Factors That Shape Women’s Physical Activity: Development of the Reasons to Participate in Physical Activity Scale (RPPAS)

(1) Background: Obesity could deepen women’s susceptibility to COVID-19 infections and deaths. While physical activity has the potential to improve women’s physical and psychological resilience to the pandemic, there is a dearth of research on factors that motivate women’s participation in physical activity. Thus, to bridge the research gap, this study aims to identify factors that motivate women’s participation in physical activity. (2) Methods: An online survey on motivations for physical activity was developed and distributed to the participants. A total of 108 women offered complete answers (N = 108, 18–33 years old, Mage = 20.34 ± 2.42 years). Participants selected factors that promote their physical activity from a list of 34 factors from the Reasons to Participate in Physical Activity Scale (RPPAS) developed in this study. (3) Results: Exploratory factor analysis revealed that factors that motivate women’s participation in physical activity are: enjoyment and gratification, consideration for other activities (i.e., exergaming), health benefits, networking opportunities, and appearance and performance. Multiple linear regression analyses indicate that only consideration for appearance and performance was significantly associated with participants’ physical activity levels after controlling for compounding factors. (4) Conclusions: The findings of this study underscore the importance of appearance and performance in shaping women’s participation in physical activity. Furthermore, the results also emphasize the need for a nuanced understanding of factors that influence women’s physical activity levels. Future research could investigate how to leverage these motivators in tailored health interventions that aim to improve women’s physical activity.

HUBUNGAN AKTIVITAS FISIK TERHADAP KUALITAS TIDUR DAN FUNGSI KOGNITIF PADA KELOMPOK LANSIA DHARMA SENTANA, BATUBULAN

Peningkatan jumlah populasi lansia menyebabkan semakin banyak masalah kesehatan yang akan dialami oleh lansia yang disebabkan karena kurangnya aktivitas fisik seperti gangguan kualitas tidur dan penurunan fungsi kognitif. Seiring dengan pertambahan usia dan berkurangnya aktivitas fisik, semakin besar kemungkinan seseorang mengalami gangguan kualitas tidur dan penurunan fungsi kognitif. Aktivitas fisik yang rutin dilakukan oleh lansia dapat mencegah terjadinya gangguan kualitas tidur dan mencegah penurunan fungsi kognitif. Semakin meningkat aktivitas fisik maka semakin meningkat kualitas tidur dan fungsi kognitif pada lansia. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antara aktivitas fisik terhadap kualitas tidur dan fungsi kognitif pada kelompok lansia Dharma Sentana, Batubulan. Penelitian ini adalah cross sectional study dengan teknik pengambilan sampel purposive sampling. Penelitian dilakukan di kelompok lansia Dharma Sentana, Batubulan. Sampel penelitian ini berjumlah 50 orang lansia. Aktivitas fisik diukur dengan International Physical Activity Scale (IPAQ), kualitas tidur diukur dengan Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), dan fungsi kognitif diukur dengan Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Berdasarkan hasil uji chi-square didapatkan nilai p=0,007 yang artinya ada hubungan antara aktivitas fisik dengan kualitas tidur dan nilai p=0,000 yang artinya ada hubungan antara aktivitas fisik dengan fungsi kognitif. Simpulan penelitian ini adalah ada hubungan antara aktivitas fisik terhadap kualitas tidur dan fungsi kognitif pada kelompok lansia Dharma Sentana, Batubulan. Kata kunci: Lansia, Aktivitas Fisik, Kualitas Tidur, Fungsi Kognitif

The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Sleep Quality In Elderly

Proses menua merupakan suatu proses yang terjadi pada tubuh yang menyebabkan terjadinya penurunan berbagai fungsi tubuh, seiring semakin bertambahnya usia seseorang, akan menyebabkan bebagai perubahan pada struktur dan fungsi sel, jaringan, maupun sistem organ. Perubahan tersebut dapat menyebabkan menurunnya kekuatan otot yang berikutnya akan memengaruhi aktivitas fisik sehingga dapat menurunkan kualitas tidur seseorang. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan aktivitas fisik dengan kualitas tidur pada lansia di Desa Nisombali Kabupaten Maros. Penelitian ini merupakan korelasional dengan pendekatan cross-sectional. Teknik sampling yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yakni purposive sampling sehingga diperoleh sampel 90 lansia. Subjek penelitian ini adalah lansia di Desa Nisombalia Kabupaten Maros yang berusia 60ᵗʰ keatas. Pengukuran aktivitas fisik menggunakan kuesioner Physical Activity Scale for Elderly (PASE) sedangkan pengukuran kualitas tidur menggunakan Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Berdasarkan hasil analisis uji hubungan dengan menggunakan uji Chi Square didapatkan nilai signifikansi hasil uji statistik didapatkan p-value 0,000 < 0,05 yang berarti ada hubungan antara aktivitas fisik dengan kualitas tidur pada lansia di Desa Nisombalia Kabupaten Maros.

