Study regarding the health coefficients for the citizens who practice free time sport activities for the increase of life quality

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 7-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Dacica
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Free Time ◽  
Health State ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Sports Programs ◽  
Sport Activities ◽  
Main Component ◽  
Sports Activities

Abstract The paper presents the results of a determinative study regarding the health profits obtained by the citizens of Caras-Severin County involved in the practice of leisure sport through the program sport for all offered. The aspect highlighted is that sport, for all, has beneficial effects on health being contained by all the components of life quality. The aim of the paper is to prove that issuing leisure time sports programs according to the needs of the client population increases the number of practitioners of sport and implicitly it contributes to the maintenance and improvement of the health state. In order to pursue health profits, the physical and psychic wellbeing of the participants in the sports programs, the observation method, the tests method and the method of recording the health coefficients on a protocol basis were used. The observation was achieved on a sample of 217 subjects which were initially tested, at the beginning of the programs and at the end of the research period. The conclusion was that the main component elements of life quality which can be ameliorated by free time sport activities are: health state; the biologic potential through the evaluation of the anthropometric, functional and physiological coefficients; motor skills; psycho-social relations and social integration. The health state, the biologic potential, motor skills, socialization can be considered dependent variables and through sports activities for all and through the implemented programs a strategic project of continuous development can be elaborated. Leisure sports activities ameliorate life quality of different categories of citizens and social groups.

scholarly journals What possibilities and barriers for community engagement does graphical facilitation establish?

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
C Sandholdt ◽  
G M Hviid Malling ◽  
M Jeppesen ◽  
S F Villadsen ◽  
R Lund
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Ability To Act ◽  
Main Component ◽  
Deprived Areas

Abstract Participatory approaches are appropriate to apply in interventions aiming at improving health and wellbeing in the everyday life of people living in deprived areas. However, more research is needed on how participation is staged, what negotiations of power are possible and to what extent the applied methods for engagement are accessible to a less affluent spectrum of residents. We apply an interdisciplinary approach to allow theoretical reflections on the applied strategy of participation. The intervention employs the use of physical materials through the performance of drawing to make participation less dependent of language and writing skills and hereby more equal. With this participatory intervention study, we aim to empower residents to increase their ability to act on their own health, i.e. social relations and life quality. We apply graphical facilitation by using physical drawing materials to explore how this method can give voice to the residents by providing them the opportunity to tell their story - from where they came to where they hope to go. The main component in the study is four participatory workshops in spring 2020: a) two focusing on teaching of basic drawing skills; b) one where the residents individually draw their own life story; c) one where the residents draw their shared vision of their community. This intervention study aims to contribute to health promotion by exploring generic methods to engage residents in deprived areas. The intended outcome is to empower residents by giving them a means of communication transferable to other settings in everyday life.

scholarly journals The measurement performance of the EQ-5D-5L versus EQ-5D-3L in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Bató ◽  
Valentin Brodszky ◽  
L. Hunor Gergely ◽  
Krisztián Gáspár ◽  
Norbert Wikonkál ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Hidradenitis Suppurativa ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Measurement Properties ◽  
Economic Evaluations ◽  
Health State ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Purpose Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that affects up to 1% of the population in Europe. The EQ-5D is the most commonly used generic instrument for measuring health-related quality of life among HS patients. This study aims to compare the measurement properties of the two adult versions of EQ-5D (EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L) in patients with HS. Methods We recruited 200 consecutive patients with HS (mean age 37 years, 38% severe or very severe HS) to participate in a multicentre cross-sectional survey. Patients completed the EQ-5D-3L, EQ-5D-5L, Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and Skindex-16 questionnaires. Results More than twice as many different health state profiles occurred in the EQ-5D-5L compared to the EQ-5D-3L (101 vs. 43). A significant reduction in ceiling effect was found for the mobility, self-care and usual activities dimensions. A good agreement was established between the EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L with an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.872 (95% CI 0.830–0.903; p < 0.001) that was confirmed by a Bland-Altman plot. EQ-5D-5L improved both the absolute and relative informativity in all dimensions except for anxiety/depression. EQ-5D-3L and EQ-5D-5L demonstrated similar convergent validity with DLQI and Skindex-16. EQ-5D-5L was able to better discriminate between known groups of patients based on the number of comorbidities and disease severity (HS-Physician's Global Assessment). Conclusion In patients with HS, the EQ-5D-5L outperformed the EQ-5D-3L in feasibility, ceiling effects, informativity and known-groups validity for many important clinical characteristics. We recommend using the EQ-5D-5L in HS patients across various settings, including clinical care, research and economic evaluations.

