Differences on Habitual Physical Activity Index in Primary Schoolchildren according to Age and Gender

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that a large majority of children do not reach its recommendations on physical activity for health, i.e., 60 min a day of moderate to vigorous physical activity. The objective of this study was to know the index of habitual physical activity in different contexts where the child interacts: school index (SCHOOL-I), extracurricular/sports activity index (SPORT-I), free time index (LEISURE-I) and the total habitual physical activity index (GLOBAL-I) based on age and gender. 900 Primary Education schoolchildren from Galicia (Spain) aged 10–12 years (M = 10.84; SD = 0.67) participated, of which 454 (50.40%) were boys and 446 (49.6%) girls. For data collection, the validated Inventory of Habitual Physical Activity in Schoolchildren (IAFHE) questionnaire was used. The results show a significant main effect on the age factor in SCHOOL-I (p < 0.001), and in GLOBAL-I (p = 0.034), the rates being higher in 10-year-old children compared to 11 and 12. A significant main effect has also been found in the gender factor in SCHOOL-I (p < 0.001), SPORT-I (p < 0.001) and in GLOBAL-I (p < 0.001), being greater in boys than in girls. It is concluded that, as school age increases, a lower index of physical activity is registered, this being higher in boys compared to girls. It is necessary to establish strategies to promote the practice of physical activity from different agents and in different contexts.

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Educational training program to increase the moderate to vigorous physical activity index in physical education teachers

Retos ◽

10.47197/retos.v0i39.78014 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 192-199

Author(s):

Javier Arturo Hall-López

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Education ◽

Training Program ◽

Activity Index ◽

Vigorous Physical Activity ◽

World Health ◽

Physical Education Teachers ◽

Educational Training ◽

Physical Activity Index ◽

Educational Training Program

Abstract. Objective: To design and evaluate a training program to increase the moderate to vigorous physical activity index in physical education teachers. Method: the volunteer subjects participated in the educational training program whose goal was to obtain competences on how to create a pedagogical climate in physical education class oriented to the participation of students in moderate to vigorous physical activity at least 50% of the class evaluated quantitatively using the system for observing fitness instruction time (SOFIT), during their university studies and when they have graduated as physical education teachers. Results: The physical activity index increased from 36.6% to 61.2%. Conclusions: The application of the program showed effectiveness with didactic strategies to involve the student in moderate to vigorous physical activity as established by the World Health Organization. Resumen. Objetivo: Diseñar y evaluar un programa de formación educativa para aumentar el índice de actividad física moderada a vigorosa en profesores de educación física. Método: los sujetos voluntarios participaron en el programa de formación que tuvo como meta obtener competencias sobre cómo crear un clima pedagógico en la clase de educación física orientado a la participación de los estudiantes en actividad física moderada a vigorosa por lo menos el 50% de la clase evaluado de manera cuantitativa mediante el sistema para observar el tiempo de instrucción de actividad física (SOFIT), durante sus estudios universitarios y al ser egresados como profesores de educación física. Resultados: el índice de actividad física se incrementó de 36.6% a 61.2%. Conclusiones: La aplicación del programa mostro efectividad con estrategias didácticas para involucrar al alumno en actividad física moderada a vigorosa como lo establece la Organización Mundial de la Salud.

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Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Hemodialysis Patients and Healthy Controls: A Cross-Sectional Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18041978 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 1978

Author(s):

