scholarly journals Physical, clinical, and psychosocial parameters of adolescents with different degrees of excess weight

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 342-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Drieli Seron Antonini ◽  
Danilo Fernandes da Silva ◽  
Josiane Aparecida Alves Bianchini ◽  
Carlos Andres Lopera ◽  
Amanda Caroline Teles Moreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Excess Body Weight ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Fitness And Health

OBJECTIVE: To compare body composition, hemodynamic parameters, health-related physical fitness, and health-related quality of life of adolescents with anthropometric diagnosis of overweight, obesity, and severe obesity.METHODS: 220 adolescents with excess body weight were enrolled. They were beginners in a intervention program that included patients based on age, availability, presence of excess body weight, place of residence, and agreement to participate in the study. This study collected anthropometric and hemodynamic variables, health-related physical fitness, and health-related quality of life of the adolescents. To compare the three groups according to nutritional status, parametric and non-parametric tests were applied. Significance level was set at p<0.05.RESULTS: There was no significant difference in resting heart rate, health-related physical fitness, relative body fat, absolute and relative lean mass, and health-related quality of life between overweight, obese, and severely obese adolescents (p>0.05). Body weight, body mass index, waist and hip circumference, and systolic blood pressure increased as degree of excess weightincreased (p<0.05). Dyastolic blood pressure of the severe obesity group was higher than the other groups (p<0.05). There was an association between the degree of excess weight and the prevalence of altered blood pressure (overweight: 12.1%; obesity: 28.1%; severe obesity: 45.5%; p<0.001). The results were similar when genders were analyzed separately.CONCLUSION: Results suggest that overweight adolescents presented similar results compared to obese and severely obese adolescents in most of the parameters analyzed.

Feasibility Study: Colombian Caribbean Folk Dances to Increase Physical Fitness and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Women

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 284-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernesto Pacheco ◽  
Diana P. Hoyos ◽  
Willinton J. Watts ◽  
Lucía Lema ◽  
Carlos M. Arango
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Fitness And Health

The objectives of the study were to describe the feasibility of an intervention in older women based on folk dances of the Colombian Caribbean region, and to analyze the effects of the intervention on physical fitness and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). A pilot study was conducted in a sample of 27 participants, 15 in the intervention group (IG) and 12 in the comparison group (CG). Caribbean Colombian dance rhythms were introduced as an intervention that lasted 12 weeks. Recruitment and retention was not optimal. Treatment fidelity components indicated that intervention was administered as intended. IG participants showed positive and statistically significant changes in some components of physical fitness. No significant changes were observed in HRQoL indicators for either group. In conclusion, the intervention was feasible, but recruitment and retention was challenging. Folk dances of the Colombian Caribbean region provoked significant results in physical fitness but not in HRQoL.

Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, and Health-Related Quality of Life in School-Aged Children

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangli Gu ◽  
Mei Chang ◽  
Melinda A. Solmon
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Mental Function ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Fitness And Health

Purpose:This study examined the association between physical activity (PA), physical fitness, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among school-aged children.Methods:Participants were 201 children (91 boys, 110 girls; Mage = 9.82) enrolled in one school in the southern US. Students’ PA (self-reported PA, pedometer-based PA) and physical fitness (cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, flexibility, and body composition) were assessed in the fall. The PedsQL4.0 (Varni et al., 2001) was used to assess participants’ HRQOL (physical and mental function) in the spring.Results:PA and four components of physical fitness were positively associated with physical and mental function. Path analyses suggested physical fitness mediated the relationship between self-reported PA and HRQOL (95% CI: [.53, 1.48]), as well as between pedometer-based PA and HRQOL (95% CI: [.54, 1.53]).Discussion:Results support the conclusion that enhancing children’s physical fitness can facilitate positive outcomes including improved health related quality of life.

scholarly journals Physical fitness and health-related quality of life in Brazilian adolescents: a cross-sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymundo Pires-Júnior ◽  
Diogo Henrique Constantino Coledam ◽  
Joăo Paulo de Aguiar Greca ◽  
Gustavo Aires de Arruda ◽  
Marcio Teixeira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Fitness And Health

scholarly journals A Smartphone App (mDASHNa-CC) to Support Healthy Diet and Hypertension Control for Chinese Canadian Seniors: Protocol for Design, Usability and Feasibility Testing

10.2196/15545 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. e15545
Author(s):  
Ping Zou ◽  
Jennifer Stinson ◽  
Monica Parry ◽  
Cindy-Lee Dennis ◽  
Yeqin Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Smartphone App ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Hypertension Control ◽  
Chinese Canadians ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Chinese Canadian

Background This proposed study aims to translate the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension with Sodium (Na) Reduction for Chinese Canadians (DASHNa-CC), a classroom-based, antihypertensive, dietary educational intervention, to an innovative smartphone app (mDASHNa-CC). This study will enable Chinese Canadian seniors to access antihypertensive dietary interventions anytime, regardless of where they are. It is hypothesized that senior Chinese Canadians will be satisfied with their experiences using the mDASHNa-CC app and that the use of this app could lead to a decrease in their blood pressure and improvement in their health-related quality of life. Objective The goal of this study is to design and test the usability and feasibility of a smartphone-based dietary educational app to support a healthy diet and hypertension control for Chinese Canadian seniors. Methods A mixed-method two-phase design will be used. The study will be conducted in a Chinese immigrant community in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Chinese Canadian seniors, who are at least 65 years old, self-identified as Chinese, living in Canada, and with elevated blood pressure, will be recruited. In Phase I, we will design and test the usability of the app using a user-centered approach. In Phase II, we will test the feasibility of the app, including implementation (primary outcomes of accrual and attrition rates, technical issues, acceptability of the app, and adherence to the intervention) and preliminary effectiveness (secondary outcomes of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, weight, waist circumference, health-related quality of life, and health service utilization), using a pilot, two-group, randomized controlled trial with a sample size of 60 participants in a Chinese Canadian community. Results The study is supported by the Startup Research Grant from Nipissing University, Canada. The research ethics application is under review by a university research ethics review board. Conclusions The study results will make several contributions to the existing literature, including illustrating the rigorous design and testing of smartphone app technology for hypertension self-management in the community, exploring an approach to incorporating traditional medicine into chronic illness management in minority communities and promoting equal access to current technology among minority immigrant senior groups. Trial Registration Clinicaltrials.gov NCT03988894; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03988894 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) PRR1-10.2196/15545

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