Randomized trial of a neighborhood environment-focused physical activity website intervention
Randomized trial of a neighborhood environment-focused physical activity website intervention
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.10.022
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发表时间:
2009-02-01
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Owen, Neville
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作者:
Ferney, Shannon L.;Marshall, Alison L.;Owen, Neville
Objective. To evaluate the use of a local neighborhood environment-focused physical activity website and its effects on walking and overall physical activity in middle-aged adults.Method. One-hundred and six (72% women) inactive adults aged 52 +/- 4.6 years were randomly allocated to receive access to a neighborhood environment-focused website, (Neighborhood group, n=52) or a motivational-information website (Comparison group n=54). Participants also received eleven emails over the 26 weeks. Study outcomes were objectively-manitored website use, and self-reported total walking (min/wk), total physical activity (min/wk) and neighborhood walking (min/wk) collected at baseline, 12 and 26 weeks. The study was conducted between August 2005 and February 2006 in Brisbane, Australia.Results. Website use was significantly greater among Neighborhood participants (p=0.01). Statistically significant increases in walking and total physical activity were observed in both groups. There was also a statistically significant interaction effect for total physical activity, with Neighborhood group participants maintaining more of their initial increase in physical activity at week-26 (p