Can a framed intervention motivate older adults in assisted living facilities to exercise?

Background: The majority of institutionalized older adults do not exercise, despite the many health benefits. The current study investigated whether a framed intervention can motivate older adults in assisted living facilities (ALFs) to perform functional resistance exercises. It was hypothesized that repeated framing of these exercises from a prevention perspective (e.

Short- and long-term effects of a need-supportive physical activity intervention among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A randomized controlled pilot trial.

Objective: This pilot trial evaluated the short- and long-term effects of a six-week need-supportive physical activity (PA) intervention among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, on health-related (HbA1c and physical fitness) and behavioral (objectively-measured and self-reported PA) outcomes.

Methods: To support the basic psychological needs for autonomy, relatedness and competence, the intervention included one in- and outtake session with a PA coach, an individualized PA program and a weekly PA group session. The intervention was set up in collaboration with a health insurance fund and with general practitioners.

Is team confidence the key to success? The reciprocal relation between collective efficacy, team outcome confidence, and perceptions of team performance during soccer games.

The present manuscript extends previous research on the reciprocal relation between team confidence and perceived team performance in two ways. First, we distinguished between two types of team confidence; process-oriented collective efficacy and outcome-oriented team outcome confidence. Second, we assessed both types not only before and after the game, but for the first time also during half-time, thereby providing deeper insight into their dynamic relation with perceived team performance.

Intermittent hydrostatic compressive force stimulates exclusively the proteoglycan synthesis of osteoarthritic human cartilage.

In paired observations the in vitro proteoglycan turnover was studied of human normal and osteoarthritic cartilage in the absence and presence of intermittent hydrostatic compressive force. Shortly after collection, osteoarthritic cartilage showed a higher proteoglycan synthesis rate than normal cartilage, whereas after culture the reverse was found. Exposure during culture to hydrostatic intermittent compression of a low physiological magnitude enhanced the proteoglycan synthesis rate for osteoarthritic cartilage, whereas normal was unaffected by this hydrostatic intermittent compression.

Potential influences of ketoprofen on human healthy and osteoarthritic cartilage in vitro.

Ketoprofen (Orudis, Rhône-Poulenc) is an anti-inflammatory drug with analgesic properties that is used in diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis (OA). It is therefore of interest to know whether ketoprofen has a direct influence on cartilage metabolism. We studied the effects of ketoprofen in therapeutic concentrations, on proteoglycan (PG) turnover in explants of human cartilage.