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Kim, Mijoo. "Korean Physical Education Teachers' and Female Students' Beliefs about Girls' Physical Activity Participation." The Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1586778263891691.
Full textHorne, Maria. "Beliefs and attitutes about physical activity : an ethnographic study of older Caucasians and South Asians." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2007. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:200336.
Full textAkhidenor, Cenora Kimberly. "Health-Related Beliefs Among Low-Income African American Women and Their Perceptions About Obesity." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/565.
Full textVan, Wasshenova Emily. "Experiential Attitudes about Physical Activity in Older Adults." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1525445315290475.
Full textQuicke, Jonathan. "Attitudes, beliefs and physical activity in older adults with knee pain." Thesis, Keele University, 2016. http://eprints.keele.ac.uk/2390/.
Full textSkrutkowski, Myriam. "Uncertainty in cancer survivors : physical factors, beliefs about control, and psychological well-being." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape9/PQDD_0022/MQ50882.pdf.
Full textWilson, Alexandra Harris. "The role of relational efficacy beliefs on adolescent's leisure time physical activity." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43698.
Full textCrawford, Rebecca Susan. "Health Beliefs Related to Physical Activity in Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/311469.
Full textZhang, Ni. "Viral buzz on social network sites about physical activity : fad or fabulous?" Diss., University of Iowa, 2012. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1942.
Full textNorris, Michael L. "Exploring the Beliefs African American Parents and their Preschool Children Ascribe to Physical Activity." The Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1376738484.
Full textAgdeppa, Kortney R. "Identifying the Physical Education Beliefs of Classroom Teachers." Scholarly Commons, 2017. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/312.
Full textHelmcamp, Annette Marguerite. "The Relationship of Exercise Duration to Disordered Eating, Physical Self-Esteem, and Beliefs About Attractiveness." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1993. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500320/.
Full textLammers, Joyce. "Physical Therapists’ Beliefs about Preparation to Work in Special Care Nurseries and Neonatal Intensive Care Units." Diss., NSUWorks, 2018. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_pt_stuetd/65.
Full textAlharbi, Basmah Fehaid H. "Young Saudi women’s beliefs upon their engagement in physical activity: A mixed method study." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2022. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/227842/1/Basmah%20Fehaid%20H_Alharbi_Thesis.pdf.
Full textRichard, Sheryl Lynn. "African American Single Mothers' Perceptions of Physical Activity." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2425.
Full textGodino, Job Gideon. "The impact of personalised information about physical activity and risk of type 2 diabetes." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.648182.
Full textBarton, Mitch. "The Influence of Perceived Support From Parental and Peer Relationships on Students' Health-related Beliefs and Behaviors." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2013. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271778/.
Full textNgwenya, Nkosinathi Hezekia. "Pre-service science education students’ epistemological beliefs about the nature of science and science teaching and learning." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1377.
