An activity monitor-based intervention was tested on 10 sedentary older adults over 6 weeks. Participants wore an activity monitor and received a tablet with weekly counseling. Fitness significantly improved as measured by the 6-minute walk test, increasing their distance walked by over 50 feet. However, there was no significant change in moderate physical activity. Participants significantly improved their exercise-related goal setting and planning. The intervention was found to be feasible and acceptable for this population. The monitoring nature of the devices may help with goal setting and planning to increase physical activity levels in older adults.
Presentation given to outline an ongoing research study which is evaluating “The Nike+ Fuelband as a motivational tool to encourage adherence to exercise prescription for the teenager with congenital heart disease”.
Any kind of physical activity is great and helps keep your body functioning well, but a recent study showed that there’s even a specific kind of exercise to aid with balance: Tai Chi.
This presentation from Wendy Hendrie looks at how health professionals can help people with MS cope with ataxia. It was presented at the MS Trust Annual Conference in November 2013.
Presentation given to outline an ongoing research study which is evaluating “The Nike+ Fuelband as a motivational tool to encourage adherence to exercise prescription for the teenager with congenital heart disease”.
Any kind of physical activity is great and helps keep your body functioning well, but a recent study showed that there’s even a specific kind of exercise to aid with balance: Tai Chi.
This presentation from Wendy Hendrie looks at how health professionals can help people with MS cope with ataxia. It was presented at the MS Trust Annual Conference in November 2013.
This is a presentation of the results of the Care of Ataxia Patients (COAP) study, given by Dr Gavin Daker-White at the COAP study day in Manchester on 18 November 2011. It gives the views of neurophysiotherapists and patients with ataxia about the care of people with ataxia in the Greater Manchester region.
HXR 2016: Which Comes First: Overeating or Obesity? -Dr. David Ludwig, Boston...HxRefactored
The conventional approach to weight loss, based on the calorie balance model, offers the simple advice, “eat less and move more.” Unfortunately, few people can maintain weight loss over the long term through calorie restriction because the body fights back, with rising hunger and slowing metabolism. An alternative approach to treatment aims to target the underlying driver of weight gain – fat cells overstimulated to hoard too many calories – leading to weight loss with less struggle.
Ataxia Physiotherapy Presentation - COAP study dayAtaxia UK
This is a presentation given by Anita Watson, Lecturer in Physiotherapy, at the Care of Ataxia Patients (COAP) study day on 18 November 2011 in Manchester. It is an overview of physiotherapy treatment options for people with ataxia.
Evidence Based Medicine on the Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis Specific ExercisesSanja Schreiber
This presentation provides evidence on the effect of physiotherapeutic scoliosis specific exercises on scoliosis outcomes that is coming from methodologically stronger studies.
This is a presentation of the results of the Care of Ataxia Patients (COAP) study, given by Dr Gavin Daker-White at the COAP study day in Manchester on 18 November 2011. It gives the views of neurophysiotherapists and patients with ataxia about the care of people with ataxia in the Greater Manchester region.
HXR 2016: Which Comes First: Overeating or Obesity? -Dr. David Ludwig, Boston...HxRefactored
The conventional approach to weight loss, based on the calorie balance model, offers the simple advice, “eat less and move more.” Unfortunately, few people can maintain weight loss over the long term through calorie restriction because the body fights back, with rising hunger and slowing metabolism. An alternative approach to treatment aims to target the underlying driver of weight gain – fat cells overstimulated to hoard too many calories – leading to weight loss with less struggle.
Ataxia Physiotherapy Presentation - COAP study dayAtaxia UK
This is a presentation given by Anita Watson, Lecturer in Physiotherapy, at the Care of Ataxia Patients (COAP) study day on 18 November 2011 in Manchester. It is an overview of physiotherapy treatment options for people with ataxia.
Evidence Based Medicine on the Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis Specific ExercisesSanja Schreiber
This presentation provides evidence on the effect of physiotherapeutic scoliosis specific exercises on scoliosis outcomes that is coming from methodologically stronger studies.
Perth College UHI students Physical Activity project with Older Adults in Car...Alison Clyde
Perth
College
UHI
students
and
staff
will
share
their
experiences
about
their
exciting
physical
activity
project
where
they
worked
with
older
adults
in
care
homes.
They
will
cover
how
they
set
up
the
12-‐week
project
with
the
NHS
and
local
leisure
provider,
Live
Active
Leisure
and
how
they
overcame
the
barriers
to
deliver
their
successful
intervention.
The
students
plan
to
share
their
thoughts
about
how
they
felt
working
with
older
adults
as
well
as
the
feedback
they
gained
from
all
involved.
Test taking anxiety is a very common issue among college students. Research indicates that physical activity/exercise may help diminish the symptoms of test taking anxiety. Current research has studied the relationship between varying forms of exercise and test-taking anxiety using anxiety measures such as the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of physical activity/exercise on self-reported test taking anxiety and anxiety scores on the STAI. A total of 267 college students completed an informed consent form preceding an online survey instrument. The survey collected self-reported information such as grade point average, text-taking anxiety, and physical activity/exercise habits; subjects also completed the STAI. Students who participate in moderate-to-high physical activity/exercise scored significantly lower (representing lower anxiety levels) on the STAI in comparison to students who participate in moderate-to-low physical activity/exercise. This would suggest that moderate-to-high physical activity/exercise may reduce academic anxiety such as test-taking anxiety in college students.
