A5073740299- Physical Activity and Health
- Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Disability Rights and Representation
- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
- Physical Education and Pedagogy
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Sports and Physical Education Research
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Dental Trauma and Treatments
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Sports Analytics and Performance
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
University of Malaya
2016-2025
National University of Singapore
1996-2024
University Malaya Medical Centre
2009-2021
University of Newcastle Australia
2020
Karlsruhe University of Education
1996
Cornell University
1996
Utrecht University
1996
In recent years, there has been a decline in physical activity among adults. Motivation shown to be crucial factor maintaining activity. The purpose of this study was examine whether motives for participation could accurately discriminate gender, age, and type activity.A quantitative, cross-sectional descriptive research design employed. Physical Activity Leisure Scale (PALMS) used assess 1,360 adults (703 males, 657 females) who had exercising regularly at least six months. PALMS consists...
Background: Mobile technology to promote exercise is effective; however, most evidence from studies of younger groups in high-income countries. Investigating if short message service (SMS) texting can affect participation older adults an upper-middle-income country important considering the proliferation mobile phones developing regions and increased interest using phones. Objective: The main objective was examine short- long-term effects SMS text messaging on frequency adults. Secondary...
Although there is abundant evidence to recommend a physically active lifestyle, adult physical activity (PA) levels have declined over the past two decades. In order understand why this happens, numerous studies been conducted uncover reasons for people's participation in PA. Often, measures used were not broad enough reflect all The Physical Activity and Leisure Motivation Scale (PALMS) was created be comprehensive tool measuring motives participating This 40-item scale related sport PA...
Understanding the motivations for people to volunteer with management and execution of major sporting events is important recruitment retention volunteers. This research investigated at first National Special Olympics held in Ames, Iowa, USA July 2006. A total 289 participants completed 28 item Event Volunteer Motivation Scale. The top related purposive incentives wanting help make event a success do something good community. Factor analysis revealed five-factor model, altruistic factor...
A mental health crisis has hit university campuses across the world. This study sought to determine prevalence and social determinants of depressive symptoms among students in twelve countries. Particular focus was placed on association between capital symptoms.A cross-sectional conducted at their first year Europe, Asia, Western Pacific, Latin North America. Data were obtained through a self-administered questionnaire, including questions sociodemographic characteristics, symptoms, capital....
Social isolation, magnified by the restriction of movement order during COVID-19 pandemic, may lead to negative psychosocial health impacts among community-dwelling older adults. We, therefore, aimed evaluate recruitment rates, data collection, and group exercises conducted through virtual technology individuals aged 60 years over in Malaysia. Participants were recruited from Promoting Independence Seniors with Arthritis (PISA) pilot cohort social media messaging. A four-week course exercise...
Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (ESES) is widely used to assess individuals' exercise self-efficacy through self-reporting. It includes one factor and 18 items that gauge one's confidence in exercising under various conditions, such as when tired, stressed, or unfavourable weather. Evidence indicates differences the original structure psychometric properties were observed across different populations, including school-age students, university adults. This study examined structure, reliability,...
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common cardiovascular leading to global mortality and a major contributor disability. As CHD main cause of death among women, early prediction risk coronary would be useful. The Framingham score, waist-height ratio, rate recovery have been used predict risk. score evaluate 10-year absolute developing CHD. Waist Height Ratio useful for detection in Malaysia, where obesity metabolic syndrome are across various demographics, because it reliable indicator...
Self-Determination and Goal Orientation in Track Field This study investigated gender, age group locality differences adolescent athletes' self-determination motivation goal orientations track field. It also examined the relationship between theory achievement theory. A total of 632 (349 boys, 283 girls) athletes (aged 13-18 years) completed Sports Motivation Scale Task Ego Sport Questionnaire. Results indicated significant gender on intrinsic motivation, extrinsic amotivation (t(630) =...
This study aims to determine the differences in levels of self-efficacy toward inclusion general physical education (PE) classes among Saudi pre-service PE teachers. It also evaluate effect independent variables with covariate attitude scores on participants’ including students intellectual disabilities (ID), (PD), and visual impairments (VI). In total, 260 teachers enrolled a university Arabia completed Arabic version scale for teacher major children disabilities. Repeated-measures...
Synchronization of the dynamic processes in structural networks connect brain across a wide range temporal and spatial scales, creating complex functional network. Microstate omega complexity are two reference-free electroencephalography (EEG) measures that can represent complexities EEG data. Few studies have focused on potential spatiotemporal dynamics early stages depression to use as an screening feature for depression. Thus, this study aimed explore large-scale network individuals both...
The purpose of this paper was to explore the benefits and barriers influencing participation for athletes with disabilities from a developing country (Malaysia). Two independent studies were undertaken: Study 1 included sample 123 (95 males, 28 females) who participated in 2006 Far East South Pacific Games Disabled (FESPIC Games); 2 involved focus group discussions 14 elite athletes. ranged age 15 59 years. Data collected through questionnaire (Study 1) 2). primary reasons sport...
Self-efficacy of pre-service physical education (PE) teachers is an effective predictor successful inclusion students with disabilities. However, disability one the most challenging disabilities to include in PE settings. This study aimed examine effectiveness a 6-week intervention program on self-efficacy Saudi towards including general classes. Two groups (35 each experimental and control groups; mean age: 22.69 ± 1.17 years) enrolled two universities Arabia were recruited into this study....
This study analyzed newspaper coverage of the 2012 London Paralympic Games by 8 Malaysian newspapers. Articles and photographs from 4 English-language Malay-language newspapers were examined August 28 (1 day before Games) to September 10, after closing). Tables, graphs, letters, fact boxes, lists events excluded analysis. A total 132 articles 131 analyzed. Content analysis revealed that most (62.8%) contained positive reference athletes with a disability. There equal numbers (39.1%) action...