Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Physical performance indicators'

The aim of this study was to identify indictors of performance in surfing. Therefore the objectives of the study were to determine the following: {u100085} Anthropometric measures such as: height, weight, body proportions; {u100085} Flexibility measures such as: back extension, hip flexion, ankle plantarflexion and dorsiflexion; {u100085} Core stability; {u100085} Dynamic balance; {u100085} Explosive leg power; {u100085} Which of the physical characteristics measured discriminate between elite and non-elite surfers. To achieve the aim and objectives of this study, the literature pertaining to excellence in surfing, and the theory surrounding talent identification and the many factors that can contribute to success in sport, were reviewed. Potential criteria important for performance in surfing were identified and appropriate tests to assess these criteria were selected. An ex post facto quasi experimental design was used to assess which of the identified criteria best discriminated between elite and non-elite surfboard riders. The test battery included a personal information questionnaire and the assessment of: anthropometric variables, flexibility, core stability, dynamic balance and explosive leg power. These abovementioned physical characteristics were identified from the literature as the factors most important to success in surfing. Fifty five (55) surfers were assessed of which 28 were elite surfers and 27 were non-elite surfers. The results obtained from the evaluation of the samples were compared in terms of their descriptive statistics and the differences tested for statistical and practical significance. The variables of height, age started surfing, core stability, dynamic balance, number of days surfed per week and number of hours surfed per day were found to most discriminate between the elite and non-elite participants. Finally, a stepwise discriminant analysis was used to determine classification functions that could be used for future prediction purposes. The variables included in the discriminant analyses included height, age started surfing, number of years surfing, core stability and dynamic balance. To verify the prediction model a jack-knife procedure was performed. The results from the jack-knife procedure indicated that 85.5 perecent of the entire sample was correctly classified while 92.9 percent of the elite sample and 77.8 percent of the non-elite sample were correctly classified. Thus, the discriminant functions obtained can be used for predictive purposes.

Specifinės krepšinio žaidimo sąlygos reikalauja specialios sportininkų koordinacijos. Žaidžiant krepšinį labai svarbūs yra erdvinės orientacijos, judesių derinimo ir ritmiškumo koordinaciniai gebėjimai (Ljach, 1995). Bendrieji koordinaciniai gebėjimai tirti gana plačiai ir įvairiai (Hirtz ir kt., 1988; Starosta & Hirtz, 1990; Katinas, 1999) tačiau krepšininkų šių gebėjimų ypatumai analizuoti mažiau. Dar mažiau tyrinėti koordinaciniai rodikliai amžiaus aspektu. Atsižvelgiant į krepšininkų amžiaus tarpsnio ypatumus, fizinio parengtumo svarbą žaidybinei veiklai, jau atliktus tyrimus aktuali yra mokslinė problema: koordinacijos gebėjimų sąveika su kitais fizinio parengtumo bei žaidybinės veiklos rodikliais. Tyrimo tikslas – ištirti A. Sabonio krepšinio mokyklos krepšininkų koordinacijos rodiklių sąveiką su fizinio parengtumo ir žaidybinės veiklos rodikliais. Uždaviniai: 1) nustatyti A. Sabonio krepšinio mokyklos krepšininkų fizinį parengtumą, 2) nustatyti A. Sabonio krepšinio mokyklos krepšininkų koordinacijos gebėjimus ir jų sąveiką su fizinio parengtumo rodikliais ir 3) nustatyti A. Sabonio krepšinio mokyklos krepšininkų koordinacijos gebėjimų sąveiką su varžybinės veiklos rodikliais. Testavome A. Sabonio krepšinio mokyklos auklėtinius (n = 333), kurių amžius nuo 7 iki 17 metų t.y. 2002 – 1992 metų gimimo krepšininkai. Tyrimas buvo atliktas 2009 09 – 11 mėnesiais. Darbe tirti A. Sabonio krepšinio mokyklos krepšininkų fizinio parengtumo bei koordinacijos rodikliai. Šuolių... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]
Specific basketball game play conditions require special athletes’ coordination. While playing basketball flair of rhythm coordination, spatial orientation and movement coordination are very essential (Ljach, 1995.) Common coordination flairs have reasonably been studied widely and differently (Hirtz and others, 1988; Starosta & Hirtz, 1990; Katinas, 1999) but flairs of these peculiarities of basketball players haven’t been analyzed that much. Coordination flairs according age aspect were studied even less. Considering age phase peculiarities of basketball players, importance of physical qualification to the performance and already accomplished research, the scientific problem is relevant: interaction of coordination flairs together with other indicators of physical qualification and performance rate. Research objective – investigate basketball players’ interaction of coordination flairs together with other indicators of physical qualification and performance rate of A. Sabonis Basketball School. Tasks: to determine physical qualification of A. Sabonis Basketball School’s basketball players’ to determine coordination flairs of A. Sabonis Basketball School’s basketball players’ and to determine their interaction with the indicators of physical qualification, as well as to determine the interaction of coordination flairs with the indicators of performance rate of A. Sabonis Basketball School’s basketball players‘. We have tested basketball players of A. Sabonis Basketball... [to full text]

