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Methodology: Patients with PAD are invited to complete a questionnaire package (self-report) concerning their health behaviours, quality of life, mood, cognition, physical activity, motivation and readiness to change at pre, during and post intervals of the study and will undergo blood sampling at pre and post intervals to identify markers for response to the study intervention. Participants are randomised to a control or intervention group. Those participants in the intervention group receive additional sessions with the researcher (psychologist) that focus on their barriers to change and motivation for engaging in physical activity, medical compliance, dietary improvement and smoking cessation. Up to 80 patients with PAD are expected to participate in the pilot study. Results/conclusions: It is hypothesised that those participants who receive the psychological sessions in addition to standard care advice giving will have improved outcomes in terms of quality of life, mood and motivation to engage and continue in health behaviour changes. Given that MI has had some success in changing lifestyle behaviours including physical activity it is hypothesised that the principles of MI will help patients with PAD to address barriers to change and help facilitate improvements to their health through areas of physical activity, medical compliance, diet, smoking, and their overall quality of life.
mean height and weight of male subjects were 167.36 ± 6 cm and 62.04 ± 12.19 kg respectively. For the female, the mean height and weight were 154.2 ± 5.5 cm and 51.14 ± 9.93 kg respectively. The mean BMI was 21.8 ± 3.9. Using the World Health Organization’s cut-off point, 62.5% of the students belong to the normal category. The values of the waist circumference (WC) showed that 95.16% and 86.63% of the male and female subjects respectively were at low risk of health related problems. The mean waist hip ratio (WHR) for male is .54 ± .37 while for the female, is .54 ± .34. There was a significantly low correlation between BMI and WHR for male (r = .149; p = .042) and no association for female (r = −.019; p = .784). Partial correlation coefficient indicated a significant positive correlation (r = 0.881; p < 0.0000) between BMI and WC among study population. Conclusion: Results of this study presented a good reference for interventions to be provided to individuals in the upper range of normal weight who are at greater risk for becoming overweight and obese. Post-test can be done to keep track of the students’ health status. Finally, further studies can include identifying the lifestyle and behavioral patterns of the students during secondary education.
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The electronic outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (eOCR) trial: Study protocol
Health risk determinants among freshmen students of the University of Santo Tomas
A. Van Itallie 1,∗ , T. Dwyer 1 , R. Steele 2 , K. Mummery 1
J. Reyes University of Santo Tomas Introduction: The objectives of this study are aimed to determine the anthropometric, WHR and BMI profile of the freshmen students; the relationship between BMI and WC; the relationship between BMI and WHR (Waist Hip Ratio) and identify the percentage of individuals who have high risk of having health related problems. Methodology: A total of three hundred ninety seven (397) freshmen students composed of one hundred eighty six (186) males and Two hundred eleven (211) females aged 16–18 years were included to participate in this study using convenient sampling. The height, weight, waist, and hip circumferences were measured using standard methods. Descriptive anthropometric characteristics and the Body Mass Index (BMI) profile of the students were obtained using calculated means and +standard deviations. The correlation between BMI and WC and BMI and WHR were generated using Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: This study was able to determine the anthropometric characteristics of all three hundred ninety seven (397) freshmen students of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) with mean age of 16.81 ± 0.75 for the male and 16.65 ± 0.6 for the female. The
doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2009.10.309
1 Central 2 Medical
Queensland University Research Council
Introduction: Cardiovascular disease remains a major cause of death and disability in Australia. Although substantial evidence exists on the benefits of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs (OCRP), referral, attendance and completion of OCRP remains problematic and interventions that facilitate completion of OCRP are in demand. The current project builds on a growing body of literature supporting the use of the internet as an educational/interventional tool. The protocol presented relates to a current study of the electronic Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation (eOCR) platform, which was designed and developed by the research team with the assistance of cardiac rehabilitation professionals. The eOCR platform is an internet-based educational content management system that connects an “online cardiac case manager” with their patients and the patients selected support person/s. The patient view of the eOCR site includes a “patient dashboard” which is specifically tailored by the case manager for the participant to collect, track and display important health and behavioral measures, an educational library and a physical activity workbook that provides interactive education activities relating to behavioural selfmanagement. The online cardiac case manager has a separate
Abstracts / Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 12 (2010) e1–e232
Methodology: Patients with PAD are invited to complete a questionnaire package (self-report) concerning their health behaviours, quality of life, mood, cognition, physical activity, motivation and readiness to change at pre, during and post intervals of the study and will undergo blood sampling at pre and post intervals to identify markers for response to the study intervention. Participants are randomised to a control or intervention group. Those participants in the intervention group receive additional sessions with the researcher (psychologist) that focus on their barriers to change and motivation for engaging in physical activity, medical compliance, dietary improvement and smoking cessation. Up to 80 patients with PAD are expected to participate in the pilot study. Results/conclusions: It is hypothesised that those participants who receive the psychological sessions in addition to standard care advice giving will have improved outcomes in terms of quality of life, mood and motivation to engage and continue in health behaviour changes. Given that MI has had some success in changing lifestyle behaviours including physical activity it is hypothesised that the principles of MI will help patients with PAD to address barriers to change and help facilitate improvements to their health through areas of physical activity, medical compliance, diet, smoking, and their overall quality of life.
