Measurement Issues in Aging and Physical Activity: Proceedings of the 10th Measurement and Evaluation Symposium New edition [Hardback]

Sponsors		xi
Contributors		xiii
Preface		xv
Part I Critical Issues in Aging and Physical Activity Research
Chapter 1 Human Gene Map, Physical Activity, and Aging		3	(8)
Tuomo Rankinen, PhD
Genetics and Health-Related Fitness		3	(2)
Genetic Research Approaches: Candidate Genes Versus Genomic Linkage Scans		5	(2)
Genetics, Aging, and Health-Related Fitness		7	(3)
Summary and Conclusions		10	(1)
Chapter 2 Physical Activity and Older Adults: Impact on Physical Frailty and Disability		11	(12)
Miriam E. Nelson, PhD, FACSM, and Rebecca Seguin, MS, CSCS
Overview of the Health Benefits of Exercise and Older Adults		12	(1)
Initial Strength Training Research With Older Adults		13	(1)
Frailty and Falls		13	(6)
Bone and Joint Health		19	(1)
Endurance		20	(1)
Strength and Functional Performance		20	(1)
A Variety of Strength Training Prescriptions		21	(1)
The Potential of Power Training		22	(1)
Conclusion		22	(1)
Chapter 3 Exercise Dose-Response Effects in Older Adults		23	(12)
Roy J. Shephard
Relative Versus Absolute Intensity of Effort		23	(1)
Experimental Evidence		24	(1)
Some Problems of Research Design		25	(1)
Is Aerobic Fitness Enough?		26	(1)
Moderate or Intense Physical Activity? A Public Policy Debate		26	(1)
Consensus Recommendations		27	(1)
Systematic Review of Dose-Response Issues		28	(1)
All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality		28	(5)
Research Priorities		33	(2)
Chapter 4 Control and Regulation of Movement in Elderly Adults		35	(14)
Caroline J. Ketcham and George E. Stelmach
Movement Characteristics		37	(5)
Coordination		42	(2)
Skill Learning		44	(1)
Visual Monitoring		45	(1)
Concluding Remarks		46	(3)
Chapter 5 Environment, Culture, and Physical Activity of Older Persons		49	(8)
Uriel Cohen, DArch, and Ruth Cohen, PhD
Culture: A Working Definition		49	(1)
Active Living: A Working Definition		50	(1)
Benefits of Active Living: Contributions to Physical and Mental Health		50	(1)
The Problem: Barriers to Active Living		51	(1)
The Premise: Cultural Heritage As a Catalyst for Active Living		51	(1)
The Context of the Case Study: History, Culture, Demographics, and Economy		52	(2)
Conclusions		54	(3)
Part II Measurement Challenges in Aging Research
Chapter 6 Physical Activity, Aging, and Quality of Life: Implications for Measurement		57	(12)
Edward McAuley and Steriani Elayslzy
Conceptualizing and Defining Quality of Life		58	(1)
Measuring Quality of Life in Physical Activity Research		59	(1)
Can Physical Activity Improve Quality of Life in Older Adults?		60	(2)
Can Physical Activity Improve Quality of Life in Cancer Patients?		62	(1)
Is There a Dose-Response Relationship for Physical Activity Effects on Quality of Life?		63	(1)
Issues to Consider in the Physical Activity and Quality of Life Relationship		64	(4)
Concluding Remarks		68	(1)
Chapter 7 Assessment Issues Related to Physical Activity and Disability		69	(12)
James H. Rimmer PhD
Defining Disability		70	(2)
Importance of Physical Activity in Improving Function		72	(1)
Impact of the Environment on Health and Wellness		73	(1)
Measurement Issues in Disability and Physical Activity		74	(5)
Conclusion		79	(2)
Chapter 8 Measuring the Ever-Changing "Environments" for Physical Activity in Older Adults		81	(8)
James R. Morrow, Jr, PhD, and Dale P. Mood, PhD
Measurement Issues		85	(1)
Statistical Analysis		86	(1)
Sample Instrumentation Issues		86	(1)
The Challenge		87	(1)
Future Research		88	(1)
Chapter 9 Translating Research to Practice: Real-World Evaluation and Measurement Issues in Moving From Efficacy to Effectiveness Research		89	(12)
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		89	(2)
Principles of Behavior Change Research		91	(1)
Behavioral Change Consortium		92	(1)
Active for Life®: Research to Practice		93	(5)
Key Measurement/Methods Questions		98	(2)
Furthering Translational Research		100	(1)
Chapter 10 Qi, Aging, and Measurement: History, Mystery, and Controversy		101	(14)
Weimo Zhu, PhD
What Are Qi and Qi-Gong?		101	(1)
A Brief History of Qi-Gong		102	(3)
Qi-Gong and the World		105	(1)
Qi-Gong Schools and Classification		106	(1)
Mystery and Controversy Surrounding Qi-Gong		107	(2)
Qi-Gong and Health		109	(1)
Qi-Gong and Aging		110	(1)
Qi Measurement and Challenges		111	(1)
Future Research Directions		112	(3)
Part III New Measurement Methods and Techniques
Chapter 11 Common Shape Models for Trend Curves		115	(10)
Roderick P. McDonald
Common Shape Models		120	(4)
Conclusions		124	(1)
Chapter 12 Emergent Technologies and Remote Clinical Assessment		125	(12)
Leigh W. Jerome, PhD
Part IV Measurement in Kinesiology: Past, Present, and Future
Chapter 13 Measurement and Evaluation Council: Past, Present, and Future		137	(8)
Ted A. Baumgartner
Structure		137	(1)
Past		137	(1)
Present		138	(2)
Future		140	(5)
Chapter 14 The Changing Face of the Measurement Specialist in Kinesiology		145	(8)
Stephen Silverman, EdD
Coming Clean		146	(1)
Changes in the Measurement and Evaluation Field		146	(2)
Issues and Questions for the Future		148	(4)
Conclusion		152	(1)
Appendix: The 10th Measurement and Evaluation Symposium Program		153	(10)
References		163	(26)
About the Editors		189

