Article
Oncology
Valentin Benzing, Valerie Siegwart, Janine Spitzhuettl, Juerg Schmid, Michael Grotzer, Claudia M. Roebers, Maja Steinlin, Kurt Leibundgut, Regula Everts, Mirko Schmidt
Summary: The study found that pediatric cancer survivors have lower motor ability and physical self-concept, which may also impact their quality of life. Patients with a history of cancer involving the central nervous system showed poorer motor ability. The physical self-concept significantly mediated the relationship between motor ability and quality of life in pediatric cancer survivors but not in typically developing children.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Susann Dahl Pettersen, Monica Martinussen, Bjorn Helge Handegard, Lene-Mari Potulski Rasmussen, Roman Koposov, Frode Adolfsen
Summary: Even though there is a clear agreement among researchers that psychological factors are a vital part of a football player's performance, the present study found that perceived mastery climate and extraversion were the only significant predictors of performance for female football players. Other indicators such as mental toughness, self-regulated learning, and grit did not predict performance. These findings suggest that the team climate facilitated by coaches may be more important for predicting match performance than individual psychological factors.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Nicolas Robin, Yannick Blandin
Summary: The study assessed the combined effects of motor imagery and action observation on golf putt performance, with a focus on participants' kinesthetic imagery ability. Despite some methodological limitations, results showed promising evidence for the efficacy of AO plus MI intervention in improving putting performance. Further research with larger samples is recommended to explore the effects of this combination in individuals with very low imagery ability scores.
PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Karen E. Schroeder, Sean M. Perkins, Qi Wang, Mark M. Churchland
Summary: Recent scientific findings suggest that different movement classes may require different decoding strategies, and leveraging high-variance multidimensional subspace can improve performance.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Junechul Kim, Sukho Lee
Summary: Appropriate exercise during pregnancy combined with probiotic ingestion can improve offspring mice's motor function and decrease levels of inflammatory cytokines in the brain.
JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS
(2022)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Valentin Benzing, Valerie Siegwart, Sofia Anzeneder, Janine Spitzhuettl, Michael Grotzer, Claudia M. Roebers, Maja Steinlin, Kurt Leibundgut, Regula Everts, Mirko Schmidt
Summary: There is an interrelationship between motor abilities and executive functions in pediatric cancer survivors, and executive functions mediate the relationship between motor abilities and academic performance.
PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Ambra Bisio, Emanuela Faelli, Elisa Pelosin, Gloria Carrara, Vittoria Ferrando, Laura Avanzino, Piero Ruggeri
Summary: This study compared the motor timing ability of young tennis players and control participants, revealing that motor expertise significantly influenced movement strategy in the bimanual coordination test and accuracy performance in the movement lateralization test with the right dominant hand.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Dandan Ke, Dajiang Lu, Guang Cai, Xiaofei Wang, Jing Zhang, Koya Suzuki
Summary: This study found that skeletal age is associated with skill-related physical fitness performance, while it showed weak correlation with health-related performance. After adjusting for height and weight, skeletal age had very weak correlation with both health and skill-related physical fitness. In contrast, chronological age had stronger associations with skill-related physical fitness, especially for preschool children where relative age had a greater influence on performance.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Tomotaka Ito, Masanori Kamiue, Takayuki Hosokawa, Daisuke Kimura, Akio Tsubahara
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the response time of mental rotation and the adaptive motor learning ability of gait. The results showed that only the difference between the response times of egocentric and allocentric perspectives was correlated with adaptive learning ability, while the change rate of response times in the three-dimensional transformation process was not related.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Sport Sciences
Rafael L. L. Kons, Lucas B. R. Orssatto, Jonathan Ache-Dias, Kevin De Pauw, Romain Meeusen, Gabriel S. Trajano, Juliano Dal Pupo, Daniele Detanico
Summary: This systematic umbrella review examined 29 meta-analyses on the effects of plyometric training. The findings suggest that plyometric training has positive effects on physical fitness and sports performance. However, caution is needed due to the lack of studies with control groups.
SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Eero A. Haapala, Anna Widlund, Anna-maija Poikkeus, Rodrigo Antunes Lima, Soren Brage, Pirjo Aunio, Timo A. Lakka
Summary: This study investigated the longitudinal associations between physical activity, motor performance, and academic skills in Finnish primary school children from grade 1 to grade 3. The results showed that better motor performance predicted higher academic skills, while there was no direct or indirect association between physical activity and academic skills. Academic skills in grade 1 did not contribute to physical activity or motor performance.
MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Kristian Steenstrup, Niels Trusbak Haumann, Boris Kleber, Carles Camarasa, Peter Vuust, Bjorn Petersen
Summary: The study found that in music instrumental learning, using physical practice and a combination of practice strategies can lead to better performance, especially in overall performance and pitch accuracy. Additionally, only the combined practice strategy significantly improved musical expression.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Alexandra B. Moussa-Tooks, Baxter P. Rogers, Anna S. Huang, Julia M. Sheffield, Stephan Heckers, Neil D. Woodward
Summary: Cerebellar structural abnormalities in psychosis are associated with lower premorbid cognitive functioning, suggesting early antecedents or atypical neurodevelopment. Further research is needed to investigate the impact of early-life risk factors on the development of the cerebellum and cognition in individuals with psychosis.
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Cong Li, Jin-Hong Chen, Xi-Hua Liu, Shu-Qi Ren
Summary: This study, based on 2018 data from the China Family Panel Studies, shows that participating in physical exercise can significantly improve the health level of residents, with effects varying depending on regional and individual characteristics. Urban residents and high-income individuals tend to experience more pronounced improvements in health through physical exercise.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Xiaoling Mao, Shaoxu Huang, Mingkun Ouyang, Yangqiu Xie, Xinhua Tan
Summary: Evidence shows that amateur dancers have higher motor imagery ability compared to non-dancers. They are better at reproducing lower-limb and upper-limb dance movements in a dance movement reproduction task. Additionally, amateur dancers also display higher abilities in visual motor imagery and kinesthetic imagery, although their visual imagery ability is comparable to non-dancers.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Louise Gustafsson, Ted Brown, Anne A. Poulsen, Carol McKinstry
Summary: This study investigated the relationships between individual characteristics of Australian occupational therapy academics and work-related variables. The results showed that academics who had worked for more than five years were more likely to consider leaving their job, feel frustrated, and have lower work engagement. Furthermore, those who had worked in higher education for more than ten years were more likely to experience role overload, while those with less than five years of experience were less likely to experience burnout.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Kimkong Heng, M. Obaidul Hamid, Asaduzzaman Khan
Summary: Engagement in research is crucial for university academics to fulfil their roles, however, Cambodian academics have a low level of research engagement due to their need for additional income through teaching and the lack of clear academic career paths at the national and institutional levels.
GLOBALISATION SOCIETIES AND EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Asaduzzaman Khan, Mohammad A. Moni, Shanchita R. Khan, Nicola W. Burton
Summary: Prolonged screen time, especially exceeding 2 hours of watching television or playing electronic games, has a negative impact on life satisfaction among adolescents. This association is similar for both boys and girls in terms of their use of electronic devices.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Kirstine Shrubsole, David Copland, Annie Hill, Asaduzzaman Khan, Melissa Lawrie, Denise A. O'Connor, Moya Pattie, Amy Rodriguez, Elizabeth C. Ward, Linda Worrall, Marie-Pier Mcsween
Summary: This study aimed to identify potential barriers and facilitators to implementing Aphasia LIFT into existing healthcare services from the perspectives of clinical stakeholders and experienced LIFT clinicians, and develop a theory-informed implementation intervention for Aphasia LIFT, tailored to the intended implementation context.
Article
Pediatrics
Asaduzzaman Khan, Sjaan Gomersall, Michalis Stylianou
Summary: This study examined the associations between passive (television) and active (electronic games, computer use) screen time and perceived school performance in adolescents. The results showed that spending more than 2 hours per day on screen activities had a progressively negative impact on school performance for both boys and girls. Watching television and playing electronic games for more than 4 hours per day were associated with lower odds of high school performance, with girls being more affected.
ACADEMIC PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Eun-Young Lee, An-Chi Shih, Maia Collins, Yeong-Bae Kim, Patrick Abi Nader, Jasmin Bhawra, Tarun Reddy Katapally, Chiaki Tanaka, Pairoj Saonuam, Piyawat Katewongsa, Dyah Anantalia Widyastari, Wendy Y. Huang, Stephen H. Wong, Asaduzzaman Khan, Narayan Subedi, Susan Paudel, Chen-Kang Chang, Ching-Lin Wu, Justin Y. Jeon, Yeon Soo Kim, Tom Loney, Falk Muller-Riemenschneider, Bozhi Chen, Jonathan Y. Cagas, Jyh Eiin Wong, Mohd Razif Shahril, Agus Mahendra, Mark S. Tremblay
Summary: This study summarizes the current status and trends of physical activity participation among children and adolescents in 18 Asian countries and identifies existing problems. The findings show that physical activity levels among children and adolescents in the Asian region are low, but there is a growing enthusiasm and support for global physical activity promotion efforts. Therefore, promoting a physically active lifestyle among children and adolescents should be a collective interest and priority in the Asian region.
