Slippery Rock University

Lynn, Jeff; Urda, Joyan; Winters, Carena

doi:10.1249/fit.0000000000000130

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“…A previous EIM-OC study was descriptive, indicating improvements in self-report bouts of PA and enhanced EIM-OC awareness. 8 A different EIM-OC evaluation was implemented with the same 12-week duration and, although there was no evaluation of biometrics or fitness levels, indicated improvements in student PA levels, self-efficacy, and intention to continue engaging in PA. 24 Participants in this EIM-OC program expressed their top reasons for participation, including losing weight (80%), reducing health risk (73.33%), and increasing strength (56.67%). A 1-week EIM-OC evaluation also found that students engaged in the program due to perceived health improvements, weight control, and stress relief.…”

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An Analysis of an Exercise is Medicine on Campus ® Program: A Case Report

Biber

Knoll

2023

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

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Background: The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of an Exercise is Medicine on Campus® program on university student biometrics and muscular endurance. It was hypothesized that participants in the 12-week program would experience significant improvements in body mass index, blood pressure, body fat percentage, waist circumference, and muscular endurance. Methods: To be eligible for the program, participants must have met two of the three criteria: (1) blood pressure over 140 and/or 90 (3 consecutive measurements over 2 weeks), (2) BMI over 30, and/or (3) diagnosed chronic condition or currently taking medication for chronic condition. Participants engaged in six bi-weekly exercise instructional meetings that lasted approximately 30 minutes in length. Participants completed measures of resting heart rate, waist-to-hip ratio, body composition percentage via bioelectrical impedance, and muscular endurance before and after the program. Results: Although not statistically significant, there was a decrease in BMI, blood pressure, body fat percentage, and waist circumference from pre- to post-program. Two-tailed t-tests revealed significant improvements in squats ( P = .04), pushups ( P = .05), and curl-ups ( P = .03) from pre- to post-program. Conclusion: The results are discussed in terms of current research and future university campus application.

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An Analysis of an Exercise is Medicine on Campus ® Program: A Case Report

Biber

Knoll

2023

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

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“…While the reported programs yielded unanimously favorable and positive results, there was significant variability as to the outcomes reported. The most common outcomes reported to gauge "success" of a referral program included an increase in physical activity (12,30), and increase exercise self-efficacy (12,31), as well as reporting the number of referrals (12,13). At present, there is no singular operational definition for EIM-OC referral program "success" and therefore no standardized data collected across all gold campuses.…”

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“…Five articles and 12 abstracts reported on the barriers to implementing an EIM-OC program, and/or suggestions for the best ways to facilitate the implementation process. Throughout all of the publications, the single most prevalent theme surrounding the implementation of an EIM-OC program was establishing relationships with key partners, and building and maintaining a clear line of communication (9,10,12,14,21,(23)(24)(25)(26). In addition, Lagally et al (6,7) reported that the majority of campuses engaging in EIM-OC at some level report collaborations between multiple departments on campus.…”

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“…Of the nine published articles, one used an experimental, pre-post design (8), three used nonexperimental, cross-sectional online surveys (7,9,10), four were nonexperimental, crosssectional studies (11)(12)(13)(14) and one was a nonexperimental, descriptive case study (15). Three of the scholarly articles were published by ACSM journals (9,12,13). Of the 46 published abstracts, at least one EIM-OC presentation has been offered at the ACSM Annual Meeting every year (2013 excluded) beginning in 2012.…”

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Exercise is Medicine on Campus: A Scoping Review of Evidence 2009 to 2021 and Call to Action

Peterson

Zera

Tompkins

et al. 2022

Curr Sports Med Rep

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The Exercise is Medicine On Campus (EIM-OC) program began in 2009 at Chatham University by Dr. Robert Sallis, Dr. Carena Winters, and ACSM leadership. The vision of EIM-OC is “to see all campus and community members across multiple disciplines discover, share, and adopt the principles of EIM that will help change the culture of physical activity and chronic disease prevention and management campus wide.” Although EIM-OC maintains close track of programmatic details, such as the number of registered and recognized institutions, a comprehensive review of EIM-OC publications has not been previously reported. The purpose of this scoping review was to 1) identify and examine all peer-reviewed evidence of EIM-OC, including scholarly articles and published abstracts of presentations; 2) analyze the key themes of EIM-OC implementation and outcomes; and 3) identify gaps in the literature. The scoping review covered all peer-reviewed publications, including scholarly articles and published abstracts, from 2009 to December 2021. In total, 9 scholarly articles and 46 published abstracts were included in this review. The articles and abstracts covered a wide range of topics, including gold level (physical activity assessment and exercise referral), silver level (physical activity education), and bronze level (physical activity awareness and promotion) activities, as well as evaluation of EIM-OC programming. Now that EIM-OC programming is firmly established, we now call on campuses and leaders to strengthen their reporting of EIM-OC outcomes at all levels: gold, silver, and bronze. Publishing research evidence will strengthen EIM-OC programming and initiatives. Specifically, we encourage publishing scholarly articles and using broad means for increasing dissemination.

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Physical Activity as a Potential Tool in Therapeutic Works of University Mental Health Professionals in the United States

Daniels,

Davis,

Howie

2023

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

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Background: Students’ yearly visits to university counseling centers have increased, concurrent with an increase in diagnosed anxiety and depression. Physical activity (PA) has positive effects on mental health. PA referral may be an option to utilize PA in university mental healthcare. However, clinicians’ perceptions and capacity of PA referral need to be established before implementation. Methods: Using a qualitative descriptive design, 14 licensed mental health professionals across seven southern universities participated in semi-structured virtual interviews to explore perceptions of prescribing PA to patients and referring patients to a PA specialist. Results: Thematic analysis revealed professionals perceived PA to be important for mental health, support prescribing PA to patients, face barriers to prescribing PA, professionals support referring patients to a PA specialist, and professionals face barriers referring to a PA specialist. Conclusions: Professionals agreed that PA was important for mental health and referring to a PA specialist would be the most feasible strategy to incorporate PA in their therapeutic work for patients struggling with physical inactivity and mental health. Future studies should investigate a PA referral system's implementation within university counseling centers and how this system can affect the mental health and PA of college students seeking mental health treatment.

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Slippery Rock University

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An Analysis of an Exercise is Medicine on Campus ® Program: A Case Report

An Analysis of an Exercise is Medicine on Campus ® Program: A Case Report

Exercise is Medicine on Campus: A Scoping Review of Evidence 2009 to 2021 and Call to Action

Physical Activity as a Potential Tool in Therapeutic Works of University Mental Health Professionals in the United States

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