Personality Underpinnings of Identity: The Mediating Role of Internal Dialogs

The Circumplex of Identity Formation Modes (CIFM) is the latest approach designed to integrate the various concepts describing identity formation in the Erikson–Marcia tradition. The CIFM assumes the relationships between identity modes and personality traits. The process of identity formation emerges as a result of the interaction between dispositional traits and social demands. Presumably, it involves internal dialogs understood as juxtaposing different visions of oneself and evaluating matters from different perspectives. This paper aims to test whether internal dialogs mediate the relationships between traits and identity modes. Participants (aged 14–18; 217 men, 205 women) completed: International Personality Item Pool-Big Five Markers-50, Internal Dialogical Activity Scale-Revised, and Circumplex Identity Modes Questionnaire. It was established that self-reflective dialogs mediate the positive relationship between Intellect and Consolidation; additionally, self-reflective and defensive dialogs mediate the positive relationship between Intellect and Exploration. Moreover, defensive and disruptive dialogs mediate the negative relationships between Emotional Stability and Moratorivity, Defiance, and Diffusion.

Translation and transcultural validation of the Dutch hospital for special surgery paediatric functional activity brief scale (HSS Pedi-FABS)

Background There is a need for a validated simple Dutch paediatric activity scale. The purpose was to translate and transculturally validate the Dutch Hospital for Special Surgery Paediatric Functional Activity Brief Scale (HSS Pedi-FABS) questionnaire in healthy children and adolescents. Methods The original HSS Pedi-FABS was translated forward and backward and was transculturally adapted after performing a pilot study among children and professionals. The final version of the Dutch HSS Pedi-FABS was validated in healthy children and adolescents aged 10 to 18 years old. Children who had any condition or injury limiting their normal physical activity were excluded. The interval between the first questionnaire T0 (HSS Pedi-FABS, Physical Activity Questionnaire for children or adolescents (PAQ-C/A) and Tegner activity scale) and the second questionnaire T1 (HSS Pedi-FABS) was 2 weeks. Construct validity, interpretability and reliability were evaluated. Content validity was evaluated through cognitive interviews among a smaller group of children and through a questionnaire among professionals. Results To evaluate content validity, 9 children and adolescents were interviewed, and 30 professionals were consulted. Content validity among professionals showed a relevance of less than 85% for most items on construct. However, content validity among children was good with a 92% score for item relevance. Readability was scored at a reading level of 11- to 12-year-olds. The validation group consisted of 110 healthy children and adolescents (mean age of 13.9 years ±2.6). Construct validity was considered good as 8 out of 10 hypotheses were confirmed. The Dutch HSS Pedi-FABS showed no floor or ceiling effect. Analysis of the internal consistency in the validation group resulted in a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.82. Test-retest reliability was evaluated among 69 children and adolescents and revealed an Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) of 0.76. Conclusion The Dutch HSS Pedi-FABS showed good psychometric properties in a healthy Dutch paediatric and adolescent population. Limitations of the current Dutch HSS Pedi-FABS are content validity on construct of items reported by professionals.

Reliability of the MOCART score: a systematic review

Background The present systematic review analysed the available literature to assess reliability of the Magnetic Resonance Observation of Cartilage Repair Tissue (MOCART) score in the evaluation of knee and ankle osteochondral lesions. Methods All the studies using the MOCART score for knee and/or talus chondral defects were accessed in March 2021. A multivariate analysis was performed to assess associations between the MOCART score at last follow-up and data of patients at baseline, clinical scores and complications. A multiple linear model regression analysis was used. Results The MOCART score evidenced no association with patient age (P = 0.6), sex (P = 0.1), body mass index (P = 0.06), defect size (P = 0.9), prior length of symptoms (P = 0.9) or visual analogue scale (P = 0.07). For chondral defects of the knee, no statistically significant association was found between the MOCART score and the International Knee Documentation Committee (P = 0.9) and with the Lysholm Knee Scoring Scales (P = 0.2), Tegner Activity Scale (P = 0.2), visual analogue scale P = 0.07), rate of failure (P = 0.2) and revision (P = 0.9). For chondral defect of the talus, no statistically significant associations were found between the MOCART score and the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Score (P = 0.3), Tegner Activity Scale (P = 0.4), visual analogue scale (P = 0.1), rate of failure (P = 0.1) and revision (P = 0.7). Conclusion The MOCART score demonstrated no association with patient characteristics and with the surgical outcome in patients who underwent surgical management for knee and talus chondral defects. Level of evidence Level IV.