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High Levels of Physical Inactivity Amongst Dental Professionals: A Questionnaire Based Cross Sectional Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Introduction: A Dentist plays an important role in providing health education (General and Oral) to the community. Questions arise regarding their own health, which in turn affects their patients’ counselling for leading a healthy and a physically ...
Sahil Thakar, Shivlingesh KK, Jayaprakash K, Bhuvandeep Gupta, Neha Gupta, Richa Anand, Vaibhav Motghare, Ishan Prabhakar   +7 more
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Convergent validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ): meta-analysis [PDF]

Public Health Nutrition, 2012
AbstractObjectiveThe purpose of the present study was to use a meta-analytic approach to examine the convergent validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).DesignSystematic review by meta-analysis.SettingThe relevant studies were surveyed from five electronic databases.
Youngdeok, Kim, Ilhyeok, Park, Minsoo, Kang   +2 more
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The validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) for adults with progressive muscle diseases [PDF]

Disability and Rehabilitation, 2021
Measuring the physical activity of adults with progressive muscle diseases is important to inform clinical practice, for activity recommendations and for outcomes meaningful to participants in clinical trials. Despite its wide use, the measurement properties of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) have not been established in a ...
Sarah F. Roberts-Lewis, Claire M. White, Mark Ashworth, Michael R. Rose   +3 more
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Physical activity of adult residents of Katowice and selected determinants of their occupational status and socio-economic characteristics

Medycyna Pracy, 2013
Background: The issue of physical activity (PA) is often addressed in the literature, but its socio-economic determinants are not fully recognized. To date no studies of the adult population of Katowice have been carried out.
Daniel Puciato, Michał Rozpara, Władysław Mynarski, Agnieszka Łoś, Bożena Królikowska   +4 more
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Level of physical activity of students from the police force academy in Bratislava

Pedagogy of Health, 2023
Background and Study Aim. A healthy and active lifestyle is becoming one of the most talked topics amongst people from all over the world. Being more physically active has never been more important than today as both jobs and leisure activities are ...
Gabriel Bujdos, Štefan Adamčák, Michal Marko, Anna Kozaňáková   +3 more
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Physical activity and quality of life of amputees in southern Brazil [PDF]

, 2011
Physical activity is a positive component of human health. Its effects are associated with improvement in physical, psychological and social aspects of quality of life. Physical activity is therefore an important factor in the rehabilitation of amputees.
da Silva, Rudney, Deans, Sarah, Filho, Paulo Jose Barbosa Gutierres, Ramos, Valmor, Rizzo, Julia Ghazel   +4 more
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The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ): a study of concurrent and construct validity [PDF]

Public Health Nutrition, 2006
AbstractIntroductionThe International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) was developed to measure health-related physical activity (PA) in populations. The short version of the IPAQ has been tested extensively and is now used in many international studies.
Maria, Hagströmer, Pekka, Oja, Michael, Sjöström   +2 more
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Physical activity levels in male and female diabetic patients at the Pretoria academic hospital, South Africa

South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 2007
Introduction: A comprehensive literature review indicated the existence of a gap in the studying of gender difference and physical activity in people with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) in South Africa.
C. Nel, A. J. van Rooijen, van der Westhuizen van der Westhuizen, I. Viljoen, E. M. Steenkamp, S. Mamadi   +5 more
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The level of physical activity of women during COVID-19 pandemic

Annales Academiae Medicae Silesiensis, 2022
Introduction It is known that regular physical activity (PA) brings many health benefits. However, during the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 19) pandemic the lifestyle, everyday work, social behavior, quality of life, ways and forms of spending free time ...
Magdalena Dąbrowska-Galas, Joanna Szymańska   +1 more
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The active living gender's gap challenge: 2013-2017 Eurobarometers physical inactivity data show constant higher prevalence in women with no progress towards global reduction goals [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) considers physical inactivity (PIA) as a critical noncommunicable factor for disease and mortality, affecting more women than men.
A Alkerwi, A Van Hoye, A. Jimenez, A. Lowe, D Ding, E von Elm, E. Iglesias-Soler, European Opinion Research Group, European Opinion Research Group, F. del Villar, FT Filippidis, G. Liguori, GI Mielke, H Cheng, H Spittaels, I. Clavel San Emeterio, International Physical Activity Questionnaire, J Van Cauwenberg, JF Sallis, M Sjöström, MN van Poppel, NV Christiansen, PH Lee, R Guthold, R Guthold, R Rzewnicki, R Van Acker, R. J. Copeland, T Lebacq, V Dubuy, V Gerovasili, X Mayo, X. Mayo   +32 more
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