دورية أكاديمية

Promoting physical activity for low-income minority women in primary care.

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العنوان: Promoting physical activity for low-income minority women in primary care.
المؤلفون: Dutton, Gareth R, Davis Martin, Pamela, Welsch, Michael A, Brantley, Phillip J
المصدر: American Journal of Health Behavior; Nov/Dec2007, Vol. 31 Issue 6, p622-631, 10p
مستخلص: OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of a primary-care weight management intervention on physical activity (PA) among overweight/obese women. METHODS: This randomized controlled trial included 139 women (92% African American). The effects of a physician-delivered tailored intervention were compared with standard care. Repeated measures analyses of variance (ANOVA) were used to examine changes in PA (measured by a 7-day physical activity recall) and physical fitness (measured by heart rate recovery following exercise). RESULTS: Although the intervention group demonstrated an increase in PA, this did not differ significantly from standard care. A significantly greater proportion of intervention participants (90%) achieved current PA recommendations compared with standard care (77%), P<.03. CONCLUSION: These results provide novel information suggesting that a physician-delivered intervention may have limited effectiveness for increasing PA among this at-risk population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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قاعدة البيانات: Complementary Index
الوصف
تدمد:10873244
DOI:10.5993/ajhb.31.6.7