ACSM Health & Fitness Summit
March 12-15, 2013Outcome Measures Made Simple
Carol Kennedy-Armbruster, Ph.D.
Indiana University, Department of Kinesiology
E-mail: [email protected]I. Introduction
A. Presentation outline/objectives
B. Overview of moving from manager to researcher/evaluator
C. What I wished I had known and measured as a fitness manager
II. Why Measure health outcomes? How are we measuring outcomes related to health and wellness?
A. How does measuring outcomes relate to marketing/validation of programs?
III. Learning what participants want physical activity/exercise to do for them.
A. Example of analysis utilizing the questions below:
Exercise/Physical Activity HistoryWhat do you want exercise to do for you? Please rate the importance of each item from the scale listed below.
Extremely Somewhat Not at all
Important Important Important
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10_____Improve cardiovascular fitness _____Improve performance for a specific sportWeight loss Ability to cope with stress
Improve muscle definition Improve flexibility
Increase strength Increase energy level
Feel better Improve daily functioning
Improve performance on the PRT/PFT/CFT improve overall health and wellness
IV. Sitting time research
A. How to measure sitting time and how sitting time relates to other health
measurements:
Circle the amount of time you spend sitting during the course of most days of the week:a. Almost none of the time
b. Approximately ¼ of the time
c. Approximately ½ of the time
d. Approximately ¾ of the time
e. Almost all the time