Tjaša Filipčič ◽

Špela Bogataj ◽

Jernej Pajek ◽

Maja Pajek

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Everyday Life ◽

Habitual Physical Activity ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

Age And Gender ◽

Comorbidity Score ◽

Sf 36 ◽

And Gender

Hemodialysis (HD) patients have lower functional abilities compared to healthy people, and this is associated with lower physical activity in everyday life. This may affect their quality of life, but research on this topic is limited. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the relationship between habitual physical activity and quality of life in HD patients and healthy controls. Ninety-three HD patients and 140 controls participated in the study. Quality of life was assessed using a 36-item medical outcomes study short-form health survey (SF-36). Human Activity Profile (HAP) was used to assess habitual physical activity. The adjusted activity score (AAS) from HAP, age, gender, fat tissue index (FTI), lean tissue index (LTI), and Davies comorbidity score were analyzed as possible predictors of the Physical Component Summary (PCS) of the SF-36. Three sequential linear models were used to model PCS. In Model 1, PCS was regressed by gender and age; in Model 2 the LTI, FTI, and Davies comorbidity scores were added. Model 3 also included AAS. After controlling for age and gender (ModelHD 1: p = 0.056), LTI, FTI, and Davies comorbidity score effects (ModelHD 2: p = 0.181), the AAS accounted for 32% of the variation in PCS of HD patients (ModelHD 3: p < 0.001). Consequently, the PCS of HD patients would increase by 0.431 points if the AAS increased by one point. However, in healthy controls, AAS had a lower impact than in the HD sample (B = 0.359 vs. 0.431), while the corresponding effects of age and gender (ModelH 1: p < 0.001), LTI, FTI, and Davies comorbidity score (ModelH 2: p < 0.001) were adjusted for. The proportion of variation in PCS attributed to AAS was 14.9% (ModelH 3: p < 0.001). The current study results showed that physical activity in everyday life as measured by the HAP questionnaire is associated to a higher degree with the quality of life of HD patients than in healthy subjects. Routine physical activity programs are therefore highly justified, and the nephrology community should play a leading role in this effort.

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Influence of the Perception of Barriers in Practice of PA in Adolescents: Explanatory Model

Healthcare ◽

10.3390/healthcare9040380 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 380

Author(s):

Iago Portela-Pino ◽

Myriam Alvariñas-Villaverde ◽

Javier Martínez-Torres ◽

Margarita Pino-Juste

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Body Image ◽

Risk Factor ◽

Social Anxiety ◽

Activity Index ◽

School Year ◽

Factorial Model ◽

High Fatigue ◽

Physical Activity Index ◽

And Gender

Background: Sedentarism is an important risk factor for non-communicable diseases. To avoid it, it is necessary to establish the barriers which influence a low level of practice of Physical Activity. Methods: This study, conducted with 833 students, aims to describe a model to explain the barriers determining the level of practice of Physical Activity in adolescents according to age, school year, BMI and gender. The inclusion of the analyzed barriers followed the tetra-factorial model: Body image/physical and social anxiety; Tiredness/laziness; Responsibilities/lack of time and Environment/facilities. Results: The barriers to Physical Activity in adolescents are fatigue and sloth, and temporary obligations. The barrier that least influences the practice of Physical Activity is the environment and body image. It is determined that the subjects with the lowest Physical Activity index were those with a high fatigue and laziness score and higher age. The level of physical activity of this population is medium (95% CI, 2.8274–2.9418). Conclusions: It is necessary to overcome tiredness or apathy towards the practice of Physical Activity, especially in those under 16 years of age.

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Sleep disturbance as a moderator of the association between physical activity and later pain onset among American adults aged 50 and over: evidence from the Health and Retirement Study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036219 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. e036219

Author(s):

Daniel Whibley ◽

Heidi M Guyer ◽

Leslie M Swanson ◽

Tiffany J Braley ◽

Anna L Kratz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Sleep Disturbance ◽

Activity Index ◽

Vigorous Physical Activity ◽

Index Score ◽

Health And Retirement Study ◽

Physical Activity Index ◽

Activity Index Score ◽

Incident Pain ◽

Retirement Study

ObjectiveTo examine whether sleep disturbance modifies the association between physical activity and incident pain.DesignProspective population-based study.SettingHealth and Retirement Study.ParticipantsAmerican adults aged ≥50 years who reported no troublesome pain in 2014 were re-assessed for pain in 2016. Of 9828 eligible baseline respondents, 8036 (82%) had complete follow-up data for adjusted analyses (weighted analysis population N=42 407 222).ExposuresPhysical activity was assessed via interview with questions about time spent in moderate and vigorous physical activity. Sleep disturbance, assessed using a modified form of the Jenkins Sleep Scale, was examined as a potential moderator.Main outcome measureTroublesome pain.ResultsIn weighted analyses, 37.9% of the 2014 baseline pain-free sample participated in moderate or vigorous physical activity once a week or less, with an overall mean Physical Activity Index Score of 9.0 (SE=0.12). 18.6% went on to report troublesome pain in 2016. Each one-point higher on the Physical Activity Index Score was associated with a reduced odds ratio (OR) of incident pain for those who endorsed sleep disturbance never/rarely (OR=0.97, 95% CI 0.94 to 0.99), but not for those who endorsed sleep disturbance sometimes (OR=0.99, 95% CI 0.97 to 1.01) or most of the time (OR=1.01, 95% CI 0.99 to 1.03). The analysis of possible interaction demonstrated that frequency of sleep disturbance moderated the physical activity and incident pain association (Wald test: p=0.02).ConclusionsThe beneficial association of physical activity on reduced likelihood of later pain was only observed in persons who endorsed low levels of sleep disturbance.

