The roles of readiness and dosage in predicting outcomes of a mindful sport performance enhancement intervention with U.S. college student-athletes.

Research suggests that Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Interventions (MABIs) can impact sport performance and performance-relevant factors, though questions remain regarding when and for whom MABIs are effective. Specifically, inquiries into intervention engagement (i.e.

Environmental Factors Affecting Rural Physical Activity Behaviors: Learning from Community Partners.

Background: Rural environments present many barriers to regular physical activity (PA), and residents who live in these communities are at higher risk for a variety of health issues.

Objectives: We used community-based participatory research (CBPR) to guide the development of project interventions and enhance partnerships within the communities.

Methods: University-community partnerships, including Extension professionals, were used to gather data from twenty key informants in two West Virginia counties.

Identifying community physical activity and health resources for treatment of back pain by utilizing members of a physical activity network.

Background: Back pain is one of the leading causes of health care expenditure in the US and is linked to an increased body mass index. Many evidence-based modalities for the prevention and treatment of back pain closely mirror recommendations for weight loss and include physical activity and health maintenance activities (PAHM). The primary aim of this study was to ascertain community assets, and perceptions of the use of PAHM in the treatment of back pain by West Virginia Physical Activity Network (WVPAN) members.

Psychosocial variables and time to injury onset: a hurdle regression analysis model.

Context: Psychological variables have been shown to be related to athletic injury and time missed from participation in sport. We are unaware of any empirical examination of the influence of psychological variables on time to onset of injury.

Objective: To examine the influence of orthopaedic and psychosocial variables on time to injury in college athletes.

An assessment of patient behavioral requirements pre- and post-surgery at accredited weight loss surgical centers.

Background: Without changes to diet and exercise behaviors, weight losses achieved through surgical procedures may be short lived. There is no data currently available on how accredited bariatric facilities are implementing best-practice guidelines related to behavioral and psychological care to help patients make long-lasting change.

Methods: One hundred twenty-three ACS-accredited facility websites were analyzed using document and content analyses to determine behavioral and psychological services.

Use of protection motivation theory, affect, and barriers to understand and predict adherence to outpatient rehabilitation.

Background And Purpose: Protection motivation theory (PMT) has been used in more than 20 different health-related fields to study intentions and behavior, albeit primarily outside the area of injury rehabilitation. In order to examine and predict patient adherence behavior, this study was carried out to explore the use of PMT as a screening tool in a general sample of people with orthopedic conditions.

Subjects And Methods: New patients who were more than 18 years old and who were prescribed 4 to 8 weeks of physical therapy treatment (n=229) were administered a screening tool (Sports Injury Rehabilitation Beliefs Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, and a barriers checklist) prior to treatment.

Use of a community trail among new and habitual exercisers: a preliminary assessment.

Introduction: We evaluated physical activity patterns and trail use among new and habitually active exercisers using onsite trail interviews.

Methods: Using a cross-sectional study design, 414 adults who accessed two new trails that bisect a rural community of 26,809 residents were interviewed during the first summer of the trails' official operation (2001). The trails comprise 12 miles of level and paved surface and run parallel to adjacent water sheds, businesses, and neighborhoods.