Physical Activity and Sport Involvement in French High School Students

2001 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Deflandre ◽  
Jean Lorant ◽  
Olivier Gavarry ◽  
Guy Falgairette
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Maximal Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Heart Rate Monitoring ◽  
School Students ◽  
Organized Sports ◽  
Sport Activities ◽  
Sports Activities

The links between morphological, biological, sociological, psychological, and environmental characteristics, the practice of organized sports, and moderate to vigorous physical activities were examined by means of a questionnaire given to 48 high-school students aged between 16 and 19 years and their continuous heart-rate monitoring. Few correlations appear between these characteristics and moderate to vigorous physical activities. Only maximal oxygen uptake is linked to this type of activity in girls. Concerning sport involvement, correlations were more numerous for girls than boys. Physical and sports activities of girls were linked with maximal oxygen uptake, sport involvement of father, support, and encouragements of practice, perception of own activity, and private environment. Among boys, physical and sport activities were only linked with sport involvement of friends and perception of own activity. Unlike boys, physical and sport activities among girls seemed more strongly linked to sociological characteristics than other ones.

scholarly journals Interactive Strategy Optimizing the Attraction of Physical Activities for Teenagers According to Gender

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Chawki Derbali ◽  
Fathi Matoussi ◽  
Ali Elloumi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Sexual Differences ◽  
Internal Logic ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
Sport Activities ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Sports Activities ◽  
Analyze Data

This aim of this research is to explore and analyze to what extent the strategies to which physical education didacticsin Tunisia contributed to address the duplication of gender stereotypes. A typical approach with binary choiceregression was applied to analyze data obtained from questionnaires completed by 1326 adolescent students (724girls and 602 boys) from Tunisia. Results relieved that sport opportunities are limited by the separate expectations ofmales and females in physical education and sport settings. The analysis reveals that gender stereotypes affect girls'sports activities and that is particularly true for sports suitable for boys. The effect of the appropriated stereotype wassignificantly higher for sports practices perceived as masculine. The research ends with imminent based on thedistinction between gender skills and gender interest and implications for sport activities in order to enhanceparticipation, enjoyment, and wellbeing of people in physical education and sport activities. Hence, the need todevelop an internal logic of practice of sports activities by repeating individual and sexual differences.

scholarly journals Avaliação de Espaços de Desporto Natureza: Paisagem Protegida - Serra de Montejunto

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-44
Author(s):  
Carlos Rebelo ◽  
Luís Carvalhinho
Keyword(s):  
Protected Area ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Sport Activities ◽  
Sports Activities

The protected Area of Serra de Montejunto, as a Protected Area (AP) with potential for nature- based sports and active tourism activities, needs a useful management tool for different types of visitors, similar to the “Nature Sport Charts” existing in other APs in the country. Thus, this research aimed to characterize and evaluate the places for practice of nature-based sports and active tourism activities, namely places of climbing and hiking, using the characterization and evaluation sheets on all previously identified places. The results of this investigation aim to affirm the potential of this AP for sports activities practice in nature and demonstrated the good conditions that exists in practice sites, detecting only the presence of some occasional situations of inadequacy, lack or conservation of equipment. It is concluded that the practice of nature-based sport activities has a great potential in this AP, verifying however the necessity of carrying out strategies that involve: planning, management and maintenance of spaces in order to guarantee conservation and sustainability of the area.

The Role of Empathy and Compassion in Conflict Resolution

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 310-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga M. Klimecki
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Personal Distress ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Intergroup Conflicts

Empathy and empathy-related processes, such as compassion and personal distress, are recognized to play a key role in social relations. This review examines the role of empathy in interpersonal and intergroup relations, including intractable conflicts. Despite the limitations of empathy, there is growing evidence that empathy and compassion are associated with more prosocial behavior in interpersonal relations. Furthermore, empathy and compassion have been associated with more favorable attitudes and higher readiness for reconciliation across a range of intergroup settings. This review ends by summarizing recent evidence for the beneficial effects of compassion training on interpersonal and intergroup relations and by outlining new avenues for future research on how compassion training could reduce intergroup conflicts.

scholarly journals Physical activity and quality of life according to students of the University of the Third Age

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 45-56
Author(s):  
Marlena Skwiot ◽  
Barbara Juśkiewicz-Swaczyna
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Young Age ◽  
Health State ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
The Third ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
The University

Abstract Introduction: Along with the rising life expectancy, there occurs an increased interest in geriatric care and in assessment of life quality in elderly persons. This study sought to examine the effects of physical activity on the quality of life in students of the University of the Third Age (UTA). Another purpose was to determine correlations between physical activity at a young age and the level of health state and physical activity at the time of the research as well as assessing the effects of socio-demographic factors on the quality of life in elderly individuals. Material and methods: The study included 138 UTA students (113 females and 25 males) aged 50 and above from Warminsko-mazurskie region. The questionnaire consisting of two parts was applied as a research tool. The first part included the authors’ own questionnaire with general questions as well as questions regarding physical activity levels at a young age and at the time of the research. The second part was made up of the standardised WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire (shorter version of WHOQOL) which was used to assess the subjects’ quality of life. Results: No significant differences between physical activity levels at a young age and at the time of the research were noted (p < 0.05). Self-evaluation of both life quality and heath state was significantly higher in individuals engaged in vigorous and moderate physical activity (p < 0.05) than in the other group. Conclusions: Physical activity of UTA students determines their quality of life and health state. Socio-demographic factors such as sex, age and a place of living influence the scores regarding the quality of life in WHOQOL-BREF domains.

