Context: A multilevel model has been used to describe the complex nature of work-life balance in sport organizations. Organizational aspects such as work scheduling, hours worked, job demands, and ...decreased perceived value have been reported as factors that can positively or negatively affect work-life balance. However, the individual factors that contribute to this balance have not been well studied. Objective: To better understand the individual factors (emotional stability and coping) that may facilitate or inhibit work-life balance among athletic trainers (ATs). Design: Cross-sectional online survey. Setting: National Collegiate Athletic Association athletic training setting. Patients or Other Participants: A total of 423 (193 men, 230 women) ATs employed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association setting. Main Outcome Measure(s): Data were collected via a Web-based survey instrument consisting of demographic and Likert-scale questions related to resiliency, hardiness, affectivity, work-family conflict (WFC), and work-family enrichment (WFE). Likert responses were summed and demographic information was analyzed for frequency and distribution. Independent t tests, analysis of variance, and Spearman correlations were calculated to evaluate the relationships among variables. Results: Participants exhibited moderate hardiness scores of 3.9 ± 4.0 (range, -9 to 15). Positive affectivity was weakly negatively correlated with WFC (r = -0.212, P ( .001) and moderately positively correlated with WFE (r = 0.448, P ( .001). Resiliency was weakly negatively correlated with WFC (r = -0.25, P ( .001) and weakly positively correlated with WFE (r = 0.228, P ( .001). Additionally, individuals with less than 10 years of experience had lower positive affectivity scores than those with more than 10 years of experience. Men scored higher than women only in resiliency. Conclusions: Collegiate ATs demonstrated moderate levels of coping behaviors that allow them to manage their personal and professional lives. Athletic trainers with more years of experience displayed a more positive affect.
BACKGROUND: Physical Exercise (PE) is today a primary source in the search for a better quality of life and health, fighting sedentary lifestyle and bringing benefits related to its practice. Regular ...exercise can reduce the development of coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome and hypertension. In addition, it promotes the loss of fat mass, develops cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength and endurance, reduces depression and improves cognitive functions. However, many people cannot adhere to a PE program without the help of the Personal Trainer, who is a Physical Education professional (PEF) responsible for individualized training and also for evaluating/re-evaluating the health conditions of individuals in order to propose adequate PE. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the profile of the Personal Trainer in the city of Divinópolis and the importance of primary physical assessment of its students. METHODS: Cross-sectional study with 40 PEF, mean age of 33.7±7.52 years who worked as a Personal Trainer. A previously structured questionnaire was applied, with 24 questions prepared by the authors. In the data analysis, descriptive statistics, mean and standard deviation were performed using the Microsoft Office Excel program. RESULTS: Among those surveyed, 67.5% (n=27) were women, 50% (n=20) have been in the market for more than 10 years and only 45% (n=18) have specialization. As for the physical evaluation before the beginning of the training, 95% (n=38) of the professionals demand or do the evaluation and 85% (n=34) see great importance and try to make a complete and detailed evaluation. CONCLUSION: The professionals have been working in the follow-up for more than 10 years, serve a diverse audience, have the gyms as their main place of action and have partnerships with other health professionals. Most participants consider the primary physical assessment of their students to be of paramount importance and perform it before the start of training.
INTRODUÇÃO: O exercício físico (EF) é hoje fonte primária na busca por maior qualidade de vida e saúde, combatendo o sedentarismo e trazendo benefícios relacionados à sua prática. O EF regular pode atuar reduzindo o desenvolvimento de doença coronariana, acidente vascular cerebral, diabetes, dislipidemia, síndrome metabólica e hipertensão. Além disso, promove a perda da massa gorda, desenvolve a aptidão cardiorrespiratória, a força e resistência muscular, atua na redução de depressão e melhora as funções cognitivas. Porém muitas pessoas não conseguem aderir a um programa de EF sem o auxílio do Personal Trainer, que é um profissional de Educação Física (PEF) responsável pelo treinamento individualizado e também por avaliar/reavaliar as condições de saúde dos indivíduos a fim de propor EF adequado. OBJETIVO: Avaliar o perfil do Personal Trainer na cidade de Divinópolis e a importância da avaliação física primária de seus alunos. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal com 40 PEF, idade média de 33,7±7,52 anos que atuavam como Personal Trainer. Foi aplicado um questionário previamente estruturado, com 24 perguntas elaboradas pelos autores. Na análise dos dados, foi realizada a estatística descritiva, média e desvio padrão, utilizando o programa Microsoft Office Excel. RESULTADOS: Dentre os pesquisados, 67,5% (n=27) eram mulheres, 50% (n=20) estão no mercado a mais de 10 anos e apenas 45% (n=18) possuem especialização. Quanto a avaliação física antes do início do treinamento, 95% (n=38) dos profissionais exigem ou fazem a avaliação e 85% (n=34) vê grande importância e procura fazer uma avaliação completa e detalhada. CONCLUSÃO: Os profissionais atuam no seguimento há mais de 10 anos, atendem um público diversificado, têm as academias como principal local de atuação e possuem parcerias com outros profissionais da saúde. A maioria dos participantes consideram a avaliação física primária dos seus alunos de suma importância e a realizam antes do início dos treinamentos.