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The present work has as objective to present a proposal for monitoring of the service level to systems of physical distribution of products that seeks to bring improvements to the delivery process of the companies that act in the beverages segment. By means of an extensive literature review and of the case study accomplished in a company of beverage segment, it became possible to map all distribution process and identify the variables that affect it s performance, concentrating the monitor on the indicators of costs, productivity, use of resources, efficiency and route come back. Regarding that physical distribution of products absorbs significant portion of the budget expenses of the organizations, this activity has occupied a prominence paper in the logistics problems of the companies. That is due, on a side, to the growing cost of the capital (financial cost), that forces the companies to reduce the stocks and the handling activity, transports and distribution of your products beyond own competition. The model was applied and it presented satisfactory results that allowed the company to identify, measure, analyze, improve and control the level service of your distribution system. The proposal contemplates a systematic accompaniment of the indicators and its performance, along the year of 2004 and, with possibility of definitions or revision of the goals as well as the comparison with other periods.
O presente trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar uma proposta de monitoramento do nível de serviço para sistemas de distribuição física de produtos que vise trazer melhorias ao processo de entrega das empresas que atuam no segmento de bebidas. Mediante extensa revisão de literatura e do estudo de caso realizado em uma empresa do segmento de bebidas, tornou-se possível mapear todo o processo de distribuição e identificar as variáveis que afetam o seu desempenho, concentrando o monitoramento nos indicadores de custos, produtividade, utilização de recursos, eficiência e retorno de rota. Considerando que a distribuição física de produtos absorve parcela significativa do orçamento de despesas das organizações, essa atividade passou a ocupar um papel de destaque nos problemas logísticos das empresas. Isso se deve, de um lado, ao custo crescente do capital (custo financeiro), que força as empresas a reduzir os estoques e a agilizar o manuseio, transporte e distribuição de seus produtos além da própria concorrência. O modelo foi aplicado e apresentou resultados satisfatórios que permitiram a empresa identificar, medir, analisar, melhorar e controlar o nível de serviço de seu sistema de distribuição. A proposta contempla um acompanhamento sistemático dos indicadores e seus resultados, ao longo do ano de 2004 e, com possibilidade de definições ou revisão das metas bem como a comparação com outros períodos.

Ao longo dos últimos 20 anos, o modelo de concessão de serviço público no Brasil, tem evoluído consideravelmente, com destaque para o setor elétrico, e especialmente o segmento de transmissão de energia elétrica. O arcabouço normativo vigente tem buscado garantir a prestação adequada do serviço mediante a avaliação de desempenho do serviço prestado, por empresas públicas ou privadas, numa visão da qualidade do produto e da continuidade ou disponibilidade do serviço para o usuário. Concomitantemente, surgiu e desenvolveu-se rápida e globalmente, o conceito de sustentabilidade, no qual o desenvolvimento sustentável deve satisfazer as necessidades da geração atual, sem que se comprometam as necessidades das gerações futuras (World Comission on Environment and Development WCED), compreendendo essencialmente as três dimensões econômica, social e ambiental (conceito de Triple Bottom Line 3BL), permitindo a captura do impacto das atividades das empresas e organizações por meio de indicadores definidos para cada uma das três dimensões. Ainda, nesse contexto, desenvolveu-se as novas técnicas de planejamento estratégico e de gestão de desempenho, baseados em indicadores, com destaque para a Teoria das Partes Interessadas (Stakeholders). Adicionalmente, os diversos métodos de avaliação econômica e de demonstração contábil das empresas também realizaram um movimento de convergência internacional, principalmente, para aplicação de análise de risco e de avaliação do valor adicionado, com uso do fluxo de caixa dos benefícios esperados, incluído o período da perpetuidade ou valor residual/terminal; e de padrões contábeis internacionais (a IFRIC 12), que altera a estrutura de composição do ativo, uma vez que a norma não permite o reconhecimento da infraestrutura relacionada à concessão no ativo imobilizado das concessionárias, prática atualmente comum no Brasil. Nesse contexto, o presente trabalho propõe a formulação de um novo indicador para a prestação do serviço público de transmissão de energia elétrica, a partir das informações sistematizadas nos Procedimentos de Rede do Operador Nacional do Sistema Elétrico (ONS) referentes aos diversos indicadores de desempenho apurados para a operação e manutenção da transmissão de energia elétrica, visando facilitar o acompanhamento da gestão dos ativos físicos, quanto aos requisitos contratuais de atualidade e conservação do serviço adequado, mediante a avaliação da perda ou ganho na expectativa de vida útil dos componentes ou das funções de transmissão, a partir de uma idade determinada, ou seja, indicador de longevidade dos ativos físicos da concessão de transmissão de energia elétrica. Além disso, este mesmo indicador de longevidade pode ser usado na avaliação do valor de perpetuidade (estimativa do valor terminal) de empresas, quer pelo método tradicional de projeção dos fluxos de caixa descontado da perpetuidade ou pela simples abordagem comparativa da expectativa de vida útil ao final do período de concessão dos prestadores do serviço público.
