Download or read book The Experiences of Older Adults with Chronic Physical Impairments in a Six month Exercise Program microform Effects on Quality of Life Self esteem and Self efficacy written by Andrea Mary Bedard and published by National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada. This book was released on 1998 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Experiences of Older Adults with Chronic Physical Impairments in a Six month Exercise Program Effects on Quality of Life Self esteem and Self efficacy written by and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a six month exercise program on the quality of life, self-esteem and self-efficacy of older adults with chronic physical impairments, and to describe their experiences while in the program. The subjects were five participants in the Kinsmen Reh-fit Centre's "Nooners" program--an exercise class for older adults with substantial physical impairments (stroke, heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, etc.). The subjects were interviewed both pre and post-intervention as well as at two mid-points in November and January. The interviews probed the individual's attitude towards physical activity, as well as their perceived benefits and barriers to joining this program, and the amount of social support they received. Three psychometric instruments were filled out pre- and post-intervention and were used to measure quality of life, self-esteem and self-efficacy. The data were combined and five case studies developed to describe each subject's experiences in the exercise program. Interview and observation data revealed the themes common to each subject. These themes were: dependence, depression, support, expectations, physical improvements, social interaction and effort. Results of the psychometric instruments indicated that three out of five subjects recorded an increase in quality of life, subject's self-esteem scores increased or were maintained and all of the self-efficacy scores either decreased or remained unchanged. Overall, it was concluded that this type of exercise program was beneficial to older adults with chronic physical impairments.
Download or read book Physical and Psychosocial Effects of Wii Exergames Use in Assisted Living Residents written by Ying-Yu Chao and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Older adults with functional limitations residing in assisted living facilities are at risk of mobility decline, cognitive impairment, and depression. Effective interventions like structural exercise programs that limit functional decline and promote independent capabilities are important to allow older adults to remain in an assisted living facility and delay nursing home placement. The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate the effects of self-efficacy theoretical-based Staying Active, Healthy Aging (SAHA) program using Wii Fit exergames on physical function, fear of falling, cognition, depression, and quality of life in assisted living residents. The factors that influence assisted living residents to exercise were explored as well. The study was a quasi-experimental pre/post-test design with a controlled trial. The Wii exergame group participated in Wii Fit gaming activities and received health education. Four mechanisms of Bandura's self-efficacy theory (Bandura, 1997) were used to enhance residents' exercise self-efficacy, including enactive mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, verbal persuasion, and emotional or physical feedback. The control group only received the health education intervention. The study showed that participants in the Wii exergame group had significantly decreased depressive symptoms and had significant improvements in balance and mobility. The education group showed no significant improvement in any of the outcome measures. Five themes emerged that facilitated participants' desire to exercise: (1) health and mobility; (2) increased alertness; (3) elevated mindset; (4) social interaction; and (5) structured program. Barriers to engage in exercise included: (1) age- or health-related impairments to exercise; and (2) unpleasant experience related to exercise. In conclusion, findings provide support for integrating self-efficacy theory into exergames as a mechanism to encourage older adults to engage in exercise. In addition, exergames show promise as a potential tool to improve and maintain physical and psychosocial health for older adults.