Full textThis study set out to investigate beliefs held by pre service Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) students about the nature of science and science teaching and learning. The research sample comprised one hundred and eighty four (184) third and fourth year (B.Ed) students majoring in mathematics and physical sciences. Data on students’ epistemological beliefs about the nature of science and science teaching and Learning were collected using two questionnaires: The Nature of Science as Argument Questionnaire (NSAAQ) and Beliefs About Reformed Science Teaching and Learning (BARSTL). Furthermore the study sought to find out if those beliefs cohered with the beliefs espoused by the National Curriculum Statement (NCS) for Physical Sciences grades 10-12. The conceptual framework of this study was framed upon the preponderance of literature that carried the view that a teacher’s classroom practices are a consequence of two main dialectic influences: (a) the teacher’s epistemological beliefs about the nature of science, which may be either naïve or sophisticated; and (b) the teacher’s beliefs about teaching and learning, which may be either traditional or reformed. Accordingly, the conceptual framework guiding the study opined that teachers holding naïve beliefs about the nature of science, and those holding traditional notions of teaching and learning will be characterized by teacher-centred instructional approaches, while those holding sophisticated beliefs of the nature of science and a reformed view of teaching and learning will be associated with learner-centred instructional approaches. This study was a case study conducted at a South African university, and involved one hundred and eighty-four third and fourth year students registered for a four-year Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree for the Senior and Further Education and Training phase. During these two final years of the programme students are engaged in science enquiry practices in their Methods modules. The participants were registered in physical science and mathematics education. Intact groups were used, so there was no sampling undertaken to select participants. Data were collected by the use of (a) the Nature of Science as Argument Questionnaire (NSAAQ), to determine epistemological beliefs held by the participants about the nature of science, as well as the concurrence of those beliefs with the views about science teaching and learning espoused by the NCS; and (b) the Beliefs about Reformed Science Teaching and Learning (BARSTL) questionnaire, to determine the beliefs held by preservice education students about science teaching and learning. Data analysis involved the use of both descriptive statistical methods to decipher patterns and general trends regarding the epistemological beliefs about science held by participants, and their beliefs about science teaching and learning, as well as inferential statistics to test both a priori and a posteriori hypotheses. Similarly, statistical analysis was carried out to determine whether or not third- and fourth-year pre-service science education students held beliefs about science teaching and learning that were in agreement with the pedagogical content beliefs about science teaching and learning espoused by the NCS. The study found that pre service students held significantly more sophisticated epistemological beliefs about the nature of science at fourth year than at third year level. The results also showed that fourth year students demonstrated a significantly higher level of ‘reformed oriented teaching and learning beliefs’ about science than did the third year students. The results however showed that third and fourth year students held beliefs that were not in line with the beliefs espoused by the National Curriculum Statement (NCS). These results support studies which have found that student teachers become more sophisticated in their epistemological beliefs towards graduation. The findings also showed that the B.Ed programme is succeeding in developing both epistemological beliefs about the nature of science and teaching and learning. The degree to which the programme succeeded in developing these beliefs was however quite small. This study recommends that further investigations be done to determine whether students who hold sophisticated epistemological beliefs about the nature of science and ‘reformed beliefs about science teaching and learning’ also demonstrate superior science teaching skills
Fancott, Carol A. "Cultural values, beliefs, and attitudes of immigrant Chinese women towards physical activity and exercise, a qualitative inquiry." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ58883.pdf.
Full textKaruguti, M. Wallace. "Medical doctors physical activity patterns and their advice about chronic diseases of lifestyle risk reduction in Tanzania." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2010. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_9314_1363781272.
Full textChronic diseases of lifestyle (CDL) are on a raising trend in the world regardless of age, economic class or geographical location of a population. The mortality rate associated with CDL is alarmingly among the highest globally. Tanzania is not exempted from this development. Literature indicates that physical activity is a health practice that can prevent CDL. It is recommended that medical practitioners should hold the responsibility of counselling patients on physical activity. Some studies outside Africa found an association between doctors&rsquo
physical activity patterns and their counselling practices on the same. This study therefore sought to establish whether physical inactivity among medical 
doctors in Tanzania significantly influenced their counselling practices on physical activity. A cross sectional quantitative survey at the Muhimbili National Hospital and Muhimbili Orthopedic Institute was conducted to derive the required information. A self administered structured questionnaire was voluntarily answered by 144 medical doctors. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17 was used for data capturing and analysis. Descriptive statistics were employed to summarize data and was expressed as means, standard deviation, frequencies and percentages. The students&rsquo
t-test was used to compare mean physical activity between different groups. Furthermore students&rsquo
t-test and analysis of variance tests were used to examine association between different variables. Chisquare tests were used to test for associations between categorical variables. Alpha level was set at p<
0.05. Most of the participants in this study were sedentary in their leisure time and only active at work. When their quality of 
physical activity counselling was assessed, the majority of them were found to be poor physical activity counsellors. A significant association was found between physical activity and age, as well as physical activity and counselling practice (p<
0.05). Participants mostly informed their patients about the intensity and duration of exercising more than any other idea of physical activity such as types of exercises, issuing of a written prescription and planning for a follow up. Lack of knowledge and experience about details of physical activity were reasons offered for failure to counsel. Participants also reported the inconvenience of physical activity facility&rsquo
s schedules, fatigue and tiredness to be their 
barriers to physical activity participation. Doctors in Tanzania lacked personal initiative to participate in physical activity and consequently lacked the motivation to counsel. 
