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Gryte OH, Meland E, Samdal GB, Fadnes LT, Vold JH, Mildestvedt T. Physical activity and sedentary time after lifestyle interventions at the Norwegian Healthy Life Centres. Prim Health Care Res Dev 2024; 25:e4. [PMID: 38186355 PMCID: PMC10790714 DOI: 10.1017/s1463423623000658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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AIMS This study evaluates long-term changes in physical activity and its associations with various predictors after a behavior change program at the Norwegian Healthy Life Centers. BACKGROUND Physical activity is recommended and is part of public health strategies to prevent noncommunicable diseases. METHODS This longitudinal cohort, based on a controlled randomized trial, studies a population of 116 Healthy Life Center participants in South-Western Norway who wore SenseWear Armbands to measure time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity and sedentary time based on metabolic equivalents. The measurements were obtained at baseline, immediately post-intervention, and 24 months after baseline. Linear mixed model analyses were performed to assess predictors for change in physical activity and sedentary time. FINDINGS High physical activity levels at baseline were maintained during the 24-month study period. Young, male participants with good self-rated health, utilizing local PA facilities were most active, and young participants utilizing local facilities were also less sedentary. The participants with higher levels of education were less active initially but caught up with the difference during follow-up. A high degree of controlled regulation, characterized by bad conscience and external pressure, predicted more sedentary behavior and a trend toward being less physically active. Autonomous motivation was associated with less time spent on sedentary behaviors. People with high self-efficacy for physical activity were more sedentary initially but showed a reduction in their sedentary behavior.The study supports the importance of attending local training facilities and adopting motivation for behavioral change that is not based on guilt and external rewards. Interventions aimed at improving physical activity among people at risk for noncommunicable diseases benefit from habitual use of local training facilities, strengthening their self-perceived health and the development of internalized motivation. However, it has not been shown to mitigate social health disparities.
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Affiliation(s)
- Odin H. Gryte
- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Faculty of Health, VID Specialized University, Norway
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- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Bergen Addiction Research, Department of Addiction Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Bergen Addiction Research, Department of Addiction Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
- Division of Psychiatry, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Haga BM, Furnes B, Ueland V. Health professionals' reflections on existential concerns among people with obesity. Scand J Caring Sci 2023; 37:185-195. [PMID: 35789028 DOI: 10.1111/scs.13105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to describe health professionals' reflections on existential concerns among people with obesity when attempting to support them in their lifestyle change processes. For many of those affected by obesity, the condition becomes lifelong and causes existential concerns. The health professionals' reflections on existential concerns among people with obesity may influence central aspects of their practice and their patients' well-being. METHODS Eighteen health professionals with relevant health education working in three different treatment programmes for people with obesity were recruited for three focus group interviews. The interviews were analysed and interpreted using a model for interpretation of meaning at three levels with a phenomenological-hermeneutical approach. FINDINGS The analysis identified three themes. The health professionals reflected on existential concerns among people with obesity in terms of patients' repressed emotional difficulties and lack of self-respect. In addition, they reflected on their own experiences of powerlessness when presented with people with obesity's existential concerns. CONCLUSION The present study provides valuable insights into reflections on existential concerns among people with obesity, based on health professionals' descriptions. We believe that these insights add to the existing literature and have consequences for how people with obesity are met and cared for.
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- Britt Marit Haga
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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Sevild CH, Niemiec CP, Dyrstad SM, Bru LE. Motivation and Lifestyle-Related Changes among Participants in a Healthy Life Centre: A 12-Month Observational Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19095167. [PMID: 35564565 PMCID: PMC9105960 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Healthy Life Centers (HLCs) have been established throughout Norway to support lifestyle changes and promote physical and mental health. We conducted a 12-month observational study among participants in an HLC that aimed to improve physical activity (PA) and dietary behaviors, and this study examined predictors of completion, and changes in psychological variables, lifestyle behaviors, and physical health indicators. The participants (N = 120, 71% female, mean age = 44 years) reported symptoms of psychological distress (77%) and were obese (77%). No baseline characteristics were found to be consistent predictors of completion (42%). Completers had significant improvements in autonomous motivation for PA (d = 0.89), perceived competence for PA (d = 1.64) and diet (d = 0.66), psychological distress (d = 0.71), fruit intake (d = 0.64), vegetable intake (d = 0.38), BMI among all participants (d = 0.21) and obese participants (d = 0.34), body fat percentage among all participants (d = 0.22) and obese participants (d = 0.33), and lower body strength (d = 0.91). Fat-free mass and all forms of PA remained unchanged from baseline to 12 months. Hence, there were indications of improvement among completers on psychological variables, lifestyle behaviors, and physical health indicators. The low rate of completion was a concern, and the unchanged levels of PA reflect an important area of focus for future interventions in the context of HLCs.
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- Cille H. Sevild
- Department of Public Health, University of Stavanger, 4021 Stavanger, Norway; (C.P.N.); (S.M.D.)
