Comparison of 3 interventions to increase walking in sedentary women.

Mary A Nies, Ty Partridge

Journal: American journal of health behavior 2006;30(4):339-52

PMID: 16787125

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

To increase walking activity in sedentary women.

METHODS

Women (N = 253) were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups: video education/control, brief telephone calls with no counseling, and telephone calls with counseling. Assessments were made at baseline, 6 months, and 1 year.

RESULTS

All interventions increased the number of reported minutes walked and decreased the time to walk a mile.

CONCLUSIONS

The variability in the telephone counseling and brief telephone call groups seemed to suggest a group of participants who were high responders.

Address: Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8036, USA. [email protected]

DOI: 10.5555/ajhb.2006.30.4.339

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MeSH Terms: Affect, Cardiovascular Diseases, Counseling, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Health Education, Health Status, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Life Style, Motor Activity, Periodicity, Posture, Retention, Psychology, Self Efficacy, Socioeconomic Factors, Time Factors, Videotape Recording, Visual Perception, Walking