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Adaptation of physical capacity assessment tests to the Lithuanian population of elderly (65+).
No full textProblem of the study: as the population ages, older people face a number of life-threatening problems. Loss of coordination, balance, weakening of muscles and bones - all these problems often lead to various injuries of the elderly. Thus, the better physical condition could help to avoid potential traumas. As the life expectancy of the population tends to increase, this work addresses a very relevant issue. Aim of the study: to perform assessment of physical capacity of the elderly (65+) and adapt the tests to Lithuanian population. Hypothesis: it was presumed that the physical capacity of the elderly (65+) deteriorates with age, and this could be assessed by applying various tests. Objectives: 1. To assess the physical capacity of elderly (65+) individuals of Kaunas district. 2. To determine the associations between the physical capacity of elderly (65+) individuals of Kaunas district and health risks. Conclusions: 1. The results of the study revealed that: • Arm muscle strength was significantly different between male and female in all age groups; • Waist flexibility was statistically different between male and female in all age groups, except the oldest individuals; • Shoulder arch mobility varied in all age groups, except 75-79 years; • Leg muscle strength significantly differed between male and female in the younger age groups, but no difference was found in the individuals older than 75 years; • Dynamic balance did not differ across the age groups; • Aerobic capacity significantly differed between male and female in the younger age groups (up to 74 years) only. 2. The results of the study revealed that the physical capacity of the elderly population of Kaunas district is insufficient, and the health-related risks usually increase from the age of 70 with the highest risks for the oldest individuals: • Decrease in joint mobility is significant in the age groups of 70-74 years male and the oldest (85+) female; • The risk of collapse due to low leg muscle strength is highest in the oldest (85+) age group of both male and female; • The risk of cardiovascular events due to decreased aerobic capacity is highest in the age groups of the oldest (85+) female and 80-84 years male
Media pressures, internalization of appearance ideals and disordered eating among adolescent girls and boys: testing the moderating role of body appreciation /
No full textThe aim of the present study was to test the moderating role of body appreciation in the mediation model of media pressures, internalization of appearance ideals, and disordered eating in adolescents. One thousand four hundred and twelve Lithuanian adolescents (40.4% were boys, age range: 15–18 years) participated in the cross-sectional study. The mean age of the sample was 16.9 (SD (standard deviation) = 0.5) for girls and 17.0 (SD = 0.4) for boys. Adolescents completed a questionnaire consisting of measures of body appreciation (Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2)), disordered eating (Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire 6 (EDE-Q 6)), attitudes towards sociocultural pressures towards appearance (Sociocultural Attitudes towards Appearance Questionnaire 4 (SATAQ-4)), and time browsing internet for leisure purposes. To assess the primary hypotheses, moderated mediation models were tested separately in boys and girls. In girls, body appreciation moderated associations between media pressures and internalization of thin body ideals and between internalization of thin appearance ideals and disordered eating. In boys, body appreciation moderated only the association between media pressures and disordered eating. The effect of media pressures on disordered eating was the highest in boys with the lowest body appreciation. Body appreciation protects adolescent girls from internalization of thin appearance ideals in the presence of media pressures and from disordered eating in the case of internalization of thin body appearance ideals. In boys, body appreciation provides a protective effect from media pressures towards appearance to disordered eating behaviors. The findings of the present study could inform intervention programs that aim to prevent disordered eating, strengthen positive body image, and promote healthy eating in adolescent girls and boys. Specific programs might be beneficial in preventing disordered eating in boys with low body appreciation
Effect of dual-task in physical therapy on balance and cognitive functions in Parkinson's disease in the elderly.
