TheEffectsofPhysicalAc2vityonAdolescentWell-beingJuliaChris2an,OTS&LisaSlade,OTS

Advisors:BriEneyMuir,Ph.D.&DebraAllen,OTD,OTR/LSageGraduateSchool,DepartmentofOccupa2onalTherapy

•  Occupa2onaltherapists,alongwiththerestofthehealthcaredisciplines,wereputtothetestwhenthePa2entProtec2onandAffordableCareAct(ACA)of2010waspassed1.Thislawhasrecognizedtheimportanceofpreven2vecarethroughcommunity-basedhealthcareandschoolbasedhealthcenters.

•  Adolescenceneedforpreven2vecareisgreat,duetotheconstantthreatofobesity2andsedentarybehavior3surroundingthem.

•  Withtheuseofphysicalac2vityandit’sposi2veeffectsonoverallwellness,occupa2onaltherapistscanprovideopportuni2esforadolescentstoengageinhealthyhabitsthroughoutmul2pleseWngs.

•  Developtheassocia2onofphysicalac2vityandtheuniversalwellnessofadolescents,whileexploringtheopportuni2esofphysicalac2vityonadolescent’soccupa2onintheCapitalRegionofNewYorkState.

•  Amixedmethodcross-sec2onalpapersurveywasdistributedto9-12thgraders,maleandfemale,agerangingfrom13-18fromN=618(IchabodCraneHighSchool)andN=323(CatholicCentralHighSchool).Adolescentpar2cipantsthattookthesurveyincludedN=32.

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Figure1:PAQSvsFriendship(A),ParentEngagement(B)&Stress(C&D)

Figure2:AdolescentBarrierstoPhysicalAcDvity

•  Occupa2onaltherapistscanworkwithadolescentstofindoutwhatmo2vatesthemandsetupascheduletoimplementthismo2va2onintotheirdailyac2vi2es.

•  Theliteraturesupportsthatloca2onisabarrierforadolescentswhowanttoengageinphysicalac2vity5.Adolescentsinourstudyandincomparingresearchiden2fylivingtoofarawayandhavinglimitedtonotransporta2onasbarrierstopar2cipa2nginphysicalac2vity,suchasfitnesscenters.Occupa2onaltherapistscouldoccupythisspacebydevelopingahomeexerciseprogramstocompletewhenadolescentsareunabletoexercisewithintheircommunity.

•  Inorderforoccupa2onaltherapisttopushforcommunitypreventa2vehealthprograms,barriersandmo2va2ngfactorsthatcontributetophysicalac2vityneedtobeaddressedtofindthebest-fitprogramforthispopula2on.

•  Occupa2onaltherapistcandevelopprogramsforadolescentsthroughoutschooldistrictsandwithincommuni2estoachieveoverallphysicalandmentalwell-beingforthispopula2on.

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Figure3:AdolescentPercentageofPAQSScore

•  Adolescentphysicalac2vitylevelshoweda

associa2onwithaspectsofwellnesswithinadolescentoccupa2ons.

•  Figure1Ashowedarela2onshipbetweenphysicalac2vityandfriendships,whichcorrespondedtoadolescentself-esteemandwasiden2fiedasoverallwellnessbypar2cipants.

•  ThisfindingcorrespondswithdelaHayeetal(2011),whofoundthatphysicalac2vityhadaposi2verela2onshiponfriendships,whichcontributedtheirself-esteem4.

•  Friendship(Figure1A)andparentengagement(Figure1B)werebothiden2fiedasamo2va2ngfactorsinengagementinphysicalac2vity.

•  Theadolescent’sphysicalac2vityscorealsoshowedaposi2verela2onshipindecreasingstress(Figure1C).FemalesshowedtohavethemostsignificantfindingswithPAQSonstress(Figure1D).

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