Download or read book Physical Activity Disablement and Quality of Life in Long Term Care Residents A Feasibility Study written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effects of an Active Living Program on Older Adults Self Efficacy and Physical Activity Levels written by Amy J. McClary and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effects of a Strength Training Intervention on Health related Quality of Life in Older Adult Women and Psychosocial Predictors of Their Exercise Behavior written by Teresa Marie Damush and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Maintenance and Role of Arthritis Related Exercise Self efficacy in Older Adults written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite strong evidence that arthritis symptoms and disability can be reduced through physical activity, less than one quarter of U.S. adults with arthritis meet recommended physical activity guidelines. Research supports the use of self-efficacy enhancing strategies in interventions to improve symptoms and increase physical activity in older adults with arthritis. The aim of this study was to re-evaluate an intervention program called Choosing Arthritis Appropriate Physical Activity (CASAPA) from post-intervention to 1-month follow-up, to determine if improvements seen at post-intervention were maintained, and to examine the predictive ability of physical activity self-efficacy subtypes and intention for predicting physical activity. CASAPA was 4-week, psycho-behavioral, educational intervention designed to increase knowledge, skills, and confidence in selecting arthritis appropriate physical activity, delivered to an ethnically diverse, low-SES sample of older adults (n = 143, M age = 66.93), recruited from non-residential community senior centers in San Diego County. Participants completed written questionnaires at baseline, postintervention, and 1-month follow-up to measure self-efficacy for arthritis related exercise, for overcoming barriers to exercise, and for choosing appropriate physical activity. McNemar's test was used to determine if improvements in self-efficacy measures seen at postintervention in the intervention group were maintained at 1-month follow-up. Linear regression was used to test the predictive ability of the self-efficacy subtypes and intention for physical activity. Results show no significant change in self-efficacy levels for the intervention or control group, suggesting that the intervention group maintained their improved self-efficacy, and remained higher than controls at 1-month follow-up. Results also show that neither the self-efficacy subtypes nor intention at post-intervention were significant predictors of physical activity at follow-up. Findings support evidence that arthritis related self-efficacy subtypes can be increased and maintained for some time following an intervention, but that further research is needed to understand the roles of these self-efficacy subtypes and physical activity intention on physical activity in older adults with arthritis.
Download or read book The Effects of a General Excercise Program on Task Self efficacy and Social Physique Anxiety in Older Adults written by Kerry Ransom and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Roles of Self efficacy and Social Support on Physical Activity Behavior in Older Adults with and Without Intellectual Disabilities written by Alicia M. Dixon and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to increase life expectancy without long periods of morbidity, physical activity should be a component in every older adult's lifestyle. It is proven that regular physical activity can improve health and quality of life for older adults; however, the older population is one of the most sedentary populations with less than 40% participating in any physical activity (Hughes, Seymour, Campbell, Whitelaw, & Bazzarre, 2009). In addition, physical activity patterns of older adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) have not been the focus of empirical research studies. It has been shown that adults in this population are not participating in enough physical activity to receive health benefits (Stanish, Temple, & Frey, 2006). The key to determining why older adults are not participating in physical activity is to examine the barriers associated with physical limitations, and the psychological barriers that are limiting older adults with ID to initiate physical activity. The current study was designed to provide insight to why older adults, with and without intellectual disabilities, are not participating in sufficient amounts of physical activity to receive health benefits. The study provides valuable information about physical activity patterns of the older population with intellectual disabilities and information for future physical activity interventions specific to this aging population. The purpose of this study was to compare the roles of self-efficacy (SE) and social support (SS), as outlined in Social Cognitive Theory (Bandura, 1987), on the physical activity (PA) behavior of older adults with and without intellectual disabilities. Methods: A total of 119 participants, older adults with ID (n= 35), younger adults with ID (n= 49), and older adults without ID (n= 34), completed validated scales, SS and SE for Physical Activity Participation (Peterson et al., 2009), and wore a pedometer (OmronHJ-720ITC) and accelerometer (GT3X-ActiGraph) for seven consecutive days. Analysis/ Results: Correlation coefficients and one-way ANOVAs with Bonferroni technique were calculated to examine the relationships and differences between study variables. Physical activity level was significantly different among groups for both pedometer walking steps (F= 5.547, p
