Research methods in physical activity and health / edited by Stephen R. Bird.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why research into health and physical activity? / Stephen R. Bird -- The historical and current context for research into health and physical activity / Stephen R Bird and David Broom -- Health concepts / David Broom -- Nurture vs nature: the genetics and epigenetics of exercise / Macsue Jacques, Shanie Landen, Sarah Voisin, S�everine Lamon, and Nir Eynon -- Systematically searching and reviewing the literature / Nirav Maniar, Kathryn Duncan, and David Opar -- Producing the research proposal / Marie Murphy and Catherine Woods -- Ethical issues in health and physical activity research / Valerie Cox -- Observational (cross-sectional and longitudinal) studies / Christopher S. Owens, Diane Crone, Christopher Gidlow, and David VB James -- Interviews and focus groups / Diane Crone and Lorena Lozano-Sufrategui -- Questionnaires / Philip Hurst and Stephen R. Bird -- Notes and tips on surveys / Philip Hurst and Stephen R. Bird -- Qualitative research in physical activity and health / Brett Smith and Cassandra Phoenix -- Intervention studies, training studies and determining the acute responses to bouts of exercise / Stephen R. Bird and Catherine Woods -- An introduction to research methods in the epidemiology of health and physical activity / Trine Moholdt and Bjarne M. Nes -- Research into sedentary behaviour / Nicola D. Ridgers and Simone J.J.M. Verswijveren -- Ensuring quality data: validity, reliability and error / Damian A. Coleman and Jonathan D. Wiles -- Quantitative data analyses / Richard Davison and Paul M. Smith -- Measurement of physical behaviours in free-living populations / Alan E. Donnelly and Kieran P. Dowd -- Measurements of physical health and functional capacity / Brett Gordon and Isaac Selva Raj -- Physical activity and the "feel-good" effect: challenges in researching the pleasure and displeasure people feel when they exercise / Panteleimon Ekkekakis, Matthew A Ladwig, and Mark E Hartman -- Studying the risks of exercise and its negative impacts / Andy Smith and Nathalie Noret -- Research studies with children / Michael J. Duncan and Keith Tolfrey -- Research studies with older people / Jane Sims and Harriet Radermacher -- Working with indigenous and other cultural groups / Aunty Kerrie Doyle and Elizabeth Pressick -- Research methods in physical activity and health: sexual orientation and gender identity / Damon Kendrick -- Conducting physical activity research within chronic disease populations / Brigid M. Lynch, Lucy Hackshaw-McGeagh, and Julian Sacre -- Research studies with populations with mental health issues / Andy Smith and Nathalie Noret -- Research studies in populations with physical disabilities / Christof A. Leicht, Barry Mason, and Jan W. van der Scheer -- Using health equity to guide future physical activity research involving people living with serious mental illness / Paul Gorczynski, Shanaya Rathod, and Kass Gibson -- Disseminating the research findings / Ashleigh Moreland and Joshua Denham -- Translating research findings into community interventions: considerations for design and implementation: a case based approach / Andrew D Williams, Lucy K Byrne, Lindsey B Strieter, Greig Watson, and Ross Arena -- Translating research findings into community interventions: considerations for design and implementation: a case based approach / Andrew D Williams, Lucy K Byrne, Lindsey B Strieter, Greig Watson, and Ross Arena.

"Physical activity is a vital tool in preventing disease and managing recovery at a population level, with governments and health authorities relying on high-quality, university research into the risks associated with sedentary behaviour, optimal exercise prescription and effective lifestyle change to set and administer guidelines. Research Methods in Physical Activity and Health is the first book to comprehensively present the issues associated with physical activity and health research and introduce students and researchers to the methods available"-- Provided by publisher.