Quality of life assessment instruments for adults: a systematic review of population-based studies

NPF Pequeno, NLA Cabral, DM Marchioni… - Health and quality of life …, 2020 - Springer
Background Against a backdrop of population aging and improving survival rates for chronic
noncommunicable diseases (CNCD), researchers are placing growing emphasis on health …

Exercise and well-being during COVID 19–time to boost your immunity

C Ranasinghe, C Ozemek, R Arena - Expert review of anti-infective …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic is causing devastating global morbidity and mortality.
Worldwide measures are taken to prevent human to human transmission and improve …

Combinations of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep duration and their associations with physical, psychological, and educational outcomes in children …

K Wilhite, B Booker, BH Huang… - American Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We conducted a systematic review to evaluate combinations of physical activity, sedentary
behavior, and sleep duration (defined as “movement behaviors”) and their associations with …

Social cognitive theory and physical activity: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

MD Young, RC Plotnikoff, CE Collins… - Obesity …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This review investigated three research questions (i) What is the utility of social cognitive
theory (SCT) to explain physical activity (PA)?;(ii) Is the effectiveness of SCT moderated by …

[HTML][HTML] Does active commuting improve psychological wellbeing? Longitudinal evidence from eighteen waves of the British Household Panel Survey

A Martin, Y Goryakin, M Suhrcke - Preventive medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between active travel and
psychological wellbeing. Method This study used data on 17,985 adult commuters in …

Don't worry, be happy: cross-sectional associations between physical activity and happiness in 15 European countries

J Richards, X Jiang, P Kelly, J Chau, A Bauman… - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background Mental health disorders are major contributors to the global burden of disease
and their inverse relationship with physical activity is widely accepted. However, research on …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship between physical activity and quality of life during the confinement induced by COVID-19 outbreak: a pilot study in Tunisia

M Slimani, A Paravlic, F Mbarek, NL Bragazzi… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The present study aimed to determine the relationship between physical activity (PA) and
quality of life (QoL) during the confinement caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. A total of 216 …

Effect of age and weight on physical activity

RV Suryadinata, B Wirjatmadi… - Journal of public …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Individuals tend to develop metabolic disorders and other chronic diseases,
due to the poor conduction of physical activities. Meanwhile, a high level of physical activity …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between active commuting and physical and mental wellbeing

DK Humphreys, A Goodman, D Ogilvie - Preventive medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective To examine whether a relationship exists between active commuting and physical
and mental wellbeing. Method In 2009, cross-sectional postal questionnaire data were …

ICT-based system to predict and prevent falls (iStoppFalls): results from an international multicenter randomized controlled trial

YJ Gschwind, S Eichberg, A Ejupi, H de Rosario… - European review of …, 2015 - Springer
Background Falls and fall-related injuries are a serious public health issue. Exercise
programs can effectively reduce fall risk in older people. The iStoppFalls project developed …