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lived experience of choosing a healthier lifestyle
Title
The lived experience of choosing a healthier lifestyle.
Creator
Jones, Margaret P., Florida Atlantic University, Winland-Brown, Jill
Abstract/Description
This study explored the lived experience of choosing a healthier lifestyle. Using van Manen's methodology for researching lived experience, five participants described their experiences of the phenomenon. Four essential thematic structures were identified: (a) Conscious Choice; (b) Self Discovery; (c) Goals, Expectations, and Benefits; and (d) Validation and Motivation. Three incidental thematic structures were identified: (a) Resources, (b) Events, and (c) Addiction. A descriptive paragraph...
Show moreThis study explored the lived experience of choosing a healthier lifestyle. Using van Manen's methodology for researching lived experience, five participants described their experiences of the phenomenon. Four essential thematic structures were identified: (a) Conscious Choice; (b) Self Discovery; (c) Goals, Expectations, and Benefits; and (d) Validation and Motivation. Three incidental thematic structures were identified: (a) Resources, (b) Events, and (c) Addiction. A descriptive paragraph was written from the significant statements and a metatheme emerged for the phenomenon. The metatheme for the experience of choosing a healthier lifestyle was written as the phenomenological statement: The lived experience of choosing a healthier lifestyle is a conscious choosing of how to be in the world, and the actions taken to fulfill and sustain that desire.
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Date Issued
1993
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14921
Subject Headings
Lifestyles--Health aspects, Health status indicators, Life change events--Health aspects, Motivation (Psychology)
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THE INFLUENCE OF MENTAL, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY ON EPISODIC MEMORY OF PERSONS AGED 50 AND ABOVE IN THE UNITED STATES
Title
THE INFLUENCE OF MENTAL, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY ON EPISODIC MEMORY OF PERSONS AGED 50 AND ABOVE IN THE UNITED STATES.
Creator
Malatyali, Ayse, Gordon, Shirley C., Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description
The purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between mental, physical, and social activity, and episodic memory (EM) of cognitively intact older persons. The specific aims were (a) to describe the relationship between EM and mental, physical, and social activity, (b) to describe the role of gender, marital status, and race on EM, (c) to describe the moderating effects of each activity on the relationship between each of the remaining two activities and EM, and (d) to describe...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to describe the relationship between mental, physical, and social activity, and episodic memory (EM) of cognitively intact older persons. The specific aims were (a) to describe the relationship between EM and mental, physical, and social activity, (b) to describe the role of gender, marital status, and race on EM, (c) to describe the moderating effects of each activity on the relationship between each of the remaining two activities and EM, and (d) to describe the moderating effects of gender, marital status, and race on the relationship between each activity and EM. Two theoretical frameworks: Cognitive Reserve Theory (Stern, 2002) and Theory of Nursing as Caring (Boykin & Schoenhofer, 1993) guided the study. This study was designed as a correlational and retrospective secondary analysis of data sets from the Health and Retirement Study. The sample consisted of 3,903 cognitively intact persons who were 50 years and older and completed immediate and delayed recall tests in the 2016 HRS and the 2015 Consumptions and Activities Mail Survey. Descriptive statistics included the means for age: 67 (SD 9.54), education:13.85 (SD 5.89), and total cognition 16.86 (SD 3.11). The sample was predominantly Caucasian (78.3%), female (59.8%), and married (60.9%).
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Date Issued
2020
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013564
Subject Headings
Older people--United States, Episodic memory, Cognition--Aged, Lifestyles--Health aspects
Format
Document (PDF)
The Comparison of High-Intensity Interval Exercise vs. Continuous Moderate Exercise on C1q/TNF-Related Protein-9 Expression and Flow-Mediated Vasodilation
Title
The Comparison of High-Intensity Interval Exercise vs. Continuous Moderate Exercise on C1q/TNF-Related Protein-9 Expression and Flow-Mediated Vasodilation.
Creator
Fico, Brandon G., Huang, Chun-Jung, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion
Abstract/Description
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of acute high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE) vs. continuous moderate-intensity exercise (CME) on serum CTRP9 and brachial FMD responses in obese and normal-weight subjects. Sixteen participants (9 obese and 7 normal-weight) completed HIIE and CME in a randomized fashion. Our results showed a significant time effect for CTRP9 immediately following acute HIIE and CME in both groups. Furthermore, both significant treatment by...
Show moreThe primary purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of acute high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE) vs. continuous moderate-intensity exercise (CME) on serum CTRP9 and brachial FMD responses in obese and normal-weight subjects. Sixteen participants (9 obese and 7 normal-weight) completed HIIE and CME in a randomized fashion. Our results showed a significant time effect for CTRP9 immediately following acute HIIE and CME in both groups. Furthermore, both significant treatment by time and group by time interactions for FMD were observed following both exercise protocols, with greater CME-induced FMD response in obese subjects than normal-weight subjects. Additionally, a positive correlation in percent change (baseline to peak) between CTRP9 and FMD was observed following acute CME. These findings support acute CME for improvement of endothelial function in obesity. Furthermore, the novel results from this study provide a foundation for additional examination of the mechanisms of exercise-mediated CTRP9 on endothelial function.
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Date Issued
2017
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004915, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004915
Subject Headings
Cardiovascular system--Physiology., Biological transport., Exercise--Physiological aspects., Interval training--Physiological aspects., Bioinformatics., Exercise--Health aspects., Lifestyles--Health aspects., Gene expression.
Format
Document (PDF)