Background: Obesity is a major global public health problem and in the United States (US),where the prevalence is disproportionate across racial and socioeconomic groups, notably among African Americans. The use of spiritual and faith-based interventions to improve health outcom…
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Prior sport-related injury and the long-term physical and psycho-social consequences associated with injury may contribute to declines in physical activity (PA) and the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of former collegiate athletes (Cowee & Simon, 2019; Filbay, et al., 201…
The purpose of this investigation was to identify the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical activity, mood, and motivation in Division II collegiate athletes. Thirty-seven Indiana University of Pennsylvania division II collegiate athletes participated in the present s…
Background Canine Cognitive Dysfunction (CCD) is a neurodegenerative disease in aging canines. It has been described previously in relatively small cohorts of dogs using multiple different rating scales. This study aimed to use a minimally modified CCD rating scale developed by …
Background: Although there is empirical evidence to show that physical activity participation has numerous benefits for women with a disability, little information is available on these experiences within a majority world context, such as in India. Given that women with a disabi…
Cancer survivors may experience adverse health effects (e.g., fatigue, anxiety, depression) even after cancer treatment is completed. Physical activity is one way cancer survivors may suppress or treat these side effects. Despite the known benefits, nearly 82% of cancer survivor…
The purpose of this study was to examine the levels of physical activity and perceived competence, and the relationships between them, for male and female Arab-American students in 7th, 8th and 9th grade. From this population, one hundred forty seven subjects successfully comple…
For many years, the status of physical education (PE) in public schools in Palestine as well as other countries was jeopardized. However, the decline of engagement in PE and the reduction and/or elimination of PE programs in the US and other countries including Palestine, along …
Documented risks of physical activity include reduced bone mineral density at high activity volume, and sudden cardiac death among adults and adolescents. Further illumination of these risks is needed to inform future public health guidelines. The present research seeks to 1) qu…
A preliminary survey, comprising a lifestyle questionnaire and the AAHPERD health-related fitness test battery, was conducted to gain baseline data about the study group. One hundred seventy one British and (n = 133) Kuwaiti 15 to 16 year old boys took part. Results of the preli…
Obesity, diet quality and physical activity are three lifestyle characteristics known to be associated with the risk for several chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease and diabetes. The relation of these characteristics and periodontitis, another chronic condition, is n…
Thul and LaVoi (2011) conducted a study in 2008, titled "Reducing Physical Inactivity and Promoting Active Living: From the Voices of East African Immigrant Adolescent Girls," to learn about barriers facing this underserved population. The purpose of the study was to explore Eas…
Obesity is one of the fastest growing epidemics in the US and it is alarming because it is linked to many serious diseases including diabetes and heart disease. South Asians have a disproportionately higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Evidence sugg…
This study examined the associations amongst religiosity, exercise self-efficacy, and physical activity in female Muslim college students 18-35 years old attending Southern Universities in the United States. Religiosity was measured using the Psychological Measure of Islamic Rel…
This study examined the extent to which physical activity policies may be associated with consistent disparities in meeting physical activity recommendations across racial/ethnic groups. The analyses found that policies were not consistently related to disparities in physical ac…
To date, low rates of patient compliance have made it impractical to study whether regular exercise can contribute to positive outcomes in women with substance use disorders (SUD). One robust strategy for promoting and maintaining behavior change is contingency management (CM). …
There is a growing public health concern over the effects that sedentary lifestyles are having on the health of young people, particularly in relation to overweight and obesity. This thesis presents five studies which examine the prevalence, incidence and determinants of sedenta…
Background. Much research suggests that physical activity has important health benefits, yet many young people are disengaged with various forms of exercise. In light of this claim, various policies and interventions have been implemented to promote physical activity but, to dat…
Background: Childhood obesity is highly prevalent among the fast-growing Latino communities. Promoting physical activity (PA) is a major measure to obesity prevention. American youth's PA levels have declined over the years and most youth are not meeting the current national PA …