Download or read book Walking Effects and Dose response Relationships to Health related Quality of Life Outcomes in Older Adults written by Patricia Solum Shaver and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Exercise and Cognitive Function written by Terry McMorris and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook focuses on the relationship between physical exercise and cognition, a very timely and important topic with major theoretical and practical implications for a number of areas including ageing, neurorehabilitation, depression and dementia. It brings together a wide range of analytical approaches and experimental results to provide a very useful overview and synthesis of this growing field of study. The book is divided into three parts: Part I covers the conceptual, theoretical and methodological underpinnings and issues. Part II focuses on advances in exercise and cognition research, with appropriate sub-sections on ‘acute’ and ‘chronic’ exercise and cognition. Part III presents an overview of the area and makes suggestions for the direction of future research. This text provides a cutting-edge examination of this increasingly important area written by leading experts from around the world. The book will prove invaluable to researchers and practitioners in a number of fields, including exercise science, cognitive science, neuroscience and clinical medicine. Key Features: Unique in-depth investigation of the relationship between physical exercise and brain function. Covers theoretical approaches and experimental results and includes chapters on the latest developments in research design. Examines the effects of both acute and chronic exercise on brain function. International list of contributors, who are leading researchers in their field.

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 Effect of Dietary Weight Loss Exercise and Day long Movement on Social Cognitive Outcomes and Health related Quality of Life in Older Adults written by Joy Andrea Youker Furlipa and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to investigate the cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between profiles of movement and key quality of life (QOL) and social cognitive theory (SCT) mediators of behavior change in older adults. Methods: Older adults (N=137; 70.0±4.4 years; 77.4% female; BMI=35.6±3.7) were randomized to one of three 6-month group mediated weight loss (WL) interventions: WL+structured treadmill-based aerobic exercise (EX); WL+a daily movement intervention (SitLess); WL+EX+SitLess. Questionnaires including the 36-item short form survey (SF-36), the satisfaction with function scale (SAT-F), the self-efficacy for walking scale (SEW) were collected at baseline and 6-month follow-up. Results: A series of mixed analyses of variance revealed no group x time interactions. There were significant and positive main effects for time for SEW (p

Download or read book Outcomes of a Multilevel Walking Intervention for Older Adults Living in Retirement Communities written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increased walking among facility-dwelling older adults, who are very old, frail, and have low physical activity, could have substantial health benefits. Multilevel approaches to improving physical activity, based on Ecological Models and Social Cognitive Theory, have not been tested in this population but hold promise for improved effects. This study aimed to investigate the feasibility and outcomes of a 3-month enhanced, multilevel walking intervention, compared to a standard walking intervention, among older adults in retirement communities. Participants in the enhanced intervention group were hypothesized to have improved outcomes compared to those in the standard intervention. Data were collected at baseline (N = 87) and post-intervention (N = 67) from residents in 4 retirement facilities. Sites were quasi-randomized to condition (N = 2 sites per condition). Standard intervention components included pedometers, printed materials, and biweekly group sessions; those in the enhanced intervention also received individual biweekly phone counseling and environmental awareness components. Measures included activity related outcomes (pedometers, sedentary behavior, activities of daily living, on and off-site walking, satisfaction with walking opportunities, neighborhood barriers), physical function, mental health outcomes (quality of life, depression), study satisfaction, and adherence to study components. Data were analyzed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) for between group differences and repeated measures ANCOVA for pre-post test changes. None of the outcomes were significantly different between walking intervention conditions except for neighborhood barriers. Standard intervention participants had significantly fewer neighborhood barriers post-intervention compared to the enhanced intervention group. Significant improvements from baseline to post-intervention occurred among the total sample for step counts, neighborhood barriers, walking up stairs, walking off-site, and satisfaction with walking opportunities but significance disappeared after adjustment for covariates. Study satisfaction and adherence was high for both groups. The results of this study suggest that two different types of walking interventions are feasible to conduct and result in improved step counts among facility-dwelling older adults. The most change occurred for environment-related variables. Findings suggest that the context of walking is important for older adults residing in retirement facilities and should be targeted in future interventions. Future studies can build on this novel multilevel approach to improving walking among very old adults.

Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 924 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Effects of Physical Activity on Psychological Well being written by Nebojša Trajković and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-02-27 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Effect of Walking on Quality of Life of Elderly People written by Chi-Ting Lam and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "The Effect of Walking on Quality of Life of Elderly People" by Chi-ting, Lam, 林之婷, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Background: The world is facing an ageing population. Physical inactivity is considered as the fourth leading risk factor for non-communicable diseases. Walking is recognized as an affordable exercise to elderly people. However there is rarely any systematic review conducted to examine the effect of walking on quality of life of elderly people Objective: This systematic review of randomized controlled trials is to examine the effect of walking on quality of life (QoL) of older people. Methods: Articles were searched through Medline and Ovid by using keywords of "elderly people," "aged, 50 or more," "old people," "elderly," "the aged," "walk," "walking," "QoL" and "quality of life." PICO criteria were used for the criteria in selecting articles for this review. CONSORT 2010 checklist was used to assess the quality of included studies. Results and Discussion: 8 articles out of 237 articles from Medline and 883 articles from Ovid were included in this systematic review after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Studies were from 4 different countries. Average age of the subjects was above 60. Subjects were randomized to intervention (walking) and control groups. Outcome measures were QoL indicators. There was significant improvement in various QoL dimensions while other studies have results of either no significant difference between intervention and control groups, or results favoring the control group. Subjects' adherence was high in the initial phase, yet it was doubtful whether subjects could maintain the habit without the assistance of experimenter and the assisting measures. Conclusions: From this systematic review, the effect of walking on quality of life on elderly people is still unclear. More large scale research works, especially randomized controlled trials are needed to examine the effect of walking on elderly people. DOI: 10.5353/th_b5320414 Subjects: Quality of life Walking - Health aspects

Download or read book The Impact of a Walking Intervention in Older Adults written by Amanda M. George and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With increasing life expectancies, being physically and mentally fit is important, especially in later years of life. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors related to a walking intervention in older adults. Eighteen older adults (ages 65 to 79) were recruited to complete a six-month walking intervention while tracking changes in cognition and quality of life (QoL) with bi-monthly questionnaires. Subjects also identified an informant to provide information regarding cognition and QoL at the same time intervals. An informal interview was completed with subjects at post-testing. Physical activity was recorded in a daily logbook, and an activity tracker was used for three one-week periods over the duration of the study. Three questions were explored. First, what effects does a walking intervention have on elderly individuals' cognition and QoL? Second, are objective or subjective methods of recording activity more feasible for older adults? Finally, are both subject and informant measures reliable ways of capturing data? Results indicated that both informant and subject measures were highly correlated, indicating both provide similar information. It was found that objective methods of tracking physical activity were more effective and feasible with older adults. Finally, by maintaining a sufficient level of physical activity, participants experienced an overall increase in cognition and QoL.

Download or read book Care Without Coverage written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-06-20 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many Americans believe that people who lack health insurance somehow get the care they really need. Care Without Coverage examines the real consequences for adults who lack health insurance. The study presents findings in the areas of prevention and screening, cancer, chronic illness, hospital-based care, and general health status. The committee looked at the consequences of being uninsured for people suffering from cancer, diabetes, HIV infection and AIDS, heart and kidney disease, mental illness, traumatic injuries, and heart attacks. It focused on the roughly 30 million-one in seven-working-age Americans without health insurance. This group does not include the population over 65 that is covered by Medicare or the nearly 10 million children who are uninsured in this country. The main findings of the report are that working-age Americans without health insurance are more likely to receive too little medical care and receive it too late; be sicker and die sooner; and receive poorer care when they are in the hospital, even for acute situations like a motor vehicle crash.

Download or read book Exercise as a Countermeasure to Human Aging written by Bradley Elliott and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.

Download or read book An Examination of Physical Activity Guidelines and Health related Quality of Life Among Older Adults written by Sisi Chen and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aging is associated with higher risks of comorbidity, disability, and reduced activities of daily living, which lowers health-related quality of life (HRQoL). With the rapid increase of the older adult population in the U.S., poor HRQoL in older people has become a significant public health problem. To improve HRQoL in the elderly, physical activity (PA) plays an important role. According to the PA Guidelines for Americans, adults should engage in both aerobic and muscle strengthening activities (MSA). However, previous studies of PA and HRQoL predominantly focus on aerobic activity with limited research on MSA. Prior research also provides mixed results on sex differences. Therefore, the purposes of this study were to 1) examine the associations between meeting PA guidelines and HRQoL among older adults, and 2) investigate if sex moderates the relationship between meeting PA guidelines and HRQoL.Data from 87,495 older adults aged 9́Æ 65 years who participated in the U.S. 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor System (BRFSS) were analyzed. The BRFSS used phone interviews and validated questionnaires to assess aerobic activity, MSA, and HRQoL. Binomial logistic regression was used to examine the relationships between meeting PA guidelines and HRQoL while adjusting for covariates. Sex * PA was entered in logistic regression models to test the if sex was a moderator in the relationship between meeting PA guidelines and HRQoL after controlling for significant covariates.Participants meeting both guidelines or aerobic activity guideline only had significantly lower odds of reporting all components of poor HRQoL than those who met neither guideline (OR= 0.37-0.58) and those who met MSA only (OR= 0.34 to 0.74). No significant difference was observed in the odds of having poor HRQoL between individuals meeting both guidelines and those achieving aerobic activity guideline only. Compared to those meeting neither guideline, respondents who met MSA only had significantly lower odds of reporting poor general health (OR= 0.87, 95% CI: 0.76-0.99) and poor mental health (OR= 0.79, 95% CI: 0.66-0.93). There was no significant interaction effects of sex and PA on the odds of having poor HRQoL. While achieving both aerobic activity and MSA guidelines is promising in improving HRQoL, aerobic activity contributed to the most benefits. Study results can be used to inform policies, programs and interventions designed to increase HRQoL in older people.

