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2. Influence of smoking status on acute biomarker responses to successive days of arduous military training
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Rachel M. Izard, Julie P. Greeves, James L. J. Bilzon, Dylan Thompson, Andrew G. Siddall, and Keith Stokes
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U1 ,0301 basic medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Sports medicine ,Physiology ,immunology ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Medicine ,Endocrine system ,Interleukin 6 ,Testosterone ,Morning ,Medicine(all) ,biology ,sports medicine ,business.industry ,C-reactive protein ,030229 sport sciences ,General Medicine ,030104 developmental biology ,physiology ,biology.protein ,Biomarker (medicine) ,Smoking status ,business - Abstract
IntroductionHabitual smoking is highly prevalent in military populations despite its association with poorer training outcomes. Smoking imposes challenges on the immune and endocrine systems which could alter how smokers acutely respond to, and recover from, intensive exercise particularly over multiple days of training.MethodsOver a two-day period, 35 male British Army recruits (age 22±3 years; mass 76.9±8.0 kg; height 1.78±0.06 m; 15 smokers) completed a 16.1 km loaded march (19.1 kg additional mass) on the first morning and a best-effort 3.2 km‘log race’(carrying a 60 kg log between six and eight people) on the subsequent morning. Blood samples were obtained on waking and immediately postexercise on both days and analysed for C reactive protein (CRP), interleukin 6 (IL-6), testosterone to cortisol ratio and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1).ResultsIndependent of smoking group, the exercise bouts on both days evoked significant increases in IL-6 (p0.05).ConclusionsMilitary-specific tasks elicited inflammatory and endocrine responses, with systemic CRP and IGF-1 indicating that the physiological stress generated during the first training day was still evident on the second day. Despite the well-established impacts of smoking on resting levels of the markers examined, responses to two days of arduous military-specific training did not differ by smoking status.
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- 2023
3. Nutrition and Physical Activity during British Army Officer Cadet Training: Part 1 - Energy Balance and Energy Availability
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Victoria C. Edwards, Stephen D. Myers, Sophie L. Wardle, Andrew G. Siddall, Steven D. Powell, Sarah Needham-Beck, Sarah S. Kefyalew, Priya A. Singh, Elise R. Orford, Michelle C. Venables, Sarah Jackson, Julie P. Greeves, and Sam D. Blacker
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Adult ,U1 ,Nutrition and Dietetics ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Nutritional Status ,General Medicine ,QP ,Young Adult ,Military Personnel ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Female ,Energy Intake ,Energy Metabolism ,Exercise - Abstract
Military training is characterized by high daily energy expenditures which are difficult to match with energy intake, potentially resulting in negative energy balance (EB) and low energy availability (EA). The aim of this study was to quantify EB and EA during British Army Officer Cadet training. Thirteen (seven women) Officer Cadets (mean ± SD: age 24 ± 3 years) volunteered to participate. EB and EA were estimated from energy intake (weighing of food and food diaries) and energy expenditure (doubly labeled water) measured in three periods of training: 9 days on-camp (CAMP), a 5-day field exercise (FEX), and a 9-day mixture of both CAMP and field-based training (MIX). Variables were compared by condition and gender with a repeated-measures analysis of variance. Negative EB was greatest during FEX (−2,197 ± 455 kcal/day) compared with CAMP (−692 ± 506 kcal/day; p p −1·day−1) compared with FEX (1 ± 16 kcal·kg FFM−1·day−1; p = .002) and MIX (10 ± 7 kcal·kg FFM−1·day−1; p = .003), with no apparent difference between FEX and MIX (p = .071). Irrespective of condition, there were no apparent differences between gender in EB (p = .375) or EA (p = .385). These data can be used to inform evidenced-based strategies to manage EA and EB during military training, and enhance the health and performance of military personnel.
