The Effects of Physical Activity Messages on Physical Activity Support Behaviors and Motivation Among Parents of Children with Disabilities.

Persuasive messages can motivate parent support for physical activity (PA). Many PA messages targeting parents are not necessarily inclusive of parents of children with disabilities (CWD). Guided by the theory of planned behavior and multi-process action control model, the relative effects of PA messages were examined among parents of CWD.

Evidence-Informed Recommendations for Community-Based Organizations Developing Physical Activity Information Targeting Families of Children and Youth With Disabilities.

Parents of children and youth with disabilities (CYD) have expressed unique physical activity (PA) information needs. Community-based organizations (CBOs) require assistance to meet these needs. Guided by the Appraisal of Guidelines, Research and Evaluation II, this project established evidence-informed recommendations for developing PA information targeting families of CYD.

Development and evaluation of a patient decision aid for pediatric interval appendectomy.

Objective: One option for the treatment of perforated appendicitis in pediatric patients is interval appendectomy (IA). A patient decision aid (PDA) can be useful in the decision-making process regarding IA. The purpose of this study was to evaluate parents' decisional conflict before and after engaging with a developed PDA.

Quality of life outcomes in children after surgery for Hirschsprung disease and anorectal malformations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: No systematic review and meta-analysis to date has examined multiple child and parent-reported social and physical quality of life (QoL) in pediatric populations affected by Hirschsprung's disease (HD) and anorectal malformations (ARM). The objective of this systematic review is to quantitatively summarize the parent-reported and child-reported psychosocial and physical functioning scores of such children.

Methods: Records were sourced from the CENTRAL, EMBASE, and MEDLINE databases.

Developing and Disseminating Physical Activity Messages Targeting Parents: A Systematic Scoping Review.

Background: Physical activity (PA) messages have demonstrated success in targeting parent support for PA. However, little research exists to inform the development and dissemination of optimally effective PA messages targeting parents. A synthesis of existing literature is necessary to inform message development and dissemination strategies.

Physical activity and life satisfaction among individuals with spinal cord injury: Exploring loneliness as a possible mediator.

There has been no known research investigating the association between leisure time physical activity (LTPA), loneliness, and life satisfaction among people with spinal cord injury or dysfunction (SCI/D). The relationship between these constructs is worthy of consideration given the positive health impacts of LTPA, the negative health impacts of loneliness, and heightened negative effects of loneliness on life satisfaction for individuals with SCI/D. To examine the relationship between LTPA and loneliness, and examine loneliness as a possible mediator of the relationship between LTPA and life satisfaction among individuals with SCI/D.

"Even if someone has a physical disability, they can still participate": Youth with physical disabilities' motivational physical activity message preferences.

Background: Youth with disabilities (YWD) experience unique physical activity (PA) needs and subsequently experience low levels of PA and are vulnerable to the risks associated with physical inactivity. Persuasive PA messages have been shown to motivate able-bodied youth to engage in PA, but there is no known research examining the PA motivational messaging needs preferences of YWD.

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine and understand the PA motivational messaging needs and preferences of YWD.

Physical Activity Messages for Youth with Disabilities: An Evaluation of Attitudes, Intentions, and Preferences.

There is no known research examining the use of strategic messages to motivate youth with physical disabilities (YWPD), or how to create effective messages for them. Guided by the Social Issue Advertising Believability Model (SIABM), the study aimed to: (i) examine the effectiveness of physical activity (PA) messages on YWPD's attitudes and intentions to participate in PA, and (ii) consider factors related to message effectiveness. YWPD (N = 60) were randomized to view one of three PA messages: (a) no youth, (b) non-inclusive, and (c) targeted.