Dynamic Relationships Between Motor Skill Competence and Health-Related Fitness in Youth

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
David F. Stodden ◽  
Zan Gao ◽  
Jacqueline D. Goodway ◽  
Stephen J. Langendorfer
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skill ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Long Jump ◽  
Motor Skill Competence ◽  
Dynamic Relationships ◽  
Health Related Fitness

This cross-sectional study examined associations among motor skill competence (MSC) and health-related fitness (HRF) in youth. A convenient sample of 253 boys and 203 girls (aged 4–13 years) participated in the study. Associations among measures of MSC (throwing and kicking speed and standing long jump distance) and a composite measure of HRF (push-ups, curl-ups, grip strength and PACER test) across five age groups (4–5, 6–7, 8–9, 10–11 and 12–13 yrs.) were assessed using hierarchical regression modeling. When including all children, throwing and jumping were significantly associated with the composite HRF factor for both boys and girls (throw, t = 5.33; jump, t = 4.49) beyond the significant age effect (t = 4.98) with kicking approaching significance (t = 1.73, p = .08). Associations between throwing and kicking speed and HRF appeared to increase from early to middle to late childhood age ranges. Associations between jumping and HRF were variable across age groups. These results support the notion that the relationship between MSC and HRF performance are dynamic and may change across childhood. These data suggest that the development of object control skills in childhood may be important for the development and maintenance of HRF across childhood and into adolescence.

Prevalence of Obesity and Overweight among Adolescent School Children in Jaipur, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-102
Author(s):  
Hossain S ◽  
Singh S ◽  
Samdarshi N ◽  
Khatri V
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Obesity And Overweight ◽  
Diet Preference ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity

Objective: The potential public health problem that is emerging now a days is an increasing incidence of childhood obesity and overweight in developing countries. It lead to a number of health related problems among children. This study was carried outto study the prevalence of obesity and overweight among adolescent school children of Achrol, Jaipur. Moreover, this study was alsoto identify any differences as per age, gender, life style disorders and diet preference. Setting and design: It was a school based cross-sectional study carried out over a period of 2 months in three different schools of Achrol village. Materials and methods: Adolescent school children between 12 to 15 years of age were analyzed by a random sampling procedure in three different selected schools. Results: The overall prevalence of obesity was 2% and of overweight was 10.2% among adolescent school children. The prevalence of overweight was 9.5% among boys and 10.9% among girls indicating that girls were at a greater risk of becoming obese. Conclusion: Overweight was marginally higher in the pubertal age groups of 13 to 15 years in Achrol and timely intervention is required for its control.

Health-related fitness in very long-term survivors of childhood cancer: A cross-sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. e26907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annelies Hartman ◽  
Saskia M.F. Pluijm ◽  
Mark Wijnen ◽  
Sebastian J.C.M.M. Neggers ◽  
Eva Clemens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Cancer ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Survivors Of Childhood Cancer ◽  
Long Term Survivors ◽  
Health Related Fitness

scholarly journals Health-related quality of life is strongly associated with self-efficacy, self-esteem, loneliness, and stress in 14–15-year-old adolescents: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilde Timenes Mikkelsen ◽  
Kristin Haraldstad ◽  
Sølvi Helseth ◽  
Siv Skarstein ◽  
Milada Cvancarova Småstuen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Based ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Background To enhance and better understand health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adolescents, it is important to study factors associated with HRQOL. The present study aimed to assess possible associations between sociodemographic variables, self-efficacy, self-esteem, pain, sleep, loneliness, stress and HRQOL in 14 to 15-year-old adolescents. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed among 696 adolescents (14–15 years) in a school-based setting. Sociodemographic variables, self-efficacy, self-esteem, pain, sleep, loneliness and stress were analyzed. The variables were all assessed with well-validated instruments. HRQOL was analyzed using KIDSCREEN 27. Analyses included Chi-square, independent t-tests, Mann–Whitney U tests, linear regression analyses and hierarchical regression analyses. The results from linear regression models were expressed as standardized beta. Results The adolescents generally reported high levels of HRQOL. However, girls scored significantly worse on HRQOL, self-efficacy, self-esteem, pain, sleep, loneliness and stress compared to boys. Using hierarchical regression analyses we found that Self-efficacy (beta = 0.11–0.24), Self-esteem: (beta = 0.12–0.21), Loneliness: (beta = − 0.24 to − 0.45) and Stress: (beta = − 0.26 to − 0.34) revealed the strongest associations with the HRQOL dimensions. Sociodemographic-, pain- and sleep related covariates were all significantly associated with some of the KIDSCREEN subscales, however their effect on the outcome was smaller than for the psychosocial variables listed above. Being a girl, not living with both parents, not having both parents working, being absent from school more than 4 days, having pain and having lack of enough sleep were all independently negatively associated with HRQOL. Conclusions HRQOL is strongly associated with self-efficacy, self-esteem, loneliness and stress in 14 to 15-year-old adolescents. Our findings indicate that positive psychosocial factors such as self-efficacy and self-esteem might play a buffer role for negative psychosocial factors (e.g. stress) in adolescents. Further, our results show that girls score significantly worse on factors that are associated to HRQOL compared to boys. To improve HRQOL in school-based populations of adolescents, we suggest that future interventions should aim to strengthen self-efficacy and self-esteem. We recommend gender specific interventions.