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- 2022
4. The interplay between psychological need satisfaction and psychological need frustration within a work context: A variable and person-oriented approach
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Peter C. Rouse, Philip J. F. Turner, Martyn Standage, James L. J. Bilzon, Andrew G. Siddall, and Julia Schmid
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Social Psychology ,Need theory ,media_common.quotation_subject ,05 social sciences ,BF ,Life satisfaction ,Frustration ,050109 social psychology ,Experimental and Cognitive Psychology ,Work context ,790 Sports, games & entertainment ,Need satisfaction ,Variable (computer science) ,0502 economics and business ,Deci ,H1 ,medicine ,Anxiety ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,medicine.symptom ,Psychology ,050203 business & management ,Clinical psychology ,media_common - Abstract
A plethora of empirical data support a positive (or “brighter”) pathway to optimal human functioning as specified within Basic Psychological Needs Theory (Ryan and Deci in Psychol Inq 11(4):319–33, 2000). Yet, far less is known about the negative (or “darker”) pathway, a process evoking of human dysfunction and ill-being (cf. Vansteenkiste and Ryan in J Psychother Integr 23(3):263, 2013). Further, debate surrounds the independence and interplay between psychological need satisfaction and psychological need frustration and how these dynamic constructs are experienced within individuals. In this work, variable and person-oriented analyses were employed to: (i) investigate the relationships between the basic psychological needs and symptoms of stress, depression and anxiety as well as with life satisfaction; and (ii) identify different psychological need profiles and their relationship with psychological function. Participants (N = 2236; M Age = 42.16 years; SD = 7.8) were UK-based operational firefighters who completed an online survey. Results of regression analyses showed a moderating effect of psychological need satisfaction on the relationship between need frustration and negative psychological symptoms. Latent profile analyses revealed five distinct basic psychological need profiles that carry implications for human psychological functioning. Some support for an asymmetrical relationship between need satisfaction and need frustration emerged (Vansteenkiste and Ryan in J Psychother Integr 23(3):263, 2013), yet, examples of above average need satisfaction and frustration scores were also observed. Worker profiles where psychological need frustration prevailed over need satisfaction had the poorest psychological health.
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- 2019
5. Entry Fitness And Subsequent Physical Performance Change In Recruits Across British Army Basic Training Courses
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Tessa D. Maroni, Andrew G. Siddall, Carla A. Rue, Sarah C. Needham-Beck, Faye S. Walker, Stephen D. Myers, Julie P. Greeves, Sophie L. Wardle, Anne Fieldhouse, Joseph J. Knapik, Debby L. Gebhardt, Mark P. Rayson, and Sam D. Blacker
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Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - Published
- 2022
6. Validity of energy expenditure estimation methods during 10 days of military training
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Sam D. Blacker, Sarah E Jackson, Sarah S. Kefyalew, Andrew G. Siddall, Steve D. Myers, Steven D. Powell, Jane Es Thompson, Priya Singh, Julie P. Greeves, Sarah C. Needham-Beck, Michelle C. Venables, Victoria C. Edwards, and Elise R. Orford
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U1 ,Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,GV201 ,Physical activity ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Doubly labeled water ,Fitness Trackers ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Total energy expenditure ,Accelerometry ,Humans ,Medicine ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Deuterium Oxide ,business.industry ,Limits of agreement ,030229 sport sciences ,QP ,Military Personnel ,Energy expenditure ,Physical therapy ,Female ,Energy Metabolism ,business ,Estimation methods ,human activities ,Physical Conditioning, Human - Abstract
Wearable physical activity (PA) monitors have improved the ability to estimate free-living total energy expenditure (TEE) but their application during arduous military training alongside more well-established research methods has not been widely documented. This study aimed to assess the validity of two wrist-worn activity monitors and a PA log against doubly-labelled water (DLW) during British Army Officer Cadet (OC) training. For 10 days of training, twenty (10 male and 10 female) OCs (mean ± SD: age 23 ± 2 years, height 1.74 ± 0.09 m, body mass 77.0 ± 9.3 kg) wore one research-grade accelerometer (GENEActiv, Cambridge, UK) on the dominant wrist, wore one commercially-available monitor (Fitbit SURGE, USA) on the non-dominant wrist and completed a self-report PA log. Immediately prior to this 10-day period, participants consumed a bolus of DLW and provided daily urine samples, which were analysed by mass spectrometry to determine TEE. Bivariate correlations and limits of agreement (LoA) were employed to compare TEE from each estimation method to DLW. Average daily TEE from DLW was 4112 ± 652 kcal·day against which the GENEActiv showed near identical average TEE (mean bias ± LoA: -15 ± 851 kcal day ) while Fitbit tended to underestimate (-656 ± 683 kcal·day ) and the PA log substantially overestimate (+1946 ± 1637 kcal·day ). Wearable physical activity monitors provide a cheaper and more practical method for estimating free-living TEE than DLW in military settings. The GENEActiv accelerometer demonstrated good validity for assessing daily TEE and would appear suitable for use in large-scale, longitudinal military studies.
