Publications by authors named "E Kouidi"
Foods rich in polyphenols have beneficial effects on health. This study aimed to examine the impact of dark chocolate on endurance runners' arterial function. Forty-six male amateur runners, aged 25-55, participated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: To combat the high prevalence of physical inactivity among children, there is an urgent need to develop and implement real-world interventions and policies that promote physical activity (PA) and reduce sedentary behaviour (SB). To inform policy makers, the current body of evidence for children's PA/SB interventions needs to be translated.
Objectives: The current systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identify modifiable determinants of device-measured PA and SB targeted in available intervention studies with randomized controlled trial (RCT) and controlled trial (CT) designs in children and early adolescents (5-12 years) and to quantify the effects of the interventions within their respective settings on the determinants of PA/SB and the outcomes PA and SB.
Assessment of Cardiac Autonomic Function by Short-Term Sensor-Based and Long-Term Heart Rate Variability Analyses in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury After Long-Term Table Tennis Training.
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November 2024
This study aimed to examine the acute and chronic effects of an exercising table tennis program on cardiac Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) and functional capacity in people with tetraplegia. Twenty males with tetraplegia (C6-C7), with a mean age of 38.50 ± 4.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevious physical activity interventions for children (5-12yrs) have aimed to change determinants associated with self-report physical activity behaviour (PAB) and/or sedentary behaviour (SB), however, the associations between these determinants and PAB/SB in different settings are uncertain. The present study aimed to identify modifiable determinants targeted in previous PAB/SB interventions for children. Intervention effects on the determinants and their associations with self-report PAB/SB were assessed across settings.
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- Chronic heart failure (CHF), particularly heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), is linked to increased frailty, fall rates, and hospitalizations, especially in older adults.
- A study involving 72 HFpEF patients and 72 healthy controls found that HFpEF patients had significantly poorer static balance, lower balance confidence, and a higher incidence of falls compared to healthy individuals.
- Despite these differences, the research indicated that static balance metrics measured in a controlled environment had minimal correlation with actual fall rates, strength, or lean muscle mass.