Ecological Momentary Assessment in Physical Activity Research

Dunton, Genevieve F.

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“…To substantiate a reciprocal causal hypothesis, additional studies with different methods are needed. For example, Dunton 34 suggests to apply computational strategies such as dynamical systems modeling (DSM) for time‐varying relations such as between mood and physcial behavior. Another promising approach may be to use ecological momentary interventions (EMI) or just‐in‐time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) to experimentally induce particular mood states in everyday life 35 .…”

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Momentary mood predicts upcoming real‐life sedentary behavior

Giurgiu

Plotnikoff

Nigg

et al. 2020

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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Humans in the industrialized world spend a large amount of daily time in sedentary behavior. Since sedentariness negatively impacts a variety of psychophysiological outcomes, the identification of antecedents that lead to sedentary behavior is an important public health issue. In this context, mood, a central indicator for both psychological well‐being and mental health, is severely understudied. To investigate whether mood dimensions influence subsequent sedentary behavior, we assessed both constructs at baseline via questionnaires and via ambulatory assessment (AA) over 5 days in 92 university employees. We continuously measured sedentary behavior using accelerometers and assessed mood repeatedly 10 times each day on smartphone diaries. We employed multiple regression analyses to analyze between‐subject effects and multilevel modeling to analyze within‐subject effects. Higher momentary ratings of valence (P < .05) and energetic arousal (P < .01) predicted lower amounts of subsequent sedentary behavior, whereas higher ratings of calmness (P < .01) predicted higher amounts of subsequent sedentary behavior. The context moderated the effect of energetic arousal and calmness on sedentary behavior with increased effects in the home compared to the work context. Mood significantly predicted sedentary behavior on a within‐subject level but not on a between‐subject level. Preliminary evidence suggests that mood regulates sedentary behavior in everyday life. Time‐sensitive analyses, such as from moment to moment revealed an association between mood and sedentary behavior (within‐subject), whereas analyses between different individuals revealed no associations (between‐subject). These preliminary findings may inform multicomponent intervention strategies that target mood, to reduce sedentary behavior in daily life.

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Momentary mood predicts upcoming real‐life sedentary behavior

Giurgiu

Plotnikoff

Nigg

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Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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“…Ambulatory momentary assessment procedures, often aided by electronic diaries, physiological sensors, or the collection of biological samples (eg, saliva or hair), become more and more common in research investigating acute and chronic stress, related complaints, and preventive strategies reducing the negative consequences. 16 While we have no knowledge about this kind of study in elite ballroom dancers, some longitudinal evidence for the negative health outcomes of a competition season exists in other sports. These studies provided evidence for the physical consequences of heightened stress levels throughout a season, that is, an increased risk of injury or self-reported illness occurrence and health.…”

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“…Besides cross‐sectional observational and experimental studies with their high internal validity and first insight into underlying mechanisms, longitudinal approaches and a higher degree of ecologic validity are needed to get insights into important aspects of stress functioning within individual elite athletes. Ambulatory momentary assessment procedures, often aided by electronic diaries, physiological sensors, or the collection of biological samples (eg, saliva or hair), become more and more common in research investigating acute and chronic stress, related complaints, and preventive strategies reducing the negative consequences . While we have no knowledge about this kind of study in elite ballroom dancers, some longitudinal evidence for the negative health outcomes of a competition season exists in other sports.…”

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“N‐of‐1”—Study: A concept of acute and chronic stress research using the example of ballroom dancing

Strahler

Luft

2019

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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Athletes often report on heightened stress, higher disease susceptibility, and a deterioration in mood and performance throughout periods of high training load and competitions. This paper presents a single‐case study combining different research approaches to monitor the dynamic, idiosyncratic responses to competitive stress in elite sports using the example of professional ballroom dancing. Throughout an 8‐month period (313 data points), one international‐level female dancer provided data on mood, stress, and fatigue. In parallel, she collected saliva samples for the assessment of cortisol (sCort) and alpha‐amylase (sAA). A hair strand was collected every 3 months to examine cumulative cortisol secretion. As expected, perceived stress was related to a reduction in well‐being. On a daily basis, sCort predicted lower fatigue. In addition, tournaments resulted in a 3‐fold and a 2‐fold increase in sCort and sAA, respectively, and there was a pronounced drop in hair cortisol in the aftermath of a surgery‐related break from dancing. We confirm competitive ballroom dancing to constitute a major stressor with immediate and prolonged consequences for self‐reported well‐being and biological stress markers. Single‐case studies offer much potential for the observation of complex dynamic associations. In a next step, this approach will also become relevant when evaluating the efficacy of preventive and therapeutic interventions on an individual level.

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“…Whether such a mechanism can influence energy balance, body composition, glucose control and insulin sensitivity over weeks or months remains to be determined. Improvements in food tracking technology and use of new methods such as ecological momentary assessment (Dunton, ) could allow further insight into such mechanisms influencing glycaemic control in response to brief vigorous exercise.…”

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Physiological basis of brief vigorous exercise to improve health

Gibala

Little

2019

The Journal of Physiology

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This review considers the physiological basis of brief vigorous exercise to improve health, with a focus on cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and glycaemic control, and the potential underlying mechanisms involved. We defined 'brief' as a protocol lasting ࣘ15 min including warm-up, cool-down and recovery, and involving a total of ࣘ5 min of 'vigorous' exercise, which was classified as meeting or exceeding the lower end of the range for this relative intensity as per the criteria from the American College of Sports Medicine. The physiological mechanisms responsible for the increase in CRF, as measured by maximal oxygen update (V O 2 max ), after brief vigorous exercise are unclear and likely depend on various factors including the specific nature of the intervention as well as the time course of the response. Limited available evidence suggests the potential for an increased oxygen extraction by active muscle (i.e. greater arterio-venous oxygen difference), since an increase inV O 2 max has been reported after several weeks of brief vigorous exercise despite no measurable change in cardiac output. Emerging evidence indicates that brief vigorous exercise can improve glycaemic control, suggesting that this type of exercise could potentially play a role in the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes. The acute Martin Gibala is a professor and chair of the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. He is an integrative physiologist who studies the mechanistic basis of exercise responses in humans, and associated health impacts. His research on the topic of interval training has helped to establish the efficacy of brief, intense exercise to enhance physical fitness in both healthy and diseased states. His knowledge translation efforts include a book for the general public on the science of time-efficient exercise, response is not well characterized but several studies have shown that several weeks of vigorous exercise improves estimates of insulin sensitivity as determined by various methods including by hyperinsulinaemic-euglycaemic clamp. The physiological mechanisms underlying improved CRF and glycaemic control after brief vigorous exercise, and the broader impact on health, remain fruitful areas of investigation.Abstract figure legend Potential for brief vigorous exercise to reduce cardiometabolic disease risk

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Ecological Momentary Assessment in Physical Activity Research

Cited by 221 publications

References 33 publications

Momentary mood predicts upcoming real‐life sedentary behavior

Momentary mood predicts upcoming real‐life sedentary behavior

“N‐of‐1”—Study: A concept of acute and chronic stress research using the example of ballroom dancing

Physiological basis of brief vigorous exercise to improve health

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