A pilot study of the efficacy of interactive virtual reality sports on balance performance among older women

Pengenalan perawakan terkawal yang menilai peranan latihan sukan interaktif realiti maya adalah terhad. Kajian awalan ini mengukur efikasi latihan golf interactive virtual reality terhadap keupayaan keseimbangan di kalangan komuniti warga tua yang boleh bergerak. Lapan orang warga tua perempuan (52.5 ± 1.5 tahun) melakukan Multi-Directional Test (MDRT), Step Up Test (SUT), Double Leg Static Balance di dalam keadaan mata buka dan tutup serta perubahan pusat tekanan sway diukur menggunakan force plate. Pemilihan subjek dilakukan secara rawak kepada kumpulan kawalan (conventional mat exercise) dan eksperimentasi (interactive virtual reality golf). Seorang subjek keluar dari kumpulan eksperimentasi dan 3 orang dari kumpulan kawalan. Tiada perbezaan yang signifikan pada pengukuran data awalan keseimbangan di antara kumpulan. Kumpulan yang menjalani golf interaktif realiti maya tidak menunjukkan peningkatan keseimbangan yang signifikan berbanding kumpulan kawalan. Peningkatan pada pusat tekanan selepas golf interaktif realiti maya memberi petunjuk kepada peningkatan kawalan postur. Kajian lanjutan dengan populasi yang lebih besar perlu dijalankan dengan menggunakan off-the shelf interactive virtual reality golf untuk melatih keseimbangan. Teknologi nobel ini boleh menambahkan program rehabilitasi untuk mempercepatkan penyembuhan dan kekerapan senaman terutamanya dalam kondisi kronik anggota bawah

Advancing the global public health agenda for NAFLD: a consensus statement

© Springer Nature Limited 2021, corrected publication 2021Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a potentially serious liver disease that affects approximately one-quarter of the global adult population, causing a substantial burden of ill health with wide-ranging social and economic implications. It is a multisystem disease and is considered the hepatic component of metabolic syndrome. Unlike other highly prevalent conditions, NAFLD has received little attention from the global public health community. Health system and public health responses to NAFLD have been weak and fragmented, and, despite its pervasiveness, NAFLD is largely unknown outside hepatology and gastroenterology. There is only a nascent global public health movement addressing NAFLD, and the disease is absent from nearly all national and international strategies and policies for non-communicable diseases, including obesity. In this global Delphi study, a multidisciplinary group of experts developed consensus statements and recommendations, which a larger group of collaborators reviewed over three rounds until consensus was achieved. The resulting consensus statements and recommendations address a broad range of topics - from epidemiology, awareness, care and treatment to public health policies and leadership - that have general relevance for policy-makers, health-care practitioners, civil society groups, research institutions and affected populations. These recommendations should provide a strong foundation for a comprehensive public health response to NAFLD.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Advancing the global public health agenda for NAFLD: a consensus statement

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a potentially serious liver disease that affects approximately one-quarter of the global adult population, causing a substantial burden of ill health with wide-ranging social and economic implications. It is a multisystem disease and is considered the hepatic component of metabolic syndrome. Unlike other highly prevalent conditions, NAFLD has received little attention from the global public health community. Health system and public health responses to NAFLD have been weak and fragmented, and, despite its pervasiveness, NAFLD is largely unknown outside hepatology and gastroenterology. There is only a nascent global public health movement addressing NAFLD, and the disease is absent from nearly all national and international strategies and policies for non-communicable diseases, including obesity. In this global Delphi study, a multidisciplinary group of experts developed consensus statements and recommendations, which a larger group of collaborators reviewed over three rounds until consensus was achieved. The resulting consensus statements and recommendations address a broad range of topics — from epidemiology, awareness, care and treatment to public health policies and leadership — that have general relevance for policy-makers, health-care practitioners, civil society groups, research institutions and affected populations. These recommendations should provide a strong foundation for a comprehensive public health response to NAFLD