scholarly journals DO DAILY STEP COUNTS DURING THE PANDEMIC AFFECT THE BODY COMPOSITION AND MENTAL WELL-BEING OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS?

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazlı Yanar ◽  
Melek Güler
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Waist Hip Ratio ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Mental Well Being ◽  
Experimental Group

This study aims to determine whether the number of daily steps is effective in the body composition and mental well-being of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research group of the study consisted of 40 volunteer students studying at the Faculty of Sport Sciences by being randomly assigned to the experimental (n:20) and control (n:20) groups. The research is in the experimental model with a pre-test/post-test control group. As a data collection tool in the study, the 'Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale' was used to determine the personal information form and mental well-being. The obtained data were analysed in the Jamovi 1.8.2 statistical software program with a 95% reliability interval and 5% margin of error. In the analysis of the data, percentage (%), frequency (f), and mean (x̄) values were used in the descriptive data, Paired Samples t-test was used in the pre-test/post-test comparison, and Multinomial Regression analysis was used in the relational analysis. According to the findings of the study, 75% of the students in the experimental group and 70% of the students in the control group were in the normal weight class according to the body mass index classification. According to waist-hip ratio classification, 85% of the experimental group and 70% of the control group were in the group that did not have cardiovascular disease risk. After two months of application, the daily average number of steps of the experimental group (12.5751898.1) and the daily average number of steps of the control group were determined as (5381.272026.2). While there was a statistically significant difference in the pre-test/post-test body mass index averages of the experimental group who were asked to take at least 10,000 steps per day (p0.05), although there was an increase in the mean waist-hip ratio and mental well-being, there was no statistically significant difference (p0.05). It was determined that the step average had a statistically significant effect on the experimental group according to the body mass index classification (p0.05). As a result, while taking at least 10,000 steps per day was effective in the body mass index of the students, it was not so in the waist-hip ratio and mental well-being. In this context, physical activity, and especially walking, can be recommended at the point of protecting health. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0881/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals The Effect of Psychodrama on Subjective Well-Being and Trait Anxiety

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 269
Author(s):  
AliAyşe Nur Katmer ◽  
Ramazan Demir ◽  
Ali Çekiç ◽  
Zeynep Hamamcı
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study investigates the effects of psychodrama on adults’ anxiety and subjective well-being levels. A pre/post-test experimental pattern is used with experimental and control groups. The study sample consists of 24 non-thesis master’s program students at Gaziantep University, Human Psychology, and Communication. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Subjective Well-Being Scale were applied as a pre-test to the experimental and control groups. The psychodrama group practice was performed with the experimental group once a week for eleven weeks, 90 minutes per session, while the control group did not receive any practice. After the application, the post-test was administered to both groups. The data were analyzed with SPSS 23 statistical program. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to evaluate the difference between the experimental and control group, and the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test was applied for the changes within the experimental group. The findings indicate that the individuals’ anxiety level in the experimental group significantly decreased compared to the control group. There was no significant difference between subjective well-being in the experimental and control group for pre-test and post-test applications.

Children Exposed or Unexposed to Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Weight, Height, and Body Mass Index During the First 5 Years of Life—A Danish Nationwide Cohort

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
pp. 2168-2177
Author(s):  
Ellen Moseholm ◽  
Marie Helleberg ◽  
Håkon Sandholdt ◽  
Terese L Katzenstein ◽  
Merete Storgaard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Well Being ◽  
World Health ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Growth Chart ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Z Scores ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract Background Exposures to human immunodeficiency (HIV) and antiretroviral therapy in utero may have adverse effects on infant growth. Among children born in Denmark and aged 0–5 years, we aimed to compare anthropometric outcomes in HIV-exposed but uninfected (HEU) children with those in children not exposed to HIV. Methods In a nationwide register-based study we included all singleton HEU children born in Denmark in 2000–2016. HEU children were individually matched by child sex, parity, and maternal place of birth to 5 singleton controls born to mothers without HIV. Weight-for-age z (WAZ) scores, length-for-age z (LAZ) scores, and weight-for-length or body mass index–for–age z scores were generated according to the World Health Organization standards and the Fenton growth chart for premature infants. Differences in mean z scores were analyzed using linear mixed models, both univariate and adjusted for social and maternal factors. Results In total, 485 HEU children and 2495 HIV-unexposed controls were included. Compared with controls, HEU children were smaller at birth, with an adjusted difference in mean WAZ and LAZ scores of −0.29 (95% confidence interval [CI], −.46 to −.12) and −0.51 (95% CI, −.71 to −.31), respectively (both P ≤ .001). Over time, there was a trend toward increasing WAZ and LAZ scores in HEU children, and there was no significant difference in adjusted WAZ scores after age 14 days (−0.13 [95% CI, −.27 to .01]; P = .07) and LAZ scores after age 6 months (−0.15 [95% CI, −.32 to .02]; P = .08). Conclusion Compared with a matched control group, HEU children were smaller at birth, but this difference decreased with time and is not considered to have a negative effect on the health and well-being of HEU children during early childhood.

