The problem with which this study was concerned is that of developing an instrument for predicting the use of accident and health insurance. The purposes of the study were to translate selected theoretical descriptions of wellness into discrete components of behavior, to develop a valid and reliable self-report instrument, and to determine the correlation between wellness behaviors and a person's use of accident and health insurance. Content validity was established by a panel of judges, each of whom was selected on the basis of professional concern for the areas of interest in health contained in the instrument. The original instrument of fifty-five items was increased by three items resulting in a fifty-eight item instrument, which was then approved by each of five judges.

Thesis (M.S.W.)--McGill University, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-127).

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The Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life- Direct Weighting measure (SEIQoL-DW, O'Boyle et al., 1995) is increasingly used to assess quality of life (QoL). It involves four stages: participants 1) nominate five cues important to QoL, 2) assign satisfaction ratings, 3) assign relative importance weights; and finally 4) an index score is calculated by combining satisfaction ratings and importance weights.

Class of 2012 Abstract / Specific Aims: To review overall quality of life (QOL) in active geriatric patients and to observe different attitudes toward aging in the student comparison groups. Subjects: Current students, regardless of academic year, attending the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy with a university email account. Methods: Data was collected using an electronic questionnaire. A link to the questionnaire was sent out via email to all University of Arizona, College of Pharmacy students. Another email containing the link to the questionnaire was sent two weeks after the initial notification. The questionnaire consisted of 36 questions requesting students to express their perspective on the health status, mental status and physical abilities of the elderly. Main Results: Geriatric patients tended to have a more positive view on their overall health when compared to students' perceptions of geriatric QOL (86.7% versus 35.7%, P <0.05). Students were also more likely to have the perception that geriatric patients had limitations in regular activities due to physical health and emotional problems when compared to the actual responses of older adults (72.6% versus 40.0%, P <0.05; and 60.0% versus 16.7%, P <0.05; respectively). There was a significant difference (P<0.05) between responses from students and geriatric patients to every question. Conclusions: There appears to be a noteworthy difference between pharmacy student perceptions of geriatric QOL and actual older adult QOL responses that may warrant an educational intervention.

Magister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio) / Background: A spinal cord injury (SCI) results in a change, either temporary or permanent, in the cord’s normal motor, sensory or autonomic function. In addition, secondary medical complications are common, following an SCI. As such, mortality risk in the spinal cord community remains higher, when compared to the general population. Understanding the complexity of factors related to mortality, remains paramount. Aim: The overarching aim was to assess mortality and secondary medical complications, four years after traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) in the City of Cape Town, South Africa. Secondarily, factors associated with mortality and the development of secondary medical complications were assessed. Methods: A prospective, population-based design was used. The study population consisted of all respondents with TSCI, who were enrolled in an earlier incidence study that was conducted in 2013/2014. For this follow-up study, an inclusive sampling strategy was used. All eligible respondents (N=145), or a family member of the deceased, were initially telephonically contacted and requested to complete a valid and reliable interview-administered questionnaire, to be completed face-to-face, or telephonically. Of those patients who were deceased, a close family member, or former caretaker was asked to participate in this current study. In order to aid the generalisability of the findings to the immediate source population, every non-responder with information available from baseline data collected in 2013/2014, were accounted for. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the cohort and to present the mortality rate, as well as point-prevalence of secondary medical complications. Inferential statistics, namely, bivariate logistic regression analysis, were used to identify factors associated with mortality and the development of secondary medical complications.

Chan Wan-Sze. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-76). / Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chan Wan-Sze. / Table of Content --- p.II / List of Table --- p.VI / List of Figure --- p.VII / Abstract --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background of study --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Oxygen consumption and heart rate --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- V02Rand HRR --- p.7 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Application of the association between V02 and HR- --- p.8 / Chapter 1.2 --- Purpose and significance --- p.9 / Chapter 1.3 --- Operational Definitions --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4 --- Hypotheses --- p.11 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Review of Literature --- p.12 / Chapter 2.1 --- Exercise prescription for Cardiorespiratory Fitness --- p.14 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Mode of exercise --- p.14 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Frequency --- p.15 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Duration --- p.16 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Intensity --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2 --- Measurement of exercise intensity --- p.19 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) --- p.21 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Heart Rate (HR) --- p.23 / Chapter 2.3 --- Children and exercise intensity --- p.29 / Chapter 2.4 --- Summary --- p.30 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Methodology --- p.32 / Chapter 3.1 --- Participants --- p.32 / Chapter 3.2 --- Procedures --- p.32 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Resting measures --- p.34 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Peak oxygen uptake (V02peak) testing --- p.34 / Chapter 3.3 --- Equipment and instrumentation --- p.36 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Body mass and height --- p.36 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Expired gases collection --- p.37 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Heart rate measurement --- p.38 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Determination of oxygen uptake (V02peak) and heart rate (HR) values --- p.38 / Chapter 3.4 --- Statistical Analysis --- p.39 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Results --- p.41 / Chapter 4.1 --- Descriptive statistics --- p.41 / Chapter 4.2 --- Resting and maximal measures --- p.43 / Chapter 4.3 --- Submaximal exercise --- p.45 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Phase I: %HRmax versus %V02peak --- p.47 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Phase II: %HRR versus %V02peak --- p.48 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Phase III: %HRR versus %V02R --- p.50 / Chapter 4.4 --- Summary of results --- p.53 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Discussion and Conclusion --- p.54 / Chapter 5.1 --- Phase I: Preliminary findings from basic measures --- p.54 / Chapter 5.2 --- Phase II: %HRmax versus %V02peak --- p.57 / Chapter 5.3 --- Phase III: %HRR versus %V02peak --- p.58 / Chapter 5.4 --- Phase IV: %HRR versus %V02R --- p.60 / Chapter 5.5 --- Limitations of the study --- p.62 / Chapter 5.6 --- Conclusion and implications --- p.62 / Chapter 5.7 --- Recommendations and further studies --- p.63 / References --- p.64 / Appendix A --- p.77 / Appendix B --- p.79 / Appendix C --- p.80 / Appendix D --- p.81 / Appendix E --- p.82 / Appendix F --- p.83

Lifestyle changes from traditional diet and activities to modem diets high in fat and sugar, and sedentary habits have increased inherited health risk for diabetes and obesity among Native American youth. Nutrition education and physical activity programs have been recommended to help reduce health-risk factors. This study evaluated a summer nutrition education and fitness program for effectiveness in improving the dietary habits, nutrition knowledge, fitness level, and health status of American Indian children ages 9-14 living on or near the Uintah-Ouray Reservation in Uintah and Duchesne Counties of Eastern Utah.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2006. / Supervisors: Martin D. Dooley ... [et al.]. Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-318).

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