No full textObject of the research is to find out the effect of the dual-task on the balance and cognitive functions of the people with Parkinson‘s disease. Problem of the research is to improve the quality of motor and cognitive functions of the people with Parkinson‘s disease using combined physical therapy programs. Aim of the final work: To evaluate the effect of dual-task in physical therapy on the balance and cognitive functions of Parkinson‘s disease in the eldery. Tasks: 1. To evaluate the balance of the people with Parkinson‘s disease before and after physical therapy. 2. To evaluate the cognitive functions of the people with Parkinson‘s disease before and after physical therapy. 3. To determine the effect of the dual-task on balance and cognitive functions for individuals with Parkinson‘s disease. Hypothesis of the reserach: the results of the motor and cognitive functions for individuals with Parkinson‘s disease will be significantly better after physical therapy with the program‘s given tasks for the development of the cognitive functions than after the ordinary physical therapy. Methods of the research: 1. “Berg balance Scale”; 2. ‘Timed Up and Go“ test; 3. (2MWT) 2 minutes test; 4. Functional movement test, (W. Kaitel.et al., 1971); 5. Montreal (MoCA) test. Results: The indicators of balance, gait, coordination and functional mobility of the people with Parkinson‘s disease have significantly (p<0,05) improved after different types of physical therapy programs. The physical therapy program with the performed tasks for cognitive functions has significantly (p<0,05) improved the functional indicators of memory and attention. Conclusions of the research: 1. The balance of the people with Parkinson‘s disease has improved statistically and significantly both after traditional and after the physical therapy using the program of the cognitive tasks. 2. There was also a statistically significant improvement in memory and attention in patients with Parkinson‘s disease after combined physical therapy, but the was no change in the eveluation of the cognitive functions in patients after the ordinary physical therapy. 3. Dual-task significantly improves the balance and cognitive functions in patients with Parkinson‘s disease
The affect of accentuated - eccentric loading on cognitive function, range of motion and muscle recovery.
No full textOne of the most effective methodologies for muscle strength and power or to achieve optimal hypertrophy is eccentric training. Although exercise improves a person's health, there is also a physical stressor that can adversely affect a person's cognitive functions and CNS. Research problem: Analyzing the influence of strength training on cognitive function most studies use regular strength training protocol. However, it is not clear whether accentuated eccentric-type overload of supramaximal intensity, which causes mechanical muscle damage, affects cognitive function, range of motion, and muscle recovery. Aim of the research: To evaluate the influence of accentuated eccentric overload on cognitive function, range of motion and muscle recovery. Research tasks: 1. To study the influence of accentuated eccentric overload (AEL) on cognitive function and to compare the data with the data of the subjects of the traditional type of training (TTT) methodology; 2. To study the influence of AEL training methodology on the range of motion and to compare the data with the data of the TTT methodology; 3. To study the influence of AEL methodology on muscle recovery and to compare the data with the data of the TTT methodology group; Research methods: Anthropometric and body composition tests, flexibility / mobility tests, assessment of cognitive function, vertical jump, submaximal force and visual analog scale tests, recovery rate monitoring and statistical analysis methods. Conclusions: 1. Supramaximal intensity load did not affect cognitive function in the AEL group, but had a negative effect on the TTT group; 2. Muscle recovery was statistically significantly longer in the TTT group than in the AEL group; The amplitude of active hip abduction was significantly improved in the AEL group. After 24 h. since the leg press test, a decrease of range of motion in hamstrings were observed in the TTT methodology group;
Cambios en la motivación académica y satisfacción con los estudios de los profesores de educación física en formación durante el periodo de estudio.
