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Physical activity correlates with neurological impairment and disability in multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 196:492-5. 2008....- Accurate prediction of cardiorespiratory fitness using cycle ergometry in minimally disabled persons with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 93:490-5. 2012.... - Neighborhood satisfaction, functional limitations, and self-efficacy influences on physical activity in older womenKatherine S Morris
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 5:13. 2008..We examined the roles played by neighborhood satisfaction, functional limitations, self-efficacy, and physical activity in a sample of older women over a 6-month period... - Longitudinal measurement invariance of the Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12Robert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
J Neurol Sci 305:75-9. 2011..e., Is the same construct being measured over time?). Such an assumption was tested in the present study over periods of 6 and 12 months in persons with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS)... - Physical activity and quality of life in multiple sclerosis: intermediary roles of disability, fatigue, mood, pain, self-efficacy and social supportRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
Psychol Health Med 14:111-24. 2009..The observed pattern of relationships supports the possibility that physical activity is indirectly associated with improved QOL in individuals with MS via depression, fatigue, pain, social support and self-efficacy for managing MS... - Does the relationship between physical activity and quality of life differ based on generic versus disease-targeted instruments?Robert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois, 332 Freer Hall, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Ann Behav Med 36:93-9. 2008..The investigations have used either generic or disease-targeted instruments for measuring QOL and HRQL, but have not examined differences in the associations as a function of the types of instruments... - Physical activity and its measurement and determinants in multiple sclerosisR W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, IL 61801, USA
Minerva Med 99:157-65. 2008..Efforts toward increasing physical activity in those with MS will go along way in promoting the many physiological and psychological consequences of an active lifestyle... - Physical activity, self-efficacy, and quality of life in multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Ann Behav Med 35:111-5. 2008.... - Demographic correlates of physical activity in individuals with multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, IL 61801, USA
Disabil Rehabil 29:1301-4. 2007..Hence, the present study examined 12 demographic variables in association with physical activity in a sample of individuals with MS... - Worsening of symptoms is associated with lower physical activity levels in individuals with multiple sclerosisR W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Mult Scler 14:140-2. 2008..04). This study provides novel evidence that a worsening of symptoms is associated with lower levels of physical activity in individuals with MS... - Confirmation and extension of the validity of the Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale-12 (MSWS-12)Robert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
J Neurol Sci 268:69-73. 2008..As validation of scores from a measure is an ongoing and evolving process, the provision of additional evidence is warranted that confirms and extends the validity of inferences from scores on the MSWS-12... - Reliability of scores from physical activity monitors in adults with multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, IL, USA
Adapt Phys Activ Q 24:245-53. 2007..80 for both the pedometer and accelerometer. Results indicated that physical activity monitor scores are reliable measures of physical activity for individuals with MS... - Effect of exercise training on quality of life in multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysisR W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, IL 61801, USA
Mult Scler 14:129-35. 2008..The nature of the exercise stimulus further influenced the magnitude of the mean effect size. The cumulative evidence supports that exercise training is associated with a small improvement in QOL among individuals with MS... - Symptom cluster as a predictor of physical activity in multiple sclerosis: preliminary evidenceRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
J Pain Symptom Manage 38:270-80. 2009..Such findings provide preliminary support to the importance of considering symptom clusters as a meaningful correlate of physical activity behavior in persons with MS... - Preliminary evidence that self-efficacy predicts physical activity in multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Int J Rehabil Res 32:260-3. 2009..Researchers should consider self-efficacy as a possible component of an intervention that is designed to increase physical activity levels in those with MS. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research.. - Calibration of accelerometer output for ambulatory adults with multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 90:1778-84. 2009..Motl RW, Snook EM, Agiovlasitis S, Suh Y. Calibration of accelerometer output for ambulatory adults with multiple sclerosis... - Association between change in physical activity and short-term disability progression in multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois, 350 Freer Hall, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
