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Designing an exercise intervention for adult survivors of childhood cancers
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Kitcho, Caleb
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Schweitzer, Jennifer
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Zevon, Michael
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Biomedical and Life Sciences
2021
Background
This study examined current physical activity levels and preferences for exercise settings and activities among adult survivors of childhood cancers as a strategy to inform the feasibility and design of such programs.
Methods
A mixed-methods design was used to investigate current activity levels as well as barriers to and preferences for physical activity among 20 adult survivors of pediatric cancer.
Results
One-half of participants reported engaging in regular physical activity, although the frequency, intensity, and duration varied. Overall, 17 of the 20 participants (85%) stated they would be interested in participating in a structured exercise intervention, and they expressed a strong interest in walking (76%), bicycling (53%), and weight training (53%). Common barriers to participation in a potential structured exercise program were insufficient time, current health issues, and program location/distance. Nearly all participants agreed that information on nutrition and diet should be included as part of an exercise intervention.
Conclusions
These findings will help inform the design and implementation of future exercise programs to enhance physical activity among this high-risk group of cancer survivors.
Journal Article
Functions of School Resource Officers in Relation to Incidents within Schools
2023
Despite a lack of empirical support for its efficacy in reducing violence, there remains a strong tendency among schools to respond to the threat of school violence via increased security measures, such as school resource officers (SROs) (Jonson, 2017). Although the implementation of SROs continues to center on their law enforcement background and violence reduction, their tasks have extended to include mentoring and/or teaching roles. In response to these expanding functions, researchers have designated a triad of responsibilities as a template for SRO tasks (McKenna et al., 2016; NASRO, n.d.). However, despite the proposal of the triad as a model for SRO functionality in schools, there is minimal evidence regarding SRO engagement in the triad or how this engagement relates to school violence.The purpose of this study was to examine this triad in greater detail, examining both its implementation in the study sample as well as the relationship between triad engagement and problematic incidents within schools. The School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), (NCES, 2019) provided a sample of 2,762 schools to accomplish this objective. Among schools with an SRO present, the most prevalent triad engagement level was high, or those participating in all three triad arms. Schools with low engagement SROs, those participating in only law-enforcement tasks, were least prevalent. Overall, SRO presence was associated with significantly more problematic incidents recorded and reported to police. Finally, triad engagement was found to be a significant predictor of problematic incidents, though this relationship differed based on engagement group and incident type.
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