Mixed-methods evaluation of Daily Moves, a community-based physical activity program for older adults.

Background: Although the health benefits of physical activity are well documented, most older adults are not sufficiently active. There is a need to explore approaches to physical activity promotion amongst older adults that meet the personal preferences and needs of participants, and that can be implemented on a large scale in community-based settings. The current study evaluates Daily Moves, a community-based physical activity program for older adults living in Adelaide, Australia.

"We're Lucky to Have Doctors at All"; A Qualitative Exploration of Australian Farmers' Barriers and Facilitators to Health-Related Help-Seeking.

This study aimed to explore barriers and facilitators that impact on farmers' help-seeking behaviours for health and mental health concerns. Fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with farmers (12 male; age 51.7 ± 12.

Suggestions in Hypnosis to Aid Pain Education (SHAPE) in People with Chronic Low-Back Pain: A Pilot Feasibility Randomized, Controlled Trial.

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a debilitating and burdensome condition, and new treatment strategies are needed. This study aimed to evaluate (1) the feasibility of undertaking a controlled clinical trial investigating a novel intervention for people with CLBP: hypnotically reinforced pain science education, and (2) the acceptability of the intervention as rated by participants. feasibility and intervention acceptability criteria were set.

Sociodemographic Predictors of Attitudes to Support Seeking From a Medical Doctor or Other Health Provider Among Rural Australians.

Background: Rural Australians experience higher prevalence of several chronic diseases than metropolitan Australians and are less likely to access supportive health services. This study explored associations of sociodemographic factors and barriers to support seeking for health in a sample of rural South Australians.

Methods: Participants (n = 610) from three rural regions participated in a computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI), based on the Barriers to Help Seeking Scale.

A pain science education and walking program to increase physical activity in people with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: a feasibility study.

Introduction: Nine of 10 people with knee osteoarthritis are inactive. Unhelpful pain beliefs may negatively influence physical activity levels. Targeting these unhelpful pain beliefs, through contemporary pain science education (PSE), may provide benefit.

A RE-AIM Analysis of an Intergenerational Dementia Education Program.

Children often have a lack of dementia understanding and poor attitudes toward people with dementia. Intergenerational programs are increasingly common, but the effects on knowledge and attitudes related to dementia are mixed, especially in the long-term (6 months). Using a RE-AIM framework, we quantitatively evaluated the effects of an educational dementia program (with and without an intergenerational program) on dementia attitudes in the short and long-term, and qualitatively, which elements of the program facilitated this change.

A comparison of barriers to mental health support-seeking among farming and non-farming adults in rural South Australia.

Objective: To assess the differences between farming and non-farming rural adults in perceived barriers to mental health service use.

Design: A cross-sectional survey, modified from the Barriers to Help-Seeking Scale (BHSS), was conducted using a computer-assisted telephone interview.

Setting: Respondents (age 52.

Relationships between digit ratio (2D:4D) and basketball performance in Australian men.

Objective: To investigate relationships between the digit ratio (2D:4D) and competitive basketball performance in Australian men.

Methods: Using an observational cross-sectional design a total of 221 Australian basketball players who competed in the Olympic Games, International Basketball Federation World Championships/Cup, Australian National Basketball League, Central Australian Basketball League or socially had their 2D:4Ds measured. Analysis of variance was used to assess differences in mean 2D:4Ds between men playing at different competitive standards, with relationships between 2D:4Ds and basketball game-related statistics assessed using Pearson's product moment correlations in men playing at a single competitive standard.

Relationships between digit ratio (2D:4D) and female competitive rowing performance.

Background: Digit ratio (2D:4D), a measure of prenatal testosterone exposure, is weakly-to-moderately associated with increased physical performance, although the evidence is far stronger for males than females.

Objective: To examine the relationship between 2D:4D and measured on-water rowing performance in young females competing at the Australian Rowing Championships.

Methods: Using an observational, cross-sectional design, female rowers (n = 69, aged 12-30 years) who competed in single sculls events at the Australian Rowing Championships in 2007 and 2008 had numerous physical and digital anthropometric measurements taken, including 2D:4D measurements.