Over the past 20 years, the model of public service concessions in Brazil, has evolved considerably, especially in the electricity sector, and the transmission segment of electricity. The existing regulatory framework has sought to ensure the proper provision of the service through the performance evaluation of the service provided by public or private, in view of product quality and continuity of service or availability to the user. Concomitantly, emerged and developed rapidly and globally, the concept of sustainability, in which \"sustainable development should meet the needs of present generation without compromising the needs of future generations\" (World Commission on Environment and Development - WCED) comprising essentially three economic, social and environmental (concept of Triple Bottom Line - 3BL), allowing you to capture the impact of corporate activities and organizations by means of indicators defined for each of the three dimensions. Still, in this context, new techniques of strategic planning and performance management were developed, based on indicators, notably the Theory of Stakeholders. Additionally, the various methods of economic evaluation and financial statement of companies have also made a movement of international convergence, especially for application of risk analysis and assessment of value added, using the cash flow of the expected benefits, including the period perpetuity or the residual value or terminal value, and international accounting standards (IFRIC 12), which alters the structure of asset composition, since the standard does not permit the recognition of infrastructure related to the granting of fixed assets in utilities, currently common practice in Brazil. In this context, this paper proposes the formulation of a new indicator for the provision of public electric power transmission, from the systematic information in the Grid Procedures of the Operador Nacional do Sistema Elétrico (ONS) for the different performance indicators established for the operation and maintenance of electric power transmission, to facilitate monitoring of the management of physical assets, the contractual requirements of current conservation and appropriate service, by assessing the loss or gain in life expectancy of the components or the functions transmission, from a certain age, ie, an indicator of longevity of the physical assets of the granting of electric power transmission. Furthermore, this same indicator of longevity can be used in assessing the value of perpetuity (estimated terminal value) of companies or by the traditional method of projection of cash flows discounted perpetuity or for the simple approach of comparative life expectancy of the end of the concession of public service providers.

Effects of feeding Moringa oleifera leaf meal as an additive on growth performance of chicken, physico- chemical shelf-life indicators, fatty acids profiles and lipid oxidation of broiler meat The main objective of the study was to determine the effect of M.oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) as an additive on growth performance, carcass characteristics, physico-chemical shelf-life indicators (colour, ultimate pH, driploss), fatty acids profiles and lipid oxidation of meat from broilers. A total of 432 1day old unsexed broiler chicks (Aviane 48) were randomly allocated to four dietary treatments (TRTS) in 72 cages. There were 18 cages per treatment and each cage allocated 6 chicks. Water and feed was provided at ad libitum. The feeding phases were, prestarter (0-7 Days), starter (8-18 Days), grower (19-28 Days), finisher (29-35 Days). The four TRTS contained graded levels of MOLM at 1000g/ton, 750g/ton, 500g/ton, and 0g/ton (control), respectively. The birds were slaughtered at 35 days of age. Breast muscles were sampled for meat, ultimate pH (pHu ), colour, drip loss over a 7 days shelf-life test. After each day’s test sub-samples were dipped in liquid nitrogen and kept at -180 C for thiobarbituric acid reactive substances determination. On Day1 and Day 7 extra sub-samples were also kept at -180 C for fatty acids analysis.The TRTS had no effect on average feed intake (AFI), feed conversion efficiency (FCE), and on average daily gain (ADG). Slaughter weight (SW), carcass weight (CW), dressing percentage and gizzard weight (GW) values were similar in all TRTS. Liver weight (LW), heart weight (HW), and gastro-intestinal fat (GIF) differed in all the TRTS, with treatment 2 having the highest value of HW (28.3±2.55), and LW (44.2±1.60) was the highest on treatment 4 . The pH values in all TRTS were constant from Day1 to Day5, reached peak on Day6, and then declined on Day7. Meat from broilers given treatment 1 with MOLM (1000g/ton) had the highest lightness (L*) values. The redness (a*) values were the highest in meat from treatment 2 (750g/ton MOLM). Treatments had no effect on yellowness (b*) values and on drip loss of the breasts. During storage L* values were high from Day1 to Day5 and decreased from Day6 to Day7. Drip loss increased with storage time as expected. Treatment 4 (control) had the highest proportions of poly-unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) (30.3±1.87). Treatment 1 (1000g/ton) had the highest proportion of saturated fatty acids (SFA) (60.9±1.87). Treatment 1 (1000g/ton) had the highest proportion of SFA (60.9±4.30). Treatment 2 (750g/ton) had the highest n-6/n-3 ratio than other TRTS. Days had no effect (P>0.05) on PUFA, SFA, and n-6/n-3 ratio. Treatment 1 had a highest amount of malondialdehyde (MDA), treatment 4 had no effect (P>0.05) on MDA . Storage time had an effect (P<0.05) on MDA levels, except for on Day1 and Day7. Day2 had the highest amount of MDA (0.7±0.08). The use of MOLM as an additive in broiler diets reduced lipid oxidation in meat, and maintained the quality of the broiler meat during storage. It also did not have any adverse effects on the growth performance of broilers. Therefore, it has the potential to be used as an additive in broiler diets.

