each chapter and expanded attention to topics such as confounding, this new edition of Epidemiologic Methods is an indispensable resource for the next generation of epidemiologic study.

Download or read book Understanding and Changing Health Behaviour written by Charles Abraham and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The identification of the factors predicting health behaviour has become a major focus of research in the field of health psychology and related disciplines. This awareness not only increases our understanding but also provides important targets for interventions to change health behaviour. Understanding and Changing Health Behaviour focuses on a range of key social cognitive factors in this process, using examples from an impressive breadth of applied settings that include smoking cessation, condom use and breast examination. The book features contributions from some of the best known researchers in the field.

Download or read book Physical Activity Epidemiology written by Rod K. Dishman and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2012-08-29 with total page 1407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical Activity Epidemiology, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive discussion of current population-level studies showing the influence of physical activity on disease. Updated with extensive new research collected in the eight years since the previous edition, the second edition adds the expertise of respected epidemiologist I-Min Lee. To assist readers in understanding the public health significance of physical activity, Dishman, Heath, and Lee present a detailed review of research findings and what those findings suggest regarding the relationship between physical activity and a variety of health risks. The second edition of this groundbreaking text has been exhaustively updated to reflect the wealth of new research published in this fast-moving field of study. With more than 100 pages of additional content, the text also offers more detailed coverage of all-cause and coronary heart disease mortality, expanded coverage of pathophysiology and biological plausibility, new information on physical activity among various racial–ethnic populations, and the effects of physical activity on cognitive function, dementia, and HIV/AIDS. More than 250 tables and figures, twice the number found in the previous edition, highlight the latest epidemiological information in an easy-to-understand visual format. Physical Activity Epidemiology, Second Edition, assists readers in understanding how leisure-time physical activity can enhance people’s quantity and quality of life by summarizing the available knowledge, detailing the methods used to obtain it, considering its implications for public health, and outlining the important questions that remain. Readers will find comprehensive discussion of these topics: • Evidence that physical activity protects against the development of coronary heart disease and stroke and premature death from all causes • Population-based studies and clinical experiments providing evidence that physical activity and exercise play a role in the primary and secondary prevention of mild hypertension, dyslipidemia, and obesity • Contemporary epidemiologic evidence that physical activity reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis and protects against the development of breast and colon cancers, some inflammatory diseases, depression, and anxiety disorders • Considerations in the promotion of a safe, physically active lifestyle among all segments of the population Physical Activity Epidemiology, Second Edition, will engage and challenge students by examining the state of current research in all of its variation and even ambiguity. The text details the methodology and findings of classic and contemporary studies and then helps students begin to analyze the results. Special Strength of the Evidence sections found at the end of most chapters summarize the findings to determine the extent to which correlation and causation can be proven. Chapter objectives, chapter summaries, and sidebars in each chapter assist students in focusing on the key points of study, and an extensive glossary with detailed definitions provides a handy reference for review. Instructors will find a new image bank in this edition to enhance their class lecture materials. Physical Activity Epidemiology, Second Edition, offers students, sport and exercise scientists, health and fitness professionals, and public health administrators a comprehensive presentation of significant studies, how these studies contribute to understanding the relationship between activity and disease prevention, and how this information can be used in leading individuals, communities, and global society toward increased health and longevity.

Download or read book American Journal of Health Education written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Comparison of Seven day Physical Activity Recall by Survey and Interview written by Jerry Wayne Howell and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour written by and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2020-11-20 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Exercise Adherence in Persons with Type 2 Diabetes and Relationship to Diabetes Control written by Sarah S. Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this pilot study was to examine exercise adherence in persons with Type 2 diabetes and how the stages of change in exercise are related to metabolic control. A sample of 28 persons with Type 2 diabetes in ages ranging from 53 to 77 (16 males and 12 females), was studied using the Transtheoretical Theory, of Change. Surveys on the Stages of Change, Processes of Change and Self-Efficacy, developed by Marcus, Rossi, Selby, Niaura, & Abrams (1992) were mailed to participants and followed-up with a telephone Stanford 7-day activity, recall. Subjects were assigned a stage of exercise adoption (Precomtemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, and Maintenance) based on answers to questions in the mailed survey. Metabolic control was related to stage of exercise adoption. Reported physical activity, ' also were related to stages of change in exercise. The telephone survey was used as an internal validation of the mailed self-report. Processes of change in exercise and self-efficacy also were explored in relation to stages of change. Distribution among the stages was unusual. Half of the participants fell into the highest stage of exercise adoption (maintenance). Marcus, Rossi, et al. (1992) only found 22% of their sample to be in this stage. Also two of the stages (precontemplation and action) only had one individual and therefore the stages were collapsed into three stages combining precontemplation with contemplation and action with maintenance for many statistical calculations. In addition, for some calculations, the group was divided into exercisers (Stages 1,2, & 3) and non-exercisers (Stages 4 & 5), The most frequent type of exercise reported was walking. Thirty-five percent chose walking alone and an additional 60% who chose walking or treadmill as part of their fitness program.