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- 2019
7. Development of physical employment standards of specialist paramedic roles in the National Ambulance Resilience Unit (Naru)
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Sam D. Blacker, Stephen D. Myers, Mark P. Rayson, Beverley J. Hale, Josh I. Osofa, Ella F. Walker, Andrew G. Siddall, Julianne Doherty, and Tessa R. Flood
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Employment ,Male ,Computer science ,Applied psychology ,Ambulances ,Allied Health Personnel ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Human Factors and Ergonomics ,Q1 ,Unit (housing) ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Task Performance and Analysis ,Range (statistics) ,Humans ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality ,Resilience (network) ,Engineering (miscellaneous) ,050107 human factors ,05 social sciences ,QP ,030210 environmental & occupational health ,Fitness test ,Job performance ,Physical Fitness ,Female ,Limited resources - Abstract
Aim: To develop evidence-based role-specific physical employment standards and tests for National Ambulance Resilience Unit (NARU) specialist paramedics.\ud \ud Methods: Sixty-two (53 men, 9 women) paramedics performed an array of (1) realistic reconstructions of critical job-tasks (criterion job performance); (2) simplified, easily-replicable simulations of those reconstructions and; (3) fitness tests that are portable and/or practicable to administer with limited resources or specialist equipment. Pearson’s correlations and ordinary least products regression were used to assess relationships between tasks and tests. Performance on reconstructions, subject-matter expert and participant ratings were combined to derive minimum acceptable job performance levels, which were used to determine cut-scores on appropriate correlated simulations and tests.\ud \ud Results: The majority of performance times were highly correlated with their respective simulations (range of r: 0.73-0.90), with the exception of those replicating water rescue (r range: 0.28-0.47). Regression compatibility intervals provided three cut-scores for each job-task on an appropriate simulation and fitness test.\ud \ud Conclusion: This study provides a varied and easily-implementable physical capability assessment for NARU personnel, empirically linked to job performance, with flexible options depending on organisational requirements.
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- 2020
8. Implementation of Physical Employment Standards for Physically Demanding Occupations
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Andrew G. Siddall, Philip F.J. Turner, Richard D.M. Stevenson, and James L. J. Bilzon
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Employment ,Capability management ,Service (systems architecture) ,Process (engineering) ,business.industry ,Physical fitness ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Effective management ,Physical strength ,Q1 ,QP ,United Kingdom ,Risk analysis (engineering) ,SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being ,Job performance ,Physical Fitness ,Firefighters ,Humans ,Muscle Strength ,Occupations ,business - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper was to describe an approach to implementing and integrating physical employment standards into an organizational procedure, to ensure the safe and effective supervision of physical fitness of workers in a physically demanding occupation, using a real-world example. METHODS: Using previously published cardiorespiratory, muscular strength, and endurance physical demands data from UK firefighters, a process to manage all levels of physical capability was developed with industry stakeholders. RESULTS: Performance standards and associated cut-scores relating to acceptable, uncertain, and unacceptable job performance, using a traffic-light style process, were agreed by stakeholders to ensure the safe and effective management of incumbent's physical fitness. CONCLUSIONS: This paper describes the processes involved in implementing a physical capability management procedure, for the administration of routine in-service physical employment standards and tests in the UK Fire & Rescue Service.