博士
國立臺灣師範大學
體育研究所
90
The purpose of this study was to produce a set of physical education learning performance indicators for elementary and high schools in Taiwan. The physical education learning performance indicators would be used as criteria for judging and improving physical education teaching quality and as guidelines for education reform. In order to develop the physical education learning performance indicators, this study expected firstly to explore: (1) the conceptions of learning performance indicators, (2) Analysis the physical education objectives and content in several countries, (3) Review the functions and components of learning performance indicators and learning standards and (4) group decision-making methods for developing learning performance indicators. Secondly, the Delphi technique was employed to collect various views and aggregate consensus from a panel of 15 experts, consisting of educational scholars, principals, physical educators, and leaders of non-official education and business management institutes. An initial inventory of learning performance indicators was compiled from the above literature review and panel discussion. A three-round Delphi was conducted to rate the importance of the learning performance indicators, and all participants completed and returned their questionnaires in each round. A set of 50 important academic indicators was selected on the basis of aforementioned study procedures. These learning performance indicators were divided into five categories including: cognitive, motor skill, social behavior, exercise habit, and physical fitness. The conclusions of this study are as follows: 1.The physical education learning performance indicators could be used as an effective means of evaluation of students learning levels. 2.The construct of the physical education learning performance indicators should focus on both objective and evaluation system. 3.The adoption of Delphi technique in establishing the physical education learning performance indicators is helpful in accumulating different opinions and forming consensus. 4.The established of physical education learning performance indicators from a panel of experts which to aggregate consensus, were proved to be highly feasible. Finally, this study recommends some suggestions for applying the physical education learning performance indicators and provides suggestions for the references of related authorities and further research.

碩士
雲林科技大學
工業工程與管理研究所碩士班
99
This research aimed to establish a measure for performance appraisal for physical therapists (PT) in hospital setting. Based on the knowledge derived from literature review, standards of the new hospital accreditation, and interview with clinical experts, a pretest questionnaire was first developed. Sixteen experts from clinical and academic settings were recruited in order to reform the questionnaire using modified Delphi Technique. Performance indicators were added, removed, or adjusted according to the responses collected from the recruited experts. Through repeating process of compiling responses and revising the questionnaire, the final framework of performance appraisal was established when the experts reached consensus. Afterward, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was applied to determine the weighting system and relative importance of each indicator. At beginning, the pretest questionnaire consisted of 35 performance indicators that can be categorized into four dimensions. Five clinical experts were invited to provide their opinions and suggestions on revising the pretest questionnaire. Those five respondents demonstrated high agreement on the pretest questionnaire (Cronbach’s α = 0.887). In order to conduct modified Delphi Technique, questionnaires were distributed twice to 16 experts and response rates were both reached 100 percent. Through the process of modified Delphi Technique, 30 important indicators (M>3.75) within four dimensions that reached consensus (SD&lt;1) was kept in the performance appraisal measure. Sixteen questionnaires for AHP then distributed to the experts team. The response rate for the AHP questionnaire was 93.75% and the effective rate was 80%. After AHP analysis, five most weighted performance indicators were honesty and fair (10.9%), worksite ethics (8.8%), organizational identification (7%), work coordinated in team (5.4%), and responsibility (5.2%). Managers in medical department should consider the characteristics of health profession and current condition of medical industry to adjust performance indicators. Meanwhile, feedback from subordinators should be taken into account in order to promote two-way communication. As result, this research developed a practical and objective measure for PT performance appraisal. This measure can also provide a foundation for communication between PT manager and subordinators.