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Prevalence of Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behaviors and Associations with Obesity among Saudi Adults

10.21203/rs.3.rs-40306/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Nora A Althumiri ◽

Nasser F BinDhim ◽

Saleh A. Alqahtani4

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Sedentary Behavior ◽

Physical Inactivity ◽

National Level ◽

World Health ◽

Moderate Activity ◽

Age And Gender ◽

National Implementation ◽

And Gender

Abstract Background: Worldwide, physical inactivity is ranked as the fourth leading risk factor for mortality. This study aimed to provide an update on the prevalence of physical inactivity and sedentary behavior among adults in Saudi Arabia and to examine associations with obesity.Methods: This study was conducted as secondary analysis of a national survey that was conducted in Saudi Arabia in 2018. In this study, a proportional quota-sampling technique was used to obtain equal distributions of participants, stratified by age and gender, across the 13 regions of Saudi Arabia. Participants (n = 3,699) were recruited mainly via random phone interviews. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations (150 minutes of moderate activity/week or 75 minutes of intensive activity/week) were used to classify physical activity. Logistic regression was used for multivariate analysis.Results: The prevalence of physical inactivity (not meeting the WHO recommendations) ranged between 66.8% and 81.2%. Females and males did not differ in their frequency of physical activity. Participants spent an average of 275 minutes/day watching TV or using phone apps and 267 minutes/day doing office work. Physical inactivity was associated with increased likelihood of obesity (BMI ≥ 30), as compared to those who met the WHO intensive physical activity criteria (odds ratio [OR]: 1.62; 95% CI: 1.23–2.13) and to those who met WHO mixed intensive/moderate physical activity criteria (OR: 1.49; 95% CI: 1.24–1.81), adjusted for age and gender. However, sitting long hours for work or leisure was not significantly associated with obesity.Conclusions: Future research is needed to identify public health interventions that would be most feasible and suitable for physical inactivity and sedentary behavior reduction at the national level for national implementation; and health policies are needed to facilitate sustainability.

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Refinement of the Habitual Physical Activity Index for Use With American Adults

Journal of Nursing Measurement ◽

10.1891/1061-3749.5.1.17 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 17-32 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Karyl J. Burns ◽

Robin D. Froman

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Cardiac Disease ◽

Activity Index ◽

Generalizability Theory ◽

Habitual Physical Activity ◽

Cardiac Patients ◽

Stability Estimates ◽

Healthy Individuals ◽

Physical Activity Index ◽

Activity Questionnaires

The relationship between physical activity and health outcomes makes the assessment of physical activity important to many health professionals. Numerous physical activity questionnaires exist but none is tailored to the assessment of physical activity in cardiac patients. Ideally, a questionnaire should be appropriate for both healthy individuals and those with cardiac disease to allow comparison of epidemiologic and intervention research. The purpose of this research is to adapt and validate an existing physical activity questionnaire for use with healthy individuals and those with coronary artery disease. The Habitual Physical Activity Index (HPAI) is an easy to administer questionnaire developed in the Netherlands by Baecke, Burema, and Frijters (1982). The factorial validity and alpha internal consistency of the HPAI were examined to evaluate its potential for use in assessing physical activity of hospitalized cardiac patients in the U.S. The sample was 213 cardiac patients. A factor analysis produced a meaningful two-factor solution that differed from the original Dutch results. This suggested the HPAI should be modified for use with American adults with cardiac disease. New items were generated and added to the HPAI. The modified HPAI was tested using classical testing theory and generalizability theory. Stability estimates are high and relative generalizability acceptable. However, the absolute generalizability estimates indicate that the addition of new items to the HPAI could improve its use for absolute decision making.

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Age and Gender Differences in Physical Activity, Overweight and Obesity: Results from a National Survey of Canadian Youth

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e509012013-089 ◽

2004 ◽

Author(s):

Kenneth Allison ◽

Hyacinth Irving ◽

Karen Yoshida ◽

John Dwyer ◽

Irving Rootman

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Gender Differences ◽

National Survey ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Age And Gender ◽

Canadian Youth ◽

Age And Gender Differences ◽

And Gender

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Multi-Component Intervention Program on Habitual Physical Activity Parameters and Cognitive Function in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Trial

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18126240 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (12) ◽

pp. 6240

Author(s):

Min-Ki Jeong ◽

Kyung-Won Park ◽

Je-Kwang Ryu ◽

Gwon-Min Kim ◽

Hyun-Hun Jung ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Cognitive Impairment ◽

Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽

Cognitive Function ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Vigorous Physical Activity ◽

Cognitive Intervention ◽

Habitual Physical Activity ◽

Disease Assessment ◽

Digit Symbol Substitution Test

Age-related dementia refers to a state in which someone experiences multiple cognitive function impairment due to degenerative brain disease, and which causes difficulties in their daily life or social life. Dementia is the most common and serious obstacle in later life. Early intervention in the case of patients who are in the mild cognitive impairment (MCI) stage among the high-risk group can maintain and improve their cognitive function. The purpose of the current trial is aimed at investigating the association between a multi-component (exercise with cognitive) intervention program and habitual physical activity parameters on cognitive functions in MCI patients. Neuropsychological cognitive and depression assessments were performed by neuropsychologists according to normalized methods, including the Korean mini-mental State examination (K-MMSE) and modified Alzheimer’s disease assessment scale-cognitive subscale (ADAS-Cog) and cognitive assessment tool (attention, processing speed), and the Korean version of the geriatric depression scale (SGDS-K), both at baseline and at a 12 weeks follow-up. The 12-week multi-component intervention improved cognitive function and habitual physical activity parameters in patients with MCI relative to controls. A multi-component intervention program for patients with MCI is considered to be an effective method of dementia prevention by improving global (ADAS-Cog) and frontal (trail-making test, digit symbol substitution test) cognition and habitual physical activity parameters such as moderate to vigorous physical activity and step count. In addition, it is important to encourage habitual physical activities to ensure that exercise intervention strategies are carried out at the duration and intensity required for improving physical and cognitive wellbeing and obtaining health benefits.

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No Self Without Salience: Affective and Self-relevance Ratings of 552 Emotionally Valenced and Neutral Dutch Words

Journal of Psycholinguistic Research ◽

10.1007/s10936-021-09784-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Lora I. Dimitrova ◽

Eline M. Vissia ◽

Hanneke Geugies ◽

Hedwig Hofstetter ◽

Sima Chalavi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Repeated Measures ◽

Emotional Valence ◽

Age And Gender ◽

Gender And Age ◽

Main Effect ◽

Emotional Salience ◽

And Gender ◽

The Relationship

AbstractIt is unknown how self-relevance is dependent on emotional salience. Emotional salience encompasses an individual's degree of attraction or aversion to emotionally-valenced information. The current study investigated the interconnection between self and salience through the evaluation of emotional valence and self-relevance. 56 native Dutch participants completed a questionnaire assessing valence, intensity, and self-relevance of 552 Dutch nouns and verbs. One-way repeated-measures ANCOVA investigated the relationship between valence and self, age and gender. Repeated-measures ANCOVA also tested the relationship between valence and self with intensity ratings and effects of gender and age. Results showed a significant main effect of valence for self-relevant words. Intensity analyses showed a main effect of valence but not of self-relevance. There were no significant effects of gender and age. The most important finding presents that self-relevance is dependent on valence. These findings concerning the relationship between self and salience opens avenues to study an individual's self-definition.

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