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- 2020
9. Smoking and Biochemical, Performance, and Muscle Adaptation to Military Training
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Andrew G. Siddall, James L. J. Bilzon, Dylan Thompson, Pedro Tauler, Rachel M. Izard, Julie P. Greeves, and Keith Stokes
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Male ,U1 ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Hydrocortisone ,Sit-up ,Population ,Adipose tissue ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,medicine.disease_cause ,Antioxidants ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Grip strength ,Young Adult ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Body Fat Distribution ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Muscle Strength ,Insulin-Like Growth Factor I ,education ,Muscle, Skeletal ,Inflammation ,education.field_of_study ,Leg ,Muscle adaptation ,business.industry ,Smoking ,Malondialdehyde ,Adaptation, Physiological ,QP ,Oxidative Stress ,Endocrinology ,Military Personnel ,chemistry ,Physical Fitness ,business ,Oxidative stress ,Biomarkers ,Hormone ,Physical Conditioning, Human - Abstract
PURPOSE: To determine whether physical performance adaptation is impaired in smokers during early stages of military training, and to examine some of the putative mechanistic candidates that could explain any impairment.METHODS: We examined measures of oxidative stress (malondialdehyde (MDA), lipid hydroperoxides), inflammation (C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6), antioxidants (Vitamins A, E and carotenes) and hormones (cortisol, testosterone, insulin-like growth factor-1) in 65 male British Army Infantry recruits (mean ± SD age: 21 ± 3 yr; mass: 75.5 ± 8.4 kg; height: 1.78 ± 0.07 m) at week 1, week 5 and week 10 of basic training. Physical performance (static lift, grip strength, jump height, 2.4 km run time and two-minute press up and sit up scores) was examined and lower-leg muscle and adipose cross-sectional area (CSA) and density measured by peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography.RESULTS: Basic Military training, irrespective of smoking status, elicited improvement in all physical performance parameters (main time effect; P < 0.05) except grip strength and jump height, and resulted in increased muscle area and decreased fat area in the lower leg (P < 0.05). MDA was higher in smokers at baseline, and both MDA and CRP were greater in smokers during training (main group effect; P < 0.05), than non-smokers. Absolute performance measures, muscle characteristics of the lower leg and other oxidative stress, antioxidant, endocrine and inflammatory markers were similar in the two groups.CONCLUSIONS: Oxidative stress and inflammation were elevated in habitual smokers during basic military training, but there was no clear evidence that this was detrimental to physical adaptation in this population over the timescale studied.
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- 2019
10. Physical and Physiological Performance Determinants of a Firefighting Simulation Test
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Philip J. F. Turner, Andrew G. Siddall, James L. J. Bilzon, and Richard D.M. Stevenson
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Adult ,Male ,Computer science ,Physical Exertion ,Physical fitness ,Firefighting ,Fires ,Task (project management) ,03 medical and health sciences ,Oxygen Consumption ,0302 clinical medicine ,Heart Rate ,Statistics ,Linear regression ,Humans ,Occupational Health ,Adiposity ,Exercise Tolerance ,business.industry ,Work (physics) ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Cardiorespiratory fitness ,030229 sport sciences ,Middle Aged ,body composition ,physical fitness ,occupational performance ,performance prediction ,QP ,030210 environmental & occupational health ,Test (assessment) ,Standard error ,Cardiorespiratory Fitness ,Firefighters ,Time and Motion Studies ,Exercise Test ,Female ,business - Abstract
Objective: To examine determinants of firefighting simulation test performance. Methods: Sixty-eight (63 male; 5 female) firefighters completed a firefighting simulation (eg, equipment carry, casualty evacuation) previously validated to test occupational fitness among UK firefighters. Multiple linear regression methods were used to determine physiological and physical attributes that best predicted completion time. Results: Mean (±SD) time taken to complete the simulation was 610 (±79) seconds. The prediction model combining absolute cardiorespiratory capacity (L min -1) and fat mass explained the greatest variance in performance and elicited the least random error (R = 0.765, R 2 = 0.585, standard error of the estimate [SEE]: ±52 seconds). Higher fitness and lower fat mass were associated with faster performance. Conclusions: Firefighter simulation test performance is associated with absolute cardiorespiratory fitness and fat mass. Fitter and leaner individuals perform the task more quickly. Work-based interventions should enhance these attributes to promote safe and effective operational performance.
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- 2018
11. Effect Of Protein Supplementation On Dietary Intake, Muscle Function And Soreness During Military Field Exercise
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Fiona N. Manderson-Koivula, Julie P. Greeves, Andrew G. Siddall, Sam D. Blacker, Thomas J. O'Leary, Rebecca L. Double, Steve D. Myers, Victoria C. Edwards, Sophie L. Wardle, and Charlotte V. Coombs
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Endocrinology ,Field (physics) ,business.industry ,Dietary intake ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,business ,Protein supplementation - Published
- 2021
12. Physical Employment Standards for UK Firefighters
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James L. J. Bilzon, Richard D.M. Stevenson, Andrew G. Siddall, and Philip F.J. Turner
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Adult ,Employment ,Male ,Physical employment standards ,firefighting ,muscular strength ,muscular endurance ,physical fitness ,sensitivity and specificity ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Physical fitness ,Work Capacity Evaluation ,Physical strength ,Sensitivity and Specificity ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Physical ability ,medicine ,Humans ,Muscle Strength ,Mathematics ,business.industry ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Original Articles ,030229 sport sciences ,QP ,030210 environmental & occupational health ,United Kingdom ,Firefighters ,Exercise Test ,Physical Endurance ,Physical therapy ,Female ,business ,human activities ,True positive rate ,Rope - Abstract
Objective: To assess sensitivity and specificity of surrogate physical ability tests as predictors\ud of criterion firefighting task performance and to identify corresponding minimum muscular\ud strength and endurance standards. Methods: Fifty-one (26 male; 25 female) participants\ud completed three criterion tasks (ladder lift, ladder lower, ladder extension) and three\ud corresponding surrogate tests (One-repetition maximum (1RM) seated shoulder press; 1RM\ud seated rope pull-down; repeated 28 kg seated rope pull-down). Surrogate test standards were\ud calculated that best identified individuals who passed (sensitivity; true positives) and failed\ud (specificity; true negatives) criterion tasks. Results: Best sensitivity/specificity achieved were\ud 1.00/1.00 for a 35 kg seated shoulder press, 0.79/0.92 for a 60 kg rope pull-down and 0.83/0.93\ud for 23 repetitions of the 28 kg rope pull-down. Conclusions: These standards represent\ud performance on surrogate tests commensurate with minimum acceptable performance of\ud essential strength-based occupational tasks in UK firefighters.