J Rehabil Med 43:305-10. 2011..This study examined change in physical activity as a behavioral correlate of short-term disability progression in persons with multiple sclerosis over a 6-month period... - Effects of change in fatigue and depression on physical activity over time in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Psychol Health Med 16:1-11. 2011..12) were significantly associated with residual change in physical activity. Such findings support the importance of fatigue and depression for predicting longitudinal changes in physical activity in adults with RRMS... - Does an accelerometer accurately measure steps taken under controlled conditions in adults with mild multiple sclerosis?Robert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Disabil Health J 4:52-7. 2011..Accelerometers are becoming less expensive and more user-friendly, but there is limited evidence regarding the accuracy of measurement in persons with MS... - Accelerometry and its association with objective markers of walking limitations in ambulatory adults with multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 61801, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 91:1942-7. 2010..To validate accelerometry based on its correlations with 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) and oxygen cost of walking as objective markers of walking limitations in multiple sclerosis (MS)... - Physical activity and irreversible disability in multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 906 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Exerc Sport Sci Rev 38:186-91. 2010..The current review highlights that previous research has generally included samples with minimal disability and provides a rationale for considering physical activity as an influence of disability in the second stage of MS... - Symptom cluster and quality of life: preliminary evidence in multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
J Neurosci Nurs 42:212-6. 2010..Such findings provide preliminary support for fatigue, pain, and depression as a symptom cluster that correlates with reduced QOL in persons with MS... - Physical activity, disability, and quality of life in older adultsRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 350 Freer Hall, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 21:299-308. 2010..Such work will go a long way in identifying practical approaches that can be applied for improving the later years of life and is critical because many Americans will soon be affected by the aging of adults in the United States... - Symptom cluster and quality of life in multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
J Pain Symptom Manage 39:1025-32. 2010..There is abundant evidence that quality of life (QOL) is compromised in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), but researchers have not yet examined the possible association between co-occurring symptoms and QOL in this population... - Symptoms and physical activity among adults with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 198:213-9. 2010..15) and depression (indirect path coefficient = -0.10). Such findings provide support for an indirect association between overall symptoms and physical activity by way of fatigue and depression in RRMS... - Validity, invariance and responsiveness of a self-report measure of functional limitations and disability in multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Disabil Rehabil 32:1260-71. 2010.... - Pathways between physical activity and quality of life in adults with multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Health Psychol 28:682-9. 2009.... - Effect of acute unloaded leg cycling on spasticity in individuals with multiple sclerosis using anti-spastic medicationsRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
Int J Neurosci 117:895-901. 2007..This provides a basis for incorporating exercise along with anti-spastic medications into a multifaceted plan for spasticity management in individuals with MS... - Self-efficacy correlates with leg muscle pain during maximal and submaximal cycling exerciseRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801 3895, USA
J Pain 8:583-7. 2007..Future research could identify methods of manipulating self-efficacy as a means of decreasing muscle pain during exercise and ultimately enhancing physical activity participation... - Perceptions of physical and social environment variables and self-efficacy as correlates of self-reported physical activity among adolescent girlsRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 332 Freer Hall, 906 S Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801 3895, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 32:6-12. 2007..This cross-sectional study examined the direct and indirect effects of perceived equipment accessibility, neighborhood safety, and social support on self-reported physical activity among older adolescent girls... - Accuracy of two electronic pedometers for measuring steps taken under controlled conditions among ambulatory individuals with multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 332 Freer Hall, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Mult Scler 11:343-5. 2005..Those results support the quantification of physical activity using pedometers among those with MS who are ambulatory without an aide... - Effect of caffeine on leg muscle pain during cycling exercise among femalesRobert W Motl
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, Urbana, IL, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 38:598-604. 2006..This double-blind, within-subjects experiment examined the effects of ingesting two doses of caffeine on perceptions of leg muscle pain during moderate-intensity cycling exercise among females... - Perceived physical environment and physical activity across one year among adolescent girls: self-efficacy as a possible mediator?Robert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801 3895, USA
J Adolesc Health 37:403-8. 2005..This study involved an examination of the direct and mediated effects of perceived equipment accessibility and neighborhood safety on physical activity across a one-year period among adolescent girls... - Effect of acute leg cycling on the soleus H-reflex and modified Ashworth scale scores in individuals with multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Neurosci Lett 406:289-92. 2006..This provides converging evidence for the anti-spastic potential of acute unloaded leg cycling in individuals with MS... - Naturally occurring changes in time spent watching television are inversely related to frequency of physical activity during early adolescenceRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology, The University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 332 Louise Freer Hall, 906 South Goodwin Avenue Urbana, IL 61820 3895, USA
