The purpose of the study was to examine if a recreational therapy program decreased substance craving scores among youth at a juvenile detention center. Existing data from three male and three female youths’ craving scores, recorded before and after four recreation therapy interventions per week, were used to obtain the results of the two research questions over an 8-week period. This secured substance abuse treatment program utilized the Craving Identification Management (CIM) model. The craving scores identified by the youth prior to and following all of the recreational therapy activities were analyzed through descriptive statistics to determine the effectiveness of recreation therapy (RT). Results of the research project indicated that recreational therapy may be an effective intervention for lowering the craving scores of youth in a secured substance abuse treatment program.
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the Nintendo Wii Fit Balance Board® on balance of two adolescent females with a traumatic brain injury and on their body mass index (BMI). The participants attended a balance retraining program, with three sessions a week for 30 minutes for four consecutive weeks. The balance of the participants was measured both by recording raw game scores on the Nintendo Wii Fit games each session and by the use of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), which was administered pretest and post-test. The BMI was also determined by using the Nintendo Wii Fit Balance Board. Both participants showed improved balance game scores during the Wii Fit sessions. However, for both participants, there were no significant differences on the BBS and on their BMI.
Arthritis is the leading cause of disability among older adults in the United States. Studies have found that aquatic exercise improves the functional conditions of individuals with arthritis. In addition, self-efficacy has been proposed to be an important variable associated with successful coping with arthritis. The purpose of this study was to measure the effect of an Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program on arthritis self-efficacy and impact through a three-month aquatic exercise program. Participants (n = 6) completed the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale 2-Short Form (AIMS2-SF) and the Arthritis Self-efficacy Scale (ASES) at the beginning and also at the end of the program. Significant improvements were found in ASES and the A(a)ffect domain in AIMS2-SF, indicating that the aquatic program increase(d) the participants’ self-efficacy and reduced the negative impact of arthritis.
Arthritis is the second most commonly reported chronic condition and the leading cause of disability among older adults in the United States. Previous studies of aquatic-based interventions for arthritis have focused on physical benefits. In this study, some psychosocial benefits as well as physiological benefits are examined. The purpose of this study was to examine the perceived leisure satisfaction of participants who were involved in the Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program in order to determine some factors that might be associated with persistence of participation in this program. Forty-nine subjects participated in the six-week program and completed the Leisure Satisfaction Measure (LSM) both at the beginning and at the end of the six weeks. There was no significant difference found for the overall scores of the LSM. However, there were significant mean differences at the 0.05 level found for three of the subscales on the LSM (ie, psychological, relaxation, and physiological), indicating that participating in the six-week aquatic exercise program increased the participants’ perceived leisure satisfaction levels in those three areas.
For the past 30 years, Healthy People (HP), a comprehensive set of 10-year national public health objectives, has been used by the public health and allied healthcare communities to guide health planning for the American people. In December 2010, HP 2020 publicized new 10-year goals and objectives for improving the nation’s health, and topic areas of HP 2020 were upsized from 29 to 42 focus areas. The purpose of this article is to provide recreation professionals with information relevant to the profession from HP 2020, to be able to participate in the nation’s health project. Specifically, this article first introduces vision and mission statement, goals and objectives, and other necessary information of the updated HP 2020. Finally, practical approaches on how to effectively use this national health guideline for the recreation therapy (RT) profession are discussed, as well as how the RT profession can proactively contribute to the successful implementation of HP 2020.
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