Trial reportAnnals of family medicine
Healthy Steps trial: pedometer-based advice and physical activity for low-active older adults.
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A Dyad-based Multiple Behavior Intervention for Reducing Lung Cancer Symptoms - a Pilot Randomized Control Trial (Breathe Easier II)
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Are physical activity referral scheme components associated with increased physical activity, scheme uptake, and adherence rate? A meta-analysis and meta-regression.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Pooled it
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- A systematic review and narrative synthesis of physical activity referral schemes' components.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Pooled it
- Recruitment and characteristics of participants in trials of physical activity for adults aged 45 years and above in general practice: a systematic review.Family practice · 2023Pooled it
- Long-term Effectiveness of mHealth Physical Activity Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Pooled it
- Physical Activity Interventions for Primary Prevention in Adults: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trial-Based Economic Evaluations.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Pooled it
- Systematic Review of Physical Activity Interventions in Hispanic Adults.Hispanic health care international : the official journal of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses · 2018Pooled it
- Face-to-face interventions for promoting physical activity.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
- Face-to-face versus remote and web 2.0 interventions for promoting physical activity.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
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- Possible Impact of a 12-Month Web- and Smartphone-Based Program to Improve Long-term Physical Activity in Patients Attending Spa Therapy: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Trial
- Physical Activity Counseling for Adults with Hypertension: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Effectiveness of the physical activity intervention program in the PREDIMED-Plus study: a randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018Trial
- Using Web 2.0 applications to promote health-related physical activity: findings from the WALK 2.0 randomised controlled trial.British journal of sports medicine · 2017Trial
- The feasibility and RE-AIM evaluation of the TAME health pilot study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Trial
- Feasibility of a Memory Clinic-Based Physical Activity Prescription Program.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2016Trial
- Effects of the Swedish physical activity on prescription model on health-related quality of life in overweight older adults: a randomised controlled trial.BMC public health · 2015Trial
- Step Monitoring to improve ARTERial health (SMARTER) through step count prescription in type 2 diabetes and hypertension: trial design and methods.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2014Trial
- Efficacy of activity tracker-based interventions and their behavioral components in promoting physical activity and reducing sedentary behavior in older adults: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2026Review
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Abstract
purposeWe compared the effectiveness of 2 physical activity prescriptions delivered in primary care--the standard time-based Green Prescription and a pedometer step-based Green Prescription--on physical activity, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, and quality of life in low-active older adults.
methodsWe undertook a randomized controlled trial involving 330 low-active older adults (aged =65 years) recruited through their primary care physicians' patient databases. Participants were randomized to either the pedometer step-based Green Prescription group (n = 165) or the standard Green Prescription group (n = 165). Both groups had a visit with the primary care practitioner and 3 telephone counseling sessions over 12 weeks aimed at increasing physical activity. Outcomes were the changes in physical activity (assessed with the Auckland Heart Study Physical Activity Questionnaire), blood pressure, BMI, quality of life (assessed with the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey), physical function status (assessed with the Short Physical Performance Battery), and falls over a 12-month period.
resultsOf the patients invited to participate, 57% responded. At 12 months, leisure walking increased by 49.6 min/wk for the pedometer Green Prescription compared with 28.1 min/wk for the standard Green Prescription (P=.03). For both groups, there were significant increases across all physical activity domains at 3 months (end of intervention) that were largely maintained after 12 months of follow-up. BMI did not change in either group. Significant improvements in blood pressure were observed for both groups without any differences between them.
conclusionsPedometer use resulted in a greater increase in leisure walking without any impact on overall activity level. All participants increased physical activity, and on average, their blood pressure decreased over 12 months, although the clinical relevance is unknown.
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