碩士
中臺科技大學
文教事業經營研究所
102
Abstract The purpose of the study was to explore the key factors of the performance indicators for the sustainable management of physical education classes in high schools in Taichung City. Interviews with experts and questionnaires survey were used in the study. Participants were selected from group leaders, teachers, and specialized coaches of physical education in high schools. The researcher developed the Questionnaire Survey on the Performance Indicators for Sustainable Management of Physical Education Classes to collect data for constructing the weight of operating system to assess performance indicators. Based on the data analyses, the main conclusions of study are listed as follows: 1. The performance indicators for the sustainable management of physical classes are classified into research themes, 5 focus dimensions, and 17 performance indicators which are relevant to and consistent with the current evaluation project of PE classes. 2. In terms of the overall weight of operating system, among the 5 focus dimensions of sustainable management, teachers are the most influential factor, followed by students. Professional and humanized teachers who are responsible for the recruitment and care of students have significant effects on the sustainable management of PE classes. 3. Among the 17 performance indicators, professional teachers are ranked first for the overall weight value influencing the sustainable management of PE classes, followed by student admission, continuing studies and job access, school equipment and facilities, and then involvement in physical education. These indicators demonstrate that successful management of PE classes not only needs hard and soft ware, but also needs supports from the administrative organizations and schools; and then the turning point of sustainable management of PE classes will be seen. 4. Performance indicators will be more objective and more efficient through the way of quantity and standardization with the quantified value between 0 and 1. The weight value of five focus dimensions is different from that of items in the current evaluation project. Therefore, the findings of the study may be used for reference to review evaluation performance in the future.

博士
國立中山大學
教育研究所
102
Pursuit of excellence is a goal in the development of higher education institutions; hence, “university ranking” has recently become a critical reference for each university’s recruitment policies and institutional development. Having reviewed various indicators for university ranking and discipline ranking, “physical education &; sports” was seldomly cited. As a matter of fact, university ranking compares not only excellence of academic studies, physical education development facilities and environment, students’ sports culture, physical education activities and performance have been considered the key constituent conditions to attract future students and for the goal of all-person education. 　　Based upon the assertion above, the research developed a series of indicators for the assessment of so-called “physical education performance”, which are both objective and easy to be manipulated. The methodology of the research was Fuzzy Delphi method to conduct the survey of the PE administrators in most higher education institutions in Taiwan and then triangular fuzzy numbers and deviations among different background of the interviewees had been calculated. 　　The results of the research are as follows: 　1.　5 different dimensions and their weights are: sports facilities resources(11.60 %), PE promotion resources(34.45 %), PE teaching staff resources(21.22 %), PE activity performance(22.22 %), sports contest performance(10.51 %) have been concluded after statistical analyses. 　2.　9 indicators and their weights are: Average sports space for each student(11.60 %), PE administrative structure(11.81 %), whether PE achievement included as one of conditions for graduation(11.00 %), number of years for mandatory PE courses(11.64 %), teacher-student ratio for full-time PE teaching staff(11.08 %), academic performance for full-time PE teaching staff(10.14 %), number of college’s promotion activities for PE and their attendance(11.73 %), proportion of students involved with sports clubs(10.49 %), college’s achievement in the intermural sport contests and nationwide college sport contest(10.51 %). 　3.　Private higher education institutions favors PE achievement as graduation conditions than public ones. 　4.　“The Berlin Principle on Ranking of Higher Education Institutions” is suitable for constructing the university rankings indicators in self-testing for future research. Based on the conclusions of the research, the researchers hope to conduct the data-collecting survey along the indicators above in order to pave the way for the betterment of university ranking system in Taiwan in the near future.