scholarly journals Micronutrient and anthropometric status indicators are associated with physical fitness in Colombian schoolchildren

2011 ◽  
Vol 105 (12) ◽  
pp. 1832-1842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne E. Arsenault ◽  
Mercedes Mora-Plazas ◽  
Yibby Forero ◽  
Sandra Lopez-Arana ◽  
Germán Jáuregui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Micronutrient Status ◽  
Standing Long Jump ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Long Jump ◽  
Erythrocyte Folate

Poor physical fitness is associated with increased health-related risks in children. The association of nutritional status indicators and physical fitness in children residing in developing countries is not well characterised. We conducted a cross-sectional study among 1945 children of age 5–12 years in Bogotá, Colombia, to assess whether anthropometric and micronutrient status indicators were associated with performance in the shuttle run and standing long jump tests. Stunted children scored significantly lower in the run (0·4 s; P = 0·0002) and jump (6 cm; boys only; P = 0·003) tests than non-stunted children, after adjustment for age and other factors. Children who were thin, overweight or obese ran slower than normal-weight children (P < 0·01). Lower jump scores were associated with overweight or obesity and greater arm fat area in boys only (P < 0·0001). Girls with low ferritin concentrations ran 0·6 s slower than girls with normal ferritin concentrations (P = 0·02). Erythrocyte folate concentrations were linearly related to higher run (P < 0·0001) and long jump scores (P = 0·0001). Boys with marginal or low vitamin B12 status had 4 cm lower long jump scores than children with normal status (P = 0·01). Suboptimal anthropometric and micronutrient status are related to poorer performance in fitness tests. The effects of improving nutritional status on physical fitness of children warrant investigation.

scholarly journals Health-Related Quality of Life and Health Service Use among Multimorbid Middle-Aged and Older-Aged Adults in China: A Cross-Sectional Study in Shandong Province

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (24) ◽  
pp. 9261
Author(s):  
Qinfeng Zhao ◽  
Jian Wang ◽  
Stephen Nicholas ◽  
Elizabeth Maitland ◽  
Jingjie Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Service Utilization ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Shandong Province ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Young Old

(1) Background: The management of multiple chronic diseases challenges China’s health system, but current research has neglected how multimorbidity is associated with poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and high health service demands by middle-aged and older adults. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Shandong province, China in 2018 across three age groups: Middle-aged (45 to 59 years), young-old (60 to 74 years), and old-old (75 or above years). The information about socio-economic, health-related behaviors, HRQOL, and health service utilization was collected via face-to-face structured questionnaires. The EQ-5D-3L instrument, comprising a health description system and a visual analog scale (VAS), was used to measure participants’ HRQOL, and χ2 tests and the one-way ANOVA test were used to analyze differences in socio-demographic factors and HRQOL among the different age groups. Logistic regression models estimated the associations between lifestyle factors, health service utilization, and multimorbidity across age groups. (3) Results: There were 17,867 adults aged 45 or above in our sample, with 9259 (51.82%) female and 65.60% living in rural areas. Compared with the middle-aged adults, the young-old and old-old were more likely to be single and to have a lower level of education and income, with the old-old having lower levels than the young-old (P < 0.001). We found that 2465 (13.80%) suffered multimorbidities of whom 75.21% were older persons (aged 60 or above). As age increased, both the mean values of EQ-5D utility and the VAS scale decreased, displaying an inverse trend to the increase in the number of chronic diseases (P < 0.05). Ex-smokers and physical check-ups for middle or young-old respondents and overweight/obesity for all participants (P < 0.05) were positively correlated with multimorbidity. Drinking within the past month for all participants (P < 0.001), and daily tooth-brushing for middle (P < 0.05) and young-old participants (P < 0.001), were negatively associated with multimorbidity. Multimorbidities increased service utilization including outpatient and inpatient visits and taking self-medicine; and the probability of health utilization was the lowest for the old-old multimorbid patients (P < 0.001). (4) Conclusions: The prevalence and decline in HRQOL of multimorbid middle-aged and older-aged people were severe in Shandong province. Old patients also faced limited access to health services. We recommend early prevention and intervention to address the prevalence of middle-aged and old-aged multimorbidity. Further, the government should set-up special treatment channels for multiple chronic disease sufferers, improve medical insurance policies for the older-aged groups, and set-up multiple chronic disease insurance to effectively alleviate the costs of medical utilization caused by economic pressure for outpatients and inpatients with chronic diseases.