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- 2017
13. Validity and Reliability of Firefighting Simulation Test Performance
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Richard D.M. Stevenson, James L. J. Bilzon, Andrew G. Siddall, and Philip J.F. Turner
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Physical fitness ,Validity ,Firefighting ,Q1 ,SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being ,Task Performance and Analysis ,medicine ,Humans ,Treadmill ,Simulation Training ,Reliability (statistics) ,Simulation test ,business.industry ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Reproducibility of Results ,Cardiorespiratory fitness ,Middle Aged ,QP ,United Kingdom ,Test (assessment) ,Physical Fitness ,Firefighters ,Physical therapy ,Female ,business ,Psychology - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the validity and reliability of a firefighting simulation test (FFST). METHODS: Sixty-nine operational firefighters completed a best-effort FFST on one occasion and 22 participants completed a further FFST. All participants completed a maximal treadmill test to determine cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2max). RESULTS: Time to complete the FFST demonstrated a strong inverse relationship with VO2max (r = -0.73), although the prediction error was high. Reliability of the FFST was high (r = 0.84, P = 0.01), demonstrating a coefficient of variation of 4.5%. CONCLUSIONS: The FFST demonstrated reasonable validity as a surrogate assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness for firefighting. The FFST also demonstrated good reliability. Given the apparent magnitude of the prediction error, the FFST would be best used as a training tool, rather than as a primary means of assessing cardiorespiratory fitness for firefighting.
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- 2019
14. Implementation Of Physical Employment Standards For Physically Demanding Occupations
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Phillip J.F. Turner, James L. J. Bilzon, Andrew G. Siddall, and Richard D.M. Stevenson
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Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine - Published
- 2020
15. Lifestyle behaviours and perceived well-being in different fire service roles
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Andrew G. Siddall, Richard D.M. Stevenson, Martyn Standage, James L. J. Bilzon, and Philip J. F. Turner
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Adult ,Male ,Occupational group ,Health Status ,GV201 ,Shift work ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Environmental health ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Workplace ,Service (business) ,occupation ,shift-work ,wellbeing ,health ,lifestyle ,physical activity ,sleep ,business.industry ,Confounding ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Obesity ,Work environment ,Firefighters ,Well-being ,Workforce ,H1 ,Female ,Perception ,business ,Risk Reduction Behavior ,B1 ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Background: Aspects of the work environment influence employee well-being. However, it is unclear how employee lifestyle behaviours, health characteristics and well-being may differ within a broader occupational sector.Aims: To investigate the health characteristics, lifestyle behaviours and well-being of three Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) occupational groups that differ in shift work and occupational demands: operational firefighters (FF), emergency control (EC) and administrative support (AS) workers.Methods: Data were obtained via an online survey using previously validated questionnaires to assess health characteristics, lifestyle behaviours and perceived well-being. Differences between groups were explored, controlling for confounding variables, using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) methods. Effect sizes are reported where appropriate to demonstrate clinical significance.Results: Four thousand five hundred and sixty-four FRS personnel volunteered, with 3333 (73%) completing the survey out of a total workforce of 60000 (8%). FF reported the lowest prevalence of chronic medical conditions (10%), compared with AS (21%) and EC (19%) workers. Total physical activity (PA) was 66% higher among FF compared with EC and AS workers. Components of sleep and self-rated health were independent predictors of well-being irrespective of FRS role.Conclusions: FF reported the highest levels of PA and highest perceptions of well-being, and the lowest prevalence of obesity and chronic medical conditions, compared with other FRS occupational groups. These findings may be used to inform FRS workplace intervention strategies.