scholarly journals The Effects of Cardiovascular Exercises on Body Mass Index and Vital Capacity among Students of Sargodha University

2020 ◽  
Vol V (III) ◽  
pp. 358-364
Author(s):  
Yassar Iqbal ◽  
Zubia Savila ◽  
Muhammad Badar Habib
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
University Students ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Vital Capacity ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Cardiovascular Exercise ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experimental Group

This research was designed to evaluate the effect of cardiovascular exercises on body mass index (BMI) and vital capacity (VC) among student aged between 21-27 years (M � SD 22.3� 3.05). The experimental research study was applied to 54 University students of Sargodha. Data were analyzed by using SPSS version 24.0. P-value ? 0.05 was considered significant. The result showed that the average BMI of the control group and experimental groups was 20.73�3.02 vs 21.51�3.21. The effectiveness of cardiovascular exercise on Vital capacity on Pre and post-test of the experimental group was -56.91272 � 22.03192 with a pvalue of 0.000, which was showed there was a highly significant improvement in vital capacity of students and compare with the control group. It was concluded that body masses index and vital capacity is significantly improved in university students of the experimental group as a result of 10 weeks of the cardiovascular exercise training program. Conclude that there is a significant difference between the effects of cardiovascular exercise and daily routine sports activities on BMI.

scholarly journals The influence of educational nursing intervention on the eating habits and anthropometric values of people who have undergone coronary surgery

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Dora R.M. Ledo ◽  
Paulo A.C. Ferreira ◽  
Armando M.M. Silva
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Coronary Surgery ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

Objective: Educational nursing intervention is a strategy that can be useful for changing behaviours in a person’s health. Hospitalisation for coronary surgery is a valuable opportunity for the nurse to implement the knowledge which aims to promote healthy behaviours and secondarily, prevent coronary and cardiovascular disease, as these continue to be the main causes of death worldwide. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of educational nursing intervention in the promotion of a healthy diet and in the anthropometric values (body mass index and waist perimeter) of people who have undergone coronary surgery.Methods: A quantitative and quasi-experimental study was conducted on a control group (20 participants in each group). The experimental group was submitted to a personalised structured educational intervention during hospitalisation, in the nursing follow-up visit (two to three weeks after surgery) and over the phone (two months after surgery). Each group went through two evaluations: the first before the surgery, and the second three months after the surgery. The instruments used to collect data included: the sociodemographic and clinical characterisation questionnaire and the Eating Habits Scale. Non-parametric tests were used.Results: The findings showed that 77.5% of the participants were male and 22.5% female. The participants’ average age was 67.35 ± 8.151. Results showed a significant improvement in the eating habits of both groups, with higher relevance in the experimental group and a reduction of the body mass index and waist perimeter exclusively in the experimental group.Conclusions: Regarding people who have undergone coronary surgery, personalised structured educational nursing intervention is a useful tool in obtaining health benefits and in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. More extensive and comprehensive studies are recommended to verify the results and enhance their success.

scholarly journals Effect of dual task exercise to develop body balance, movement co-ordination and walking speed among post cervical injury clients

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1117-1122
Author(s):  
Dayanidhi Hota ◽  
Sasmita Das ◽  
Neethu Maria Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Dual Task ◽  
Walking Speed ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cervical Injury ◽  
Movement Coordination ◽  
Body Balance ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

