Publications by authors named "P Iserbyt"

Maintaining physical activity habits is important for long-term health benefits. Many children do not achieve the World Health Organization (WHO) benchmark of 60 min Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) daily. Comprehensive school physical activity programs (CSPAP) target all opportunities at school for children to be physically active.

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Background: With a rapidly ageing society, healthy ageing has become a key challenge. Engagement in physical activity, and particularly walking, is a key strategy that contributes to healthy ageing amongst older adults. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of a group walking program for older adults that incorporates the 5R Shared Leadership Program (5R).

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The purpose of this study was to compare the impact of interventions aimed at improving teacher's content knowledge on students' MVPA, on-task behavior, and skill performance. Differences between treatment and comparison groups were further examined by skill level and gender. We conducted a retroactive analysis of teacher and student data from two randomly controlled trials and one well-controlled quasi-experimental trial measuring MVPA, student performance in badminton, and on-task behavior in lessons.

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Background: Experimental research on the training of BLS instructors and how their performance evolves is scarce. This study investigated the role of content knowledge and repeated teaching trials for improving teaching and learning Basic Life Support (BLS).

Methods: A cluster randomised controlled trial.

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This study aims to identify which basic life support skills of student nurses deteriorate in a period of four months. Secondly, it investigates the link between a specific cognitive skill and its corresponding motor skill in BLS. The population for this study consisted of 169 general nursing students within the first year cohort of a three-year undergraduate nursing education program.

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