Exercise programs for people with dementia: What's the evidence?Health Evidence™
Health Evidence hosted a 90 minute webinar examining the effectiveness of exercise programs for people with dementia. Click here for access to the audio recording: https://youtu.be/jC8HhC2XFrE
Dorothy Forbes, Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton led the session and presented findings from her latest Cochrane review:
Forbes, D., Forbes, S. C., Blake, C. M., Thiessen, E. J., & Forbes, S. (2015). Exercise programs for people with dementia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015(4), CD006489.
As the population ages, the number of people suffering with dementia will also rise. Not only will this affect quality of life of people with dementia but will also increase the burden of family caregivers, community care, and residential care services. Exercise interventions have been identified as a potential way of reducing or delaying the progression of dementia and its symptoms. This review examines two questions: do exercise programs for older people with dementia improve cognition, activities of daily living (ADLs), challenging behaviour, depression, and mortality in older people with dementia? and; do exercise programs for older people with dementia have an indirect impact on family caregivers' burden, quality of life, and mortality?
Physical activity in people with disabilities and elderly peopleKarel Van Isacker
As presented at the International Workshop on “Qualitative Personal Caring in a European Perspective”, 07 May 2015, Antalya, Turkey
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View this webinar to learn how to create effective weight loss incentives that lead to positive outcomes. Penny Moore, Chief Rrevenue Officer at ShapeUp, and Lucas Coffeen, ShapeUp’s Product Manager, will talk through the best way to incent for healthy weight, including:
- What the research says about encouraging weight loss
- Why incentives are an important part of overall wellness programs
- Which behaviors to reward and which to avoid
- How to properly use incentives as a motivational tool
1. Participants
Activity Monitor-Based Health Intervention Increases Fitness in Older Adults: A Pre-experimental Pilot Study
Zakkoyya H. Lewis1
, Elizabeth J. Lyons1,2
1
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Texas Medical Branch,
2
Institute for Translational Sciences, The University of Texas Medical Branch
Background
• Insufficient physical activity is an increasing concern as adults age.
Evidence suggests that prolonged sedentary behavior leads to muscle
loss, negative metabolic changes, and premature deaths. Physical
activity and sedentary behavior are both independent predictors of
these outcomes.
• Pedometers are successful in increasing activity but they do not
address sedentariness.
• Electronic activity monitors paired with tablets devices can effectively
monitor and provide feedback to increase physical activity.
• This study was conducted to test the feasibility and acceptability of
activity monitors to increase physical activity and decrease sedentary
time in older adults.
• Technology can be used to increase fitness in older adults
• Technology-based intervention using mobile devices is feasible and
acceptable to this population
• The monitoring nature may also improve goal setting and planning
Activity Monitors
Method
Activity variables
Conclusions
Psychological variables
• 10 sedentary overweight adults were recruited into the 6-week clinical
trial
• Participants were screened for fitness level and psychological
measures at baseline and at the conclusion of the 6-week intervention
• The intervention provided a Jawbone Up monitor and iPad mini tablet
as well as weekly brief counseling
• For one week at baseline and at 6 weeks, participants were given a
Sense Wear armband to measure average physical activity
Results
Contact email: ellyons@utmb.edu Dr. Lyons is supported by a research career development award (K12HD052023:
Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health Program –BIRCWH) from ORWH, OD, NIAID, and
NICHD (National Institutes of Health) and a beginning grant-in-aid from the American Heart Association
(13BGIA17110021). Funding for the project was provided by a pilot grant from UTMB’s Claude D. Pepper Older
Americans Independence Center and the Sealy Center on Aging. This study was conducted with the support of the
Institute for Translational Sciences, supported in part by a Clinical and Translational Science Award (UL1TR000071)
from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences.
• Monitors were worn for an average of 6.73 days per week
• Fitness significantly improved (-50.57 ± 15.83 feet, p=0.011), but
moderate intensity physical activity showed no change (5 ± 6.86
minutes per week, p=0.487)
• Significant improvements were found for exercise-related goal setting
(p=0.014) and planning (p=0.005)
• The intervention was “easy” and “simple”
Variable Description Baseline
Scores
6-week score
Exercise-
related goal
setting
“I often set exercise goals”
“Goals help to increase my motivation for doing exercise”
“I usually keep track of my progress in meeting my goals”
“I have developed a series of steps for reaching my exercise
goals”
“I achieve the exercise goals I set for myself”
15.3±5.3 27.4±11.5 *
Planning “Never seem to have enough time to exercise”
“I schedule all events in my life around my exercise routine”
“I schedule my exercise at specific times each week”
“Everything is scheduled around my exercise routine– both
classes and work”
“Write planned activity sessions in an appointment book or
calendar”
20.0±3.9 28.3±6.7 ᵻ
scores are significantly different from baseline, *p<0.05, ᵻp<0.01
• *p<0.05, significantly different from baseline
N=10 (F=7, M=3)
Age (years) Weight (kg) Height (cm) BMI (kg/m2)
60.9±4.4 85.6±18.4 168.5±10.3 29.9±3.4
The activity monitor (A) is worn around the wrist of each participant and syncs to a tablet given to each
participant. The monitor can record the amount of physical activity (B), percentage of daily activity and sleeping
goal that have been met (C), participants can also set inactivity alerts (D).
A B C D
Fitness
Distance walked (m) in 6
minutes
Moderate Activity
Minutes of METs ≥ 3
Non-Sedentary
Behavior
Minutes of METs≥1.5
*
CONTACT INFORMATION:
409)-772-1917
ellyons@utmb.edu
zalewisp@utmb.edu