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Web-Based Physical Activity Intervention For College-Aged Women, Lynne Ornes, Lynda B. Ransdell
Web-Based Physical Activity Intervention For College-Aged Women, Lynne Ornes, Lynda B. Ransdell
Lynne L Ornes PhD, RN
This study compared the effectiveness of a web-based physical activity intervention to two control conditions in terms of increasing walking behavior in college-aged women. Women (N=112) from a public university in the southwest were randomly assigned to intervention or control groups. The 4-week intervention featured an experimental, repeated measures design that used the internet to deliver interactive activities. Control group participants were asked not to change their activity. Walking behavior was assessed by using pedometers to record step counts daily. Data were analyzed using repeated-measures analysis of variance (RM-ANOVA). Women who received the intervention increased their mean steps/day by 38.8% …
Web-Based Physical Activity Intervention For College-Aged Women, Lynne Ornes, Lynda B. Ransdell
Web-Based Physical Activity Intervention For College-Aged Women, Lynne Ornes, Lynda B. Ransdell
Lynne L Ornes PhD, RN
This study compared the effectiveness of a web-based physical activity intervention to two control conditions in terms of increasing walking behavior in college-aged women. Women (N=112) from a public university in the southwest were randomly assigned to intervention or control groups. The 4-week intervention featured an experimental, repeated measures design that used the internet to deliver interactive activities. Control group participants were asked not to change their activity. Walking behavior was assessed by using pedometers to record step counts daily. Data were analyzed using repeated-measures analysis of variance (RM-ANOVA). Women who received the intervention increased their mean steps/day by 38.8% …
Maternal Obesity And Breast-Feeding Practices Among White And Black Women, Jihong Liu, Michael Smith, Mirela Dobre, James Ferguson
Maternal Obesity And Breast-Feeding Practices Among White And Black Women, Jihong Liu, Michael Smith, Mirela Dobre, James Ferguson
Jihong Liu
No abstract provided.
Bra-Breast Forces Generated In Women With Large Breasts While Standing And During Treadmill Running: Implications For Sports Bra Design, Deirdre Mcghee, Julie Steele, William Zealey, George Takacs
Bra-Breast Forces Generated In Women With Large Breasts While Standing And During Treadmill Running: Implications For Sports Bra Design, Deirdre Mcghee, Julie Steele, William Zealey, George Takacs
George Takacs
This study aimed to determine the bra–breast forces generated in women with large breasts while these women wore different levels of breast support during both upright standing and treadmill running. The mean bilateral vertical component of the bra–breast force in standing was 11.7 ± 4.6 N, whereas during treadmill running the mean unilateral bra–breast force was 8.7 ± 6.4 N and 14.7 ± 10.3 N in the high and low support conditions, respectively. Furthermore, breast mass was significantly correlated with vertical breast displacement (R2 = 0.62) in the high support condition. The wide range of breast masses of women with …
Improved Iodine Status In Breastfeeding Women Following Mandatory Fortification, Samantha Axford, Karen Charlton, Heather Yeatman, Gary Ma
Improved Iodine Status In Breastfeeding Women Following Mandatory Fortification, Samantha Axford, Karen Charlton, Heather Yeatman, Gary Ma
Karen E. Charlton
Mandatory iodine fortification of salt used in the bread-making process was introduced in Australia in October 2009 at levels to meet the iodine needs of the general Australian population. An iodine supplement of 150 μg each day is recommended to meet the additional needs of pregnancy and lactation.1,2 As the iodine status of pregnant women in Australia has been found to be inadequate,3–5 it can be anticipated that many women commence lactation in an iodine-depleted state. Thus, it is important to determine the iodine status of breastfeeding mothers.
The Diet Quality Of Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Jimmy Chun Yu Louie, T Markovic, D Foote, G Ross, Jennie Brand-Miller
The Diet Quality Of Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Jimmy Chun Yu Louie, T Markovic, D Foote, G Ross, Jennie Brand-Miller
Jimmy Chun Yu Louie
No abstract provided.
A Historical Perspective On Victimization, Jeffrey Geller, Joanne Nicholson
A Historical Perspective On Victimization, Jeffrey Geller, Joanne Nicholson
Joanne Nicholson
Citation: Geller, J. L., Nicholson, J. & Traverso, A. (1997) A Historical Perspective on Victimization. In Harris, M. (Ed.) Sexual abuse trauma in the lives of women. Amsterdam: Harwood Academic Publishers, p. 139-160. ISBN 9057025051, 9789057025051. Limited preview available via Google Book Search.