Weimo Zhu, PhD, is currently an associate professor in the department of kinesiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a visiting professor at Guangzhou Institute of Physical Education and Shanghai Institute of Physical Education, both in China. His major area of research is measurement and evaluation in kinesiology.

Dr. Zhu's primary research interests are in the study and application of new measurement theories (e.g., item response theory) and models to the field of kinesiology. His research works have earned him international recognition. He served as the measurement section editor of the Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport from 1999 to 2005, and he is a fellow of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education, American College of Sports Medicine, and Research Consortium, AAHPERD. He is a member of the Fitnessgram/Activitygram Advisory Committee. He is also a member of the editorial board for three other journals and serves on the executive committees of several national and international professional organizations. Dr. Zhu was the chair of the Measurement and Evaluation Council, AAHPERD. Currently, Dr. Zhu is also examining the application of advanced measurement and statistical techniques to several measurement issues in the area of public health. A tangible practical application of Zhu's theoretical work has been his work in the assessment of physical activity, and he is exploring a new idea (physical activity space) and technologies (voice-recognition and automatic scoring) to solve the problems raised.

Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, PhD, serves as both department head and professor of kinesiology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Chodzko-Zajko's primary research is in the area of aging and physical activity. For the past 15 years, he has focused on the effects of exercise and physical activity on the health and quality of life in older adults.

Dr. Chodzko-Zajko chairs the Active Aging Partnership, a national coalition in healthy aging linking the American College of Sports Medicine, the National Institute of Aging, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Geriatrics Society, the National Council on the Aging, the American Association of Retired Persons, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. He was editor of the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity and president of the International Society for Aging and Physical Activity. Since 2002, Dr. Chodzko-Zajko has served as principal investigator of the National Blueprint Project, a coalition of more than 50 national organizations with a joint commitment to promoting independent, active aging in the older adult population.