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Tag: Physical Activity
Publication: Physical activity dose and depression in a cohort of older adults in The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
Research Impact: The lowest dose of MVPA for protection against depression and the extent to which exceeding this dose conveys additional protection are unknown. We quantified associations between different MVPA doses and depressive symptoms and […]
Publication: Physical activity for depression among the chronically ill: Results from older diabetics in The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
Research Impact: How different doses of MVPA may protect against depression remains understudied, particularly among the chronically-ill. Using 10 years of data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, we quantified longitudinal associations between MVPA […]
Exercise is Medicine Mid-West (EIM Mid-West) – PhD Studentships – dr. liam kelly.
Project Background: Globally, inactivity is a pandemic responsible for more than five million deaths annually and is one of the UN’s primary targets to reduce non-communicable diseases (NCDs). In 2012, The Lancet published its first […]
Publication: Effects of exercise on cognitive functioning in adults with serious mental illness: A meta-analytic review
Research Impact Summary: These random-effects meta-analyses estimated the population effects of exercise on cognitive outcomes/domains across 15 randomized controlled trials of 899 participants (~43% female) with Severe Mental Illness. In the overall sample, exercise resulted […]
A Short Overview of the WHO’s Global Status Report on Physical Activity – kevin volf.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has an important role in setting the global agenda on public health priorities. WHO member states expect, inter alia, support and guidance from the WHO secretariat on health policy issues. […]
“Getting in the Room” Highlights from the Physical Activity for Health Winter School – Aidan J. Buffey.
Last week saw the second Physical Activity for Health (PAfH) training school, and the first winter school, hosted and facilitated by the PAfH research cluster. The training course, titled “Physical Activity Policy and Intervention Evaluation […]
recruitment: Lecturer below the bar in Physical Education Teacher Education
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR Lecturer below the bar in Physical Education Teacher Education, University of Limerick. Lecturer below the bar in Physical Education Teacher Education – Specific Purpose Contract. Salary Scale: €43,255 – €59,234 p.a. pro […]
Publication: The Impact of Typical School Provision of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sports on Adolescent Physical Activity Behaviors: A Systematic Literature Review. Adolescent Research
Research Impact Summary: The relationship between typical school provision of physical education, physical activity and sports was found to be multifaceted. In the context of physical education, the provision of regular physical education class, extension […]
How can public policy support mass-media campaigns that promote physical activity? – Kevin Volf.
Today’s blog post covers research conducted as part of Policy Evaluation Network (PEN). The research was led by researchers from Amsterdam University Medical Center. Other contributing authors were affiliated with Friedrich-Alexander University, Leibniz Institute for […]