In The Shadow Of Obesity: The Female Triad, Jane Shimon
In The Shadow Of Obesity: The Female Triad, Jane Shimon
Jane Shimon
Deliberate efforts to control body weight (e.g., purposeful dieting, prolonged fasting, self-induced vomiting, the use of diet pills), or unintentional restriction of energy intake that does not cover the costs of energy expenditure, all have a role in creating low energy stores (Golden, 2002; Manore, 2002). However, when young females develop patterns of unhealthy eating in conjunction with strenuous exercise during this window of bone accrual, menstrual dysfunction and low estrogen levels that may result can undo the beneficial effects of exercise on bone density (Drinkwater et al., 1984; Gordon, 2003; Miller, 2003) and place amenorrheic females at risk for …
Alcohol Dependence, Smoking Status, Reproductive Characteristics, And Bone Mineral Density In Premenopausal Women, M. Clark, M. Sowers
Alcohol Dependence, Smoking Status, Reproductive Characteristics, And Bone Mineral Density In Premenopausal Women, M. Clark, M. Sowers
M. Kathleen Clark
OBJECTIVE: The overall purpose of this study was to compare bone mineral density of the lumbar spine and femoral neck between premenopausal women who were alcohol dependent and those who were not, considering potential confounding effects of cigarette smoking and selective reproductive characteristics which may influence bone mineral density. DESIGN: Matched case-control. SETTING: Eastern Iowa community-based center for the treatment of chemical dependencies. POPULATION: Case subjects consisted of 25 Caucasian women, aged 20 to 40 years, who were recruited from women undergoing voluntary inpatient treatment for alcohol dependence. Control subjects were selected from women who participated in the 1992 follow-up …
Hiv And Women: Incongruent Policies, Criminal Consequences, Aziza Ahmed
Hiv And Women: Incongruent Policies, Criminal Consequences, Aziza Ahmed
Aziza Ahmed
The new agency UN WOMEN must play an active role in the standardization of laws and policies at the global and national level where their incongruence has negative and often criminal consequences for the health and lives of women and girls. This article focuses in on three such examples: opt-out testing for HIV, criminalization of vertical transmission, and the new World Health Organization guidelines on breastfeeding.
Falling Is Not Just For Older Women: Support For Pre-Emptive Prevention Intervention Before 60, Jennifer Nitz, Nancy Low Choy
Falling Is Not Just For Older Women: Support For Pre-Emptive Prevention Intervention Before 60, Jennifer Nitz, Nancy Low Choy
Nancy Low Choy
Objective
This study aimed to report falls and identify factors that might predict a fall in women aged between 40 and 80 years and thus provide evidence of earlier falls and need for morbidity preventive intervention.
Design and participants
A prospective cohort study design over 5 years. Personal demographic data of age, co-morbidities, number of prescribed medications, falls, activity level and living situation were obtained at face-to-face interview. Height, weight, body mass index and postural stability were measured in participating women living independently in the community.
Results
Women were categorized into age decade cohorts, with 463 remaining at the year …
Changes In Activity Level In Women Age 40 To 80 Years, Jennifer Nitz, Nancy Low Choy
Changes In Activity Level In Women Age 40 To 80 Years, Jennifer Nitz, Nancy Low Choy
Nancy Low Choy
Objectives
The purpose of this study was to report habitual physical activity levels in women and document the change in level of activity and factors affecting this change over a 5-year period.
Methods
A 5-year prospective cohort design was used. Women aged 40-80 years, living independently in the community, were recruited via the electoral role. The effects were investigated, first, of age, activity level, history of falls, number of co-morbidities and medications, body mass index and stability at baseline on change in activity level and, second, change in these demographics on activity level over the study period.
Results
Data from …
The Effect Of Depression On Balance Decline In Mature Women, Jennifer Nitz, Nancy Low Choy, Meredith Ogilvie
The Effect Of Depression On Balance Decline In Mature Women, Jennifer Nitz, Nancy Low Choy, Meredith Ogilvie
Nancy Low Choy
Depression has been identified as a risk factor for falls, and a change in balance ability over time has yet to be investigated. This study aimed to identify if, over a 3-year period, balance ability changed in 26 women who were on medication for depression, compared to 26 non-depressed women. The two groups were matched for age, number of co-morbidities, activity level, medications, and height. All participants were simultaneously enrolled in a larger, longitudinal study of ageing. Balance measures included the Functional Reach (FR) test, Lateral Reach (LR) test, Step Test (ST), Timed Up and Go, and the Modified Clinical …
Medial-Lateral Postural Stability And Balance In Community Dwelling Women Over 40 Years Of Age, Jennifer Nitz, Nancy Low Choy, Rosemary Isles
Medial-Lateral Postural Stability And Balance In Community Dwelling Women Over 40 Years Of Age, Jennifer Nitz, Nancy Low Choy, Rosemary Isles
Nancy Low Choy
Objective:
To document the change in medial–lateral balance in women aged between 40 and 80 years.
Design:
A cross-sectional study of six measures of medial–lateral balance was undertaken.
Setting:
The Betty Byrne Henderson Centre for Women and Ageing, Royal Women's Hospital, Australia.
Subjects:
Five hundred and three community-dwelling women between 40 and 80 years of age were randomly recruited from a large metropolitan region with 366 subjects admitted after applying exclusion criteria.
Measurements:
The clinical measurements included the lateral reach and step tests while laboratory measurements were gathered from the Balance Master software programs for unilateral stance and limits of …
Changes In Postural Stability In Women Aged 20 To 80 Years, Nancy Low Choy, Sandra Brauer, Jennifer Nitz
Changes In Postural Stability In Women Aged 20 To 80 Years, Nancy Low Choy, Sandra Brauer, Jennifer Nitz
Nancy Low Choy
Background.
A study of postural stability was undertaken to identify the relationship between vision and support surface across age decades. Understanding when reliance on vision for postural stability emerges and the support conditions contributing to this instability may provide the evidence required to introduce falls-prevention strategies in younger age decades.
Methods.
We measured postural stability in 453 women aged 20 to 80 years using the Balance Master force-plate system while the women performed the modified Clinical Test for the Sensory Interaction and Balance (firm and foam surfaces, eyes open and closed) and the Single-Limb Stance Test (eyes open and closed). …