Measures around enhancing this health practice should be enhanced by all stakeholders including medical doctors, physiotherapists and patients. The need for short term and 
long term training in matters related to physical activity are therefore necessary among the practicing doctors and those undergoing training in medical schools. Physiotherapists who are trained in movement science can offer valuable advice/information to medical doctors to ensure that medical doctors acquire physical activity prescription and 
counselling knowledge. Collaboration between stakeholders in campaigning against sedentary lifestyles should be enhanced. Further reasons for failure to counsel, hindrances to physical activity participation and modern approaches to counselling should be explored.
 
Kowalewska, Agata O. "Health Beliefs, Behaviors, and Environmental Factors related to Diet and Physical Activity among College Students and their Parents." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/77104.
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Smith, Joanna. "Can a physical education intervention with Year 2 children influence their perceptions, knowledge, and choices about physical activity? : a research project report." Thesis, University of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Human Development, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/2866.
Full textLePage, Marie Louise. "Exercise and Eating Disordered Beliefs and Behaviors: A Study Using Ecological Momentary Assessment." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1308140826.
Full textWallace, Ian Joseph. "The Influence of Physical Activity and Television on the Intention and Self-Efficacy to Engage in Health-Enhancing Behaviors." VCU Scholars Compass, 2006. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1351.
Full textBurdon-Cooper, Caroline. "Fear of falling and associated activity restriction in older adults : an exploration of anxiety, coping style and beliefs about health and ageing." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/26363.
Full textHarris, Tamiera S. "Leisure Time Physical Activities of Older Adults in Senior Housing." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5199.
Full textBarbera, Jack. "Combining research in physical chemistry and chemical education: Part A. The femtosecond molecular dynamics of small gas-phase anion clusters. Part B. Surveying student beliefs about chemistry and the development of physical chemistry learning tutorials." Connect to online resource, 2007. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3256464.
Full textOlsson, Louise, and Maja Svensson. "“Det ska vara roligt att träna, det ska vara roligt att leva” : - en studie om coachers upplevelser av Compensatory health beliefs." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för hälsa och välfärd, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-29362.
Full textTo live strictly healthy and to indulge in temptations are two factors that are often spoken about in today's society and physical activity in leisure time has become more important since our work is becoming increasingly sedentary. The question is, however, what impact physical activity have on health when it is implemented as a compensatory behavior.Aim: The main aim of the study is to, based on an interpretation of coaches experiences of Compensatory health beliefs (CHB), create a further understanding of the phenomenon and what influence coaches may have on the CHB of physical active individuals. The subsidiary aim is to highlight the appropriate educational interventions that coaches, based on their understanding of CHB, proposes can contribute to a healthy approach to diet and exercise. Method: The present study has a qualitative method where interviews were used as data collection. The gathered material consisted of seven transcribed interviews with coaches in physical activity. The empirical material was interpreted and compiled into themes through a meaning categorization. Results: CHB was visible in the physically active primarily by expressed sin. An impact occurred from the coaches to the client where non expressed demands were perceived as negative, while thoughtful feedback from the coaches were generally perceived as positive. Learning was also made visible from the client to the coach through an increased understanding of the importance of individualized coaching. To work actively with CHB, training and knowledge amongst both coaches and clients were percieved as key factors. Conclusion: A perception has been created that CHB may have negative impact on health, and more research is needed to understand the impact that CHB has on behavioral changes. Coaches with a high level of knowledge is perceived to have a positive impact on the client.