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- 2018
16. The Third International Conference on Physical Employment Standards
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Sam D. Blacker, Andrew G. Siddall, Pieter E H Brown, and Gemma Milligan
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Employment ,Male ,Occupational Medicine ,Sexism ,Rehabilitation ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Library science ,Military Personnel ,Physical Fitness ,Political science ,Humans ,Female ,Physical Examination ,Occupational Health ,Sports and Exercise Sciences - Published
- 2019
17. Equation to Estimate Total Energy Expenditure in Military Populations Using a Wrist-Worn Physical Activity Monitor
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Elise R. Orford, Sarah C. Needham-Beck, Priya Singh, Steven D. Powell, Victoria C. Edwards, Sarah E Jackson, Andrew G. Siddall, Julie P. Greeves, Sarah S. Kefyalew, Michelle C. Venables, Stephen D. Myers, and Sam D. Blacker
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Physical medicine and rehabilitation ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Total energy expenditure ,medicine ,Physical activity ,Environmental science ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Wrist - Published
- 2019
18. Smoking status and physical fitness during initial military training
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Julie P. Greeves, Rachel M. Izard, James L. J. Bilzon, Dylan Thompson, Keith Stokes, and Andrew G. Siddall
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U1 ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Sit-up ,Physical fitness ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Cardiorespiratory fitness ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,QP ,Confidence interval ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Physical therapy ,medicine ,Smoking status ,030212 general & internal medicine ,business - Abstract
Background: Habitual smoking is prevalent in military populations, but\ud whether smoking status influences physical fitness development during training is\ud not clear.\ud \ud Aims: We investigated the effect of smoking status on physical fitness\ud parameters during initial British Army Infantry training.\ud \ud Methods: Routine measures of physical fitness (2.4 km run time and\ud maximum number of press ups and sit ups in two minutes) were obtained in 1,182\ud male recruits (mean ± SD: age 20 ± 3 y, body mass 70.6 ± 9.8 kg, height 1.77 ± 0.07\ud m; 58% smokers) at weeks 1, 14 and 24 of initial military training. A linear mixed\ud model was used to identify differences in performance between smokers and nonsmokers over time.\ud \ud Results: Non-smokers performed significantly better than smokers in all\ud performance tests (P0.05). Run performance improved by 7% in non-smokers (estimated marginal\ud means with 95% confidence limits; 612 (608-616) s to 567 (562-572) s) and 8% in\ud smokers (622 (619-625) s to 571 (568-575) s). Press up performance improved by\ud 18% in non-smokers (48.3 (47.1-49.4) to 57.0 (55.6-58.3)) and 23% in smokers (44.1\ud (43.2-45.1) to 54.5 (53.3-55.6)) and sit up performance by 15% in non-smokers (57.3\ud (56.3-58.2) to 66.0 (64.9-67.2)) and 18% in smokers (53.8 (53.0-54.6) to 63.3 (62.3-\ud 64.3)).\ud \ud Conclusions: Smokers exhibited lower muscular and cardiorespiratory\ud endurance performance than non-smokers. Unexpectedly however, no significant\ud differences in improvement in performance indices were demonstrated between\ud smokers and non-smokers during military training.
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- 2017
19. A Task Analysis Methodology for the Development of Minimum Physical Employment Standards
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Andrew G. Siddall, James L. J. Bilzon, Richard D.M. Stevenson, and Philip F.J. Turner
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Adult ,Employment ,Male ,Operations research ,Computer science ,Process (engineering) ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Physical fitness ,Work Capacity Evaluation ,physical demands analysis ,Task (project management) ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being ,Voting ,Task Performance and Analysis ,physical employment standards ,Humans ,Bespoke ,media_common ,business.industry ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,030229 sport sciences ,Middle Aged ,Physically demanding occupations ,030210 environmental & occupational health ,QP ,Identification (information) ,Job performance ,Physical Fitness ,Firefighters ,Task analysis ,task analysis ,physical fitness ,business - Abstract
Objective: To develop a systematic task analysis process for determination of minimum\ud acceptable job performance in arduous safety-related occupations. \ud \ud Methods: A task analysis\ud using modifications on established methods was completed in UK firefighters. Subject-matter\ud experts (all male) identified critical, physically arduous tasks generic to all UK firefighters\ud and developed individual, role-specific task simulations. Video footage and blinded voting\ud were used to determine minimum acceptable task performance. \ud \ud Results: Eight tasks were\ud identified in combination with role-specific variations, task simulations suitable for use in a\ud physical demands analysis and corresponding minimum acceptable performance.\ud \ud Conclusions: The bespoke steps highlighted here allow structured identification of taskspecific minimum performance standards and simulations from which physical employment\ud standards could be based. However, including a more divergent expert panel with respect to\ud age, sex and race would strengthen the applicability of this framework in future practice.
