Trial reportAnnals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine2011
Tailored print communication and telephone motivational interviewing are equally successful in improving multiple lifestyle behaviors in a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Effectiveness of behavioural interventions with motivational interviewing on physical activity outcomes in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2024Pooled it
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- Promoting and maintaining physical activity in the transition to retirement: a systematic review of interventions for adults around retirement age.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2016Pooled it
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- Effectiveness of dietary interventions among adults of retirement age: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC medicine · 2014Pooled it
- Are behavioral interventions effective in increasing physical activity at 12 to 36 months in adults aged 55 to 70 years? A systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC medicine · 2013Pooled it
- A systematic review of randomized controlled trials on the effectiveness of computer-tailored physical activity and dietary behavior promotion programs: an update.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2012Pooled it
- A randomized controlled trial comparing community lifestyle interventions to improve adherence to diet and physical activity recommendations: the VitalUM study.European journal of epidemiology · 2021Trial
- A randomized trial using motivational interviewing for maintenance of blood pressure improvements in a community-engaged lifestyle intervention: HUB city steps.Health education research · 2015Trial
- Innovative video tailoring for dietary change: final results of the Good for you! cluster randomized trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2015Trial
- Physical Activity Counselling during Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with COPD: A Randomised Controlled Trial.PloS one · 2015Trial
- Designing a theory- and evidence-based tailored eHealth rehabilitation aftercare program in Germany and the Netherlands: study protocol.BMC public health · 2013Trial
- Research to encourage exercise for fibromyalgia (REEF): use of motivational interviewing, outcomes from a randomized-controlled trial.The Clinical journal of pain · 2013Trial
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- Blended Care Intervention for Cancer Aftercare in General Practice Centers: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Intervention Fidelity of Telephone Motivational Interviewing On Physical Activity, Fruit Intake, and Vegetable Consumption in Dutch Outpatients With and Without Hypertension.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2023Article
- Effects of Mood Regulation on Sociodemographic Status, Exercise Pattern, and Physical Conditions of Chinese Adults and the Elderly.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Article
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundComputer tailoring and motivational interviewing show promise in promoting lifestyle change, despite few head-to-head comparative studies. PURPOSE: Vitalum is a randomized controlled trial in which the efficacy of these methods was compared in changing physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption in middle-aged Dutch adults.
methodsParticipants (n = 1,629) were recruited via 23 general practices and randomly received either four tailored print letters, four motivational telephone calls, two of each type of intervention, or no information. The primary outcomes were absolute change in self-reported physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption.
resultsAll three intervention groups (i.e., the tailored letters, the motivational calls, and the combined version) were equally and significantly more effective than the control group in increasing physical activity (hours/day), intake of fruit (servings/day), and consumption of vegetables (grams/day) from baseline to the intermediate measurement (week 25), follow-up 1 (week 47) and 2 (week 73). Effect sizes (Cohen's d) ranged from 0.15 to 0.18. Participants rated the interventions positively; interviews were more positively evaluated than letters.
conclusionsTailored print communication and telephone motivational interviewing or their combination are equally successful in changing multiple behaviors.
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