Petersson, Malin, and Caroline Bäckström. "How does a Government Lower Primary School in India work with mathematics? - A study on how the teachers’ mathematical beliefs affect the norms operating in the classroom." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Lärarutbildningen (LUT), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-35819.
Full textFor our study, we visited a Government Lower Primary School in India to inquiry about how a school in another schooling context teaches mathematics. Our research questions were: How does an Indian Government Lower Primary School work with mathematics? What are the teachers' perceptions of the school’s teaching approach? In addition to these questions and to inquire deeper into this subject, we also investigated How do the teachers’ perceptions and method of teaching connect to Yackel and Cobb’s framework of the different kinds of norms operating in the classroom?We did a qualitative study, staying at the school for three weeks to interview teachers about their method of teaching mathematics as well as observing how they were teaching mathematics and the norms that operated in the classroom. We also gathered information about their mathematics laboratory. During our interviews and observations we came to the conclusion that the school worked with activity-based learning by using manipulative materials. All teachers as well as the principal cooperatively strived to meet the curricula objectives, with the same teaching approach. We also found that the teachers’ values and beliefs about how mathematics should be taught, affect the norms operating in the classroom.This study cannot be generalised for all schools in India or even in this area. This study is a minor study which only considered one particular school which used an interesting teaching method, activity-based learning with manipulatives.
Bennett, Erica. "'It's all about modifying your expectations...my job right now is to be healthy, not super fit' : women's experiences with physical activity throughout the course of pregnancy." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/37524.
Full textBruner, Michael R. "Psychological Inflexibility as a Mediator of Associations between Health Attitudes and Health Behaviors in a Sample of Urban Underserved Youth." Xavier University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1503601004495037.
Full textLindström, Klara, and Anton Söderqvist. "Det är bara en bit papper, eller?En litteraturstudie om patienters upplevelse av fysisk aktivitet på recept : It’s only a piece of paper, or?A litteraturstudy about patients perception of physical activity on prescription." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-84366.
Full textViazovskienė, Beata. "Kauno Technologijos Universiteto pirmo ir antro kursų studentų mitybos įvertinimas." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2007. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2007~D_20070803.100538-19874.
Full textAim of the study is to investigate peculiarities of Kaunas University of Technology students’ nutrition. Objectives: 1. Investigate peculiarities of students’ nutrition. 2. Investigate students’ news about nutrition. Methods. An anonymous survey using a specially designed questionnaire was carried out on 310 first – second - year students of the Kaunas University of Technology. The questionnaire was used for investigation of peculiarities of students’ nutrition, healthy nutrition knowledge, and physical activity. Results. The nutrition of students is irregular; differ in time and number of meals. Only 12,3 percent (males 24,0 percent and females 4,3 percent) eats 5 and more times per day. Three – four times per day are eating 66,4 percent males and 74,1 percent females. Students stated that they don‘t have time for healthy nutrition. Males are eating later last time per day than females. Mostly females last time per day eats till 8 p.m. and males after 8 p.m. It doesn‘t related to their living place. There was established coherence between last time eating per day and body mass index (BMI), students who are at the second group by BMI (BMI-18,5-24,9) last time per day are eating till 6 p.m. Students who have overweight are eating last time per day after 8 p. m. Students consumed insufficient amounts of bread, potatoes, cereals, and other products that constitute the basis of the pyramid of healthy nutrition. The largest part of vegetable oil using first group students by BMI... [to full text]
Coker, Suzanne Patricia, and s. coker@cqu edu au. "A Positive Psychological Perspective of the Direct and Indirect Influences of Gender Role Schema and the Experience of Childhood Trauma on Psychological, Physical, and Social Well-Being in Adulthood." Central Queensland University. Department of Psychology and Sociology, 2007. http://library-resources.cqu.edu.au./thesis/adt-QCQU/public/adt-QCQU20071016.145424.