OED and the dictionary of the world defines a "doctor" 700 years ago and today as a "teacher". The root word for the word doctor derives from Latin "docere", which means "to teach". The doctor ...contributes to educating patients about a number of medical conditions (the patient is experiencing a number of diseases). In essence, the doctor has the role as a teacher. Doctor-patient interaction works on relational models. The physician-trainer paradigm is required to be introduced to improve patient status. The physician-trainer model is a participatory model that results in achieving the patient's well-being and improving his/her health; the physician uses his or her capacity as a trainer, that is, he has the ability to form and instill adequate conduct for each patient. In this paper, besides highlighting the appetence for the relationship between the trainer and the patient, we tried to quantify the patient's acceptance of the treatment with/without continuous monitoring of the disease (chronic diseases), the degree of reasonableness in accepting the therapeutic behavior, and lastly how the individual feels the change of his status in the patient. The study was conducted on a total of 217 subjects (125 female subjects and 92 male subjects). The applied questionnaire contained 18 questions, structured to help us confirm or not the study's objectives. The results obtained will show us the level of appetite for the trainer-patient relationship.
Jaringan komputer merupakan mata kuliah yang umum terdapat dalam kurikulum pendidikan tingi bidang teknologi informasi. Pada mata kuliah jaringan komputer, mahasiswa dituntut memiliki kompetensi ...dalam mengoperasikan perangkat keras jaringan komputer. Pada umumnya, pembelajaran praktik untuk melatih ketrampilan motorik pada jaringan komputer selama ini hanya menggunakan software simulasi. Pada umumnya, mahasiswa belum memiliki ketrampilan dalam mengoperasikan perangkat jaringan secara langsung pada tingkat dasar ini. Pada penelitian ini dibuat sebuah media belajar praktik untuk jaringan komputer dasar dalam bentuk perangkat keras trainer. Trainer tersebut digunakan sebagai media belajar praktik untuk mengoperasikan network device secara nyata. Penelitian ini juga bertujuan untuk menguji tingkat kelayakan trainer jaringan komputer ketika digunakan dalam perkuliahan. Model pengembangan yang digunakan untuk membuat trainer ini menggunakan model pengembangan Alessi dan Trollip. Hasil validasi dari ahli media dari segi kelayakan perangkat media belajar menunjukkan tingkat kelayakan trainer ini sebagai media belajar praktikum sebesar 80,7%. Sedangkan hasil validasi dari praktisi jaringan komputer menunjukkan bahwa tingkat kelayakan materi trainer jaringan ini sebesar 89,4% jika digunakan sebagai suplemen untuk pembelajaran jaringan komputer dasar.
purpose: to experimentally substantiate the improvement of the physical preparedness of breakdancers at the age of 13-15 years using the functional simulator «Alpha Gravity». Material & Methods: ...theoretical analysis and generalization of scientific and methodological literature, pedagogical observation, pedagogical testing, pedagogical experiment, methods of mathematical statistics. The study involved 22 breakdancers aged 13-15 years, from the reserve of the national team of Ukraine. Two groups were formed from the study participants: the control group (CG) - 11 athletes and the main group (MG) – 11 athletes, in the educational process of which the means of the functional simulator «Alpha Gravity» were included. results: a positive effect of the application of a set of exercises using the «Alpha Gravity» functional simulator in the training process of breakdancers aged 13-15 years was revealed. The greatest increase in indicators of physical fitness of the athletes of the main group was found in the tests: T1 «Bend forward from a sitting position, legs together (cm)»; Т2 «Push-ups» (number of times min-1)”; T5 «Holding the torso in the prone position, (s)»; T6 «Plank, (s)». In other tests, there is also a positive trend in the growth of indicators. conclusions: statistically significant positive changes in the level of physical preparedness of breakdancers at the age of 13-15 years of the main group (MG, n=11) were established under the influence of the developed training methodology using the means of the functional simulator "Alpha Gravity".