No full textThe study describes and explores how the academic motivation and satisfaction of pre-service physical education (PE) teachers change during the study period and how autonomous and controlled academic motivation is related to student satisfaction with academic studies. For data collection, questionnaire surveys were used. The Academic Motivation Scale (AMS) and The Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) were applied. Repeated cross-sectional studies design at regular intervals was also used in this research. Data were collected four times during PE students’ study period in four Lithuanian universities. The samples were distributed according to the study year: first-year n = 84, second-year n = 72, third-year n = 59, fourth-year n = 44 students. The analysis of the data showed that students’ academic motivation and satisfaction with studies changed during the study period. Both autonomous and controlled academic motivation indicators have relationships of similar strength with the same subscales of satisfaction with studies. The research results obtained provide a better understanding of the change in students’ academic motivation regarding students’ perceptions of the academic environment revealed through student study satisfaction
Perceived stress in relation to demographics and clinical forms among patients with infective endocarditis: a cross-sectional study /
No full textBackground: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a disease of the endocardial surface of the heart, caused by infection of the native or prosthetic valve or an indwelling cardiac device. Apart from IE predisposing risk factors that include heart conditions and medical procedures, the novel trajectories from demographic factors to perceived stress conditions have been under investigation in recent years. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the associations between perceived stress and demographic characteristics as well as clinical forms of IE among survivors of IE in Kaunas, Lithuania. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study among IE cases (n = 135) at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics Cardiology department during the period 2014–2017 was performed. Data about IE clinical features, sociodemographic characteristics and perceived stress level (Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)) upon diagnosis were collected. Package “SPSS 25.0” was used in the statistical analysis. Logistic regression analysis was performed including gender, previous occupation, place of residence and clinical forms of IE in the analysis of perceived stress among survivors of IE. The STROBE checklist for cross-sectional studies was used in this study. (3) Results: Perceived stress was experienced by 54.8 percent of the respondents. In the final model, the OR (odds ratio) of perceived stress for females was 2.07 as compared to men; for rural residents, the OR was 2.25 as compared to urban residents. These results were statistically significant. A tendency for increased OR of perceived stress for low-skilled workers as compared to high-skilled ones and classical IE clinical form as compared to non-classical form was observed, but these results were not statistically significant. (4) Conclusions: The present study is an attempt to focus the attention of IE researchers on the effects of psychological state in the disease development. Differences in perceived stress and some demographic characteristics, as well as tendencies of IE clinical forms, were observed among survivors of IE in Kaunas, Lithuania
Similarities and differences in the mental skills of young and adult basketball players.
No full textThe object of the research - the similarities and differences in the mental skills of young and adult basketball players. The problem question of the research: How do the mental skills of young basketball players and adults differ in sports? The aim of the study - to investigate the similarities and differences in the mental skills of young and adult athletes. Objectives of the research: 1. To study and compare the general (basic), psychosomatic and cognitive mental skills of basketball youths and adults. 2. To compare the situational mental skills of basketball youths and adults. Hypothesis: More experience in sports having athletes have better mental skills. The hypothesis is formulated based on the data of other researchers (Malinauskas, Kazakevič, 2019; Rothlin et al., 2016). Research Methodology - the study used the Ottawa Mental Ability Assessment Description (OMSAT-3) developed by Durand-Bush, Salmela, and Green-Demers (2001). Another methodology used is the Mental Ability Development Questionnaire in Sport (SMTQ, Behnke et al., 2017). Subjects. The study involved 93 basketball players, including 46 young people (aged 19-20) and 47 adults (aged 21-37). Results. An analysis of the results revealed a significant difference between young and adult basketball players in terms of mental skills. Quantitative research revealed that seven out of twelve basic, psychosomatic and cognitive mental skills are stronger for adult basketball players than youngsters, and the hypothesis was confirmed. Young people show a stronger desire to improve their mental skills than adult basketball players because their self-speaking and abilities to create images are at a higher level. Conclusions: 1. A significant difference was found between youths and adults basketball players in terms of the following mental skills: goal setting, determination, activation, imagination, competition planning, mental training, and refocusing. Adults were more pronounced goal setting (p < 0.01), determination (p < 0.01), activation (p < 0.01), imagination (p < 0.01), competition planning (p < 0.01) , mental training (p < 0.01) and refocusing (p < 0.01) than young people. No statistically significant difference was found between youths and adults basketball players in terms of the following mental skills: self-confidence, reaction to stress, relaxation, overcoming fear, concentration. 2. It is revealed that there is a statistically significant difference between youths and adults basketball players in terms of the following situational mental skills: self-speaking abilities (p < 0.01) and abilities to create images (p < 0.01). Youths were more pronounced self-speaking skills and abilities to create images. No significant difference was found between youths and adults basketball players in terms of the following situational mental skills: basic skills, task performance skills, and interpersonal skills. Structure: introduction, 4 parts ("Prerequisites of theoretical literature", "Aim, tasks, methods and organization of the research", "Research results", "Discussion of results"), conclusions, recommendations, list of used literature and appendices
Fitness club “Gymplius” brand connection with loyalty from a customer perspective.