Download or read book Physical Activity written by Casey Jordan Mace and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The overall aim of this thesis was to better understand the impact of physical activity on the health and well-being of people in advanced age. The first aim was to investigate the relationships between physical activity and health outcomes by examining the epidemiology of physical activity among older adults, with particular focus on the 'oldest old' (80 years and over). The health outcomes of interest were depression, health related quality of life, and functional status. The inception cohort of a longitudinal study, LiLACS NZ, was examined (n=664). Non-Māori aged 85 years and Māori aged 80-90 years completed an interviewer administered, self-reported questionnaire of physical activity, depression, health related quality of life (relating to both mental health and physical health), and function. Secondly, given the nature of older people, it has been recognised that more detailed measures of physical activity (whether incidental, daily living, or planned) were needed, in order to better understand the types and patterns of activity in which older people engage and the benefits of such activity. Hence, the second aim of this thesis was to validate a use-of-time measure known as the MARCA (Multimedia Activity Recall for Children and Adults) in the oldest old. A subsample (n=45) of the LiLACS NZ cohort was administered the MARCA at repeated times and activity levels were compared using the Actigraph accelerometer. Findings of Study 1 indicated that physical activity was strongly related to functional status and physical health related quality of life in people of advanced age. Physical activity was related to mental health related quality of life only in non-Māori men and physical activity was related to depression in the non-Māori men and women in the cohort. Collectively these findings suggest that physical activity is an important factor for the health of the oldest old, but greater understanding of mental health in older Māori is required. Study 2 demonstrated that the MARCA was a valid and reliable self-reported measure of physical activity that can provide useful descriptive information about the way older adults use their time. Findings from Study 2 will be useful for furthering research on the relationship of physical activity to health outcomes in older people, as well as improving the quality and precision of future studies.

Download or read book Educating the Student Body written by Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-11-13 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents.

Download or read book The Objective Monitoring of Physical Activity Contributions of Accelerometry to Epidemiology Exercise Science and Rehabilitation written by Roy J. Shephard and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the new knowledge that has been gained from the objective monitoring of habitual physical activity by means of pedometers and accelerometers. It reviews current advances in the technology of activity monitoring and details advantages of objective monitors relative to physical activity questionnaires. It points to continuing gaps in knowledge, and explores the potential for further advances in the design of objective monitoring devices. Epidemiologists have studied relationships between questionnaire assessments of habitual physical activity and various medical conditions for some seventy years. In general, they have observed positive associations between regular exercise and good health, but because of inherent limitations in the reliability and accuracy of physical activity questionnaires, optimal exercise recommendations for the prevention and treatment of disease have remained unclear. Inexpensive pedometers and accelerometers now offer the epidemiologist the potential to collect relatively precisely graded and objective information on the volume, intensity and patterns of effort that people are undertaking, to relate this data to past and future health experience, and to establish dose/response relationships between physical activity and the various components of health. Such information is important both in assessing the causal nature of the observed associations and in establishing evidence-based recommendations concerning the minimal levels of daily physical activity needed to maintain good health.

Download or read book Outcome Measures for Health Education and Other Health Care Interventions written by Kate Lorig and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 1996-04-18 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although Outcome Measurement has become an important tool in the evaluation of health promotion patient education and other health services interventions, problems remain in locating reliable measurements and scales. This book provides a unique compilation of more than 50 self-administered scales for measuring health behaviors, health status, self-efficacy, and health-care utilization.

Download or read book ITF Research Reports Pedestrian Safety Urban Space and Health written by International Transport Forum and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-13 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents decision-makers with hard evidence on the important place of walking in transport policies and provide guidelines for developing a safe environment conducive to walking.