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Long-term changes in physical activity following a one-year home-based physical activity counseling program in older adults with multiple morbidities.

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Hall, KS; Sloane, R; Pieper, CF; Peterson, MJ; Crowley, GM; Cowper, PA; McConnell, ES; Bosworth, HB; Ekelund, CC; Morey, MC
Published in: J Aging Res
December 26, 2010

This study assessed the sustained effect of a physical activity (PA) counseling intervention on PA one year after intervention, predictors of sustained PA participation, and three classes of post-intervention PA trajectories (improvers, maintainers, and decliners) in 238 older Veterans. Declines in minutes of PA from 12 to 24 months were observed for both the treatment and control arms of the study. PA at 12 months was the strongest predictor of post-intervention changes in PA. To our surprise, those who took up the intervention and increased PA levels the most, had significant declines in post-intervention PA. Analysis of the three post-intervention PA trajectories demonstrated that the maintenance group actually reflected a group of nonresponders to the intervention who had more comorbidities, lower self-efficacy, and worse physical function than the improvers or decliners. Results suggest that behavioral counseling/support must be ongoing to promote maintenance. Strategies to promote PA appropriately to subgroups of individuals are needed.

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J Aging Res

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EISSN

2090-2212

Publication Date

December 26, 2010

Volume

2011

Start / End Page

308407

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • 4206 Public health
  • 4202 Epidemiology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Hall, K. S., Sloane, R., Pieper, C. F., Peterson, M. J., Crowley, G. M., Cowper, P. A., … Morey, M. C. (2010). Long-term changes in physical activity following a one-year home-based physical activity counseling program in older adults with multiple morbidities. J Aging Res, 2011, 308407. https://doi.org/10.4061/2011/308407
Hall, Katherine S., Richard Sloane, Carl F. Pieper, Matthew J. Peterson, Gail M. Crowley, Patricia A. Cowper, Eleanor S. McConnell, Hayden B. Bosworth, Carola C. Ekelund, and Miriam C. Morey. “Long-term changes in physical activity following a one-year home-based physical activity counseling program in older adults with multiple morbidities.J Aging Res 2011 (December 26, 2010): 308407. https://doi.org/10.4061/2011/308407.
Hall KS, Sloane R, Pieper CF, Peterson MJ, Crowley GM, Cowper PA, et al. Long-term changes in physical activity following a one-year home-based physical activity counseling program in older adults with multiple morbidities. J Aging Res. 2010 Dec 26;2011:308407.
Hall, Katherine S., et al. “Long-term changes in physical activity following a one-year home-based physical activity counseling program in older adults with multiple morbidities.J Aging Res, vol. 2011, Dec. 2010, p. 308407. Pubmed, doi:10.4061/2011/308407.
Hall KS, Sloane R, Pieper CF, Peterson MJ, Crowley GM, Cowper PA, McConnell ES, Bosworth HB, Ekelund CC, Morey MC. Long-term changes in physical activity following a one-year home-based physical activity counseling program in older adults with multiple morbidities. J Aging Res. 2010 Dec 26;2011:308407.

Published In

J Aging Res

DOI

EISSN

2090-2212

Publication Date

December 26, 2010

Volume

2011

Start / End Page

308407

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • 4206 Public health
  • 4202 Epidemiology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1117 Public Health and Health Services
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences