Interventions to increase physical activity among healthy adults: meta-analysis of outcomes.
Interventions to increase physical activity among healthy adults: meta-analysis of outcomes.
复制标题
DOI:
10.2105/ajph.2010.194381
复制
发表时间:
2011-04
影响因子:
12.7
通讯作者:
Mehr DR
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Conn VS;Hafdahl AR;Mehr DR
This meta-analysis summarized effects of interventions designed to increase physical activity among healthy adults. Comprehensive searching located 358 reports eligible for inclusion. Random-effects analyses were used to synthesize data. Potential moderator variables were examined with meta-analytic analogues of ANOVA and regression. Moderator variable robustness and publication bias were explored. Meta-analytic results were computed from studies including 99,011 subjects. The overall mean effect size (d) for treatment vs. control groups comparisons was 0.19 (higher mean for treatment than control subjects). This 0.19 is consistent with a mean difference of 496 steps/day between treatment and control subjects. Exploratory moderator analyses suggested that the characteristics of the most effective interventions included behavioral interventions instead of cognitive interventions, face-to-face delivery versus mediated interventions (e.g. via telephone, mail, etc.), and targeted individuals instead of communities. Participant characteristics were unrelated to physical activity effect sizes. Substantial between-studies heterogeneity remained beyond individual moderators. These findings suggest that interventions designed to increase activity are modestly effective. Findings suggest interventions should emphasize behavioral strategies over cognitive strategies to increase physical activity.