J Adolesc 29:19-32. 2006..Our results encourage the design of interventions that reduce television watching as a possible means of increasing adolescent physical activity... - No effect of skin anesthesia on pain intensity ratings associated with elicitation of the H-reflex in the soleus muscleRobert W Motl
Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
Int J Neurosci 114:1549-60. 2004..The authors conclude that elicitation of the H-reflex in the soleus muscle results in low intensity pain, and the pain appears to be caused by activation of subcutaneous nociceptive afferent fibers of the tibial nerve... - Physical activity and multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois, 332 Freer Hall, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Mult Scler 11:459-63. 2005..The cumulative evidence suggests that individuals with MS are less physically active than nondiseased, but not diseased, populations... - Is social desirability associated with self-reported physical activity?Robert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 906 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801 3895, USA
Prev Med 40:735-9. 2005..This study involved an examination of the possible influence of social desirability on self-report measures of physical activity... - Correlates of physical activity among individuals with multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 61801, USA
Ann Behav Med 32:154-61. 2006..One method for increasing the level of participation in physical activity among MS patients involves the identification of factors that correlate with physical activity and that are modifiable by a well-designed intervention... - Does self-efficacy influence leg muscle pain during cycling exercise?Robert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801 3895, USA
J Pain 7:301-7. 2006..Future research could potentially help identify self-efficacy as a means of decreasing pain during exercise and ultimately enhancing physical activity participation... - Validity of physical activity measures in ambulatory individuals with multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
Disabil Rehabil 28:1151-6. 2006..This study evaluated the validity of scores from two self-report surveys, a pedometer, and an accelerometer and during seven days of free-living conditions among individuals with MS... - Symptoms, self-efficacy, and physical activity among individuals with multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 350 Freer Hall, 906 South Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Res Nurs Health 29:597-606. 2006..Monitoring symptoms during a physical activity program and altering the exercise prescription during symptom exacerbation might be a method for increasing exercise adherence... - Symptom cluster and physical activity in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
Res Nurs Health 33:398-412. 2010..Such findings further support the consideration of a narrowly defined cluster of three symptoms as an independent correlate of physical activity in persons with RRMS... - Accelerometry in persons with multiple sclerosis: measurement of physical activity or walking mobility?Madeline Weikert
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
J Neurol Sci 290:6-11. 2010..This study examined the hypothesis that accelerometer movement counts represent a measure of both physical activity and walking mobility in individuals with MS... - Symptoms and physical activity behavior in individuals with multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 350 Freer Hall, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Res Nurs Health 31:466-75. 2008..17). Such findings indicate that walking difficulty may partially explain the negative relationship between overall symptoms and physical activity behavior in MS... - Effect of caffeine on leg-muscle pain during intense cycling exercise: possible role of anxiety sensitivityRachael C Gliottoni
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61820 3985, USA
Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab 18:103-15. 2008..28 based on a difference in difference scores). The results support that caffeine ingestion has a large effect on reducing leg-muscle pain during high-intensity exercise, and the effect is moderated by anxiety sensitivity... - Physical activity enhances long-term quality of life in older adults: efficacy, esteem, and affective influencesSteriani Elavsky
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Ann Behav Med 30:138-45. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: The findings lend support to the position that physical activity effects on QOL are in part mediated by intermediate psychological outcomes and that physical activity can have long-term effects on well-being... - Physical activity and fatigue in breast cancer and multiple sclerosis: psychosocial mechanismsEdward McAuley
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Psychosom Med 72:88-96. 2010..To examine the role of self-efficacy and depression as potential pathways from physical activity to fatigue in two study samples: breast cancer survivors (BCS) (n = 192) and individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) (n = 292)... - Longitudinal analysis of physical activity and symptoms as predictors of change in functional limitations and disability in multiple sclerosisRobert W Motl
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Rehabil Psychol 54:204-10. 2009..This longitudinal, observational study examined changes in physical activity and symptoms as correlates of changes in functional limitations and disability across a 6-month period among individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS)... - Comparison of barriers self-efficacy and perceived behavioral control for explaining physical activity across 1 year among adolescent girlsRobert W Motl
Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-6554, USA