Title: Representation of selected general and specific training indicators in ATC in a selected floorball team. Objectives: Performing a literature review, focusing especially of foreign scientific articles regarding the characteristics of floorball and related fitness training. Monitoring the representation of fitness training in a selected extra-league men's team during all training periods of a chosen annual training cycle (2014/2015) using the newly introduced XPS network software. Methods: Upon completion of the literature review, research was performed by conducting the content analysis of training documents kept during the 2014/2015 annual training cycle ("ATC"). The newly created software was part of the analysis. The software was distributed for the needs of floorball practice. In order to evaluate general categories and specific training indicators, natural selection was employed. Comparison was used to assess selected indicators. In addition, physical fitness was evaluated using selected UNIFITTEST 6 - 60 tests (Měkota, Kovář, 1996); however, this type of assessment does not belong to core of this paper. Results: The results suggest that sports performance is affected, to a degree, by general training indicators such as the number of days or the total of training time. However, the most...

There is often a discrepancy between clinical data, including laboratory tests, and the patients’ experience of being ill. The goal of this work was to search for Key Performance Indicators (KPI) of disease other than the usual numeric data. As research model, we have used Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Those indicators should express the experience of living with the disease and be sensible to medical decisions so that they can be targeted for intervention. In chapter 2, a contextualization of CKD is made, presenting an extensive list of the standard indicators that currently drive physicians’ decisions. A general approach to chronic diseases is presented in chapter 3, highlighting models of interventions. Some existing indicators are also covered. The experimental work is presented in chapter 4. Our hypothesis was based on a conceptual model which postulated that a given Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) would be suitable for daily use in the clinical context provided that it would link predictors (demographic variables, comorbidity indices, estimates of Glomerular Filtration Rate – eGFR - and untoward events of the previous year) to Endpoints (death, dialysis, hospitalizations and emergency episodes) with statistically significant relationships and serve as indicator as surrogate of well-being. We conducted an observational study and recruited 60 patients with CKD to whom several questionnaires of PROM were administered: Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS), Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) and Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQoL). Follow-up period was 24 months. Lastly, we wanted to know the relevancy of the endpoints to the patients. For that, they were asked to rank six endpoints according to what they think their physician’s priority should be (avoid death, avoid dialysis, avoid worsening of lab tests, prevent further deterioration of medical condition, avoid hospital admissions and avoid emergency episodes). We conclude that: 1) SPPB could predict death, dialysis and hospital admissions. 2) WHODAS could predict death and dialysis. 3) Physical Functioning domain of KDQoL could predict death and hospital admissions. 4) Role Emotional domain of KDQoL could predict death. 5) Energy/Vitality domain of KDQoL could predict hospital admissions. 6) Role Physical domain of KDQoL could predict dialysis. 7) Mental Health domain of KDQoL could predict hospital admissions and emergency episodes. 8) Pain, Social Function and General Health domains of KDQoL, and SWLS were not useful in predicting any of the proposed endpoints. 9) The Cockcroft-Gault (CG) formula to compute eGFR is the only that could predict mortality. 10) All eGFR formulae predicted beginning of dialysis. 11) Only the CG formula could predict the scores of some PROM scales: SPPB, Physical Function domain of KDQoL and WHODAS. 12) Both the Charlson comorbidity scales (1987 and 2011) are useful for the prediction of studied endpoints: the first predicts death and hospital admissions while the second predicted mortality, dialysis, hospitalizations and emergency episodes. 13) The highest priority of patients is that their physician’s main concern should be to “Avoid death” whereas options “Avoid dialysis” and “Avoid worsening of laboratory tests” came next, in a tie. 14) Patients ranked “Avoid hospitalization” and “Avoid emergency episodes” in the last places, after all the others. Finally, 15) Eight possible schemes were drawn from the analysis of the conceptual model. Four of them have shown to have clinical utility. Longitudinal exploration of these PROM is needed in order to reinforce their clear place at office and bedside and in disease management.
