Browsing by UP Author "Wood, Paola Silvia"

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  • Influence of basic military training on visual skills 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Wood, Paola Silvia; Henning, E.; Broodryk, T.; Fourie, Jacques; Grant, Rina; Nolte, Kim; Crafford, Dalene; Kleynhans, Michael; Terblanche, H.C.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Van Schoor, Albert-Neels; Fletcher, Lizelle; Ferreira, J. (2012-06-30)
    Studies have shown that visual skills can be subjected to exertion during exercise, thus implying that entrainment of vision is possible through interaction with the environment. It has been established that by simply ...
  • Influence of nutritional status on bone health in young South African women 
    Lesola, D.S.; Wood, Paola Silvia; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia) (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2010-03)
    Osteoporosis is a public health problem worldwide, with consequences of increasing risk of fragility fractures, disability and premature mortality. This study sought to establish the link between nutrition and bone ...
  • Influence of participation in a 9-week physical training instructors course on selected anthropometric and physical fitness variables 
    Wood, Paola Silvia; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst) (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2007-12)
  • The influence of probiotic supplementation on selected athletic performance-related blood markers in men 
    Grobbelaar, C.W. (Craig); Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Collins, Robert Matthew; Du Toit, Peet J.; Wood, Paola Silvia (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    It has been speculated that probiotics can improve athletic performance. Significant increases in haemoglobin concentration and oxygen consumption have also been shown to follow the ingestion of lactic acid bacteria in ...
  • Influence of two sports vision training techniques on visual skills performance of university students 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Jansen van Rensburg, Audrey; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Mahomed, A.F.; Nortje, Evangeline; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Wood, Paola Silvia; Stander, Andre; Ferreira, J.; Fletcher, Lizelle; Kleynhans, M.; Coetzee, N. (LAM Publications Limited, 2016-06)
    Vision is an essential sense and crucial throughout a student’s academic career. Reading and writing during formal studies require a basic level of visual skills. Training of visual skills to students may improve the way ...
  • Initial assessment of well-being in South African armed services personnel 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Govender, Catherine; Lawson, J.; Kleynhans, Michael; Grobbelaar, C.W. (Craig); Terblanche, H.C.; Wood, Paola Silvia; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Hay, L. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    As professionals in law enforcement and defence (armed services) function under high pressure, the maintenance of overall health should be emphasized and closely monitored in training facilities. The aim of this research ...
  • Injuries sustained by female infantry trainees during basic training : January-April 2005 
    Wood, Paola Silvia; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst) (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2007-12)
  • Korrelasie tussen kardio-stres en visuele vaardighede 
    Mthembu, N.; Terblanche, H.C.; Mahomed Ali, Faheema; Henning, E.; Kleynhans, Michael; Govender, Catherine; Grant, Rina; Wood, Paola Silvia; Du Toit, Peet J. (2012)
    Armed forces recruits were tested during a six month period of intense basic training. Data was collected at the start, after 12 weeks and 20 weeks. Means indicated significant decreases in cardio stress and increases ...
  • Mechanical properties of the triceps surae : differences between football and non-football players 
    Faria, Aurelio; Gabriel, Ronaldo; Abrantes, Joao; Wood, Paola Silvia; Moreira, Helena (Routledge, 2013-10)
    Please read abstract in the article.
  • Military fitness of young South African adults : does it comply with requirements? 
    Malan, R.; Chapman, L.; Wood, Paola Silvia (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    The fitness of today's young people is reported to be at a very low level, and this is disconcerting considering that some are needed as military recruits but will not be accepted if they do not pass the military fitness ...
  • Poor cardiorespiratory fitness in first year medical students at a South African University 
    Borresen, Jill; Celie, Bert; Laubscher, Ria; Bac, Martin; Wood, Paola; Camacho, Tanya Chantelle de Sousa; Nolte, Kim; Schwellnus, Marianne; Basu, Debashis; Schwellnus, Martin Peter (Taylor and Francis, 2024)
    The personal health behaviours, including physical activity, of healthcare professionals influence their counselling practices as they relate to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). However, despite the importance of producing ...
  • Postural variations in Cardio Stress Index scores 
    Persad, L. Bagwath; Govender, Catherine; Soma, Prashilla; Du Toit, Peet J.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Wood, Paola Silvia (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    Numerous factors influence heart rate variability, including age, exercise and posture. The Cardio Stress Index (CSI) is a transformed measure of heart rate variability that is determined via a miniature digital multi-channel ...