Health Psychol 24:106-11. 2005.... - Effects of cycling exercise on the soleus H-reflex and state anxiety among men with low or high trait anxietyRobert W Motl
Department of Exercise Science, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-6554, USA
Psychophysiology 41:96-105. 2004..Contrary to prior opinion, the postexercise reduction in the H-reflex reported by previous researchers and in the present study appears to be unrelated to self-reported anxiety after exercise... - Effect of a 4-week period of unloaded leg cycling exercise on spasticity in multiple sclerosisJacob Sosnoff
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
NeuroRehabilitation 24:327-31. 2009.... - Dose-dependent effect of caffeine on reducing leg muscle pain during cycling exercise is unrelated to systolic blood pressurePATRICK J O'CONNOR
Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, 115 L Ramsey Center, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
Pain 109:291-8. 2004.... - Trajectory of declines in physical activity in community-dwelling older women: social cognitive influencesEdward McAuley
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 64:543-50. 2009..Importantly, the pattern of relationships appears independent of demographic factors and chronic health conditions... - Naturally occurring changes in physical activity are inversely related to depressive symptoms during early adolescenceRobert W Motl
Department of Exercise Science, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-6554, USA
Psychosom Med 66:336-42. 2004..The results encourage randomized controlled trials to experimentally determine whether an increase in physical activity reduces depression risk among adolescent boys and girls... - Physical activity and multiple sclerosis: validity of self-report and objective measuresJessica L Gosney
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Fam Community Health 30:144-50. 2007..32-0.53). Our results provide a stronger and more compelling basis for the validity of scores from measures of physical activity among individuals with multiple sclerosis... - Low intensity pain reported during elicitation of the H-reflex: no effects of trait anxiety and high intensity cycling exerciseRobert W Motl
Department of Exercise Science, Ramsey Student Center, The University of Georgia, 300 River Road, Athens, GA 30602-6554, USA
Brain Res 951:53-8. 2002..there was no effect of high intensity cycling exercise on reducing post-exercise pain intensity associated with H-reflex elicitation. It is concluded that elicitation of the H-reflex reliably results in a low intensity pain... - Prediction of oxygen uptake during level treadmill walking in people with multiple sclerosisStamatis Agiovlasitis
Department of Kinesiology, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
J Rehabil Med 42:650-5. 2010.... - Effect of caffeine on perceptions of leg muscle pain during moderate intensity cycling exerciseRobert W Motl
University of Georgia, Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
J Pain 4:316-21. 2003..It also suggests that moderate intensity cycling exercise has promise as a useful experimental model for the study of naturally occurring muscle pain... - Effect of acute unloaded arm versus leg cycling exercise on the soleus H-reflex in adults with multiple sclerosisJacob J Sosnoff
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 906 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801, United States
Neurosci Lett 479:307-11. 2010.... - Real-life walking impairment in multiple sclerosis: preliminary comparison of four methods for processing accelerometry dataJacob J Sosnoff
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Mult Scler 16:868-77. 2010..Such results provide preliminary evidence that variability in accelerometer counts is not simply noise and may provide important information about multiple sclerosis-related walking impairment... - Acute leg-cycling exercise attenuates the H-reflex recorded in soleus but not flexor carpi radialisRobert W Motl
Department of Exercise Science, The University of Georgia, Ramsey Student Center, 300 River Road, Athens, Georgia 30602 6554, USA
Muscle Nerve 28:609-14. 2003.... - Meeting U.S. Healthy People 2010 levels of physical activity: agreement of 2 measures across 2 yearsRod K Dishman
Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, Athens, 30602 6554, USA
Ann Epidemiol 20:511-23. 2010..However, we were unaware of prospective cohort studies that had examined this in a population base using convergent measures... - Validation of the multidimensional outcome expectations for exercise scale in ambulatory, symptom-free persons with multiple sclerosisEdward McAuley
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 91:100-5. 2010..McAuley E, Motl RW, White SM, Wójcicki TR. Validation of the Multidimensional Outcome Expectations for Exercise Scale in ambulatory, symptom-free persons with multiple sclerosis... - Self-efficacy moderates the relation between declines in physical activity and perceived social support in high school girlsRod K Dishman
Department of Kinesiology, The University of Georgia, Ramsey Student Center, 330 River Road, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 34:441-51. 2009..e., mediated), or moderating relations with naturally occurring change in perceived social support and declines in physical activity during high school... - Effects of acute exercise on the soleus H-reflex and self-reported anxiety after caffeine ingestionRobert W Motl
Department of Exercise Science, University of Georgia, Ramsey Student Center, 300 River Road, Athens, GA 30602-6554, USA
Physiol Behav 80:577-85. 2004..Exercise-induced anxiolysis does not appear to underlie the postexercise reduction of the soleus H-reflex... - Effect of caffeine on quadriceps muscle pain during acute cycling exercise in low versus high caffeine consumersRachael C Gliottoni
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, IL, USA
Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab 19:150-61. 2009.... - Effects of self-efficacy on physical activity enjoyment in college-aged womenLiang Hu
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
