Papers by Imelda G . Alcala
Psicología y Salud
Objetivo. Valorar el impacto de la pandemia de COVID-19 en México respecto a los hábitos de vida,... more Objetivo. Valorar el impacto de la pandemia de COVID-19 en México respecto a los hábitos de vida, relaciones, nivel de adaptación, somatización e indicadores de salud mental. Método. El estudio utilizó un diseño transversal en el que participaron 7,693 adultos, los cuales respondieron el cuestionario en línea PSY-COVID, diseñado ad hoc, desde el 4 de junio hasta el 31 de julio de 2020. Resultados. Los hombres consideran tener una mayor afectación en la actividad física y las mujeres en la calidad de sueño, actividad laboral y relaciones con pareja y familiares. Más de la mitad de la muestra estudiada reportó haber sufrido cefalea al menos un día durante la pandemia. El análisis de componentes muestra la validez del instrumento, lo que permite evaluar correlaciones entre las diferentes dimensiones y resaltar las más altas. Discusión y conclusiones. La identificación de grupos vulnerables, como las mujeres, orientan las prioridades de atención psicológica que demanda el efecto que ha ...
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Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2008
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Educación Física y Ciencias del Deporte, México. Resumen Objetivo. El propósito del trabajo fue c... more Educación Física y Ciencias del Deporte, México. Resumen Objetivo. El propósito del trabajo fue conocer las diferencias en la habilidad psicomotriz entre niños con y sin discapacidad visual. Métodos. Se compararon las habilidades motoras de 5 niños invidentes y 5 normo-videntes con y sin los ojos tapados; para analizar los resultados, los niños se parearon por edad y sexo. Las habilidades motrices que se evaluaron son: Equilibrio estático y dinámico, coordinación motriz gruesa y fina, y ubicación espacio-tiempo. Los niños invidentes realizaron las pruebas una sola vez y los normo-videntes las realizaron una vez observando las actividades y la otra con los ojos vendados. Resultados. No encontramos diferencias en las habilidades físicas evaluadas entre niños invidentes y normo-videntes; los niños videntes con los ojos tapados fueron menos competentes que los invidentes. Los niños invidentes tienden a realizar las actividades en un mayor tiempo. Conclusiones. Los niños invidentes, físi...
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Ciencias Administrativas Y Sociales Handbook T I Congreso Interdisciplinario De Cuerpos Academicos 2013 Isbn 978 607 8324 07 1 Pags 254 274, 2013
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Formal and informal Physical Activities (PA), which include exercise, sport and dance, are consid... more Formal and informal Physical Activities (PA), which include exercise, sport and dance, are considered as the most important behavior for preventing type II diabetes mellitus together with adequate diet. We assessed 581 tarahumara and halfblood teenagers' engagement in formal and informal PA. Self reported number of weekly sessions with a minimum of 60 minute Moderate-‐to-‐vigorous PA (MVPA) was analysed by gender and ethnicity. Weekly average PA was 3.46 (SD = 2.402) concerning exercising, 2.38 (SD = 2.269) as regards to sport, and 0.75 (SD = 1.405) regarding dance. ANOVA analysis by gender and ethnicity as independent variables showed halfblood males engaged in significantly more weekly PA sessions (4.26 ± 2.435) than indigenous males (3.43 ± .,574; p = .028); and indigenous women practiced significantly more sport (1.93 ± 1.93) than halfblood women (1.49 ± 1.684). Regarding dance knowledge, 398 youth affirmed knowing ¨matachines¨, 47 mentioned “pascolas”, 102 mentioned “folkloric dance” and 173 youth reported knowing no dances. Dance is a neglected but suitable activity to prevent sedentary behavior, overweight and obesity. To reach epidemiological goals for MVPA in indigenous and halfblood young from Chihuahua (Mexico), the municipal authority needs to embrace public policies sensitive to local culture, values and norms. Program planning and interventions must take into account population diversity as well as knowledge of best practices.
Keywords: Ethnicity, Dance, Teenagers, Copper Canyon, Health
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To study overweight and aerobic fitness among children in the third and fourth grades of elementa... more To study overweight and aerobic fitness among children in the third and fourth grades of elementary schools in a city in the United States of America (El Paso, Texas) and a city in Mexico (Chihuahua, Chihuahua) that are on or near the border between those two countries, and to compare the results from those two cities with earlier findings for other children in the United States. We followed the El Paso children (427 boys and 385 girls, 93% of them of Mexican descent) from third to fourth grade and assessed the change in their body mass index (BMI). In the city of Chihuahua we cross-sectionally measured the BMI of a sample of third grade children (221 boys and 237 girls) and a sample of fourth grade children (268 boys and 215 girls). BMI and triceps skinfolds were measured for all the children studied in the two cities. BMI was used to assess risk for overweight (at least the 85th percentile BMI for age and gender) and overweight (at least the 95th percentile BMI for age and gender) in all the children. The distance that El Paso children ran in nine minutes was used to assess their aerobic fitness (aerobic fitness was not measured in the Chihuahua children). The data from El Paso were collected in 1999, 2000, and 2001, and the Chihuahua data were collected in 2000 and 2001. In the El Paso boys, overweight significantly increased in the one year from third grade to fourth grade, from 22% to 28%, while risk for overweight significantly increased, from 37% to 44%. In the El Paso girls, risk for overweight significantly increased over the same one-year period, from 29% to 37%. The El Paso boys and girls were significantly less fit when compared to samples of children from throughout the United States. Third and fourth grade children from Chihuahua had similar rates of risk for overweight and of overweight when compared to the children from the same grades in El Paso. Children in both El Paso and Chihuahua were more overweight than were non-Hispanic white children throughout the United States. In addition, the children in El Paso were less aerobically fit than were non-Hispanic white children and than were other Mexican-American children in the United States. These results clearly show that efforts should be made in the border regions of both Mexico and the United States to develop physical activity and nutrition programs to help stem rising rates of overweight.
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Keywords: Ethnicity, Dance, Teenagers, Copper Canyon, Health
Keywords: Ethnicity, Dance, Teenagers, Copper Canyon, Health