Há frequentemente uma discrepância entre os dados clínicos, incluindo análises laboratoriais, e a experiência de se estar doente. O objetivo deste trabalho foi procurar indicadores-chave de desempenho de doença para além dos dados numéricos habituais. Como modelo de investigação, utilizamos a Doença Renal Crónica (DRC). Esses indicadores devem traduzir a experiência de viver com a doença e serem sensíveis às decisões médicas, para que possam ser alvo de intervenção. No capítulo 2, é feita uma contextualização da DRC, apresentando-se uma extensa lista dos indicadores que actualmente orientam as decisões dos médicos. No capítulo 3, faz-se uma abordagem geral das doenças crónicas, destacando modelos de gestão da doença crónica. Alguns indicadores actualmente usados também são referidos. O trabalho experimental é apresentado no capítulo 4. A nossa hipótese baseou-se num modelo conceptual que postulava que uma determinada medida de resultados autorelatados pelos doentes (PROM: Patient Reported Outcome Measures) seria adequada para uso diário em contexto clínico se tivesse uma correlação estatisticamente significativa entre os preditores (variáveis demográficas, índices de comorbilidade, estimativas de Taxa de Filtração Glomerular - TFGe - e eventos adversos do ano anterior) e os resultados (morte, diálise, hospitalizações e idas ao serviço de urgência), servindo assim como indicador de bem-estar. Realizámos um estudo observacional, tendo recrutado 60 doentes renais crónicos que responderam a vários questionários de PROM: “Short Physical Performance Battery” (SPPB), “World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule” (WHODAS), “Satisfaction With Life Scale” (SWLS) e “Kidney Disease Quality of Life” (KDQoL). O período de acompanhamento foi de 24 meses. Finalmente, estudámos a relevância dos resultados para os doentes. Para isso, foi-lhes pedido que classificassem seis desfechos, de acordo com o que acham que deveria ser a prioridade do seu médico (“evitar a morte”, “evitar a diálise”, “evitar o agravamento dos exames laboratoriais”, “evitar a deterioração do seu estado geral”, “evitar internamentos hospitalares” e “evitar idas ao serviço de urgência”). Os resultados permitiram concluir que: 1) O SPPB previu morte, diálise e hospitalizações. 2) O WHODAS previu morte e diálise. 3) O domínio Função Física do KDQoL previu morte e hospitalizações. 4) O domínio Saúde Mental do KDQoL previu morte. 5) O domínio Energia/vitalidade do KDQoL previu hospitalizações. 6) O domínio físico do KDQoL previu diálise. 7) Domínio de Saúde Mental do KDQoL previu hospitalizações e idas ao serviço de urgência. 8) Os domínios Dor, Função Social e Saúde Geral do KDQoL, bem como o SWLS não foram úteis na previsão de nenhum dos resultados propostos. 9) A fórmula de Cockcroft-Gault (CG) para calcular a TFGe é a única que previu a morte. 10) Todas as fórmulas de cálculo da TFGe previram o início da diálise. 11) Apenas a fórmula de CG pôde prever a pontuação de algumas escalas do PROM: SPPB, domínio da Função Física do KDQoL e WHODAS. 12) Ambas as escalas de comorbilidade de Charlson (de 1987 e 2011) são úteis para a predição dos resultados estudados: a primeira prevê mortes e internamentos hospitalares, enquanto a segunda prediz morte, diálise, hospitalizações e idas ao serviço de urgência. 13) A principal prioridade dos doentes é que a principal preocupação do seu médico seja “evitar a morte”, enquanto as opções “evitar diálise” e “evitar o agravamento dos exames laboratoriais” vêm a seguir, empatadas. 14) Os doentes classificaram as opções “evitar hospitalização” e “evitar episódios de urgência” nos últimos lugares, depois de todas as demais. Finalmente, 15) O modelo conceptual proposto permitiu identificar oito possibilidades diferentes de relação entre preditores, PROM e resultados. Quatro deles mostraram ter utilidade clínica. São necessários estudos longitudinais com PROM para reforçar o seu papel no consultório e na enfermaria, e também na gestão da doença.
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Title: The training process analysis of Martin Jakš in 2010 - 2016 Objectives: The purpose of this study is to pedagogically evaluate the training process of Martin Jakš, the member of the Czech cross-country skiing team. Methods: This study is designed as a case study. The study addresses a qualitative research, which was based on an analysis of training process of an elite cross-country skier. Training indicators and sport physical examination were analyzed and assessed with regard to racer's performance in the studied term. Results: The results of this study showed a tendency to decrease of athlete's performance in the studied term. Key terms: cross-country skiing, yearlong training cycle, training indicators, sport physical examination, performance

Колесніченко М. В. Баскетбол у системі фізичного виховання студентів закладу вищої освіти : кваліфікаційна робота магістра спеціальності 017 "Фізична культура і спорт" / наук. керівник Ю. О. Коваленко. Запоріжжя : ЗНУ, 2021. 60 с.
