Participant characteristics of users of holistic movement practices in Australia
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Article Title | Participant characteristics of users of holistic movement practices in Australia |
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ERA Journal ID | 13314 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Vergeer, Ineke (Author), Bennie, Jason A. (Author), Charity, Melanie J. (Author), van Uffelen, Jannique G. Z. (Author), Harvey, Jack T. (Author), Biddle, Stuart J. H. (Author) and Eime, Rochelle M. (Author) |
Journal Title | Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice |
Journal Citation | 31, pp. 181-187 |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1744-3881 |
1873-6947 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.02.011 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1744388117305431 |
Abstract | Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the characteristics of users of holistic movement practices in Australia to people who were physically active but not using holistic movement practices. A second aim was to compare characteristics of users of specific holistic movement practices (yoga/Pilates and t'ai chi/qigong). Design: We performed a secondary data analysis on pooled data of a nationally-representative physical activity survey conducted yearly 2001e2010 (n = 195,926). Setting: Australia-wide Exercise, Recreation, and Sport Survey (ERASS). Main outcome measures: A range of socio-demographic and participation characteristics were documented and compared between users and non-users of holistic movement practices and between yoga/Pilates and t'ai chi/qigong users, employing descriptive statistics, chi square, and multiple logistic regression analyses. Results: Users of holistic movement practices (n = 6826) were significantly more likely than non-users to be female, older, have fewer children at home, and have higher levels of education, socio-economic background, and physical activity involvement (p < 0.001). Yoga/Pilates (n = 5733) and t'ai chi/qigong (n = 947) users were also found to differ on a number of characteristics, including age, sex, socioeconomic background, and marital status. Conclusion: As a group, Australian users of holistic movement practices differ on a range of characteristics from those Australians active in other types of physical activities. However, differences between yoga/Pilates and t'ai chi/qigong users suggest these practices attract somewhat different subpopulations. To what extent these differences are due to characteristics inherent to the practices themselves or to differences in delivery-related parameters needs to be examined in future research. |
Keywords | holistic; mind-body; participation correlates; participation determinants; yoga; tai chi; qigong; Pilates |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420899. Traditional, complementary and integrative medicine not elsewhere classified |
429999. Other health sciences not elsewhere classified | |
420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre for Health Research |
Institute for Resilient Regions | |
Victoria University | |
Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4q99/participant-characteristics-of-users-of-holistic-movement-practices-in-australia
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