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Figuring Out Fidelity: A Worked Example Of The Methods Used To Identify, Critique And Revise The Essential Elements Of A Contextualised Intervention In Health Policy Agencies, A Haynes, S Brennan, S Redman, A Williamson, G Gallego, P Butow, The Cipher Team
Figuring Out Fidelity: A Worked Example Of The Methods Used To Identify, Critique And Revise The Essential Elements Of A Contextualised Intervention In Health Policy Agencies, A Haynes, S Brennan, S Redman, A Williamson, G Gallego, P Butow, The Cipher Team
Medical Papers and Journal Articles
Background: In this paper, we identify and respond to the fidelity assessment challenges posed by novel contextualized interventions (i.e. interventions that are informed by composite social and psychological theories and which incorporate standardised and flexible components in order to maximise effectiveness in complex settings). We (a) describe the difficulties of, and propose a method for, identifying the essential elements of a contextualized intervention; (b) provide a worked example of an approach for critiquing the validity of putative essential elements; and (c) demonstrate how essential elements can be refined during a trial without compromising the fidelity assessment. We used an exploratory …
An Examination Of The Correlation Amongst Trunk Flexibility, X-Factor And Clubhead Speed In Skilled Golfers, Christopher Joyce
An Examination Of The Correlation Amongst Trunk Flexibility, X-Factor And Clubhead Speed In Skilled Golfers, Christopher Joyce
Health Sciences Papers and Journal Articles
Skilled golfers are reported to be more flexible than lesser able golfers, which may assist in increased x-factor (shoulder – pelvis separation) at the top of the backswing. However, it is unknown if increased flexibility produces faster clubhead speed. The aim of this study was to investigate the correlations amongst trunk flexibility and x-factor, as well as the association between flexibility and clubhead speed in low handicap golfers. Fifteen low handicap male golfers who displayed a modern swing, had their trunk static anatomical end-range of motion (ROM) (flexibility) and driver swing kinematics were measured. Although Pearson correlations revealed trunk extension …