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Trial reportHealth education research2014

Determining the reach of a home-based physical activity program for older adults within the context of a randomized controlled trial.

Samantha M Harden, Jason T Fanning, Robert W Motl, Edward McAuley, Paul A Estabrooks

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Health education research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Intervention Mapping: A Framework to Co-Design the ALAPAGE Programme to Simultaneously Improve Dietary Diversity and Physical Fitness Among Older People.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026
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  7. Mixed Methods Evaluation of a Shipped Medically Tailored Meal Pilot Intervention.Journal of patient-centered research and reviews · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Samantha M HardenDepartment of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61801, USA and Department of Family and Community Medicine, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA 24016, USA harden.samantha@vt.edu.
Jason T FanningDepartment of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61801, USA and Department of Family and Community Medicine, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA 24016, USA.
Robert W MotlDepartment of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61801, USA and Department of Family and Community Medicine, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA 24016, USA.
Edward McAuleyDepartment of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61801, USA and Department of Family and Community Medicine, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA 24016, USA.
Paul A EstabrooksDepartment of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61801, USA and Department of Family and Community Medicine, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA 24016, USA Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61801, USA and Department of Family and Community Medicine, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA 24016, USA.

Funding

Activity Gait and Efficacy (AGE) in Order WomenR01AG020118 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI MCAULEY, EDWARD · 2002 to 2013
$2.7M
Activity, Gait, and Efficacy (AGE II): Functional Limtations and Quality of LifeR56AG020118 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI MCAULEY, EDWARD · 2009 to 2009
$498k
NIA NIH HHS AG20118NIA NIH HHS R01 AG020118
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledDetermining the reach of physical activity (PA) programs is challenging due to inconsistent reporting across studies. The purpose of this study was to document multiple indicators of program reach for a 6-month, Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)-delivered home-based PA program. Radio, newspaper and direct mailing advertisements were tracked to determine costs as well as the number and representativeness of older adults exposed and responding to recruitment. It was estimated that all older adults in the recruitment area (n = 105 515) may have been exposed to at least one of the recruitment strategies--563 responded and 383 were screened as eligible. Of those that enrolled (n = 307), the DVD reached between 81% and 97% of the participants over each month within the 6 month period. Newspaper advertisements were most effective (n = 222) at a cost of $78 per participant enrolled.

conclusionUsing multiple indicators of reach supports the accurate calculation and generalizability of recruiting older adults into PA programs.

Indexed as

Health PromotionHome Care ServicesAgedCost-Benefit AnalysisExercise TherapyFemaleHumansMalePatient Selection

Identifiers

PMID25122617
PMCPMC4165990

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