To determine the effect of level of body balance, movement coordination and walking speed among patients with a cervical injury.  A true experimental design (pre-test and post-test control group) was set up in the physiotherapy unit of Regional Spinal Injury Centre (RSIC), Cuttack, Odisha. A total of 40 post cervical injury patients were selected who were undergoing single task exercises in the setting.  Patients were divided randomly with 20 in experimental and 20 in the control group. The experimental group performed dual-task exercises (for hands and legs) for 6 days a week, continuing for 4 weeks. Body balance was measured using ‘berg balance scale’, movement coordination and walking speed assessed with ‘motor assessment scale’. There was a significant improvement in the scores of body balance and movement coordination among the experimental group. The control group showed no significant difference between the pre and post-test scores. There was no significant change in the pre and post-intervention scores of movement coordination and walking speed among the experimental and control group except in body balance. Dual-task exercises were helpful in developing the body balance, movement coordination and walking speed among post cervical injury patients. 

scholarly journals DYNAMICS OF BODY MASS INDEX OF CHILDREN 5-7 YEARS OLD

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (Suppl.1) ◽  
pp. 774-779
Author(s):  
Tsveta Traykova
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Obese Children ◽  
Activity Program ◽  
Investigation Methods ◽  
Experimental Group

The aim of our investigation was to establish the dynamics of Body Mass index (BMI) of preschool children as a result of an enriched physical activity program. 208 children were included in the investigation. Methods used: Theoretical analysis of literature, pedagogical experiment, anthropometry, statistical methods Results: Children with BMI in normal levels have the highest percentage, which range from 56.2 to 72.4% for 5-year-old boys, from 70.6 to 81.8% for the girls of the same age, from 65.8 to 84.3% for the boys 6 years old and from 57.2 to 65.4% for the girls of the same age. A high percentage of the overweight and obese children in all groups was also found. The 6-year-old girls from the experimental group have the highest BMI values – 38.5%, followed by the 5-year old boys from the control group. Another negative trend in our study was that there are some underweight children from the three degrees as the values ranged from 10.8% for the 6-year-old girls (control group) up to 27.5% for the 5 year old boys from the experimental group. In conclusion, we would like to underline that overweight and obesity are an important medical and social problem escalating the last years. However, we should have in mind the other extreme trend – the existence of underweight children – II and especially III degree, so our efforts should be to directed towards regulating the body weight in two directions – both reduction or increasing in dependence of any individual case.

scholarly journals Evaluation of awareness about obesity among general public visiting the tertiary care hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 2724
Author(s):  
Umamageswari Arunachalam ◽  
Simhadri V. S. D. N. A. Nagesh ◽  
S. Priestly Vivekkumar ◽  
Abinaya V. S.
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Body ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Anthropometric Measures ◽  
Waist Hip Ratio ◽  
Validated Questionnaire

Background: Obesity is one of the fastest growing threats of health and well-being for both developed and developing countries. The aim of the study was to evaluate the awareness about obesity among general public.Methods: After obtaining institutional ethics committee approval and written informed consent from the participants, anthropometric measures like height, weight, hip and waist circumference for computing body mass index and waist hip ratio were taken. Using portable bioelectric impedance analyzer body fat percentage was measured. A validated questionnaire including socio demographic details and questions evaluating the awareness about obesity were given to the participants.Results: Totally 100 participants were evaluated, of which majority being female. Mean height of the male and female participants was 164 and 152cm respectively. Similarly, mean weight was found to be 72 and 65 kg. Based on the body mass index only 19% participants were within normal range, remaining 81% were overweight and obese. Percent body fat and waist hip ratio was found to be increased in both sexes. Majority of the participants were aware that obesity is associated with health problems but most of them were unaware how it is measured and the dietary foods to be taken to reduce obesity. However 64% participants think that obesity can reduce the life expectancy of the individual.Conclusions: Majority of the participants were obese and overweight while awareness about preventive measures was still lacking. Hence health care personnel need to take greater effort to educate and inform people about the implications.

scholarly journals Relationship of Body Mass Index with Dental Caries among Children Attending Pediatric Dental Department in an Institute

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (210) ◽  
pp. 582-586
Author(s):  
Parajeeta Dikshit ◽  
Senchhema Limbu ◽  
Rosina Bhattarai
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Pediatric Dentistry ◽  
The Body ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Relationship Of

