Evaluation of a university course to promote physical activity: project GRAD.
Evaluation of a university course to promote physical activity: project GRAD.
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对促进身体活动的大学课程的评估:GRAD 项目。
DOI:
10.1080/02701367.1999.10607725
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发表时间:
1999
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Alcaraz,JE
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作者:
Sallis,JF;Calfas,KJ;Nichols,JF;Sarkin,JA;Johnson,MF;Caparosa,S;Thompson,S;Alcaraz,JE
Project GRAD (Graduate Ready for Activity Daily) evaluates a university course to promote physical activity. In a randomized study, 338 university seniors participated in either an intervention or control course for academic credit, and posttest data were collected on 321. The control course was knowledge-oriented. The intervention course taught behavior change skills in weekly lectures and peer-led labs. Physical activity was assessed with 7-Day Physical Activity Recall interviews. The intervention had no significant effects on men. Among women, the intervention increased total physical activity during leisure, strengthening exercises, and flexibility exercises. This university course had the intended effects of promoting healthful patterns of physical activity among women, but no effects were observed on men, who were more active than women at baseline.