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Part I: Critical Issues in Aging and Physical Activity Research
Chapter 1. Human Gene Map, Physical Activity, and Aging
Tuomo Rankinen, PhD
Genetics and Health-Related Fitness
Genetic Research Approaches: Candidate Genes Versus Genomic Linkage Scans
Genetics, Aging, and Health-Related Fitness
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 2. Physical Activity and Older Adults: Impact on Physical Frailty and Disability
Miriam E. Nelson, PhD, FACSM, and Rebecca Seguin, MS, CSCS
Overview of the Health Benefits of Exercise and Older Adults
Initial Strength Training Research With Older Adults
Frailty and Falls
Bone and Joint Health
Endurance
Strength and Functional Performance
A Variety of Strength Training Prescriptions
The Potential of Power Training
Conclusion
Chapter 3. Exercise Dose-Response Effects in Older Adults
Roy J. Shephard
Relative Versus Absolute Intensity of Effort
Experimental Evidence
Some Problems of Research Design
Is Aerobic Fitness Enough?
Moderate or Intense Physical Activity: A Public Policy Debate
Consensus Recommendations
Systematic Review of Dose-Response Issues
All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality
Research Priorities
Chapter 4. Control and Regulation of Movement in Elderly Adults
Caroline J. Ketcham and George E. Stelmach
Movement Characteristics
Coordination
Skill Learning
Visual Monitoring
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 5. Environment, Culture, and Physical Activity of Older Persons
Uriel Cohen, Darch, and Ruth Cohen, PhD
Culture: A Working Definition
Active Living: A Working Definition
Benefits of Active Living: Contributions to Physical and Mental Health
The Problem: Barriers to Active Living
The Premise: Cultural Heritage As a Catalyst for Active Living
The Context of the Case Study: History, Culture, Demographics, and Economy
Conclusions
Part II: Measurement Challenges in Aging Research
Chapter 6. Physical Activity, Aging, and Quality of Life: Implications for Measurement
Edward McAuley and Steriani Elavsky
Conceptualizing and Defining Quality of Life
Measuring Quality of Life in Physical Activity Research
Can Physical Activity Improve Quality of Life in Older Adults?
Can Physical Activity Improve Quality of Life in Cancer Patients?
Is There a Dose-Response Relationship for Physical Activity Effects on Quality of Life?
Issues to Consider in the Physical Activity and Quality of Life Relationship
Concluding Remarks
Chapter 7. Assessment Issues Related to Physical Activity and Disability
James H. Rimmer, PhD
Defining Disability
Importance of Physical Activity in Improving Function
Impact of the Environment on Health and Wellness
Measurement Issues in Disability and Physical Activity
Conclusion
Chapter 8. Measuring the Ever-Changing "Environments" for Physical Activity in Older Adults
James R. Morrow, Jr., PhD, and Dale P. Mood, PhD
Measurement Issues
Statistical Analysis
Sample Instrumentation Issues
The Challenge
Future Research
Chapter 9. Translating Research to Practice: Real-World Evaluation and Measurement Issues in Moving From Efficacy to Effectiveness Research
Marcia Ory, PhD, MPH; Diane Dowdy, PhD; Brigid Sanner; Robin Mockenhaupt, PhD, MPH; Laura Leviton, PhD; Russell Glasgow, PhD; Abby King, PhD; Cynthia Castro, PhD; Michele Guerra, MS, CHES; and Sara Wilcox, PhD
The Evolving Research Base
Principles of Behavior Change Research
Behavioral Change Consortium
Key Measurement/Methods Questions
Furthering Translational Research
Chapter 10. Qi, Aging, and Measurement: History, Mystery, and Controversy
Weimo Zhu, PhD
What Are Qi and Qi-Gong?
A Brief History of Qi-Gong
Qi-Gong and the World
Qi-Gong Schools and Classification
Mystery and Controversy Surrounding Qi-Gong
Qi-Gong and Health
Qi-Gong and Aging
Qi Measurements and Challenges
Future Research Directions
Part III: New Measurement Methods and Techniques
Chapter 11. Common Shape Models for Trend Curves
Roderick P. McDonald
Common Shape Models
Conclusions
Chapter 12. Emergent Technologies and Remote Clinical Assessment
Leigh W. Jerome
Part IV: Measurement in Kinesiology: Past, Present, and Future
Chapter 13. Measurement and Evaluation Council: Past, Present, and Future
Ted A. Baumgartner
Structure
Past
Present
Future
Chapter 14. The Changing Face of the Measurement Specialist in Kinesiology
Stephen Silverman
Coming Clean
Changes in the Measurement and Evaluation Field
Issues and Questions for the Future
Conclusion
Appendix: Program of the 10th Measurement and Evaluation Symposium
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reviewed Measurement Issues in Aging and Physical Activity: Proceedings of the 10th Measurement and Evaluation Symposium on June 09, 2008
Measurement Issues in Aging and Physical Activity
I approached this book with high hopes - after reading Iain McGilchrist's The Master and His Emissary, I was ready to dig into Stephen Hall's Wisdom: From Philosophy to Neuroscience. Almost immediately I realized I was going to be disappointed. Hall opens with a montage of dropping his daughter off at school, then watching a jet fly into the World Trade Center. "Almost immediately black smoke began to curl out of the cruel, grinning incision its wings had sliced in the façade of the skyscraper." I was reminded of Art Spiegelman's disturbing In the Shadow of No Towers (essentially the same opening) - and one graphic account is plenty. You always know a discussion is headed downhill when either Hitler or 9/11 is evoked.
The next chapter focuses on the pre-Socratics and the "Axial Age" - although "focuses" is the wrong verb. The ancient Greeks are difficult even in a more extended study; Hall's survey is a mashup. After that I started skipping through the book, reading intermittently - and realized he'd lost me. Two days after I'd bought Wisdom, it was on the "for resale" pile.
Hall is a science journalist, so my disappointment is my own fault. I'd rather have more philosophy and science, and fewer "telling" personal anecdotes. I should have read a bit more while standing in the bookstore.
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