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Papers by Francois Trudeau
The Physical Educator, 2015
In this study, we explored the effects of exposure to an experimental program of daily physical e... more In this study, we explored the effects of exposure to an experimental program of daily physical education (PE) during primary school on adult attitudes toward school PE. In 2008, 86 original participants in the Trois-RiviA¨res study (44 women and 42 men aged 44.0 ± 1.2 years) underwent a semistructured interview in which their attitudes toward PE, the amount of curricular time that should be allocated to PE, and participants' recollections of their primary school PE program were examined. From 1970 to 1977, these individuals had been assigned to either an experimental program (5 hr of PE per week from Grade 1 to 6) or the standard curriculum (40 min of PE per week). Participants advocated increasing the time currently allocated to school PE, to an average of 3 hr 25 min/week (± 1 hr 9 min). Justifications for such an increase included the lack of other opportunities for physical activity (PA), enhanced academic achievement in active individuals, and the potential contribution of...
Former studies (Dupuis et al., 1976; Paul et al., 1978; Prince, 1980; Radin and Paul, 1970) have ... more Former studies (Dupuis et al., 1976; Paul et al., 1978; Prince, 1980; Radin and Paul, 1970) have indicated that foot-ground impact forces were more or less attenuated within the human body through a variety of energy absorption mechanisms; these mechanisms vary ac cording to the region of the foot that makes the original contact with the running surface (Prince, 1980): rearfoot impacts are at tenuated mainly through bony-or hard-tissues, while ground reaction forces produced in forefoot impacts are absorbed mainly thro~gh the soft tissues which contol or resist the motion of the foot around the ankle joint. Outside of the body, impact attenuation is achieved through the use of footwear with soles made of energy absorbant materials, as well as through the deformation of the running surface.
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
Children who engage in active school transportation (AST) have higher levels of physical activity... more Children who engage in active school transportation (AST) have higher levels of physical activity (PA). Climate and weather were shown to influence adults’ daily travel behaviours, but their influence on children’s AST and PA has been less examined. This study examined the influence of weather conditions on children’s AST and overall PA. Children in grades 4 to 6 (N = 1699; age, 10.2 ± 1.0 years) were recruited in schools located in urban, suburban and rural areas, stratified by area-level socioeconomic status, in 3 different regions of Canada (Trois-Rivières, Québec; Ottawa, Ontario; Vancouver, British Columbia). Mode of school travel was self-reported and physical activity was measured using a pedometer. We used publicly available data on total precipitation and early morning temperature. AST increased with temperature only among girls. Daily precipitation was negatively associated with boys’ and girls’ PA while warmer temperature was associated with increased PA on weekend days. ...
Global Pediatric Health
Introduction. Collaborative efforts among communities, schools, parents, and health professionals... more Introduction. Collaborative efforts among communities, schools, parents, and health professionals are needed to prevent childhood obesity, which touches one third of Canadian youth. The purpose of this case study was to obtain parents’ experience and perceptions about stakeholder roles in a multidisciplinary community-based intervention aiming to tackle childhood overweight. Methods. Data were collected from semistructured interviews with 10 parents following their participation in a community-based program designed to help families with overweight children adopt a healthier lifestyle. Results and Discussion. All parents preferred a multidisciplinary health team to monitor their children’s health. They expect that a physician or a pediatrician could diagnose overweight, explain results to parents, and refer families to resources. The team could also include professionals from health and education such as nutritionists/dietitians, nurses, physical education teachers, psychologists, k...
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2016
Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids (PLEFA), 2016
The aim of this project was to investigate the impact of two dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatt... more The aim of this project was to investigate the impact of two dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), alone or in combination, on infarct size. Adult, male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed for 14 days with different omega-3 diets. The animals were subjected to ischemia for 40min followed by reperfusion. Infarct size, Akt (protein kinase B) activation level, caspase-3 activity and mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) opening were measured. The results indicate that EPA or DHA alone significantly reduced infarct size compared to the other diets. Akt activity was increased in the group fed EPA or DHA alone, whereas no significant activation was observed in the other groups compared to no omega-3 PUFA. DHA alone reduced caspase-3 activity and conferred resistance to mPTP opening. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that EPA and DHA are individually effective in diminishing infarct size in our experimental model while their combination is not.
Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing Journal Canadien En Soins Infirmiers Cardio Vasculaires, 2012
Adherence to physical activity is low among persons with cardiac disease. To influence this behav... more Adherence to physical activity is low among persons with cardiac disease. To influence this behaviour positively, it is suggested clinicians adapt the recommendations to each patient. Besides estimating needs and the values and the preferences of the person, professionals need to measure the physical activity. This measure also allows clinicians to follow the evolution of the behaviour further to the interventions. Subjective methods (questionnaire, logbook) and objective methods (pedometer, accelerometer, and heart rate monitor) can be used. There are advantages and inconveniences to each of these methods. This clinical column provides a review of these various methods to choose the one that is the most suited to the clinical context.
Online Submission, Apr 30, 2010
This qualitative study used focus groups to identify the knowledge about the Arts du Cirque Progr... more This qualitative study used focus groups to identify the knowledge about the Arts du Cirque Program implemented in a primary school and to explore perceptions of its impacts. Data are based on the discourse of school staff members, parents and other members of the community of an elementary school. The impacts on students are illustrated in terms of prioritized values, academic and skill learning, behavior, self-esteem, sense of belonging and child-adult relationship. Impacts are also reported regarding school staff members, parents and other members of the community. Adequacy is shown between the development and deployment of cross-curricular competencies in the Arts du Cirque Program and what is prescribed by the Quebec School Program. Results show evidence of a rapprochement between parents and teachers and of the support of the community at large mainly as an audience. Work must go in order to develop stronger family-school-community relationships.
British Journal of Sports Medicine
Revue de l'université de Moncton, 2012
Le Québec reçoit de plus en plus d’immigrants et la région de la Mauricie n’échappe pas à cette t... more Le Québec reçoit de plus en plus d’immigrants et la région de la Mauricie n’échappe pas à cette tendance. Des études ont montré la dégradation dans les habitudes de vie des nouveaux arrivants. D’autres se sont attardées à l’identification des compétences de la vie courante susceptibles de favoriser l’adaptation des immigrants dans leur société d’accueil. L’objectif de cette étude exploratoire et qualitative consiste à approfondir le processus d’adaptation d’immigrants nouvellement établis en Mauricie sous l’angle des habitudes de vie (alimentation et activité physique) et des compétences de la vie courante. Des entrevues individuelles semi-dirigées ont été menées auprès de huit parents immigrants. Les résultats indiquent qu’il importe de diversifier l’aide pour faciliter les choix alimentaires et sportifs associés à de saines habitudes de vie. Il faut aussi maintenir les services d’accueil déjà existants, favoriser l’immersion en langue française et offrir de l’accompagnement dans l...
The aim of the study is to examine family-school collaboration in terms of parents' appreciat... more The aim of the study is to examine family-school collaboration in terms of parents' appreciation of the school report card and their knowledge and understanding of teachers' role and assessment practices. Exactly 125 parents of elementary level students, all members of the Provincial Parents Committee completed the questionnaire and answered a semi-opened question. Results revealed that the more the parents know about the teachers' assessment methods, the more they understand them. The more they are satisfied with the methods and agree with the results, the more they perceive the school report cards as being clear, understandable and useful in monitoring their child's progress. Such findings suggest that parents and teachers need to do more work together in developing workshops on assessments of disciplinary and cross-curricular competencies and on the understanding of report cards and assessment results that are being reported. (Contains 4 tables.) [This research wa...
Objective: In Canada, nearly one-third of 5 to 17 year olds are overweight or obese. Collaborativ... more Objective: In Canada, nearly one-third of 5 to 17 year olds are overweight or obese. Collaborative efforts among communities, schools, parents and health professionals are needed to implement childhood obesity prevention programs. The role of each stakeholder must be identified as well. The purpose of this case study was to obtain parents’ views of their role toward their overweight children as well as their perceptions about stakeholders’ roles, and how they can get involved in a multidisciplinary community based intervention aiming to tackle childhood overweight. Methods: Data was collected from semi-structured interviews with 10 parents following their participation in a community-based program designed to help families with overweight children adopt a healthier lifestyle. Results: Every parent prefers a multidisciplinary health team to monitor their children. They expect that a physician or a paediatrician could diagnose overweight, explain results to parents and refer families ...
Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y ... more Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y compris la reproduction) est assujettie à sa politique d'utilisation que vous pouvez consulter en ligne.
