Research Methods in Physical Activity and Health (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Bird, Stephen R.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first book to present the issues associated with physical activity and health research and introduce students to the methods available. The book works through the full research process, from devising a proposal, through selecting a research methodology and quantifying physical activity and outcome measures, to disseminating findings.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 366
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351656771
• Artikelnr.: 54787272

Autorenporträt

Stephen R. Bird is a Research Group Leader at RMIT University, Australia. He has over 30 years of experience working in the University and Hospital sectors in the field of Health and Exercise. He has authored five books in the field, as well as numerous book chapters and over 100 articles on the subject. He is an active member of numerous professional associations, including being a former Chair of the Physiology Section of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences. His current research interests include physical activity for older people, the prevention of chronic diseases, and the use of exercise in rehabilitation programs.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Why Research into Health and Physical Activity?
2.The Historical and Current Context for Research into Health and Physical
Activity
3. Health Concepts
4. Nurture vs Nature: The Genetics and Epigenetics of Exercise
5. Systematically Searching and Reviewing the Literature
6. Producing the Research Proposal
7. Ethical Issues in Health and Physical Activity Research
8. Observational (Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal) Studies
9. Interviews and Focus Groups
10. Questionnaires
11. Notes and Tips on Surveys
12. Qualitative Research in Physical Activity and Health
13. Intervention studies, training studies and determining the acute
responses to bouts of exercise
14. An Introduction to Research Methods in the Epidemiology of Health and
Physical Activity
15. Research into Sedentary Behaviour
16. Ensuring Quality Data: Validity, Reliability and Error
17. Quantitative Data Analyses
18. Measurement of Physical Behaviours in Free-Living Populations
19. Measurements of Physical Health and Functional Capacity
20. Physical activity and the "feel-good" effect: challenges in researching
the pleasure and
displeasure people feel when they exercise
21. Studying the Risks of Exercise and Its Negative Impacts
22. Research Studies with Children
23. Research Studies with Older People
24. Working with Indigenous and Other Cultural Groups
25. Research Methods in Physical Activity and Health: Sexual Orientation
and Gender Identity
26. Conducting Physical Activity Research Within Chronic Disease
Populations
29. Using Health Equity to Guide Future Physical Activity Research
Involving People Living
with Serious Mental Illness
30. Disseminating the Research Findings
31. Translating Research Findings into Community Interventions.
Considerations for Design and Implementation: A Case Based Approach.
32. Translating Research Findings Into Community Interventions.
Considerations for Design and Implementation: A Case Based Approach