JOURNAL OF EXERCISE SCIENCE & FITNESS
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mehwish Nisar, Riaz Uddin, Tracy Kolbe-Alexander, Asaduzzaman Khan
Summary: This study aimed to systematically review and synthesize the available prevalence data of major chronic diseases in international immigrants. The results showed that the prevalence of diabetes was higher than other chronic diseases in international immigrants, and there was significant heterogeneity among the studies. Therefore, there is a strong need to enhance health information systems in order to understand the magnitude of chronic diseases among different immigrant subgroups.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Asaduzzaman Khan, Md Amjad Hossain Reyad, Elizabeth Edwards, Sharon Horwood
Summary: This study analyzed the relationship between screen use time and sleep-onset difficulties among adolescents. The study found that spending more than 4 hours per day playing electronic games, using computers, and watching television was associated with sleep difficulties, with the adverse effects being more prevalent in active screen time.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Eun Young Lee, Asaduzzaman Khan, Riaz Uddin, Eva Lim, Lauren George
Summary: Grounded in intersectionality theory, this study examined the prevalence trend and correlates in meeting Canada's 24-Hour Movement Guidelines in a nationally representative adolescent samples of South Korea. The results showed that less than 1% of Korean adolescents met the overall Guidelines. Intersectionality-based analysis and intervention may be important in promoting healthy active lifestyles among South Korean adolescents.
JOURNAL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Asaduzzaman Khan, Aliza Werner-Seidler, Tarissa Hidajat, Jie Feng, Wendy Yajun Huang, Simon Rosenbaum
Summary: This study found that children's participation in sports is positively associated with their psychosocial wellbeing, with team sports being more beneficial than individual sports. Long-term engagement in sports can improve children's psychosocial wellbeing in a dose-dependent manner.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kazi R. Ahmed, Tracy Kolbe-Alexander, Asaduzzaman Khan
Summary: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a school-based education intervention in increasing fruit and vegetable consumption and reducing carbonated soft drink intake among adolescents. The intervention group showed higher frequencies of fresh fruit and vegetable intake, as well as a decrease in carbonated soft drink consumption, compared to the control group.
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Natasha Hardikar, Tamara Power, Gary M. Leong, Anthony Liu, Habib Bhurawala
Summary: This study examined the experiences of general practitioners (GPs) in diagnosing and managing children with type 1 diabetes (T1D). The results showed that 30 GPs had varied experiences with paediatric T1D and highlighted the need for GPs to be equipped in recognizing, referring, and assisting in the management of children with T1D, despite encountering low patient numbers in their practice.
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Md. Martuza Ahamad, Sakifa Aktar, Md. Jamal Uddin, Md. Rashed-Al-Mahfuz, A. K. M. Azad, Shahadat Uddin, Salem A. Alyami, Iqbal H. Sarker, Asaduzzaman Khan, Pietro Lio, Julian M. W. Quinn, Mohammad Ali Moni
Summary: Good vaccine safety and reliability are crucial for countering infectious diseases effectively. This study aims to reduce adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines by identifying common factors through patient data analysis and classification. Patient medical histories and postvaccination effects were examined, and statistical and machine learning approaches were used. The analysis revealed that prior illnesses, hospital admissions, and SARS-CoV-2 reinfection were significantly associated with poor patient reactions.
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Mst Alema Khatun, Mohammad Abu Yousuf, Sabbir Ahmed, Md Zia Uddin, Salem A. Alyami, Samer Al-Ashhab, Hanan F. Akhdar, Asaduzzaman Khan, Akm Azad, Mohammad Ali Moni
Summary: This article introduces the use and importance of Human Activity Recognition (HAR) systems and proposes a method for collecting raw data using smartphone sensors and a hybrid deep learning model. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed model achieves high accuracy in human activity recognition, suggesting its potential application in clinical settings.
IEEE JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL ENGINEERING IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Asaduzzaman Khan, Eun-Young Lee, Sharon Horwood
Summary: This study aimed to examine the associations between watching television, playing electronic games, and using computers with school stress and satisfaction among adolescents. The findings showed that prolonged screen use, regardless of the type, was positively associated with school stress and inversely associated with school satisfaction, with high computer use showing the highest negative associations.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2022)