UA : Кваліфікаційна робота – 60 сторінок, 7 таблиць, 9 рисунків, 72 літературних джерела. Мета дослідження – дослідити вплив занять баскетболом на показники здоров’я студентів закладу вищої освіти. Об’єктом даного дослідження є зміст навчально-тренувальні заняття з баскетбол в умовах спортивної секції вищого навчального закладу. Методи дослідження – аналіз та узагальнення літературних джерел за темою дослідження; педагогічні спостереження; оцінка функціональних показників; оцінка соматичного здоров’я; оцінка фізичної роботоздатності; оцінка спеціальної фізичної підготовленості; методи математичної статистики. Результати дослідження свідчать про ефективність ігрових видів спорту, зокрема засобів баскетболу для юнаків 17-18 років, що сприяли підвищенню рівня їхнього функціонального стану. Заняття з баскетболу позитивно вплинули на функціональні показники юнаків, сприяли підвищенню рівня їхнього соматичного здоров’я та рівня фізичної працездатності та спеціальної фізичної підготовленості. Наприкінці навчального року достовірних зрушень у показниках, що характеризують стан серцево-судинної та дихальної системи не відбулося, проте всі показники покращилися, відповідали віковій нормі. Середньостатистичні величини юнаків усіх показників фізичного здоров’я помітно змістилися у бік переходу до більш високого рівня. Достовірні зміни відбулися за показниками фізичної працездатності юнаків (PWC170 та МСК). Також достовірних змін зазнали показники спеціальної фізичної підготовленості.
EN : Qualification work – 60 pages, 7 tables, 9 figures, 72 literary sources. The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of basketball on the health of students in higher education. The object of this study is the content of training sessions in basketball in the sports section of higher education. Research methods – analysis and generalization of literature sources on the research topic; pedagogical observations; assessment of functional indicators; somatic health assessment; assessment of physical performance; assessment of special physical fitness; methods of mathematical statistics. The results of the study indicate the effectiveness of game sports, in particular basketball for young people aged 17-18, which helped to increase the level of their functional state. Basketball classes had a positive effect on the functional performance of young people, helped to improve their physical health and the level of physical performance and special physical fitness. At the end of the school year, there were no significant changes in the indicators characterizing the state of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, but all indicators improved and corresponded to the age norm. The average values of young people of all physical health indicators have shifted significantly towards the transition to a higher level. Significant changes occurred in the indicators of physical fitness of young people. Indicators of special physical fitness also underwent significant changes.

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高雄醫學大學
公共衛生學研究所碩士在職專班
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Objective： The study is to conduct a preliminary research on "National Health Insurance pilot project of family physician integrated healthcare program" (NHI Family Physician Program).Issues deliberated include：(1)To understand the perspectives of participant physicians on program performance indicators (2) To study on the change medical utilization of enrolled healthcare members at primary stage of the program (3)To analysis outcomes of the patient taken care of by different physicians at the primary stage. Method： The participants of this study include the physicians in Kao-ping area in year 2003,applicant physicians in year 2004, and 6,687 healthcare family members enrolled in the program over 6 months. Semi-open structure surveys with 37 indicators are used to evaluate physician perspectives on program performance indicators (including structure indicators, process indicators, and outcome indicators). A focus group seminar is held to collect expert opinions. In order to understand the change of medical utilization of outpatient service of enrolled healthcare family members at primary stage of the program, paired t test is implemented on the secondary data from Bureau of NHI which is collected within 6 months after the program started. Result： I.On program performance indicators in the aspects of structure and process, primary physicians tend to agree with the evaluations based on collaboration ability of cooperative hospital and interaction ability among primary physicians in a group. In the aspect of outcome, primary physicians tend to agree with the evaluations based on patient outcome of hypertension and asthma. II.The appropriate performance indicators for current stage summaried in the focus group seminar include：the interaction condition among cooperative partners in community healthcare group,the continuing medical education,the enrollment rate of healthcare family members (of special age groups or with chronic diseases),the examination rate of preventive healthcare services, and the regular medical visit rate. III.For 6,687 healthcare family members enrolled in the program over 6 months, their outpatient visit rates, outpatient medical expenditures, medical visit rates outside their community healthcare groups are all lowered to an extent of statistic significance. Conclusion： In examining the outpatient service utilization at primary stage of the program, the goal “to decrease waste of medical resources and to reasonably contain medical expenditures” stated in the announcement of NHI Family Physician Program in year 2003 could be achieved by the healthcare family members enrolled in the program. However the target medical visit rate outside designated community healthcare group still tend to be too high (the target rate is to decrease by 10％, but the actual rate is only 1.28％). Suggestion: In view of the results derived from primary stage of the program,in the current stage the policy executives should continue to encourage primary physicians to join the program.It is important for them to appreciate pragmatic physician perspectives and to increase negotiating flexibility to attract physicians with appropriate characteristics. At primary stage of the program,the performance should be evaluated based on the indicators that fall within primary physician capacity and achievable commitment. Thereupon the patient-centered healthcare climate will gradually be established.