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Beyond Weight Loss: A Qualitative Exploration Of Participant Expectations And Strategies For Measuring Progress During A Weight Management Program, John Spencer Ingels, Adam Hansell, Sam Zizzi
Beyond Weight Loss: A Qualitative Exploration Of Participant Expectations And Strategies For Measuring Progress During A Weight Management Program, John Spencer Ingels, Adam Hansell, Sam Zizzi
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Objectives:
Previous research with participants in weight management has primarily focused on participant weight-loss expectations. The purpose of this study was to explore participant expectations and strategies for measuring progress during a community-based weight management program.
Methods:
Semi-structured interviews were completed with 22 participants with overweight or obesity, who were currently enrolled in a 2-year weight management program in order to understand their expectations and strategies for measuring their progress.
Results:
Aside from weight loss, participants’ expectations included improved health, fitness, and mood, gaining support, and developing new habits. Participants discussed measuring their success by focusing on weight loss and …
The Burden Of Hospitalized Sports-Related Injuries In Children: An Australian Population-Based Study, 2005–2013, Francisco J. Schneuer, Jane C. Bell, Susan E. Adams, Julie Brown, Caroline Finch, Natasha Nassar
The Burden Of Hospitalized Sports-Related Injuries In Children: An Australian Population-Based Study, 2005–2013, Francisco J. Schneuer, Jane C. Bell, Susan E. Adams, Julie Brown, Caroline Finch, Natasha Nassar
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
Background
There is concern about recent increase and severity of sports-related injuries in children. Despite the benefits of sports participation, injuries may carry long-term health consequences. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence, characteristics and types of hospitalized sports-related injuries in children.
Methods
Population-based study of all acute sports-related injuries requiring hospitalization in children 5 to 15 years of age in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, 2005–2013. Health information was obtained from the NSW Admitted Patient Data Collection, a census of all hospital admissions from public and private hospitals. Children with a recorded ICD10-AM injury code (S00-T79) and sport-related activity code …