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- 2016
20. Low fitness, low body mass and prior injury predict injury risk during military recruit training: a prospective cohort study in the British Army
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Rachel M. Izard, Keith Stokes, Andrew G. Siddall, Julie P. Greeves, Mark Robinson, James L. J. Bilzon, and Dylan Thompson
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U1 ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Epidemiology ,Physical fitness ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,Poison control ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Injury ,02 engineering and technology ,Occupational safety and health ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Injury prevention ,Medicine ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Risk factor ,military training ,021110 strategic, defence & security studies ,business.industry ,injury risk ,Research ,Infantry ,Anthropometry ,QP ,physical fitness ,Physical therapy ,business - Abstract
Background Injuries sustained by military recruits during initial training impede training progression and military readiness while increasing financial costs. This study investigated training-related injuries and injury risk factors among British Army infantry recruits.Methods Recruits starting infantry training at the British Army Infantry Training Centre between September 2008 and March 2010 were eligible to take part. Information regarding lifestyle behaviours and injury history was collected using the Military Pre-training Questionnaire. Sociodemographic, anthropometric, physical fitness and injury (lower limb and lower back) data were obtained from Army databases. Univariable and multivariable Cox regression models were used to explore the association between time to first training injury and potential risk factors.Results 58% (95% CI 55% to 60%) of 1810 recruits sustained at least 1 injury during training. Overuse injuries were more common than traumatic injuries (65% and 35%, respectively). The lower leg accounted for 81% of all injuries, and non-specific soft tissue damage was the leading diagnosis (55% of all injuries). Injuries resulted in 122 (118 to 126) training days lost per 1000 person-days. Slower 2.4 km run time, low body mass, past injury and shin pain were independently associated with higher risk of any injury.Conclusions There was a high incidence of overuse injuries in British Army recruits undertaking infantry training. Recruits with lower pretraining fitness levels, low body mass and past injuries were at higher risk. Faster 2.4 km run time performance and minimal body mass standards should be considered for physical entry criteria.
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- 2016
21. Development of role-related minimum cardiorespiratory fitness standards for firefighters and commanders
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Philip J. F. Turner, Richard D.M. Stevenson, James L. J. Bilzon, Keith Stokes, and Andrew G. Siddall
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Adult ,Male ,Engineering ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Physical fitness ,Firefighting ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Human Factors and Ergonomics ,Task (project management) ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Task Performance and Analysis ,physical employment standards ,medicine ,Humans ,Duration (project management) ,Monitoring, Physiologic ,Analysis of Variance ,Anthropometry ,firefighting ,business.industry ,VO2 max ,Cardiorespiratory fitness ,030229 sport sciences ,Middle Aged ,role-related fitness ,030210 environmental & occupational health ,QP ,United Kingdom ,oxygen uptake ,Cardiorespiratory Fitness ,metabolic cost ,Physical Fitness ,Firefighters ,Preparedness ,Exercise Test ,Physical therapy ,Female ,Physical demands analysis ,business - Abstract
A minimum cardiorespiratory fitness standard was derived for firefighters following a metabolic demands analysis. Design and minimal acceptable performance of generic firefighting task simulations (i.e. hose running, casualty evacuation, stair climb, equipment carry, wild-land fire) were endorsed by a panel of operationally experienced experts. Sixty-two UK firefighters completed these tasks wearing a standard protective firefighting ensemble while being monitored for peak steady-state metabolic demand and cardiovascular strain. Four tasks, endorsed as valid operational simulations by ≥90% of participants (excluding wild-land fire; 84%), were deemed to be a sufficiently valid and reliable basis for a fitness standard. These tasks elicited an average peak steady-state metabolic cost of 38.1 ± 7.8 ml kg−1 min−1. It is estimated that healthy adults can sustain the total duration of these tasks (~16 min) at ≤90% maximum oxygen uptake and a cardiorespiratory fitness standard of ≥42.3 ml kg−1 min−1 would be required to sustain work. Practitioner Summary: A cardiorespiratory fitness standard for firefighters of ≥42.3 ml kg−1 min−1 was derived from monitoring minimum acceptable performance of essential tasks. This study supports the implementation of a routine assessment of this fitness standard for all UK operational firefighters, to ensure safe physical preparedness for occupational performance.