Full textFalzon, Charlène. "Les barrières psychologiques à la pratique de l'activité physique chez les personnes touchées par le cancer : rôle des stéréotypes et de la contagion motivationnelle." Phd thesis, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00929830.
Full textOcampo, Mascaró Javier, Salazar Vera Jimena Silva, and Costa Bullón Abilio da. "Correlación entre conocimientos sobre consecuencias de la obesidad y grado de actividad física en universitarios." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/621624.
Full textVelasquez, Katherine Elizabeth Serna 1961. "Relation of acculturation, perceived benefits and barriers, self-efficacy, social support, and beliefs about physical activity to physical activity levels of college-aged Hispanic and non-Hispanic women." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-05-2786.
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Pennington, Carolyn R. "Children's beliefs as a determinant of physical activity." 2002. http://www.oregonpdf.org.
Full textChana, R., and Melanie Haith-Cooper. "Diet and physical activity in pregnancy: a study exploring women's beliefs and behaviours." 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/17041.
Full textBeing obese or gaining excessive weight during pregnancy can increase health risks for mother and baby. Adopting a healthy diet and increasing physical activity reduces these risks and has long-term health benefits for women. Despite this, women do not always maintain a healthy lifestyle during pregnancy. Aim To explore the factors that encouraged and prevented a diverse group of women to maintain a healthy lifestyle during pregnancy. Methods A total of 12 women participated in semi-structured qualitative interviews, underpinned by the theory of planned behaviour. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim then subject to deductive thematic analysis. Findings Four themes emerged: women's knowledge of a healthy lifestyle, sociocultural influences, physical health and health professional support. These influenced women's intentions and actual behaviours during pregnancy. Conclusions Enhanced health professional advice may motivate women to adopt a healthy lifestyle during pregnancy. This could be through new means such as health technology.
Tsoi, Mai Yin. "Digital divide and science divide computer activity differentiation and teacher beliefs about tracked secondary science students /." 2004. http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga%5Fetd/tsoi%5Fmai%5Fyin%5F200405%5Fphd.
Full textLee, Bomjin. "Parental values and concerns about participation in physical activity by persons with intellectual disabilities." 2004. http://www.oregonpdf.org.
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CHANG, FENG-CHU, and 張鳳菊. "A Study of Parents’ Physical Activity Beliefs, Young Children’s Lifestyle and Health Status in Taiwan and Japan." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/40096629083641628729.
Full text國立體育大學
體育研究所
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The purpose of this study was to investigate and compare current parents’ physical activity beliefs, young children lifestyle and health status in Taiwan and Japan, as well as to analyze the correlations between parents’ physical activity beliefs, young children’s physical activity styles, and children’s health status. The research participants were the parents of Taiwanese and Japanese preschool children. Systematic random sampling and purposive sampling were respectively conducted to seek participants in Taiwanese and Japanese preschools. The research tools in this study were the self-compiled “Parents’ Physical Activity Beliefs Scale” and “Children’s Lifestyle Questionnaire” created by Dr. Akira Maehashi, from Waseda University in Japan. After the questionnaire’s pretesting, formal surveys were conducted, and a total of 3540 valid paired samples were collected from Taiwan and 2910 valid paired samples were collected from Japan. The collected data then underwent statistical analysis; researchers applied Chi-square test, independent-sample t-test, one-way multivariate analysis of variance, and Pearson product-moment correlation analysis. The results of the analysis are as follows: 1) Taiwanese parents scored significantly higher than Japanese parents in the questionnaire surveys in relation to their overall physical activity beliefs. 2) The trend of having “less breakfast, more snacks and more supper” among Taiwanese young children has resulted in Taiwanese children being less healthy than young Japanese children. 3) The sleep patterns of young Taiwanese children can be categorized as “staying up late, waking up late, and getting insufficient sleep,” which is less healthy than the sleep patterns of young Japanese children. 4) After school, Taiwanese children have more play time, both in the home and outdoors, compared to their Japanese counterparts; both Taiwanese and Japanese children spend the majority of their free time playing sports and games, both in the home and in a park. 5) Although young Taiwanese children were found to spend less time watching television than Japanese children, young children in both countries still generally spent more than two hours a day (the recommended daily allowance) watching television. 