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Filter by:Aging causes various changes in the body. This, together with a sedentary lifestyle, can lead to health problems such as loss of muscle mass and strength, bone mineral density and cardiovascular capacity. Therefore, it is essential to remain physically active in adulthood. Outdoor fitness equipment offer a free and easy-to-use option for physical activity and health improvement. However, there are few studies that quantitatively evaluate the physical fitness and health improvement associated with the use of these parks. Hence, the main objective is: 1) To evaluate the effects of training on outdoor fitness equipment on different body composition and health-related fitness parameters.
The Self-care for Dementia Caregivers Study is a behavioral health intervention that uses digital monitoring tools and motivational health coaching to help caregivers of persons with dementia engage in a regular routine of self-care. Participants wear an apple watch for the objective collection of sleep-wake rhythms. They receive personalized feedback on their sleep-wake rhythms via a new app. Health coaches call participants weekly, for 6 weeks to help participants meet their health/sleep goals and promote self-knowledge of regular routines. Participants will help the study team improve the design elements and content of the mobile app. The goal of this intervention is to reduce psychological distress and caregiver burden.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a data driven and dynamic systems approach at Danish Vocational schools to promote student health behavior and wellbeing and school organizational readiness.
This 12-week study aims to test a sustainable incentive-based physical activity app program that may lower the size of incentive needed to stimulate physical activity and drive incentive costs down. Following the 5-day starting assessment (baseline) period, participants will be able to earn incentives in the form of loyalty points when they reach their daily step goals set by the Caterpillar app. Over the course of the 12-week study period, users will be rewarded for reaching their step goals through three different incentive programs in 30 day intervals: Month 1 (users will earn daily rewards of 3¢ per day upon achieving personalized daily step goal); Month 2 (users will earn weekly rewards (25¢ per week goal met 5+ times); Month 3 (users will earn team-based rewards (35¢ per week if 10+ goals are reached collaboratively with another user).
Physical activity is an important determinant of health and well-being in older people. However, many older people do not achieve recommended physical activity levels and increasing older people's physical activity is challenging. This preliminary study will explore the effects of a brief physical activity intervention on physical activity and physical function in older people with multimorbidity. The findings will be used to inform the design of a subsequent adequately-powered randomised controlled trial.
We will randomly assign (blocked on Gender (female, male, other), body mass index (BMI; overweight [25 < BMI < 30]) or obese (30 < BMI <40) and pain status (chronic pain vs not)) adults ages 50-64 into either; (a) self-selected intensity (i.e., SELF-PACED) or (b) prescribed moderate intensity (i.e., PRESCRIBED) conditions. Prior to randomization, persons responding to our ads will participate in the following: (1) telephone screening with the study research assistant (RA) to establish eligibility; (2) an orientation session to obtain more information about the study; and, after providing informed consent (3) baseline assessment and screening (bodyweight, maximal fitness test, dietary intake, and questionnaires to assess potential covariates). Prior to randomization, the RA will give participants an accelerometer to assess baseline physical activity (PA) behavior over a one-week period. Participants will then be randomized to one of the two study conditions. Following randomization, all participants will receive our theory-based PA promotion intervention to help them overcome barriers to regular PA. All participants will be given chest strap heart rate (HR) monitors and instructions on wrist palpation. Follow-up assessments will consist of accelerometry for one-week periods at months 3, 6, 9, and 12, ecological momentary assessment (EMA) throughout the 12 months and bodyweight at 3-month intervals.
Aim: By application of wearable devices and health management platform to strengthen physical activity and improved life quality in hemodialysis patients.
The goal of this system identification experiment is to estimate and validate dynamical computational models that can be used in a future a multi-timescale model-predictive controller. System identification is an experimental approach used in control systems engineering, which uses random and pseudo-random signal designs to experimentally manipulate independent variables, with the goal of producing dynamical models that can meaningfully predict individual responses to varying provision of support. A system identification is single subject/N-of-1 experimental design, whereby each person is their own control. This 9-month system identification experiment will experimentally vary daily suggested step goals and provision of notifications meant to inspire bouts of walking during different plausible just-in-time states. Results of this system identification experiment will then enable the development a future multi-timescale model-predictive controller-driven just-in-time adaptive intervention (JITAI) intended to increase steps/day. The system identification experiment will be conducted among N=50 inactive, adults aged 21 or over who have no preexisting conditions that preclude them from engaging in an exercise program, as determined using the physical activity readiness questionnaire.
The present project is designed to address the problem of elevated depression and stress among health care workers (HCWs). Investigators will test the extent to which a 12-week mobile health aerobic exercise intervention (4 days/week for 20 minutes/day) impacts HCWs reported depression. Investigators propose a 2-arm (exercise and waitlist control) parallel randomised controlled trial, with 560 underactive participants recruited from Providence Health Care. Participants will complete an online questionnaire (baseline and every 2 weeks until week 12, and again at week 24) assessing depressive symptoms (primary outcome), stress, flourishing, resilience, life satisfaction, burnout, work-family spillover, , sleep quality, workplace engagement, and absenteeism (secondary outcomes).
This study will comprise a randomized controlled, counter-balanced, cross-over trial to evaluate the independent effects of a high cholesterol (high egg), low saturated fat diet and a high saturated fat, low cholesterol diet on blood lipids. Evaluations also include analysis of physical activity as there is emerging evidence that the lutein and zeaxanthin in egg yolk may increase physical activity levels by crossing the blood-brain barrier and altering neuronal function. The study will also investigate effects on a number of novel lipoprotein parameters (particle size and particle concentrations).