Comparıson of exercıse knowledge and conscıousness levels of workıng and non-workıng women

Bu çalışmanın amacı çalışan ve çalışmayan kadınların fiziksel aktivite ve egzersiz hakkındaki bilgi ve bilinç düzeylerini belirlemek ve karşılaştırmaktır.Bu çalışma Denizli İli Pamukkale İlçesi Çamlık, Kuşpınar ve Bağbaşı Zümrütevler Aile Sağlığı Merkezleri’nde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmaya 20-45 yaşları arasında toplam 462 kadın dahil edilmiştir. Katılımcılar çalışma durumlarına göre Grup I (çalışan kadın: n=229) ve Grup II (çalışmayan kadın: n=233) olarak iki gruba ayrılmıştır. Katılımcıların sosyodemografik verileri kaydedildikten sonra, katılımcılara 19 sorudan oluşan Egzersiz Bilgi Düzeyi ve Düşünceleri Sorgulama Formu uygulanmıştır. Katılımcıların fiziksel aktivite bilinç düzeylerini değerlenmek için Düzenli Egzersiz/Fiziksel Aktivite Bilinç Düzeyi Anketi, fiziksel aktivite düzeylerini belirlemek için Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Anketi (UFAA) Kısa Form’u kullanılmıştır. Katılımcıların %52,2’sinin egzersiz ve fiziksel aktivite bilinç düzeyi ortalamanın üzerinde bulunmuştur. İki grup arasında egzersiz ve fiziksel aktivite bilinç düzeyinin Grup I lehine anlamlı derecede yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir (p=0,0001). Gruplar arasında şiddetli aktivite dışında (p=0,03) fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri açısından anlamlı bir farklılık bulunmamıştır (p>0,05).Çalışmanın sonuçları, çalışan kadınların düzenli egzersiz ve fiziksel aktivite hakkındaki bilgi ve bilinç düzeylerinin çalışmayan kadınlara göre daha fazla olduğunu, ancak şiddetli fiziksel aktivite hariç fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri arasında fark olmadığını ortaya koymuştur.The aim of this study is to determine levels of women’s knowledge and consciousness about physical activity and exercise, then compare it between working and non-working women.This study was conducted in Çamlık, Kuşpınar and Bağbaşı Zümrütevler Family Health Centers in Pamukkale, Denizli. 462 women aged between 20-45 years were included in this study. Participants were divided into two groups as Group I (working women: n=229) and Group II (non-working women: n=233) according to their working status. After the sociodemographic data of the participants were recorded, the Exercise Knowledge and Beliefs Questionnaire was applied to the participants. To assess the level of exercise physical activity consciousness of participants, Exercise/Physical Activity Consciousness Questionnaire was used. International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF) was used to determine physical activity levels.The level of exercise and physical activity consciousness of 52.2% of the participants was found higher than the average. The level of consciousness of exercise and physical activity in Group I was found significanly higher than Group II (p=0.0001). There was no significant difference in physical activity levels, except vigorous activity (p=0.03), between the groups (p> 0.05). The results of the study revealed that the knowledge and consciousness level of the working women about exercise and physical activity were higher than the non-working women, nevertheless there was no difference between the physical activity levels, except vigorous activity

Do motor-cognitive and motor-motor dual task training effect differently balance performance in older adults?

Key summary pointsAim The aim of this study was to compare the effect of motor-cognitive DTT (mCdtt) and motor-motor DTT (mMdtt) on balance, fear of falling, walking functionality and muscle strength in older adults. Findings The 8-week mCdtt and mMdtt program did not differ significantly in the balance fear of falling, walking functionality and muscle strength in older adults, however, both training programs had improved the balance ability. Thus, both DTTs can be suggested to use for enhancing abovementioned parameters in older adults. Message Future studies with the systematic DTT program, longer intervention duration and a follow-up period comparing the mCdtt and mMdtt should be planned to elucidate the difference of clinical outcomes between the mCdtt and mMdtt program in older adults

THE CULTURAL ADAPTATION, RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF THE TURKISH VERSION OF THE SIMPLE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE IN COMMON MENTAL DISORDERS

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Simple Physical Activity Questionnaire (SIMPAQ-T) in patients with common mental disorders. Methods: A total of eighty-one patients (mean age: 40.14 +/- 13.05 years) were included in this study. The SIMPAQ-T was used to evaluate the participants' physical activity levels and sedentary behaviors. To be used as descriptive data, DSM-5 Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure-Adult was used to evaluate mental health symptomatology. International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF) and Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) were used to test the validity of the questionnaire. Results: The items of the SIMPAQ-T exhibited excellent intercorrelation coefficient (ICC) values (time spent in bed (0.93 (95% CI: 0.90-0.96)), sedentary time 0.87 (95% CI: 0.80-0.92), walking time 0.98 (95% CI: 0.98-0.99), exercise time 0.99 (95% CI: 0.99-0.99), and incidental activity time 0.95 (95% CI: 0.92-0.97)). The SIMPAQ-T was moderately correlated with IPAQ-SF in terms of sedentary (rho=0.641, p=0.001) and walking time (rho=0.564, p=0.001), indicating good construct validity. However, the BPRS had a significant correlation with only the sedentary time of the SIMPAQ (rho=0.246, p=0.022), indicating convergent validity was poor. Conclusion: The SIMPAQ-T is semantically and linguistically adequate to quickly assess physical activity level and sedentary behavior in patients with common mental disorders