- Research Unit, Centre for Health Promotion, 4068 Stavanger, Norway
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Public Health, University of Stavanger, 4021 Stavanger, Norway; (C.P.N.); (S.M.D.)
- Department of Psychology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
- Centre for Learning Environment, University of Stavanger, 4021 Stavanger, Norway;
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- Department of Public Health, University of Stavanger, 4021 Stavanger, Norway; (C.P.N.); (S.M.D.)
- Department of Education and Sport Science, University of Stavanger, 4021 Stavanger, Norway
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- Centre for Learning Environment, University of Stavanger, 4021 Stavanger, Norway;
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Samdal GB, Meland E. Ten years' of Healthy Life Centers - research and directions for future work. Scand J Public Health 2022; 50:1034-1038. [PMID: 35302411 PMCID: PMC9578083 DOI: 10.1177/14034948221081640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Norway
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The Associations between Physical Activity and Body-Esteem in 15-Year-Old Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study from Finland. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH 2021. [DOI: 10.5334/paah.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Xu D, Song Y, Meng Y, István B, Gu Y. Relationship between Firefighter Physical Fitness and Special Ability Performance: Predictive Research Based on Machine Learning Algorithms. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17207689. [PMID: 33096792 PMCID: PMC7589610 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17207689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Firefighters require a high level of physical fitness to meet the demands of their job. The correlations and contributions of individual physical health parameters to the tasks of firefighting would enable firefighters to focus on the effects of specific physical conditions during their physical training programs. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to identify the relationships between various physical health parameters (weight, maximum oxygen uptake, body fat percentage, upper body muscular power and lower body muscular power) and performance on simulated firefighting ability tasks, which included a set of seven tasks (rope climb, run 200 m round trip with load, 60 m carrying a ladder, climb stairs with load, evacuation of 400 m with supplies, run 5 km with an air respirator, run 100 m with the water hose). Through use of a partial least-squares regression (PLSR) algorithm to analyze the linear correlation, we revealed the change in various training performances of specific ability tests with physical fitness parameters. The present study demonstrated significant relationships among physical health parameters and performance on simulated firefighting ability tasks, which also represent that those parameters contributed significantly to the model’s predictive power and were suitable predictors of the simulated firefighting tasks score.
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- Datao Xu
- Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (D.X.); (Y.S.); (Y.M.)
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- Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (D.X.); (Y.S.); (Y.M.)
- Doctoral School of Safety and Security Sciences, Obuda University, 1034 Budapest, Hungary;
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Szeged, 6724 Szeged, Hungary
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- Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (D.X.); (Y.S.); (Y.M.)
- Doctoral School of Safety and Security Sciences, Obuda University, 1034 Budapest, Hungary;
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Szeged, 6724 Szeged, Hungary
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- Doctoral School of Safety and Security Sciences, Obuda University, 1034 Budapest, Hungary;
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Szeged, 6724 Szeged, Hungary
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- Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (D.X.); (Y.S.); (Y.M.)
- Correspondence:
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Song Y, Sun D, István B, Thirupathi A, Liang M, Teo EC, Gu Y. Current Evidence on Traditional Chinese Exercise for Cancers: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17145011. [PMID: 32664702 PMCID: PMC7400020 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17145011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 07/05/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Traditional Chinese exercise (TCE) has gradually become one of the widespread complementary therapies for treatment and recovery of cancers. However, evidence based on the systematic evaluation of its efficacy is lacking, and there appears to be no conclusion regarding the setting of TCE interventions. The purpose of this systematic review is to summarize the current randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that outline the effects of TCE on cancer patients. Relevant studies were searched by GOOGLE SCHOLAR, SCIENCEDIRECT, and WEB OF SCIENCE using “traditional Chinese exercise” and “cancer.” Only RCTs published in peer-reviewed English journals were included. A total of 27 studies covering 1616 cancer patients satisfied the eligibility criteria for this review. Despite the methodological limitation and relatively high risk of bias possessed by some included studies, positive evidence was still detected on the effects of TCE on these cancer-related health outcomes in physical, psychological, and physiological parameters. The 60-min or 90-min course of TCE intervention for two to three times per week for 10 to 12 weeks was found to be the most common setting in these studies and has effectively benefited cancer patients. These findings add scientific support to encourage cancer patients to practice TCE during or after conventional medical treatment. Nevertheless, future well-designed RCTs with improved methodology and larger sample size on this field are much warranted for further verification.
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- Yang Song
- Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (Y.S.); (D.S.); (A.T.); (M.L.); (E.-C.T.)
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- Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (Y.S.); (D.S.); (A.T.); (M.L.); (E.-C.T.)
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- Faculty of Engineering, University of Szeged, 6724 Szeged, Hungary;
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- Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (Y.S.); (D.S.); (A.T.); (M.L.); (E.-C.T.)
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- Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (Y.S.); (D.S.); (A.T.); (M.L.); (E.-C.T.)
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- Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (Y.S.); (D.S.); (A.T.); (M.L.); (E.-C.T.)
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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- Faculty of Sports Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; (Y.S.); (D.S.); (A.T.); (M.L.); (E.-C.T.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-574-87600271
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