6) The percentage of Taiwanese children defecating in the morning was lower, and their defecation occurred later in the day, compared to Japanese children. 7) The percentage of overweight and obese young children was higher in Taiwan than in Japan. 8) Parents’ physical activity beliefs were found to correlate to young children’s physical activity styles in both countries. Another significant finding was that the more importance parents’ placed on physical activity, the more parent-child playtime occurred. In addition, the more importance Japanese parents placed on physical activity, the less time young children spent watching television. Although Taiwanese parents scored higher on the physical activity beliefs questionnaires than Japanese parents, Taiwanese children were found to have less healthy lifestyles than young Japanese children, and the percentage of overweight and obese young children was higher in Taiwan than in Japan. Thus, this study suggests that the Taiwanese government, as well as early childhood education departments, should reinforce parents’ physical activity beliefs and their concepts of healthy lifestyles in order to establish children’s healthy eating habits, appropriate sleeping schedules, and more time spent doing physical activities, sports, and games in order to improve physical and mental health.
Wallace, Karuguti M. "Medical doctors physical activity patterns and their advice about chronic diseases of lifestyle risk reduction in Tanzania." 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3440.
Full textChronic diseases of lifestyle (CDL) are on a raising trend in the world regardless of age,economic class or geographical location of a population. The mortality rate associated with CDL is alarmingly among the highest globally. Tanzania is not exempted from this development.Literature indicates that physical activity is a health practice that can prevent CDL. It is recommended that medical practitioners should hold the responsibility of counselling patients on physical activity. Some studies outside Africa found an association between doctors’ physical activity patterns and their counselling practices on the same. This study therefore sought to establish whether physical inactivity among medical doctors in Tanzania significantly influenced their counselling practices on physical activity. A cross sectional quantitative survey at the Muhimbili National Hospital and Muhimbili Orthopedic Institute was conducted to derive the required information. A self administered structured questionnaire was voluntarily answered by 144 medical doctors. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17 was used for data capturing and analysis. Descriptive statistics were employed to summarize data and was expressed as means, standard deviation, frequencies and percentages. The students’t-test was used to compare mean physical activity between different groups. Furthermore students’t-test and analysis of variance tests were used to examine association between different variables. Chisquare tests were used to test for associations between categorical variables. Alpha level was set at p< 0.05. Most of the participants in this study were sedentary in their leisure time and only active at work. When their quality of physical activity counselling was assessed, the majority of them were found to be poor physical activity counsellors. A significant association was found between physical activity and age, as well as physical activity and counselling practice (p<0.05).Participants mostly informed their patients about the intensity and duration of exercising more than any other idea of physical activity such as types of exercises, issuing of a written prescription and planning for a follow up. Lack of knowledge and experience about details of physical activity were reasons offered for failure to counsel. Participants also reported the inconvenience of physical activity facility’s schedules, fatigue and tiredness to be their barriers to physical activity participation. Doctors in Tanzania lacked personal initiative to participate in physical activity and consequently lacked the motivation to counsel. Measures around enhancing this health practice should be enhanced by all stakeholders including medical doctors,physiotherapists and patients. The need for short term and long term training in matters related to physical activity are therefore necessary among the practicing doctors and those undergoing training in medical schools. Physiotherapists who are trained in movement science can offer valuable advice/information to medical doctors to ensure that medical doctors acquire physical activity prescription and counselling knowledge. Collaboration between stakeholders in campaigning against sedentary lifestyles should be enhanced. Further reasons for failure to counsel, hindrances to physical activity participation and modern approaches to counselling should be explored.
