Effective health promotion and clinical care for large people

Lyons, Pat; Miller, Wayne C.

doi:10.1097/00005768-199908000-00010

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“…(3) A switch in professional practice ideals from "athletic" to "health-related fitness, and a shift from "diet and exercise to lose weight" to "healthy lifestyle at every size" (Lyons and Miller 1999); (4) Understanding others perspective: Blame is not on the clients/students because they lack knowledge on the importance of healthy lifestyle, how to eat right or exercise appropriately, have low self-esteem and experience lots barriers to becoming physically active. The lecture was followed by a group activity on the barriers to healthy lifestyle.…”

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A service learning based intervention to change attitudes toward obese individuals in kinesiology pre-professionals

Rukavina

Rowell

2007

Soc Psychol Educ

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The purpose of this study was to conduct an intervention to change attitudes toward obese individuals. Ninety-five Kinesiology undergraduates conducted a FITNESS-GRAM service-learning project with school-aged children. They completed anti-fat attitude test (AFAT) and explicit attitude assessments before and after the intervention. The results indicated participants had anti-fat bias toward obese individuals on the lazy/motivated scale, but not on the other four scales on pre measurements. Their anti-fat attitudes concerning whether people are responsible for their weight were significantly reduced through the intervention. Five themes emerged from the undergraduates' reflective papers that support the efficacy of the intervention: Healthy lifestyle-an individual choice, barriers to physical activity, multi-factorial nature of obesity, and promotion of physical activity through information and encouragement. The findings partially support experiential learning as a potential mechanism to reduce individuals' anti-fat attitudes.

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A service learning based intervention to change attitudes toward obese individuals in kinesiology pre-professionals

Rukavina

Rowell

2007

Soc Psychol Educ

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“…No ambiente escolar, os estudantes com sobrepeso ou obesos encontram maiores obstáculos quando comparados aos colegas eutróficos para a prática de atividade física: podem manifestar uma vergonha evidente, uma preocupação por sua saúde, uma exagerada atenção acerca da perda de peso, ser objeto de vitimização (PUHL;LUEDICKE, 2012;SCARPA et al, 2012), além de relacionar-se negativamente com situações de exercício físico, tendo em vista as experiências precedentes (BALL; CRAWFORD;OWEN, 2000;LYONS, MILLER, 1999). Alguns dados mostram como as crianças com obesidade, comparadas aos colegas eutróficos, reportam mais dias de ausência na escola (GEIER et al, 2007), o que se torna para essas crianças um obstáculo no processo de aprendizagem.…”

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“…Alguns dados mostram como as crianças com obesidade, comparadas aos colegas eutróficos, reportam mais dias de ausência na escola (GEIER et al, 2007), o que se torna para essas crianças um obstáculo no processo de aprendizagem. Outra barreira constante à prática de atividade física por crianças e jovens em situação de obesidade é a discriminação e o preconceito por parte da figura dos educadores (FAITH et al, 2002;LYONS;MILLER, 1999).…”

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Um Estudo Exploratório Da Tendência “Antiobesidade” Entre Professores E Estudantes De Educação Física Italianos