No full textResearch problem: what influence do brand elements have on customer loyalty? Research aim: to estimate the connection between fitness club “Gymplius” brand and customer loyalty. Research objectives: 1. Identify brand elements and their influence on customer loyalty in prior literature. 2. Estimate customer approach towards fitness club “Gymplius” brand and loyalty. 3. Assess causal links between fitness club “Gymplius” brand elements and customer loyalty. Hypothesis: H0: Customers who are more favourable to the brand elements are more loyal. H1: Stronger self-congruence with the brand influences stronger brand loyalty. Research methods: literature analysis, questionnaire, statistical data analysis. Results: Fitness club brand corresponds to customer lifestyle, personality and social image. Majority of the customers are loyal to the brand. There is a direct causal link between physical quality and quality to value ratio. Both physical quality and the quality to value ratio have a positive link with customer loyalty. Loyalty has a positive correlation with brand self-congruence. Conclusions: 1. Main brand elements are brand equity, brand image and brand personality. The connection between these elements and their components plays a role in forming a strong brand which has an influence on customer loyalty. 2. Fitness club “Gymplius” customers are favourable to clubs’ physical quality, quality to value ratio. “Gymplius” brand corresponds to customer lifestyle, personality and social image. Majority of customers are loyal to the brand. 3. All evaluated brand elements: physical quality, quality to value ratio and brand self-congruence have a direct causal link to customer loyalty
Особливості управління туризмом в аспекті пандемії Covid-19.
No full textRelevance and novelty. Tourism is defined as “the activities of persons traveling to an unusual environment for a maximum of one consecutive year for leisure, business or other purposes unrelated to remunerated activities” (EBRO (OECD), 2014). Since the last economic crisis in 2008, tourism has only flourished, but everything has come to a halt with COVID-19. The total economic loss to consumer markets due to the COVID-19 pandemic is around $ 3.8 trillion, or 4.2% of global GDP (Sheresheva, M., Efremova, M., Valitova, L., Polukhina, A., & Laptev, G. (2021). According to R. Karsokienė and L. Dromantienė [3], the tourism industry is going through the most difficult period in its history due to 2020. January 30 The COVID-19 crisis, announced by the World Health Organization (WHO), gradually escalated into 2020. March 11 identified as a global pandemic. Travel restrictions imposed to stop the spread of the virus have had a devastating effect on the tourism business around the world. Tourism is an important part of the infrastructure of the world economy, generating 10% of the world’s tourism, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization. gross domestic product and maintaining 1 in 10 of the world’s jobs. The tourism sector is particularly dynamic, where a rapid response to a changing environment and market is essential. In addition, tourism is the sector most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific problem. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the decline of tourism as one of the most important economic sectors. The aim of the article is to reveal the impact of COVID-19 on the tourism industry. Subject: Impact of COVID-19 on the tourism. Tasks. 1. Define the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism market; 2. Discuss the innovations that can lift the tourism business out of recession. Methods: analysis, systematization and interpretation of scientific literature
Retrospective analysis of the relationship between philosophy and medicine in the context of the civilization history of humanity.
No full textThe article focuses on the justification of health care as a global problem of humanity. The retrospective analysis of the relationship between philosophy and medicine in the civilizational history of mankind is revealed. On the factual material the development of health care through the fight against diseases, epidemics, pandemics is noted. The essence of COVID-19 is explained as a geo-, bio-, social quantum, negatively influencing all spheres of human activity. The need for the unity of the medical minds of the planet to develop a strategy for humanity’s survival in the face of a coronavirus pandemic trial is emphasized