mean height and weight of male subjects were 167.36 ± 6 cm and 62.04 ± 12.19 kg respectively. For the female, the mean height and weight were 154.2 ± 5.5 cm and 51.14 ± 9.93 kg respectively. The mean BMI was 21.8 ± 3.9. Using the World Health Organization’s cut-off point, 62.5% of the students belong to the normal category. The values of the waist circumference (WC) showed that 95.16% and 86.63% of the male and female subjects respectively were at low risk of health related problems. The mean waist hip ratio (WHR) for male is .54 ± .37 while for the female, is .54 ± .34. There was a significantly low correlation between BMI and WHR for male (r = .149; p = .042) and no association for female (r = −.019; p = .784). Partial correlation coefficient indicated a significant positive correlation (r = 0.881; p < 0.0000) between BMI and WC among study population. Conclusion: Results of this study presented a good reference for interventions to be provided to individuals in the upper range of normal weight who are at greater risk for becoming overweight and obese. Post-test can be done to keep track of the students’ health status. Finally, further studies can include identifying the lifestyle and behavioral patterns of the students during secondary education.
doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2009.10.308
309
308
The electronic outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (eOCR) trial: Study protocol
Health risk determinants among freshmen students of the University of Santo Tomas
A. Van Itallie 1,∗ , T. Dwyer 1 , R. Steele 2 , K. Mummery 1
J. Reyes University of Santo Tomas Introduction: The objectives of this study are aimed to determine the anthropometric, WHR and BMI profile of the freshmen students; the relationship between BMI and WC; the relationship between BMI and WHR (Waist Hip Ratio) and identify the percentage of individuals who have high risk of having health related problems. Methodology: A total of three hundred ninety seven (397) freshmen students composed of one hundred eighty six (186) males and Two hundred eleven (211) females aged 16–18 years were included to participate in this study using convenient sampling. The height, weight, waist, and hip circumferences were measured using standard methods. Descriptive anthropometric characteristics and the Body Mass Index (BMI) profile of the students were obtained using calculated means and +standard deviations. The correlation between BMI and WC and BMI and WHR were generated using Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: This study was able to determine the anthropometric characteristics of all three hundred ninety seven (397) freshmen students of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) with mean age of 16.81 ± 0.75 for the male and 16.65 ± 0.6 for the female. The
doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2009.10.309
1 Central 2 Medical
Queensland University Research Council
Introduction: Cardiovascular disease remains a major cause of death and disability in Australia. Although substantial evidence exists on the benefits of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation programs (OCRP), referral, attendance and completion of OCRP remains problematic and interventions that facilitate completion of OCRP are in demand. The current project builds on a growing body of literature supporting the use of the internet as an educational/interventional tool. The protocol presented relates to a current study of the electronic Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation (eOCR) platform, which was designed and developed by the research team with the assistance of cardiac rehabilitation professionals. The eOCR platform is an internet-based educational content management system that connects an “online cardiac case manager” with their patients and the patients selected support person/s. The patient view of the eOCR site includes a “patient dashboard” which is specifically tailored by the case manager for the participant to collect, track and display important health and behavioral measures, an educational library and a physical activity workbook that provides interactive education activities relating to behavioural selfmanagement. The online cardiac case manager has a separate