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Examining the ParticipACTION brand using the brand equity pyramid
(Emerald, 2018-10-08)The brand equity pyramid is a theory that explains how people develop loyalty and an attachment to a brand. The purpose of this study is to test whether the predictions made by the theory hold when applied to the brand of ... -
Make Room for Play: An Evaluation of a Campaign Promoting Active Play
(Informa UK Limited, 2019-02-02)In the context of rising screen time, only a third of Canadian children are achieving adequate amounts of active play, an important source of physical activity. ParticipACTION, a national not-for-profit organization, created ... -
Evaluating a small change approach to preventing long term weight gain in overweight and obese adults — Study rationale, design, and methods
(Elsevier BV, 2016-03-01)Despite the rapid rise in obesity worldwide, few strategies have been effective in treating this epidemic. An emerging strategy is to focus on preventing excessive weight gain rather than weight reduction. The proposed ... -
Evaluating the ParticipACTION “Think Again” Campaign
(SAGE Publications, 2016-08-01)Introduction. ParticipACTION’s 2011 “Think Again” campaign aimed to draw parents’, and specifically mothers’, attention to the amount of physical activity (PA) their children do relative to the national guidelines (physical ... -
The relationship between the implementation and effectiveness of a nationwide physical activity telephone counseling service for adults with spinal cord injury
(Informa UK Limited, 2016-12-28)Purpose: Get in Motion (GIM) is an evidence-based telephone counseling service that promotes leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) among Canadian adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). The first phase of GIM sustained ... -
Exploring end user adoption and maintenance of a telephone-based physical activity counseling service for individuals with physical disabilities using the Theoretical Domains Framework
(Informa UK Limited, 2017-06-24)Purpose: In Canada, two counseling services are offered to facilitate physical activity participation among persons with physical disabilities, yet both have encountered concerns related to the recruitment and retainment ... -
The Effects of Gain- versus Loss-Framed Messages Following Health Risk Information on Physical Activity in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis
(Informa UK Limited, 2017-06-03)Few people with multiple sclerosis engage in physical activity. Messaging interventions may motivate more physical activity among these individuals. The purpose of this online study was to evaluate an intervention presenting ... -
Narratives of participation among individuals with physical disabilities: A life-course analysis of athletes' experiences and development in parasport
(Elsevier BV, 2018-07-01)Objectives Efforts to promote full participation in parasport are vital not only for the potential physical and psychosocial benefits, but also as a means of enacting social justice. Until recently, there has been little ... -
Title sponsorship of cause-related sport events
(Emerald, 2019-05-13)Corporations often benefit from associating their brand(s) with a sports property; in some cases, the property is owned or supported by a not-for-profit organization (NFP) championing a cause. Title sponsorship of such a ... -
Physical activity, messaging and spinal cord injury
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017-08-03)Study Design:Single blind, two-group randomized controlled trial.Objectives:To evaluate the efficacy of the SCI Get Fit Toolkit delivered online on theoretical constructs and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) ... -
Healthy Eating for Life English as a second language curriculum: applying the RE-AIM framework to evaluate a nutrition education intervention targeting cancer risk reduction
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2017-12-01)Medically underserved US immigrants are at an increased risk for death from preventable or curable cancers due to economic, cultural, and/or linguistic barriers to medical care. The purpose of this study was to describe ... -
Integrating insights from the parasport community to understand optimal Experiences: The Quality Parasport Participation Framework
(Elsevier BV, 2018-04-30)Objectives Through parasport, adults and young athletes with disability often report increases in well-being and related psychosocial perceptions. While researchers often attribute these benefits to the positive social ... -
A concerns report survey of physical activity support needs of people with moderate-to-severe MS disability and family caregivers
(Informa UK Limited, 2018-06-29)Purpose: To identify the most pressing needs for community resources to support physical activity participation, determinants of perceived need, and barriers to co-participation in physical activity among people with ... -
Correlating the Physical Activity Patterns of People with Moderate to Severe Multiple Sclerosis Disability and Their Family Caregivers
(University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress), 2018-02-12)Purpose: People with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) and their family caregivers often react to the impact of the disease as an interdependent dyad. The aim of this exploratory study was to examine interdependence in the physical ... -
A systematic review of review articles addressing factors related to physical activity participation among children and adults with physical disabilities
(Informa UK Limited, 2016-06-29)Dozens of published papers cite factors related to leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) participation among people with physical disabilities. Unfortunately, there has been little effort to synthesise this literature in ... -
Examining the Influence of Waist Circumference in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction Modeling
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of non-communicable disease and pre-mature death worldwide. Waist circumference (WC) is a measure of abdominal adiposity that is strongly related to both CVD and all-cause ... -
A Systematic Observation of Coach Leadership Behaviors in Youth Sport
(Taylor and Francis, 2019-06-04)The purpose of this study was to examine coach leadership behaviors within the full-range leadership model using systematic observation. Seven male head coaches of youth soccer teams were observed over 2 training sessions ... -
From the Athletes’ Perspective: A Social-Relational Understanding of How Coaches Shape the Disability Sport Experience
(Taylor and Francis, 2019-03-28)The purpose of this study was to explore athletes’ perceptions of how coaches shaped their experiences in disability sport throughout development. Athletes with physical disabilities (N = 21) participated in life history ... -
Formulation of evidence-based messages to promote the use of physical activity to prevent and manage Alzheimer’s disease
(Springer Nature, 2017-02-17)The impending public health impact of Alzheimer’s disease is tremendous. Physical activity is a promising intervention for preventing and managing Alzheimer’s disease. However, there is a lack of evidence-based public ... -
Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth: An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep
(Canadian Science Publishing, 2016-06-16)Leaders from the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology convened representatives of national organizations, content experts, methodologists, stakeholders, and end-users who followed rigorous and transparent guideline ...
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