Enhancing physical activity promotion in midlife women with technology-based self-monitoring and social connectivity: A pilot study

Three Victorian local governments cooperated in a pilot study of physical activity promotion as part of home and community care (HACC) service delivery. Thirty-one people receiving HACC volunteered to participate, including completing the Transtheoretical Stages of Change Exercise Questionnaire and the short-form Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) just before and at 3 months and 6 months after starting regular self-selected physical activity. Twenty-one participants returned questionnaires at 3 months, and 17 participants returned questionnaires at 6 months. Data were analysed using paired t tests and effect sizes were calculated as mean differences. At 3 months, mean improvements were identified on 6 of the 8 HAQDI (disability index) subscales, and in the overall HAQ-DI score. Improvement in dressing and grooming was preserved at 6 months. At either 3 or 6 months, improvements in dressing and grooming, reach, hygiene, and daily activities, and overall HAQ-DI score exceeded the minimum clinically important difference. No improvements were statistically significant, as is likely in a pilot study with a small sample, however, these results suggest that even very small increases in physical activity may afford clinically meaningful improvements in some areas of physical function required for independent living.

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Physical activity promotion for persons with multiple chronic diseases in the interface of health care, sport and leisure: a longitudinal pilot study

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage ◽

10.1016/j.joca.2020.02.707 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

pp. S452-S453

Author(s):

S. Schweda ◽

P. Janßen ◽

B. Munz ◽

J. Schmid ◽

G. Sudeck ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Health Care ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Chronic Diseases ◽

Physical Activity Promotion ◽

Activity Promotion ◽

Multiple Chronic Diseases

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Partnerships for active elementary schools: Physical education outcomes after 4 months of a 2-year pilot study

Health Education Journal ◽

10.1177/0017896917713530 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 76 (7) ◽

pp. 763-774 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

R. Glenn Weaver ◽

Collin Webster ◽

Catherine Egan ◽

Carolina Campos ◽

Robert D Michael ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Elementary Schools ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Physical Education ◽

Vigorous Physical Activity ◽

Community Based Participatory Research ◽

Physical Activity Promotion ◽

Activity Promotion ◽

Promotion Strategies ◽

The Impact

Objective: This study assessed the impact of Partnerships for Active Children in Elementary Schools (PACES) on children’s moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during physical education (PE) and teachers’ incorporation of physical activity promotion strategies after one academic semester (i.e. 4 months) of the intervention. Design: Single group pre–post pilot study. Setting: Three elementary schools in one southeastern metropolitan city in the USA. Methods: Using principles of community-based participatory-research, researchers worked with teachers to identify contextually appropriate physical activity promotion strategies aligned with prevailing recommendations, principles and theories. Outcome measures included accelerometer-derived percent of time children ( N = 150) engaged in MVPA. The System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time+ assessed changes in teachers’ incorporation of physical activity promotion strategies. Multi-level mixed-effects linear regression estimated differences over time. Results: MVPA increased for girls (22.7%–26.6%) and boys (33.2%–39.0%). Small-sided games (1.0%–9.0%) and teachers’ verbal promotion of physical activity (6.4%–13.5%) increased while student’s off-task behaviour (6.0%–2.0%) decreased. Lines (20.2%–8.4%) and elimination games (21.6%–13.3%) decreased, but these changes were not statistically significant. Conclusion: PACES shows promise for increasing the percent of time children spend in MVPA during PE but requires further evaluation.

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Korean Immigrant Women’s Physical Activity Experience: A Situation-Specific Theory

Research and Theory for Nursing Practice ◽

10.1891/1541-6577.29.1.10 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 10-24 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Eun-Ok Im ◽

Sun Ju Chang ◽

Giang Nguyen ◽

Lynn Stringer ◽

Wonshik Chee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Immigrant Women ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

Physical Activity Promotion ◽

Midlife Women ◽

Integrative Approach ◽

Korean Immigrant ◽

Theoretical Frameworks ◽

Life Patterns ◽

Activity Promotion

To develop successful physical activity promotion programs for midlife immigrant women, especially for Korean immigrant midlife women, concrete theoretical bases are needed. However, virtually no theoretical frameworks and/or theories exist that can explain the influences of immigration transition on the physical activity experience of midlife immigrant women in general or Korean immigrant midlife women in specific. The purpose of this article is to present a situation-specific theory on physical activity experience of Korean immigrant midlife women (SPAKIM) with its development process. An integrative approach was used to develop the theory based on the midlife women’s attitudes toward physical activity (MAPA) theory, the transitions theory, a review of the relevant literature, and two studies on midlife women’s attitudes toward physical activity. The proposed theory includes nature of transitions, nonmodifiable and modifiable transition conditions, contexts of daily life, patterns of response, and nursing therapeutics as major concepts, and each major concept includes several related subconcepts. Because several concepts of the theory were developed mainly based on the literature review, the major concepts and related subconcepts need to be further developed and evaluated in future studies.

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