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Resumo: O objetivo desta pesquisa foi analisar as atitudes implícitas e explícitas sobre a obesidade em professores e estudantes de Educação Física. Dezoito professores e 45 estudantes preencheram quatro questionários: o Teste de Associação Implícita (IAT), que avalia por meio de categorizações os estereótipos e as associações cognitivas espontâneas; o questionário de Crandall para a avaliação do preconceito explícito sobre a obesidade; a Escala sobre a Orientação à Dominância Social (SDO); e o Questionário de Autodescrição Física -versão curta (PSDQ-s). Ambos os grupos reportaram preconceito significativo (p < 0,05), evidenciado pelos valores médios registrados pelo IAT. Os professores relataram valores significativamente maiores no preconceito implícito e valores mais baixos na SDO comparados aos estudantes. A Orientação à Dominância Social mostrou-se uma variável chave na presença do preconceito. Este estudo pode ser um ponto de partida para futuras pesquisas focadas na redução do preconceito por meio de protocolos de intervenção específicos.Abstract: This study looked into Physical Education teachers' and students' implicit and explicit attitudes toward obesity. Eighteen teachers and 45 students completed four questionnaires: the Implicit Association Test (IAT), which assesses stereotypes and spontaneous cognitive associations through categorizations; The Crandall questionnaire for the evaluation of explicit prejudice about obesity; The Social Dominance Orientation Scale (SDO); and the Physical Self-Description Questionnaire -short version (PSDQ-s). Both groups reported significant prejudice (p <0.05), evidenced by the mean values recorded on the IAT. Teachers reported significantly higher values than students on implicit prejudice and lower values on SDO. Social Dominance Orientation proved to be a key variable in the presence of prejudice. This study may be a starting point for future research focused on reducing prejudice through specific intervention protocols.Resumen: El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar las actitudes implícitas y explícitas sobre la obesidad entre profesores y estudiantes de educación física. Dieciocho profesores y 45 estudiantes completaron cuatro cuestionarios: el Test de Asociación Implícita (IAT), que evalúa estereotipos y asociaciones cognitivas espontáneas; el cuestionario de Crandall para evaluar el prejuicio explícito acerca de la obesidad; la Escala de Orientación a la Dominancia Social (SDO); y el Cuestionario de Autoconcepto Físico -versión corta (PSDQ-s). Ambos grupos reportaron perjuicio significativo (p <0,05), como se evidencia por los valores medios registrados por el IAT. Los profesores reportaron valores significativamente más altos en el prejuicio implícito y valores más bajos en la SDO en comparación con los estudiantes. La Orientación a la Dominancia Social demostró ser una variable clave en la presencia de perjuicios. Este estudio puede ser un punto de partida para futuras investigaciones enfocadas en la reducción del perjuicio a través de protocolos de interv...

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“…The data was not representative of the general Australian population, with overrepresentation of females, educated individuals and those within a healthy weight range . However, fitness industry data show that the majority of personal trainer clients are female (~70%), and use of fitness services by those above the healthy weight range is limited . As such, while not representative of the general population, current participants appear to be aligned with a typical client base for personal trainers in Australia .…”

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Clients expect nutrition care to be provided by personal trainers in Australia

Barnes

Beach

Ball

et al. 2019

Nutrition & Dietetics

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Aim To describe client expectations and the experience of nutrition care provided by personal trainers and explore factors that influence expectations of nutrition care. Methods A cross‐sectional survey identified expectations of nutrition care provided by personal trainers. Likert scales explored expected nutrition care, nutrition knowledge of personal trainers and experiences of those who had received nutrition care from a personal trainer. Expectations were evaluated using descriptive statistics. Associations between expectations and participant characteristics were explored with Pearson chi‐squared tests. Results Six hundred twenty‐seven Australian residents participated (77% female; 16–74 years of age). Participants frequently expected personal trainers to be knowledgeable about and discuss general healthy eating, muscle gain and weight loss. Half of the participants expected personal trainers to discuss and be knowledgeable about nutrition for chronic disease. Of the 334 participants who had engaged a personal trainer, 98% received nutrition care. Half of these participants (n = 167) were satisfied with the nutrition care they received, and 40% reported positive dietary changes because of their personal trainers’ nutrition care. Tertiary education and perceived healthfulness of diet lowered expectations of nutrition care from personal trainers (P < 0.001). Engagement of a personal trainer did not influence expectations of nutrition discussions (P > 0.01) but increased expectations of personal trainer nutrition knowledge (P < 0.01). Conclusions Clients expect personal trainers to provide nutrition care. Client expectations may compel personal trainers to provide nutrition care beyond the recommended scope of practice. Strategies to manage client expectations, including awareness of the personal trainer scope of practice, are needed to ensure safe and effective nutrition care from personal trainers.

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Effective health promotion and clinical care for large people

Cited by 22 publications

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A service learning based intervention to change attitudes toward obese individuals in kinesiology pre-professionals

A service learning based intervention to change attitudes toward obese individuals in kinesiology pre-professionals

Um Estudo Exploratório Da Tendência “Antiobesidade” Entre Professores E Estudantes De Educação Física Italianos

Clients expect nutrition care to be provided by personal trainers in Australia

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