The Physical Educator, 2015
In this study, we explored the effects of exposure to an experimental program of daily physical e... more In this study, we explored the effects of exposure to an experimental program of daily physical education (PE) during primary school on adult attitudes toward school PE. In 2008, 86 original participants in the Trois-RiviA¨res study (44 women and 42 men aged 44.0 ± 1.2 years) underwent a semistructured interview in which their attitudes toward PE, the amount of curricular time that should be allocated to PE, and participants' recollections of their primary school PE program were examined. From 1970 to 1977, these individuals had been assigned to either an experimental program (5 hr of PE per week from Grade 1 to 6) or the standard curriculum (40 min of PE per week). Participants advocated increasing the time currently allocated to school PE, to an average of 3 hr 25 min/week (± 1 hr 9 min). Justifications for such an increase included the lack of other opportunities for physical activity (PA), enhanced academic achievement in active individuals, and the potential contribution of...
Former studies (Dupuis et al., 1976; Paul et al., 1978; Prince, 1980; Radin and Paul, 1970) have ... more Former studies (Dupuis et al., 1976; Paul et al., 1978; Prince, 1980; Radin and Paul, 1970) have indicated that foot-ground impact forces were more or less attenuated within the human body through a variety of energy absorption mechanisms; these mechanisms vary ac cording to the region of the foot that makes the original contact with the running surface (Prince, 1980): rearfoot impacts are at tenuated mainly through bony-or hard-tissues, while ground reaction forces produced in forefoot impacts are absorbed mainly thro~gh the soft tissues which contol or resist the motion of the foot around the ankle joint. Outside of the body, impact attenuation is achieved through the use of footwear with soles made of energy absorbant materials, as well as through the deformation of the running surface.
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
Children who engage in active school transportation (AST) have higher levels of physical activity... more Children who engage in active school transportation (AST) have higher levels of physical activity (PA). Climate and weather were shown to influence adults’ daily travel behaviours, but their influence on children’s AST and PA has been less examined. This study examined the influence of weather conditions on children’s AST and overall PA. Children in grades 4 to 6 (N = 1699; age, 10.2 ± 1.0 years) were recruited in schools located in urban, suburban and rural areas, stratified by area-level socioeconomic status, in 3 different regions of Canada (Trois-Rivières, Québec; Ottawa, Ontario; Vancouver, British Columbia). Mode of school travel was self-reported and physical activity was measured using a pedometer. We used publicly available data on total precipitation and early morning temperature. AST increased with temperature only among girls. Daily precipitation was negatively associated with boys’ and girls’ PA while warmer temperature was associated with increased PA on weekend days. ...
Global Pediatric Health
Introduction. Collaborative efforts among communities, schools, parents, and health professionals... more Introduction. Collaborative efforts among communities, schools, parents, and health professionals are needed to prevent childhood obesity, which touches one third of Canadian youth. The purpose of this case study was to obtain parents’ experience and perceptions about stakeholder roles in a multidisciplinary community-based intervention aiming to tackle childhood overweight. Methods. Data were collected from semistructured interviews with 10 parents following their participation in a community-based program designed to help families with overweight children adopt a healthier lifestyle. Results and Discussion. All parents preferred a multidisciplinary health team to monitor their children’s health. They expect that a physician or a pediatrician could diagnose overweight, explain results to parents, and refer families to resources. The team could also include professionals from health and education such as nutritionists/dietitians, nurses, physical education teachers, psychologists, k...
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2016
Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids (PLEFA), 2016
The aim of this project was to investigate the impact of two dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatt... more The aim of this project was to investigate the impact of two dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), alone or in combination, on infarct size. Adult, male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed for 14 days with different omega-3 diets. The animals were subjected to ischemia for 40min followed by reperfusion. Infarct size, Akt (protein kinase B) activation level, caspase-3 activity and mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) opening were measured. The results indicate that EPA or DHA alone significantly reduced infarct size compared to the other diets. Akt activity was increased in the group fed EPA or DHA alone, whereas no significant activation was observed in the other groups compared to no omega-3 PUFA. DHA alone reduced caspase-3 activity and conferred resistance to mPTP opening. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that EPA and DHA are individually effective in diminishing infarct size in our experimental model while their combination is not.
Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing Journal Canadien En Soins Infirmiers Cardio Vasculaires, 2012
Adherence to physical activity is low among persons with cardiac disease. To influence this behav... more Adherence to physical activity is low among persons with cardiac disease. To influence this behaviour positively, it is suggested clinicians adapt the recommendations to each patient. Besides estimating needs and the values and the preferences of the person, professionals need to measure the physical activity. This measure also allows clinicians to follow the evolution of the behaviour further to the interventions. Subjective methods (questionnaire, logbook) and objective methods (pedometer, accelerometer, and heart rate monitor) can be used. There are advantages and inconveniences to each of these methods. This clinical column provides a review of these various methods to choose the one that is the most suited to the clinical context.
Online Submission, Apr 30, 2010
This qualitative study used focus groups to identify the knowledge about the Arts du Cirque Progr... more This qualitative study used focus groups to identify the knowledge about the Arts du Cirque Program implemented in a primary school and to explore perceptions of its impacts. Data are based on the discourse of school staff members, parents and other members of the community of an elementary school. The impacts on students are illustrated in terms of prioritized values, academic and skill learning, behavior, self-esteem, sense of belonging and child-adult relationship. Impacts are also reported regarding school staff members, parents and other members of the community. Adequacy is shown between the development and deployment of cross-curricular competencies in the Arts du Cirque Program and what is prescribed by the Quebec School Program. Results show evidence of a rapprochement between parents and teachers and of the support of the community at large mainly as an audience. Work must go in order to develop stronger family-school-community relationships.
British Journal of Sports Medicine
Revue de l'université de Moncton, 2012
Le Québec reçoit de plus en plus d’immigrants et la région de la Mauricie n’échappe pas à cette t... more Le Québec reçoit de plus en plus d’immigrants et la région de la Mauricie n’échappe pas à cette tendance. Des études ont montré la dégradation dans les habitudes de vie des nouveaux arrivants. D’autres se sont attardées à l’identification des compétences de la vie courante susceptibles de favoriser l’adaptation des immigrants dans leur société d’accueil. L’objectif de cette étude exploratoire et qualitative consiste à approfondir le processus d’adaptation d’immigrants nouvellement établis en Mauricie sous l’angle des habitudes de vie (alimentation et activité physique) et des compétences de la vie courante. Des entrevues individuelles semi-dirigées ont été menées auprès de huit parents immigrants. Les résultats indiquent qu’il importe de diversifier l’aide pour faciliter les choix alimentaires et sportifs associés à de saines habitudes de vie. Il faut aussi maintenir les services d’accueil déjà existants, favoriser l’immersion en langue française et offrir de l’accompagnement dans l...
The aim of the study is to examine family-school collaboration in terms of parents' appreciat... more The aim of the study is to examine family-school collaboration in terms of parents' appreciation of the school report card and their knowledge and understanding of teachers' role and assessment practices. Exactly 125 parents of elementary level students, all members of the Provincial Parents Committee completed the questionnaire and answered a semi-opened question. Results revealed that the more the parents know about the teachers' assessment methods, the more they understand them. The more they are satisfied with the methods and agree with the results, the more they perceive the school report cards as being clear, understandable and useful in monitoring their child's progress. Such findings suggest that parents and teachers need to do more work together in developing workshops on assessments of disciplinary and cross-curricular competencies and on the understanding of report cards and assessment results that are being reported. (Contains 4 tables.) [This research wa...
Objective: In Canada, nearly one-third of 5 to 17 year olds are overweight or obese. Collaborativ... more Objective: In Canada, nearly one-third of 5 to 17 year olds are overweight or obese. Collaborative efforts among communities, schools, parents and health professionals are needed to implement childhood obesity prevention programs. The role of each stakeholder must be identified as well. The purpose of this case study was to obtain parents’ views of their role toward their overweight children as well as their perceptions about stakeholders’ roles, and how they can get involved in a multidisciplinary community based intervention aiming to tackle childhood overweight. Methods: Data was collected from semi-structured interviews with 10 parents following their participation in a community-based program designed to help families with overweight children adopt a healthier lifestyle. Results: Every parent prefers a multidisciplinary health team to monitor their children. They expect that a physician or a paediatrician could diagnose overweight, explain results to parents and refer families ...
Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y ... more Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y compris la reproduction) est assujettie à sa politique d'utilisation que vous pouvez consulter en ligne.