Walking for wellbeing in the west - maximum versus minimum intervention
Fitzsimons, Claire and Baker, Graham and Wright, Annemarie and Lowry, Ruth and Mutrie, Nanette Scottish Physical Activity Research Collaboration (Funder) , ed. (2009) Walking for wellbeing in the west - maximum versus minimum intervention. In: International Society for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Meeting, 2009-06-01.
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Abstract
Walking for Well-being in the West is a multi-disciplinary community based walking intervention. Low active men and women were randomised into two groups: Group 1: maximum intervention (walking programme; pedometer as a motivational aid; series of physical activity consultations); Group 2: waiting list control for 12 weeks followed by a minimal intervention (walking programme; pedometer as a motivational aid). Here we present a comparison between the maximum and minimum interventions over 12 months. Physical activity was measured using 7-day step counts from sealed pedometers. Step count data were analysed on an intention to treat basis. N=79 (49±9 years) were randomly assigned to Group 1 (n=39, 31 women) or Group 2 (n=40, 32 women). RM ANOVA (group by time; Group 1 steps at baseline, 12 wks, 24 wks and 48wks (n=24@48wks); Group 2 steps at baseline, 24 wks, 36 wks and 60wks (n=23@60wks)) showed a significant effect of time on steps/day (F (3,231)=19.60, p<0.001) and no significant difference or interaction between groups (F (1,77)=0.62, p=0.434 and F(3, 231)=1.51, p=0.213 respectively). Paired t tests found a significant increase in steps/day for both groups between baseline and 48/60 weeks (t(38)=-3.33, p=0.002 and t(39)=-3.08, p=0.004 respectively). There was no significant difference between groups of the number of participants who achieved a weekly step increase of ≥15,000 steps at 12 months (Group 1 13/24 (54%); Group 2 9/23 (39%); χ2 = 1.07, p=0.302). Both interventions encouraged low active participants to increase and maintain walking behaviour.
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Item type: Conference or Workshop Item(Paper) ID code: 20195 Dates: DateEventJune 2009PublishedSubjects: Medicine > Public aspects of medicine > Personal health and hygiene, including exercise, nutrition Department: Faculty of Education > Sport, Culture and The Arts
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Psychological Sciences and Health > Physical Activity for HealthDepositing user: Dr Claire Fitzsimons Date deposited: 04 Jun 2010 12:30 Last modified: 22 Sep 2024 00:29 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/20195