Examination of Sedentary Time, Physical Activity, and Body Mass Index (BMI) in College-Aged Students

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Body Image and Associated Behaviors Among College-Aged Students

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Unhealthy Behaviors and the Relationship to Body Mass Index (BMI) in College Students

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Examination of Sedentary Time and Physical Activity in University Office Workers

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Adjuvant whole abdominal intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for high risk stage FIGO III patients with ovarian cancer (OVAR-IMRT-01) – Pilot trial of a phase I/II study: study protocol

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The prognosis for patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer remains poor despite aggressive surgical resection and platinum-based chemotherapy. More than 60% of patients will develop recurrent disease, principally intraperitoneal, and die within 5 years. The use of whole abdominal irradiation (WAI) as consolidation therapy would appear to be a logical strategy given its ability to sterilize small tumour volumes. Despite the clinically proven efficacy of whole abdominal irradiation, the use of radiotherapy in ovarian cancer has profoundly decreased mainly due to high treatment-related toxicity. Modern intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) could allow to spare kidneys, liver, and bone marrow while still adequately covering the peritoneal cavity with a homogenous dose.</p> <p>Methods/Design</p> <p>The OVAR-IMRT-01 study is a single center pilot trial of a phase I/II study. Patients with advanced ovarian cancer stage FIGO III (R1 or R2< 1 cm) after surgical resection and platinum-based chemotherapy will be treated with whole abdomen irradiation as consolidation therapy using intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to a total dose of 30 Gy in 1.5 Gy fractions. A total of 8 patients will be included in this trial. For treatment planning bone marrow, kidneys, liver, spinal cord, vertebral bodies and pelvic bones are defined as organs at risk. The planning target volume includes the entire peritoneal cavity plus pelvic and para-aortic node regions.</p> <p>Discussion</p> <p>The primary endpoint of the study is the evaluation of the feasibility of intensity-modulated WAI and the evaluation of the study protocol. Secondary endpoint is evaluation of the toxicity of intensity modulated WAI before continuing with the phase I/II study. The aim is to explore the potential of IMRT as a new method for WAI to decrease the dose to kidneys, liver, bone marrow while covering the peritoneal cavity with a homogenous dose, and to implement whole abdominal intensity-modulated radiotherapy into the adjuvant multimodal treatment concept of advanced ovarian cancer FIGO stage III.</p

Examination of Inactive Time & Physical Activity in College-Aged Students

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Comparison of Lung Volumes and Estimated VO2max in College-aged Wind Musicians Versus Aerobic Athletes

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Effectiveness of an Exercise Is Medicine (EIM)TM Referral Program to Change Exercise Behaviors and Efficacy.

Wilhelm, N., Kelly, J., Kovacs, S., Urda, J., Winters, C., Larouere, B., Smith, K., and Lynn, J. Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA. Purpose: The purpose of the project was to examine changes in physical activity, self-efficacy, and program satisfaction for participants of the EIM Referral Program. Methods: As part of the EIM referral Program at Slippery Rock University, students utilizing the Student Health Center were screened by a nurse practitioner for a “sixth vital sign”, which was reported as frequency and duration of physical activity (PA) per week. Students reporting fewer than 150 minutes of PA per week were eligible for referral to a senior Exercise Science Intern. At the beginning of the program, the Exercise Science Intern provided participants with motivational interviewing and coaching to create goals and initiate behavior change. Participants completed pre and post fitness assessments and six weeks of individualized exercise prescription, meeting with the Exercise Science Intern twice per week. At the end of the program, participants completed a confidential program evaluation. Results: Twenty participants (age = 24.55 + 12.61; 4 males, 16 females) who had no regular exercise program completed the intervention. Two non-traditional participants referred through their physician were included in the data. There was 85% program compliance among participants within the six week timeframe. One hundred percent of participants reported feeling more confident about exercising regularly, and 100% reported having a plan in place to continue to exercise. Conclusion: Based on the results, the exercise intervention through the EIM Referral Program at Slippery Rock University was successful to increase physical activity levels and self-efficacy. Additionally, the intervention was successful to facilitate positive behavior change and establish a plan to continue a regular exercise program