background : malnutrition represents an important issue in older adults; unfortunately, there is lack of data concerning this topic in lebanon. this paper aims to provide a description of nutritional status and its correlates in older adults living in long stay institutions situated in beirut. methods : this cross-sectional study was conducted in three long stay institutions in beirut in 2012. ...

abstract background: self-regulation is one of the current psychological concepts that have been known as a determinant of leisure time physical activity. due to cultural and social diversity in different societies and age groups, application of specific questionnaires is essential to perform investigations about physical activities. the aim of this study is development and evaluation of psycho...

abstract: background: diabetes is a major problem for health systems and physical activity is one of the most important modifiable and life style factors to management of diabetes. this study aimed to determine the status of physical activity (pa) in patients with type 2 diabetes based on trans theoretical model (ttm). methods: this study was conducted on 393 diabetic patient’s type 2 diabetes ...

background: physical symptoms are often associated with poor quality of life (qol) in patients with heart failure (hf). progressive impairment in the ability ofperforming routine physical activities of daily lifeand decrease inexercise tolerance is thought to lead to the worsening of physical symptoms. exercise and physical activity can improve functional capacity, and improve the symptoms asso...

the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of different methods of self-talk (motivational, instructional, and combined) on acquisition and learning of a motor perceptional task (dart) and physical efficacy in female students aged between 13 and 18. 48 female students (mean age 15.46 yr) who were novice at dart throwing voluntarily participated in this study. participants were d...

The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between physical self-concept and actual indicators fitness in early mid-adolescence. Physical plays a significant role adolescence, as phase life is characterised by many physical, mental, emotional changes. A total 427 Slovenian boys girls from two age groups (early middle adolescence) were studied. assessed with version Self-Descriptio...

background: self-talk can be described as what people say to themselves either obviously or non-obviously. self-talk has been known as someone talks inside or quietly. as a matter of fact, self-talk is self-communication which can occur in several situations. objective: together the athlete’s perceptions of the self-talk intervention and its relationship to their performance to obtain informati...