Download or read book The Effects of a Home based Physical Activity Intervention and Motivational Interviewing Program on the Mental Health of Older Adults written by Elizabeth N. Kane and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [Truncated abstract] Background: Regular Physical activity (PA) is believed to contribute positively to mental health (MH) (Penedo & Dhan (2005). Likewise, PA interventions appear to be efficacious in improving MH and quality of life (QOL) among older adults (Netz, Wu, Becker & Tenenbaum, 2005). However, in order to forward our understanding of effective strategies to optimise MH and QOL among older adults, continued research to test variations in PA intervention components and delivery is required (Conn, Valentine & Cooper, 2002). Parent Study: The data for this thesis was collected as part of a parent project Motivating Older adults to Value Exercise (MOVES). The primary aim of the MOVES study was to evaluate the short and long-term effect of a 6-month PA program and educational and counselling approaches on retention, adherence, PA, health and fitness of 50-80 year olds. Study Objectives: This thesis aimed to examine the changes in QOL and MH with a 6- month PA program to determine whether behavioural education and motivational interviewing (independently/combined) would result in greater improvements in QOL and MH, compared to standard education and standard counselling (independently/combined). The theoretical basis was developed in conjunction with the MOVES project, and the research questions and hypotheses for this thesis were developed by the author. Study Hypotheses: It was hypothesised that improvement in QOL and MH in the short and long-term would be: a.) greater for participants in the three groups who received behavioural education and/or motivational interviewing compared with participants in the standard education and standard counselling group; b.) greater for participants who received behavioural education compared with standard education; and c.) greater for participants who received motivational interviewing compared with standard counselling. Methods Participants/ Physical Activity Program: Healthy, sedentary older adults from the community were prescribed a 6-month, home-based PA program comprising three 50- minute sessions/week of moderate intensity walking. Participants were randomly allocated to receive either standard or behavioural education, with either standard counselling or motivational interviewing. The content for each of the groups was delivered via a workbook and workshop at baseline and telephone counselling for the initial 6-months. After 6 months participants continued their PA program without further education or counselling for an additional 6 months...
Download or read book A Pilot Study on High Intensity Functional Training in an Adaptive Population written by Victor Andrews and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: There are currently more than 56 million adults in the U.S. living with a disability that may affect activities of daily living and quality of life (QoL). Disabilities and chronic conditions may place impairments that limit participation in physical activity due to needing adaptations in order to be physically active. Physical activity is helpful in the prevention of secondary health conditions for those with an adaptive need. This pilot study investigated the effectiveness of adaptive high intensity function training (HIFT) for improving self-reported activity limitations and participation restrictions, QoL, sport/exercise beliefs, physical activity self-efficacy and enjoyment, and measured basic human movements (BHM). Methods: A two site pilot study was conducted using a single condition pre-test posttest design to provide an 8-week adaptive HIFT intervention to those with an adaptive need (e.g., cane, wheelchair). Eight participants (62.5% male, 37.5% White, 37.5% Black, 25% Hispanic/Latino, 100% with some college education or more) completed 2-3, 60-minute exercise sessions per week of high intensity, low volume workouts with trainers certified in adaptive HIFT. Participants completed online surveys including the World Health Organization QoL-BREF, the outpatient physical therapy improvement in movement assessment log (OPTIMAL), sport and exercise ability, and physical activity self-efficacy and enjoyment. BHM including the squat, lunge, rotation, push-up, brace, and hinge were directly measured via photographs. Results: While all 8 participants completed the exercise intervention, only 2 participants completed pre-test and post-test surveys, and 7 completed the BHM assessments at pre- and posttest. Participants reported baseline physical activity limitations involving walking and moving, coordination, balance, and agility. All other measures were within normal ranges or relatively high at baseline. Squatting was the lowest rated BHM at baseline. Descriptive analysis for the two participants showed small-to-large percent changes in self-reported measures, with the largest improvements in Subject 1's sport/exercise ability ratings. Despite a lack of statistical significant differences, changes in BHM scores had medium effect sizes for the squat (d = 0.637), brace (d = 0.624) and lunge (d = 0.501). Conclusion: Adaptive HIFT may be beneficial to those with adaptive needs due to the ability to scale and modify movements to allow for inclusion of those with a disability or chronic conditions that require activity adaptations. Future research should study the effects of an adaptive HIFT program in a fully-powered randomized controlled trial with a larger group of adaptive athletes.