scholarly journals THE PREVALENCE OF CHRONIC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES RISK FACTORS AMONG MEDICAL STAFF

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 96-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
О. S. Kobyakova ◽  
E. S. Kulikov ◽  
I. A. Deev ◽  
A. A. Almikeeva ◽  
I. D. Pimenov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Health State ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Adverse Influence ◽  
Age Range

In the review, the results provided of clinical and epidemiological trials confirming high prevalence of the risk factors of chronic noncommunicable diseases among medical workers, common comorbidity and hence adverse influence on the health. Analysis of literature data underscores the necessity of further long term populational studies of epidemiology, age range, relation to occupation positions, for the main risk factors. Organization of various preventive events is required, that obviously will impact not only health state and life quality, but furthermore, will increase medical care in general.

scholarly journals DIAGNÓSTICO DE UMA POPULAÇÃO DA TERCEIRA IDADE

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Sousa Pinheiro Mota ◽  
Carine Moura Ferreira ◽  
Daniele Idalino Janebro ◽  
Ione Ramos de Queiroz ◽  
Maria Do Socorro Ramos de Queiroz
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Life Meaning ◽  
N 93 ◽  
Keywords Aging ◽  
The Town

RESUMO:Este estudo teve como objetivo traçar e avaliar o perfil das pessoas da terceira idade e desenvolver práticas educativas multidisciplinares que contribuam para melhorar a qualidade de vida. Tratou-se de uma pesquisa quantitativa realizada no município de Cabaceiras-PB e envolveu 41% da população com faixa etária de 60 anos. Participaram 176 idosos, a faixa etária predominante foi de 60 a 69 anos (n=93), o gênero feminino foi o mais freqüente, a maioria eram casados e moravam com a família e apenas 40 deles não tiveram oportunidade de estudar. Grande parte residia em casa própria e apenas 18 deles não estavam satisfeitos com o lugar onde moravam por falta de infra-estrutura da cidade; 98% da amostra era aposentada (n=172) e destes, 49 ainda exerciam alguma atividade, sendo a principal, do tipo laborativa. Dos participantes, 150 conseguiam desenvolver sozinhos suas atividades diárias, os que demonstraram insatisfação era devido a problemas de saúde. Com relação a perspectivas futuras, 130 revelaram ter ao menos algum projeto a ser realizado, no entanto, alguns deles estavam insatisfeitos com a velhice porque não conseguiam manter sua autonomia. Dos problemas de saúde, os mais frequentes foram hipertensão/cardiopatias, hipertensão/diabetes e doenças osteo-musculares. Mesmo apresentando certas limitações, 92% (n=162) revelaram ser felizes por manter relacionamento familiar e social afetivo. Em alguns casos, a falta de apoio pode resultar numa ruptura do seu projeto existencial, originando a perda do significado da vida. O importante é viver com qualidade conseguindo manter a autonomia e o bem estar.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Envelhecimento. Idoso. Terceira idade. ABSTRACT: This study aimed to evaluate and draw up the elderly people profile and develop multidisciplinary educational practices that improve their life quality. It was a quantitative research conducted in Cabaceiras-PB town which involved 41% of the population aged about 60 years old. 176 elderly took part in the research, the predominant age group was 60 to 69 years old (n=93), female ones were the most frequent, most of the interviewed were married and lived with their family and only 40 of them had no opportunity of studying. Many of the elderly live in their own home and only 18 of them were not satisfied with the place where they lived because of the town lack of infrastructure; 98% of the sample was retired (n=172) and 49 of them still were not carrying out any activity; the most common one was the laborious. 150 of the participants could develop their own daily activities by themselves; the ones, who showed discontentment, did so, due to health problems. Regarding future prospects, 130 have revealed at least one project to carry out, however, some of them were dissatisfied with their aging because they could not keep their own autonomy. The most common health problems were hypertension/heart disease, hypertension/diabetes and osteo-muscular diseases. Even having some limitations, 92% (n=162) of the elderly proved to be happy by maintaining affective family and social relations. In some cases a lack of support may result in the ending of the elderly existential project, causing the loss of the life meaning. The important thing is to have a good life quality, managing to keep independency and well-being. KEYWORDS: Aging. Elderly. Third age.

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