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Filter by:The SHERPAM project is part of a scientific and technological context which aim is to record, transmit, analyse the physiological parameters of a patient, as well as to record the feedback to the patient and health professional to suggest the best individualised attitude. The questions of SHERPAM are generic. However, two specific applications will be addressed, in which the partners have already acquired some expertise: the recognition and quantification of physical activity with energy expenditure estimation, and the assessment of walking ability in patients with obliterative vascular disease in the lower limbs. Another application concerns the monitoring of the practice of physical activity and some biological signs in subjects with cardiovascular risk and in cardiac patients (arrhythmogenic diseases). Despite various clinical contexts and health goals, a common approach will be developed.
The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of the iGrow Readers curriculum in changing diet and physical activity knowledge among preschool-aged children. The secondary objective of this study was to better understand the relationship between diet and physical activity related outcome variables in preschool aged children and their primary caregivers.
According to several reports, the percentage of persons aged of more than 80 years is going to be doubled for the 25 years, to reach 10 % of the population. This implies an adaptation of practices of taken care for elderly people. Furthermore, the expectancy of life without any disability at 65 years old is 10.4 years and remains much lower than the general expectancy of life, which is of 24.4 years for women and 19.1 years for men. Among predictive factors of loss of autonomy, the loss of mobility and muscular weakness are major components (OR=3.28 up to 3 years). These two factors are the origins for disabilities being responsible of falls, fractures, which lead to quality of life diminution, and increase of mortality. The only components easily employed in a preventive manner and which have proved their efficacy are physical exercise and nutrition. But programs nowadays are still not implemented into primary taken care. A multimodal program including these two components for patients at risk of loss of mobility is an imperative of public health.
The proposed study will pilot the use of an adapted Game Squad intervention aimed at improving physical activity and other important health behaviors (nutrition, sleep hygiene, screen time habits) for children and adolescents receiving special education supports for behavioral health challenges, or who are served by the Boston Medical Center Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (BMC-DBP) clinic.
Long term oxygen therapy (LTOT) is proven to increase the survival of patients with respiratory failure, most commonly from diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). At least 15 hours' usage per day is needed to improve mortality. Most patients on LTOT utilise bulky oxygen concentrators (OC) which run on continuous Alternating Current (AC) power. This intervention, however, limits patient mobility and social engagement as patients are tethered to their device and confined to their homes. Reduced physical activity levels have been shown in COPD patients to be associated with reduced quality of life (QoL), increased admission rates to hospital and survival even after adjustment for severity of COPD. Significant benefits stand to be made by improving physical activity levels in LTOT patients. Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR), which is traditionally conducted in a healthcare setting, is an established intervention that addresses this by improving exercise tolerance but uptake and completion rates have been low due to reasons such as cost and difficulty with transport. LTOT usage is also cited as an independent barrier to PR. The investigators propose the establishment of a 10-week home-based physiotherapy programme as a novel community-centric and resource-lean intervention that seeks to improve the physical activity level of LTOT patients. Patients will be prescribed an ambulatory oxygen device and receive education on its usage in conjunction with a home exercise regimen which includes a home visit and subsequent telephone support by a physiotherapist in partnership with a community-based healthcare provider. A prospective pilot study of 30 patients is proposed. The outcome measures include mobility function, activity levels, generic and disease-specific QoL. If successful, our programme may revolutionize the approach to LTOT patients in Singapore and improve their ability to function independently in the community greatly; in addition, the reduction in hospital-based healthcare utilisation is greatly advantageous.
The aim of this feasibility study is to identify the acceptability of an intervention designed to promote physical activity following pulmonary rehabilitation for individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Participants in the intervention group will be provided with pedometers and step diaries and added to a WhatsApp group with other graduates of pulmonary rehabilitation for 52 weeks.
The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of the 'SmartLife' intervention on reducing sedentary behavior and increasing physical activity among adolescents and to investigate the engagement in the exergame. This will be compared in three groups: an intervention group that will receive a tailored exergame; an active control condition that will receive a non-tailored exergame; and a passive control condition that receives no intervention.
This prospective randomized pilot trial will evaluate a multiple intervention program of prevention in lifelong smokers aiming at reduction of chronic inflammation status through treatment with low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), smoking cessation with cytisine, targeted modification of diet and physical activity, in addition to early diagnosis with annual ultra low-dose spiral computed tomography (LDCT).
Despite exercise training decrease blood fasting glicaemy in 'average' terms, there is a wide inter-individual variability after exercise training explored mainly in adults but not in adults with prediabetes comorbidities. Thus, is yet unknown the effects and influence of the concurrent training (CT) eliciting responders (R) and non-responders (NR) cases (i.e., percentage of subjects who experienced a non-change/worsened response after training in some metabolic outcomes).
Cancer treatment-induced bone loss and the subsequent risk of fractures in both men and women impacts not just survivors' quality of life, but is also a significant burden on national health care. Clinical studies have reported that moderate-intensity resistance exercises prevent a decline in bone health in female cancer survivors, and that strength training may reduce complications associated with cancer such as fatigue, muscle wasting, and bone loss. Unfortunately, only a small percentage of women who have had cancer, engage in and adhere to a strength training exercise routine. The investigators have developed an internet-based application, Thrivors, that guides cancer survivors through exercise routines with light-to-moderate strength training in the home setting, and connects them to survivorship resources. In this Phase I proposal, the investigators will develop and deploy an enhanced version, Thrivors+BH, that disseminates resistance training exercises specifically impacting bone health (BH), integrated with video-based interactive feedback and tracking of adherence to exercise routines. The goal is to validate Thrivors+BH as a novel tool to bridge the gaps between cancer survivorship, physical activity, value-based care and health care organizations (providers and payers), to positively impact bone health in breast cancer survivors.