scholarly journals Impact of Exergaming on Children’s Motor Skill Competence and Health-Related Fitness: A Quasi-Experimental Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunyue Ye ◽  
Jung Lee ◽  
David Stodden ◽  
Zan Gao
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skill ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Significant Group ◽  
Object Control ◽  
Time Interaction ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Motor Skill Competence ◽  
Health Related Fitness

This study was designed to examine the effectiveness of a combined exergaming and physical education (PE) program on children’s motor skill competence (MSC) and health-related fitness (HRF) as compared to traditional PE. A total of 261 second- and third-grade children (127 boys; 8.25 ± 0.66 years for male; 8.29 ± 0.74 years for female; 73.6% non-Hispanic white) participated in the nine-month study from 2012 to 2013. Children were assigned to one of the two groups: (a) intervention group (125 min of alternating PE and exergaming weekly); and (b) comparison group (125-min weekly PE). MSC was assessed via product scores in two locomotor and two object control skills. HRF included the cardiorespiratory fitness, musculoskeletal fitness, and body mass index (BMI). A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was performed to analyze the effect of the combined exergaming–PE program on children’s MSC and HRF. There were significant group by time interaction effects for BMI, p < 0.01, η2 = 0.20; musculoskeletal fitness, p < 0.01, η2 = 0.13; and object control skills (the comparison group demonstrating greater improvement), p = 0.01, η2 = 0.03. The findings suggest that the combined exergaming program can have a positive effect on children’s BMI and musculoskeletal fitness, indicating that exergaming can be an alternative school-based program to supplement traditional PE.

scholarly journals Comparison of Health-related Quality of Life in Patients With Allergic Rhinitis and Controls

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 134-145
Author(s):  
Robabeh Soleimani ◽  
◽  
Mir Mohammad Jalali‌ ◽  
Ali Faghieh Habibi ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Allergic Rhinitis ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Background: Allergic rhinitis is an inflammatory disease of the nasal mucosa that can affect the quality of life of patients. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in patients with allergic rhinitis and healthy people. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, participants were 100 patients with persistent allergic rhinitis (Mean±SD age = 30.1±7.6 years) and 100 healthy individuals (Mean±SD age = 29.7±6.0 years) referred to Amir Al-Momenin Hospital in Rasht, Iran. After obtaining an informed consent from them, a demographic form and the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) were completed for them. T-test was used to compare the scores between the two groups. All statistical analyzes were performed in SPSS V. 19 software. Results: The Mean±SD of the HRQOL score in patients (66.66±13.77) was lower than in controls (72.88±12.40). This difference was statistically significant (P<0.001). Results showed a significant relationship of low HRQOL with male gender and higher level of education (P<0.001). Conclusion: HRQOL in patients with allergic rhinitis is significantly poor. Further studies on the effect of this disease in different age groups and the role of pharmaceutical and non-pharmacological treatment methods in improving their HRQOL are recommended.

Multimorbidity and its relation to subjective memory complaints in a large general population of older adults

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 616-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Aarts ◽  
M. van den Akker ◽  
K. J. Hajema ◽  
A. M. van Ingen ◽  
J. F. M. Metsemakers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Postal Survey ◽  
Subjective Memory Complaints ◽  
Subjective Memory ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Public ◽  
Memory Complaints ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACTBackground: Multimorbidity has been suggested to be associated with a variety of negative health-related outcomes. The present study was designed to evaluate the association between multimorbidity and subjective memory complaints.Methods: This cross-sectional study was based on data obtained from a postal survey designed by the Public Health Service (Gemeentelijke Gezondheids Dienst, GGD) involving 15,188 persons aged 55 years and over living independently in Limburg, the Netherlands. Multivariate logistic regression analyses, adjusted for potentially important covariates, were performed to evaluate the association between self-reported multimorbidity and three outcomes related to subjective memory complaints.Results: Multimorbidity was indeed related to subjective memory complaints. The association between multimorbidity and subjective memory complaints was positively influenced by age. Moreover, multimorbidity was related to the degree of worrying about memory complaints in people who perceived themselves as forgetful. Multimorbidity was also associated with reporting a larger increase in these subjective memory complaints during the past year. In this latter case, multimorbidity had more prognostic capability in men than in women. Psychological distress was related to all three subjective memory-related outcome measures.Conclusions: In our sample, which was representative of the Dutch population, multimorbidity was associated with subjective memory complaints. The relationship between multimorbidity and subjective memory complaints differed between men and women and between age groups.

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