Introduction: Oral health, the mirror of general well being, is altered by many mediators like infection, chronic inflammation, and genetic predisposition. The present dietary pattern among children is contributing to childhood overweight as well as increasing the risk for developing dental caries. The food habits contributing to dental caries as well as obesity are similar. Undernutrition has also shown to be associated with the dental caries. The study was conducted to investigate the relationship of body mass index to dental caries.Methods: A cross sectional clinical study was conducted on 7 to 12 year old children, studying in public schools, visiting the Department of Pediatric Dentistry for a routine dental check up. The study evaluated the nutritional status by calculating the body mass index using the formula BMI= Weight (kg)/Height2 (m2). Then their Body Mass Index and correlated with the Dental caries status using WHO criteria for decayed, missing and filled teeth index. Data analysis was done by SPSS 20 software program.Results: Total of 251 children between 7 to 12 years were evaluated. The mean age of the participants was 9.12 years. No statistically significant result was found on comparing the nutritional status to dental caries (P=0.43). A statistically significant difference though was found on comparing dental caries status among gender (P=0.021) as well different age groups (P=0.031).Conclusions: The study showed the presence of more normal and underweight children but there was no statistically significant association between body mass index and decayed, missing and filled teeth index.

scholarly journals Effect of Nutritional Therapy on Body Mass Index of Cancer Patients- A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
S shanthi ◽  
. Shambhavi
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Nutritional Therapy ◽  
World Health ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Test Level

Introduction: Nutritional issues are typically encountered throughout the treatment of cancer. Cancer cachexia is usually recognised as not only reduced bodily function and quality of life, but also poor positive outcome in patients. Naturally, Body Mass Index (BMI) is frequently used for determining nutritional status of a patient. Intervening nutritional problems of the patient leads to better prognosis. It is necessary to identify patients at-risk earlier and provide effective nutritional interventions. Aim: To determine the level of BMI and evaluate the effect of nutritional therapy on BMI and find its association with demographic characteristics. Materials and Methods: This was a quasi-experimental interventional trial conducted among 100 patients admitted in the hospital with a diagnosis of head, neck and breast cancers. Parameters assessed were baseline proforma, weight and height which were measured and BMI was calculated (BMI=kg/m2 in which kg is a individuals weight in kilograms and m2 is their height in meters squared) and classified as per World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines. Results: Before nutritional intervention 20% and 26% of patients were underweight in the experimental and control group respectively, whereas after 21 days 18% in experimental and 32% in control were underweight. Z score for post-test level of BMI in the experimental and control group were 2.125 and 2.34, respectively is greater than the tabulated value (Z=1.96 at p-value=0.05 level of significance), hence there was a significant difference between post-test level of BMI in the experimental and control group. High protein high caloric whole food was significant. Conclusion: Investigators concluded from the present study that nutrition therapy can help to maintain or improve the nutritional status among patients on cancer treatment.

scholarly journals Appraisal of A1c% level in healthy Sudanese pregnant women in reference to body mass index

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 1835
Author(s):  
Abdelgadir Ali Elmugadam ◽  
Marwan Ismail ◽  
Abdelgadir Eltom
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
The Body ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Third Trimester ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Concentration

Background: Pregnancy is a major endocrine event in the female lifespan, involving wide-ranged and often dramatic changes in the metabolism of various hormones. Cross sectional, case control, analytical quantitative study was conducted in Sudan, Khartoum state in Yastabsheron obstetric hospital during the period from March to August 2011. Analytical and statistical methods were applied to measure the concentration of A1c% in healthy pregnant women as well as in healthy non-pregnant women to assess the difference in the results.Methods: Blood samples were taken from a total of 90 healthy pregnant women (case group) and 30 healthy non-pregnant women (control group), then samples were analyzed for A1c% by using affinity chromatography technique, and results were recorded in addition to their age, body mass index and the number of pregnancies.Results: showed that, the mean concentration of the A1c% in cases group was (4.407±1.054%) in first trimester, (4.797±0.631) % in second trimester and (4.833±0.626) % in third trimester, and (5.670±0.471%) in control group with a P value of 0.00, indicating the highly significant difference between the two groups. Others finding showed that the mean concentration of A1c% of the first trimester is lower than that of the second and third trimesters, also there was no significant difference between the mean concentration of the second and third trimester. A significant weak positive correlation between A1c% concentration with body mass index and the age of pregnant women.Conclusions: Healthy normal pregnant women have lower A1c% concentrations than non-pregnant women which can be impute to the reduce in plasma glucose values and to the shortened erythrocyte life span that can occur during pregnancy. The body mass index and age affect the concentration of A1c% c, but it is not affected by gravida.

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