Journal•ISSN: 1559-8276
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
SAGE Publishing
About: American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine is an academic journal published by SAGE Publishing. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Lifestyle medicine & Medicine. It has an ISSN identifier of 1559-8276. Over the lifetime, 1265 publications have been published receiving 17609 citations.
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TL;DR: Communities and organizations should encourage physical activity by providing and supporting programs designed to increase such activity.
Abstract: • communities, urban planners, architects, developers, and public health professionals developing and implementing sustainable strategies for improving the physical environment of communities that are as large as several square miles or more or as small as a few blocks in size in ways that encourage and support physical activity; and • communities and organizations developing and maintaining sustainable strategies to create and/ or enhance access to places and programs where people can be physically active in a safe and enjoyable way. Strategy 1-2: Provide and support community programs designed to increase physical activity. Communities and organizations should encourage physical activity by providing and supporting programs designed to increase such activity.
548 citations
TL;DR: A review of physical activity in children and adolescents can be found in this paper, where a wide range of methods have been used to measure physical activity, including self-report methods such as questionnaires, activity logs, and diaries, as well as objective measures of physical activities such as direct observation, doubly labeled water, heart rate monitoring, accelerometers, and pedometers.
Abstract: To date, a wide range of methods has been used to measure physical activity in children and adolescents. These include self-report methods such as questionnaires, activity logs, and diaries as well as objective measures of physical activity such as direct observation, doubly labeled water, heart rate monitoring, accelerometers, and pedometers. The purpose of this review is to overview the methods currently being used to measure physical activity in children and adolescents. For each measurement approach, new developments and/or innovations are identified and discussed. Particular attention is given to the use of accelerometers and the calibration of accelerometer output to units of energy expenditure to developing children.
382 citations
TL;DR: There remains an urgent need to integrate information on IPV into medical and health care curricula, and to train future physicians and other health care providers about the pervasiveness of IPV and the far-reaching implications for patient health.
Abstract: Nearly 1 in 4 women and 1 in 13 men experience intimate partner violence (IPV) at some time in their life. Victims of IPV suffer significant negative health consequences because of the physical, se...
358 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide an overview of the adherence problem and describe a theoretical framework through which the factors that impact adherence can be understood, and discuss difficulties involved in implementing long-term weight management programs and suggest practical solutions for providers.
Abstract: The utility of lifestyle-based health promotion interventions is directly impacted by participant adherence to prescribed behavior changes. Unfortunately, poor adherence to behaviors recommended in lifestyle interventions is widespread, particularly over the long-term; thus, the "adherence problem" represents a significant challenge to the effectiveness of these interventions. The current review provides an overview of the adherence problem and describes a theoretical framework through which the factors that impact adherence can be understood. To further understand the difficulties individuals face when adhering to health behavior changes, we focus our discussion on challenges associated with adherence to lifestyle behaviors recommended for weight loss and healthy weight management (i.e., reductions in dietary intake and increases in physical activity). We describe strategies that improve long-term adherence to health behaviors related to healthy weight management, including the provision of extended care, skills training, improving social support, and strategies specific to maintaining changes in dietary intake and physical activity. Finally, we discuss difficulties involved in implementing long-term weight management programs and suggest practical solutions for providers.
258 citations
TL;DR: This review summarizes the recent literature on randomized clinical trials evaluating MHBC interventions for primary prevention, finding that MHBC intervention effects were stronger and more consistent for cancer prevention than CVD prevention.
Abstract: Most individuals engage in multiple unhealthy lifestyle behaviors with the potential for negative health consequences. Yet most health promotion research has addressed risk factors as categorically separate entities, and little is known about how to effectively promote multiple health behavior change (MHBC). This review summarizes the recent literature (January 2004 to December 2009) on randomized clinical trials evaluating MHBC interventions for primary prevention. Combining all the studies across all the reviews, fewer than 150 studies were identified. This is a fraction of the number of trials conducted on changing individual behavioral risks. Three primary behavioral clusters dominated: (1) the energy balance behaviors of physical activity and diet; (2) addictive behaviors like smoking and other drugs; and (3) disease-related behaviors, specifically cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer related. Findings were largely disappointing for studies of diet and physical activity, particularly with youth. T...
255 citations