This paper describes the development of a mobile phone application (MEDUSA) for training situation awareness. MEDUSA was developed as a cost efficient form of on demand training to supplement other ...more costly, traditional forms of training such as simulation labs and live patient rounds. Users care for a simulated patient and are tested using a version of the Situation Awareness Global Assessment Technique (SAGAT). Users receive feedback on how many SAGAT queries they answered correctly and are provided tips on how to improve SA. Initial usability testing demonstrated strong support for the program among a sample of nursing students. Continued efforts are on-going in the design and testing of a teaching portal that allows trainers to easily create their own scenarios.
In this session, we will demonstrate the Virtual Patient Immersive Trainer (VPIT). The VPIT system uses augmented reality (AR) to allow medics and medical students to experience a photorealistic, ...life-sized virtual patient. The VPIT supports learners in obtaining the perceptual skills required to recognize and interpret subtle perceptual cues critical to assessing a patient’s condition. We will conduct an interactive demonstration of the virtual patient using both a tablet (for group interaction) and an AR-enabled headset (Microsoft HoloLens) for individual interaction. In addition, we will demonstrate use of the instructor tablet to control what the learner sees (e.g., injury types, severity of injury) and to monitor student performance.
Motivation plays a crucial role in determining whether or not a person adheres to an exercise program. The present study aimed to determine the motivational differences between people exercising in ...fitness alone, in groups/aerobics and with a personal trainer by gender and relationship status.
The Exercise Motivations Inventory-2 (EMI-2) questionnaire was completed by 830 users of 20 largest fitness centers in Slovenia.
The Kruskal-Wallis test followed by a Dunn post-hoc test revealed that health-related motives such as ill-health avoidance were most frequently associated with exercising with a personal trainer compared to other exercise modalities, especially among females (
= 0.032,
= 4.88) and people in a relationship (
= 0.020,
= 5.18). On the other hand, intrinsic motivations such as enjoyment and stress management were mostly associated with exercising alone (
= 0.002,
= 4.98 and
= 0.021,
= 4.68, respectively). These results were also transferred to females and to some extent to people in a relationship (for enjoyment only). It is expected that intrinsic motivation is related to sustained exercise behavior.
Future studies could implement a longitudinal design to test this statement and examine the proposed relationships over a longer period to better understand whether there may be causal relationships between motivation and different exercise modalities depending on different characteristics of participants.
The general public's view of the meaning of intelligence is still narrow. Many think that intelligent children are children who have logical intelligence and those who are lacking in that are ...considered unintelligent, even though there are many other types of intelligence. Some of these intelligences are linguistic and interpersonal intelligence. One way to hone linguistic and interpersonal intelligence is through a youth trainer program. The purpose of this research is to find out about the youth trainer program, how to hone linguistic and interpersonal intelligence through the youth trainer program, and what are the supporting and inhibiting factors. This research is a qualitative research using a case study approach. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews, and documentation. In the interview process, the researchers obtained data from the training division, teachers, administrators and students. Data analysis technique by reducing data, presenting data and drawing conclusions. The technique of checking the validity of the data by extending participation and triangulation. The conclusion of the research is that through the young trainer program, the students' linguistic and interpersonal intelligence has been proven to be honed. The supporting factors in this research are: imagination map, peer tutoring, teaching flash students etc. The inhibiting factor: training activities sometimes clash with the formal school schedule, the varying abilities of students and the lack of self-motivation of some students.
Exploring aspects of how innovative methods can truly attain a sustainable society is necessary for the future of our planet. This study focuses on serious games, and how users can increase their ...understanding of sustainability issues and their familiarity with sustainable development strategies. “Users” of serious games consist of all possible target groups that are interested in attaining knowledge of sustainability through the use of games that are designed for a purpose beyond entertainment, in this case for sustainability education. This paper follows the systematic literature review method to deliver a study of serious games featuring sustainable development practices and policies. In order to provide a thorough analysis of their dynamic features, 77 games were explored in this study. The findings show the growing number of serious games that seek to educate in sustainability and the categorization of these games according to the triple-bottom line of sustainability, giving clarification hints to users wishing to select the relevant tool that offers an understanding of specific sustainability issues. The purpose of such research is to reveal the contribution of serious games as effective tools in facilitating sustainability education and to group them according to their nature and direction in relation to sustainability. Limitations in their effectiveness are also identified and a research agenda for new, relevant serious games is proposed that will enhance holistic knowledge and make it easier to clarify their pedagogical basis. The recipients of the findings will be all those future users and trainers who are interested in accessing sustainability education patterns through the use of serious games. This study will enable them to select the serious game that best serves their needs.
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