Interactive communication strategies Implications for population-based physical-activity promotion

Marcus, Bess H.; Nigg, Claudio R.; Riebe, Deborah; Forsyth, LeighAnn H.

doi:10.1016/s0749-3797(00)00186-0

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“…An earlier study evaluating a MedDiet website in Scotland showed that the recipes section, as well as interactive sections providing practical advice, were perceived as more helpful and were visited more regularly by participants, compared to sections providing theoretical information. 30 Increased interactivity is suggested to increase the effectiveness of health-related web-based applications [31][32][33] and thus, these insights should be considered when developing a website promoting the MedDiet.…”

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Employees' Expectations of Internet-Based, Workplace Interventions Promoting the Mediterranean Diet: A Qualitative Study

Papadaki

Thanasoulias

Pound

et al. 2016

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

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General rightsThis document is made available in accordance with publisher policies. Please cite only the published version using the reference above. Full terms of use are available: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/pure/about/ebr-terms Participants: Employees (n=29, 51.7% women), aged 24-58 years. Phenomenon of interest:Ability to follow the MedDiet; preferences for goal setting if asked to follow the MedDiet; intervention content.Analysis: Data were analysed using thematic analysis.Results: Participants perceived that adhering to some MedDiet recommendations would be challenging and highlighted cost, taste and cooking skills as adherence barriers. Behaviour change preferences included a tailored approach to goal-setting, reviewing goal progress via a website/smartphone app and receiving expert feedback via an app/website/text/face-to-face session. Desirable features of an internet-based MedDiet application included recipes, interactivity, nutritional information, shopping tips, cost-saving information and a companion smartphone app. Engaging social support was deemed important to facilitate adherence. Conclusions and implications:An internet-based, work-place MedDiet intervention should address adherence barriers, utilise a tailored approach to setting and reviewing goals and activate social support to facilitate adherence. These findings provide insights to planning to promote the MedDiet in non-Mediterranean regions.(Abstract word count: 200 words)

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Employees' Expectations of Internet-Based, Workplace Interventions Promoting the Mediterranean Diet: A Qualitative Study

Papadaki

Thanasoulias

Pound

et al. 2016

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

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“…6 Many studies were held to determine the relationship between physical activity and academic performance. However, main focus of these studies was on the school going children and adolescents.…”

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Association of Internet Supported Physical Activity with Academic Performance of Medical Students

Khan

Afzal²,

Ahmed³

et al. 2017

Annals KEMU

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Physical activity is known to decrease stress and improve academic performance (cognitive skills, attitudes and academic scores) in students as it increases the blood flow to the brain thereby increasing oxygenation of the neuronal tissues. This is specially applied in the students of medical universities where higher stress levels are recorded. Objective: To determine the role of internet supported physical activity in academic performance of medical students. The study design is Quasi Experimental Study conducted in a Medical University, Lahore for 6 months. Methods: A total of 100 students (age 18 -25) were enrolled. Data were collected through pre-tested questionnaires and analyzed by frequency tables, cross tabulations and paired sample t-tests through SPSS version 16. Results: After the intervention was carried out, 91% of the students had noticed significant increases in their physical energy levels and stress levels were reduced in 79% of the students. A total of 52% of students lost their weight after the intervention out of which 44% had also claimed a decrease in their stress levels. Academic Performance of students was determined by the following factors; Cognitive skills and attitudes, which further included attention span(an increase of 62% was seen), memory (improvement was seen in 62% of the students) and grasp on concepts (which was increased in 77%), Class room behaviors such as class attendance (increase was seen in 59% of the students) and Academic scores (improvement was not significant (p = .612) and increase was seen only in 43% of students of which 23 were female and 20 were male students). However, the physical activity and academic performance was statistically in significant (p = 0.612). Conclusion:The physical activity and academic performance was not found to be significant. In addition, physical activity was found to decrease stress levels and this decrease in stress was positively related to weight loss in these students.

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“…A new approach which has been gaining traction in this regard is the use of videogames [5]. Particularly, due to various low cost technological devices which enable motion to be captured, so that users can provide their gestures as input to exercise platforms, a development which is embodied in the term "exergames" [6] [7].…”

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Online-Gym: Multiuser Virtual Gymnasium Using RINIONS and Multiple Kinect Devices

Cassola

Paredes

Fonseca

et al. 2014

2014 6th International Conference on Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications (VS-GAMES)

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Abstract-To enhance older citizen's practice of physical exercise, we present the architecture, development, and pilot testing of a multiuser online gymnasium based on Kinect motion capture and OpenSimulator, which aims to enable socialization and supervision of exercise practice without travel requirements. The prototype was tested simultaneously with 4 elders at different locations, providing data on the feasibility of the approach and informing subsequent development and research.

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Interactive communication strategies Implications for population-based physical-activity promotion

Cited by 148 publications

References 29 publications

Employees' Expectations of Internet-Based, Workplace Interventions Promoting the Mediterranean Diet: A Qualitative Study

Employees' Expectations of Internet-Based, Workplace Interventions Promoting the Mediterranean Diet: A Qualitative Study

Association of Internet Supported Physical Activity with Academic Performance of Medical Students

Online-Gym: Multiuser Virtual Gymnasium Using RINIONS and Multiple Kinect Devices

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