Int J Behav Med 14:92-6. 2007..However, enjoyment after the moderate intensity exercise bout did not differ between the two conditions. These results imply that efficacy may be an important influence of physical activity enjoyment, particularly at higher intensities... - Cortical recruitment during selective attention in multiple sclerosis: an fMRI investigation of individual differencesRuchika Shaurya Prakash
Beckman Institute and Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, United States
Neuropsychologia 46:2888-95. 2008..Future studies specifically investigating the nature of additional activation seen in MS patients in a wider variety of cognitive tasks would provide insight into the specific cognitive decline in MS... - Effect of exercise training on walking mobility in multiple sclerosis: a meta-analysisErin M Snook
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 23:108-16. 2009..The study used meta-analytic procedures to examine the overall effect of exercise training interventions on walking mobility among individuals with multiple sclerosis... - Influence of self-efficacy on the functional relationship between ratings of perceived exertion and exercise intensityLiang Hu
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA
J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev 27:303-8; quiz 309-10. 2007..Little empirical efforts have been made to determine how psychological factors influence changes in RPE. This study examined the influence of self-efficacy expectations on changes in RPE as a function of exercise intensity... - Acute bouts of active and passive leg cycling attenuate the amplitude of the soleus H-reflex in humansRobert W Motl
Department of Exercise Science, The University of Georgia, Ramsey Student Center, 300 River Road, Athens, GA 30602 6554, USA
Neurosci Lett 347:69-72. 2003.... - Self-efficacy and environmental correlates of physical activity among older women and women with multiple sclerosisKatherine S Morris
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Health Educ Res 23:744-52. 2008..Only self-efficacy and functional limitations demonstrated significant associations among women with MS. The prospective contributions of the environment and individual factors to changes in physical activity need to be determined... - Physical activity and functional limitations in older women: influence of self-efficacyEdward McAuley
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 906 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 61:P270-7. 2006..Of particular relevance is the fact that both physical activity and self-efficacy represent important, modifiable factors that can enhance function... - Multiple sclerosis and postural control: the role of spasticityJacob J Sosnoff
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 91:93-9. 2010..Sosnoff JJ, Shin S, Motl RW. Multiple sclerosis and postural control: the role of spasticity... - Effects of change in physical activity on physical function limitations in older women: mediating roles of physical function performance and self-efficacyEdward McAuley
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Champaign, Illinois 61801, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1967-73. 2007..To examine the hypothesis that changes in self-efficacy and functional performance mediate, in part, the beneficial effect of physical activity on functional limitations over time... - Long-term follow-up of physical activity behavior in older adultsEdward McAuley
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Health Psychol 26:375-80. 2007..To examine the contribution of social-cognitive factors (self-efficacy and affect) in predicting long-term physical activity in a sample of older adults (N=174)... - Physical activity and quality of life in older adults: influence of health status and self-efficacyEdward McAuley
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Department of Kinesiology, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Ann Behav Med 31:99-103. 2006..Measures of health status and global well-being represent common methods of assessing QOL outcomes, yet little has been done to determine the nature of the relationship of these outcomes with physical activity... - Pathways from physical activity to quality of life in older womenEdward McAuley
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 336 Freer Hall, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Ann Behav Med 36:13-20. 2008..In spite of consistent evidence to suggest that being more physically active is associated with enhanced quality of life (QOL), there have been remarkably few attempts to determine the possible underlying mechanisms in this relationship... - Physical activity, self-efficacy, and self-esteem: longitudinal relationships in older adultsEdward McAuley
Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois, 906 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 60:P268-75. 2005..We recommend further testing of the Exercise and Self-Esteem Model, with special attention being paid to assessing multiple aspects of PA and SE... - Measuring disability and function in older women: psychometric properties of the late-life function and disability instrumentEdward McAuley
Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois, 336 Freer Hall, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 60:901-9. 2005..The present study examined the psychometric properties and construct validity of the LL-FDI measure in a sample of older women... - Physical activity and cognitive function in a cross-section of younger and older community-dwelling individualsCharles H Hillman
Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Health Psychol 25:678-87. 2006..Findings suggest that physical activity may be beneficial to both general and selective aspects of cognition, particularly among older adults...
Research Grants
- Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Multiple SclerosisRobert Motl; Fiscal Year: 2007..Before encouraging participation in physical activity, additional research is required that supports the link between physical activity and QOL and identifies factors that account for this relationship. ..