Download or read book The CMS Hospital Conditions of Participation and Interpretive Guidelines written by and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-27 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In addition to reprinting the PDF of the CMS CoPs and Interpretive Guidelines, we include key Survey and Certification memos that CMS has issued to announced changes to the emergency preparedness final rule, fire and smoke door annual testing requirements, survey team composition and investigation of complaints, infection control screenings, and legionella risk reduction.
Download or read book Sociomedical Perspectives on Patient Care written by Jeffrey M. Clair and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1993-08-10 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social change has placed new demands on the practice of medicine, altering almost every aspect of patient care relationships. Just as medicine was encouraged to embrace the biological sciences some 100 years ago, recent directives indicate the importance of the social sciences in understanding biomedical practice. Humanistic challenges call for changes in curative and technological imperatives. In this book, social scientists contribute to such challenges by using social evidence to indicate appropriate new goals for health care in a changing environment. This book was designed to stimulate and challenge all those concerned with the human interactions that constitute medical practice. To encompass a wide range of topics, the authors include researchers; practicing physicians from the specialties of family, general, geriatric, pediatric, and oncological medicine; social and behavioral scientists; and public health representatives. Cutting across disciplinary boundaries, they explore the ethical, economic, and social aspects of patient care. These essays draw on past studies of the patient-doctor relationship and generate new and important questions. They address social behavior in patient care as a way to approach theoretical issues pertinent to the social and medical sciences. The authors also use social variables to study patient care and suggest new areas of sociomedical inquiry and new approaches to medical practice, education, and research. Its cross-disciplinary approach and jargon-free writing make this book an important and accessible tool for physician, scholar, and student.
Download or read book Disability and Chronic Disease written by Joav Merrick and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Once upon a time, pediatrics was involved with infectious disease and acute disorders, but a new pattern of morbidity has emerged. Social difficulties, behavioral problems, developmental difficulties, disabilities and chronic disease have become main parts of the scope of pediatric practice. Among adults, multiple chronic disease is increasingly prevalent, whereas the prevalence of impairment and disability remain stable, but substantial and therefore, present day health professionals must be aware of disability and chronic disease. Just a few decades ago, children born with significant congenital anomalies or genetic and metabolic diseases perished at an early age and very few survived into their teens and even less into adulthood. Congenital heart disease, major errors in metabolism, cancer, cystic fibrosis and many other major diseases were fatal. Because of that, many physicians in adult primary care did not have the opportunity to see patients with these problems and thus were unable to learn how to care for them. With major advancements in medical knowledge, technology, imaging techniques, surgical skills and pharmaceutical products as well as prosthetic devices, many of these patients now live much longer lives and sometimes even close to the average life expectancy for the country, at least in the developed world. With that, a new medical care challenge has been created and we have to take a life span approach."--
Download or read book Alternative Medicine for the Elderly written by P. Cherniack and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003-04-23 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book on complementary alternative medicine (CAM) for the Elderly provides a critical and objective evaluation of alternative medical therapy for the elderly. The focus on practical aspects such as adverse effects and general risks of various therapeutic methods makes it a valuable reference book for the general practitioner, for geriatricians and professionals within the area of alternative medicine, but also for interested laypeople. In the three sections, Epidemiology, Types of CAM, and Common Medical Problems and CAM, a broad range of issues are covered. They range from drug compliance in elderly people to CAM in the treatment of specific conditions such as pulmonary diseases, arthritis or cancer. The above features and in particular the unbiased approach to discuss the pros and cons of CAM make this publication a must-have for everybody searching for detailed information on alternative medicine for the elderly.
Download or read book The Mental Hygiene Movement written by Clifford Whittingham Beers and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effects of Adults Self regulation of Diabetes on Quality of Life Outcomes written by Kenneth Wayne Watkins and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