Yu, Wei-Li, and 尤為立. "The Investigation of Expectancy-Value Related Beliefs, Motivation in Physical Education, and Intention for Future Physical Activity Participation Among Junior High School Students in ChiaYi County." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/16596378818505206098.
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教練研究所
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Abstract The purpose of this study was four-fold. First, to examine the age and gender differences on expectancy-value related beliefs and motivation in physical education; second, to examine the relationships between expectancy-value related beliefs and motivation in physical education; third, to examine the prediction of expectancy-value related beliefs on motivation in physical education and Intention for future physical activity participation; fourth, to examine the prediction of motivation in physical education on Intention for future physical activity participation. Participants were 876 7th and 9th grade students recruited from 12 junior high schools in Chia Yi County. The average age of participants was 14.31 ± 1.12 years. Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire to assess their expectancy-value related beliefs, motivation in physical education and Intention for future physical activity participation. The results of this study indicated that: (1) In terms of the differences of expectancy belief; males reported higher expectancy/ability-related perception than females. 7th grade students reported higher required effort than 9th grade students. In terms of the differences of value beliefs, females reported higher psychological cost of failure and cost of others’ expectation than males; 7th grade students reported higher task value than 9th grade students; males reported higher task value females. In terms of the differences of motivation in physical education, male students revealed higher intrinsic motivation than female students. (2) with respective to the relationships between expectancy-value related beliefs and motivation in physical education, expectancy/ability-related perception was positively related to task value, intrinsic motivation and introjected regulation and negatively related to psychological cost of failure and cost of others’ expectation and amotivation. Cost of others’ expectation was positively associated with amotivation and negatively associated with task value, intrinsic motivation, and introjected regulation. In addition, task value was positively related to intrinsic motivation, introjected regulation, and external regulation and negatively related to amotivation. (3) In terms of the prediction of expectancy-value related beliefs on motivation in physical education and intention for future physical activity participation, intrinsic motivation was positively predicted by task value, expectancy/ability-related perception、required effort and negatively predicted by cost of others’ expectation. Introjected regulation was predicted by task value, expectancy/ability-related perception, psychological cost of failure. External regulation was predicted by psychological cost of failure, task value. Amotivation was negatively predicted by task value, expectancy/ability-related perception. In addition, Intention for future physical activity participation was predicted by task value, expectancy/ ability-related perception. (4) Intention for future physical activity participation was significantly predicted by intrinsic motivation, introjected regulation, and external regulation. Based on the results of this study, implications and applications are proposed.
Lamming, Laura, S. Pears, Dan Mason, K. Morton, M. Bijker, S. Sutton, and W. Hardeman. "What do we know about brief interventions for physical activity that could be delivered in primary care consultations? A systematic review of reviews." 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/11621.
Full textThis systematic review of reviews aims to investigate how brief interventions (BIs) are defined, whether they increase physical activity, which factors influence their effectiveness, who they are effective for, and whether they are feasible and acceptable. We searched CINAHL, Cochrane database of systematic reviews, DARE, HTA database, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Science Citation Index-Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index, and Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network from their inception until May 2015 to identify systematic reviews of the effectiveness of BIs aimed at promoting physical activity in adults, reporting a physical activity outcome and at least one BI that could be delivered in a primary care setting. A narrative synthesis was conducted. We identified three specific BI reviews and thirteen general reviews of physical activity interventions that met the inclusion criteria. The BI reviews reported varying definitions of BIs, only one of which specified a maximum duration of 30 min. BIs can increase self-reported physical activity in the short term, but there is insufficient evidence about their long-term impact, their impact on objectively measured physical activity, and about the factors that influence their effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability. Current definitions include BIs that are too long for primary care consultations. Practitioners, commissioners and policy makers should be aware of this when interpreting evidence about BIs, and future research should develop and evaluate very brief interventions (of 5 min or less) that could be delivered in a primary care consultation.
