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Activity Diaries (activity + diary)
Selected AbstractsEvaluation of a Pilot Hospital-Based Community Program Implementing Fitness and Nutrition Education for Overweight ChildrenJOURNAL FOR SPECIALISTS IN PEDIATRIC NURSING, Issue 3 2008Karen Gabel Speroni PhD PURPOSE.,Evaluate the effect of the Kids Living FitÔ hospital-based intervention on body mass index (BMI) percentile, adjusted for age (months) and gender in children ages 8,12 years with BMI percentiles , 85. DESIGN AND METHODS.,Twelve weekly exercise sessions and three nutrition presentations were held. Nurses recorded BMI and waist circumference at baseline, week 12, and week 24. Participants completed food and activity diaries. RESULTS.,Of the 32 participants enrolled, 16 completed all outcome measures and experienced a decrease in average BMI, BMI percentile, and waist circumference between baseline and weeks 12 and 24. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS.,Hospitals can offer exercise and nutrition programs to decrease childhood obesity in their communities. [source] Children's Physical Activity: The Contribution of Playing and WalkingCHILDREN & SOCIETY, Issue 5 2008Roger L. Mackett This paper draws on research in which 200 children were fitted with motion sensors and asked to keep travel and activity diaries. The findings show that walking and playing away from home can contribute significantly to children's volume of physical activity, with consequent implications for their health. Not only do both playing and walking provide high levels of physical activity, they are linked to other behaviours which further augment the level of physical activity. Children who walk rather than use the car tend to be generally more active than other children, and children tend to be more active when they are out of their homes than when they are in them. The findings are placed in the context of other research about children's travel and physical activity, and conclusions drawn about the need to reverse current trends in children's patterns of travel and physical activity. [source] Assessing the impact of nurse and allied health professional consultants: developing an activity diaryJOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING, Issue 17-18 2010Ann Humphreys Aims., To construct and test an activity diary designed to measure the impact and explore the activities of nurse and allied health professional consultants in relation to each speciality and function of the role. Background., This was part of a funded feasibility study to assess the contribution of nurse and allied health professional consultants. Design., This was an exploratory study. Method., Thematic analysis of guided discussions with five nurse consultants and one physiotherapy consultant identified activities which were used to construct an activity diary. The activities were grouped under the four pillars or functions of the consultant role; expert practice, leadership, research and education. Participants recorded their activities in a diary over a one-week period. Conclusion., Results suggest that with some modification, this activity diary could be used to capture the impact, complexity and diversity of activities of the consultant role. Relevance to practice., Advanced practice roles are essential to the healthcare workforce of the future. This tool provides a method for measuring the contribution and complexity of the consultant role. [source] | ||||||||||