  • The Profile of Mood State (POMS) questionnaire as an indicator of overtraining syndrome (OTS) in endurance athletes 
    Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Collins, Robert Matthew; Wood, Paola Silvia; Du Toit, Peet J. (Africa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, 2012-03)
    The overtraining syndrome (OTS) is largely a diagnosis of exclusion. The aim of this study was to investigate the compact Profile of Mood State (POMS) questionnaire as an early and accurate indicator for the diagnosis of ...
  • Repeated annual health risk assessments with intervention did not reduce 10-year cardiovascular disease risk A 4-year longitudinal study in 13,737 financial sector employees 
    Hene, Nceba; Wood, Paola Silvia; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Jordaan, Esme; Laubscher, Ria (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2021-10)
    OBJECTIVE : To determine if repeat annual health risk assessments (RAHRAs) with intervention reduce 10-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in financial sector employees. METHODS : Retrospective analysis from RAHRAs in ...
  • Resting energy expenditure and related factors in 6- to 9-year-old Southern African children of diverse population groups 
    Pretorius, Adeline; Wood, Paola Silvia; Becker, Piet J.; Wenhold, Friedeburg Anna Maria (MDPI, 2021-06)
    Lower resting energy expenditure (REE) may partially explain the disproportionate prevalence of overweight/obesity among black African women. As no previous studies have investigated the REE of Southern African (South. ...
  • Symptom number and reduced pre-infection training predict prolonged return to training after SARS-CoV-2 in athletes : AWARE IV 
    Snyders, Carolette; Schwellnus, Martin Peter; Sewry, Nicola; Kaulback, Kelly; Wood, Paola; Seocharan, Ishen; Derman, Wayne; Readhead, Clint; Patricios, Jon; Olivier, Benita; Jordaan, Esme (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2023-01)
    PURPOSE : This study aimed to determine factors predictive of prolonged return to training (RTT) in athletes with recent SARS-CoV-2 infection. METHODS : This is a cross-sectional descriptive study. Athletes not vaccinated ...
  • Uitwerking van ’n intensiewe afrigtingsprogram op die kardiostresindeks 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Gibson, Alan ST. Clair; Wood, Paola Silvia; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Grimes, Kristopher R.; Tope, Avinash M.; Janse van Rensburg, Dina Christina; Van Rooyen, Johannes M.; Mckune, Andrew; Nortje, Evangeline; Fletcher, Lizelle; Ferreira, Ronel; Joubert, Annie M.; Stander, Andre (AOSIS OpenJournals, 2014-11-13)
    Rekrute in die gewapende magte word met talle stressors gekonfronteer, onder meer ’n strawwe opleidingsprogram wat ’n impak op hul fisiologiese funksionering kan hê. Die kardiostresindeks (KSI) is ’n nie-indringende ...
  • Using a nurse-driven and home-based telehealth intervention to improve insulin therapy for people with type 2 diabetes in primary care : a feasibility study 
    Ngassa Piotie, Patrick; Wood, Paola Silvia; Muchiri, Jane Wanjiku; Webb, Elizabeth M.; Rheeder, Paul (NISC (Pty) Ltd, Medpharm Publications, and Informa UK Limited, 2022)
    OBJECTIVES : A study was undertaken to assess the feasibility and safety of the Tshwane Insulin Project (TIP) intervention, describe patients’ and healthcare professionals’ experiences with the intervention, and determine ...
  • Vergelyking tussen die kardiostres-indekse van ’n aktiewe en ’n sedentêre populasie 
    Du Toit, Peet J.; Wood, Paola Silvia; Grant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia); Nortje, Evangeline; Fletcher, Lizelle; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Joubert, Annie M.; Ferreira, Ronel; Van Schoor, Albert-Neels; Joubert, Fourie; Gericke, Gerda J.; Kruger, P.E. (Pieter Ernst); Kleynhans, Michael; Kennedy, Justin J. (AOSIS Open Journals, 2013-12)
    Die moderne leefwyse bring dikwels mee dat ons die belangrikheid van liggaamlike oefening uit die oog verloor. Ons toenemend passiewe leefwyse het gelei tot ’n aansienlike toename in die voorkoms van lewenstylsiektes soos ...
  • Willingness of people with Type 2 diabetes to start insulin therapy : evidence from the South African Tshwane Insulin Project (TIP) 
    Ngassa Piotie, Patrick; Wood, Paola Silvia; Webb, Elizabeth M.; Marcus, Tessa S.; Rheeder, Paul (Elsevier, 2020-10)
    AIMS : To determine factors associated with ‘hypothetical willingness’ to start insulin among people with Type 2 diabetes (T2DM). METHODS : A quantitative cross-sectional study with insulin-naïve T2DM patients at 23 primary ...