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Horne, Maria, D. A. Skelton, S. Speed, and C. Todd. "Falls prevention and the value of exercise: salient beliefs among South Asian and White British older adults." 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/7374.
Full textThe importance of increasing exercise to prevent falls among older adults remains a key worldwide public health priority. However, older adults do not necessarily take up exercise as a preventative measure for falls. This qualitative study aimed to explore the beliefs of community-dwelling South Asian and White British older adults aged 60 to 70 about falls and exercise for fall prevention through 15 focus groups (n = 87) and 40 in-depth interviews. Data were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using a framework approach. Data analysis identified six salient beliefs that influenced older adults’ intention to exercise for fall prevention. In general, older adults aged 60 to 70 did not acknowledge their risk of falling and were not motivated to exercise simply to help prevent falls. Positive beliefs were found to be an unlikely barrier to taking up exercise for fall prevention for those who had experienced a fall. The implications for health promotion and health professionals with this group of older adults are discussed.
Emadirad, Elnaz. "Psychological factors as mediators of the relationship between motor skills and physical activity in children." Thesis, 2017. https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/8939.
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Oliveira, Ana Paula Palongan de. "Giving voice to people with the dementia and their carers about a home-based physical activity programme: a qualitative study." Master's thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/31559.
Full textIntrodução: A promoção de programas domiciliários de atividade física parece ser uma oportunidade de oferecer uma intervenção personalizada para manter a independência das pessoas com demência (PcD) por mais tempo. Embora resultados promissores destas intervenções na saúde física das PcD sejam conhecidos, a adesão à atividade física tem constituído um desafio e as opiniões das PcD e dos seus cuidadores informais são frequentemente negligenciadas. Ouvir as PcD e seus cuidadores é fundamental para identificar motivadores/facilitadores e barreiras à atividade física. O objetivo deste estudo foi explorar os motivadores/facilitadores, barreiras e impactos percebidos da participação num programa domiciliário de atividade física para PcD (LiFE4D) na perspetiva da PcD e seus cuidadores informais. Método: Foram conduzidas entrevistas curtas semiestruturadas com 15 pessoas com demência (n=9; 60% mulheres, 82 [75-84] anos, Addenbrooke´s Cognitive Examination III pontuação total 50,4 [22-72] pontos) e 9 cuidadores (n= 7; 77,8% mulheres, 72 [60-76] anos, 3 [2- 4,5] anos a prestar cuidados). Realizou-se uma análise temática dedutiva com recurso ao software Web Qualitative Data Analysis. Resultados: Foram identificados 44 subtemas. Os subtemas foram divididos em 4 temas: barreiras, motivadores/facilitadores, impacto do programa e outros. As PcD identificaram 25 subtemas e os cuidadores identificaram 19 subtemas. Os participantes percecionaram mais motivadores/facilitadores do que barreiras para participar no LiFE4D; os subtemas reportados em comum foram exercícios fáceis e suporte profissional nos motivadores/facilitadores; e cansaço e falta de tempo nas barreiras. Apenas foram percecionados impactos positivos da participação no LiFE4D pelas PcD e seus cuidadores. Conclusão: Os participantes percecionaram mais motivadores/facilitadores do que barreiras para participar no LiFE4D. A abordagem individualizada centrada na pessoa e o envolvimento dos cuidadores facilitaram a adesão ao programa. Dificuldades como cansaço, problemas de saúde física e falta de tempo foram apontadas como principais barreiras. Embora existam alguns subtemas em comum, havia barreiras, motivadores/facilitadores e impactos que diferiam entre PcD e seus cuidadores. Tais diferenças devem ser exploradas a fim de melhorar as intervenções de atividade física direcionadas a esse público.
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Singh, Suresh Kamar. "Exploring teacher's beliefs about the nature of science and their relationship to classroom practices : a case study with special reference to physical science teachers in the Empangeni / Richards Bay area." Thesis, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3233.
Full textThesis (M.Ed.)-University of Durban-Westville, 1998.