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- 2016
22. Comparison of Research- and Consumer-grade Energy Expenditure Estimation Methods during 10 Days of Military Training
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Sam D. Blacker, Elise R. Orford, Steve D. Myers, Jane E.S. Thompson, Steven D. Powell, Victoria C. Edwards, Michelle C. Venables, Sarah E Jackson, Sarah S. Kefyalew, Priya Singh, Andrew G. Siddall, and Julie P. Greeves
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Energy expenditure ,Statistics ,Training (meteorology) ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Business ,Estimation methods - Published
- 2018
23. Timing of Energy and Macronutrient Intake of British Army Officer Cadets during Military Training
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Steve D. Myers, Sarah E Jackson, Sam D. Blacker, Jane E.S. Thompson, Andrew G. Siddall, Sophie L. Wardle, Steven D. Powell, Victoria C. Edwards, and Julie P. Greeves
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0301 basic medicine ,03 medical and health sciences ,military ,030109 nutrition & dietetics ,0302 clinical medicine ,Aeronautics ,military.rank ,Training (meteorology) ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,030229 sport sciences ,Army officer ,Psychology - Published
- 2018
24. Comparison of Training Intensity, Energy Balance, and Sleep Duration in British Army Officer Cadets between Base and Field Exercise
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Sarah C. Needham-Beck, Andrew G. Siddall, Steve D. Myers, Steven D. Powell, Julie P. Greeves, Sam D. Blacker, Jane E.S. Thompson, Sarah E Jackson, and Victoria C. Edwards
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military ,Field (physics) ,Aeronautics ,Training intensity ,military.rank ,Energy balance ,Environmental science ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Army officer ,Base (exponentiation) ,Sleep duration - Published
- 2018
25. Comparison Of Daily Energy Expenditure And Weekly Physical Activity Exposure Estimated Using Consumer And Research-grade Physical Activity Monitors During Officer Cadet Initial Military Training
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Julie P. Greeves, Steve D. Myers, Sam D. Blacker, Steven D. Powell, Victoria C. Edwards, Jane E.S. Thompson, Sarah E Jackson, Andrew G. Siddall, and Sophie L. Wardle
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Officer ,Energy expenditure ,Environmental health ,Training (meteorology) ,Physical activity ,Cadet ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Psychology - Published
- 2018
26. A current-activated sediment trap
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G. Awalt, G. Siddall, G. Steeves, and B. T. Hargrave
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Hydrology ,Instrumentation ,Environmental science ,Sediment trap (geology) ,Particle trapping ,Aquatic Science ,Current (fluid) ,Oceanography - Published
- 1994
27. Lifestyle Behaviours, Well-being And Chronic Disease Biomarkers In Uk Operational Firefighters
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Andrew G. Siddall, Richard D.M. Stevenson, Philip J. F. Turner, Martyn Standage, and James L. J. Bilzon
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Chronic disease ,business.industry ,Well-being ,medicine ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Intensive care medicine ,business ,Psychiatry - Published
- 2014
28. Lifestlye and Well-being in High Cardiovascular Disease Risk Groups in the UK Fire & Rescue Service
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Andrew G. Siddall, Martyn Standage, Richard D.M. Stevenson, James L. J. Bilzon, and Phillip J.F. Turner
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Service (business) ,business.industry ,Well-being ,Disease risk ,Medicine ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Medical emergency ,business ,medicine.disease - Published
- 2014
29. The Metabolic And Cardiovascular Demands Of UK Firefighting Tasks
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James L. J. Bilzon, Richard D.M. Stevenson, Keith Stokes, Andrew G. Siddall, and Philip J. F. Turner
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Aeronautics ,Firefighting ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Business - Published
- 2014
30. No Effect Of Cigarette Smoking On Calf Muscle Size And Density Changes Following Military Training
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Dylan Thompson, Rachel M. Izard, Julie P. Greeves, Keith Stokes, Andrew G. Siddall, and James L. J. Bilzon
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Cigarette smoking ,Calf muscle ,business.industry ,Physical therapy ,medicine ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,business - Published
- 2010
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