ArticleBMC public health2015
Awareness of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity: can information on guidelines prevent overestimation?
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- Evaluation of a school-based dissemination of the movement guidelines for young children in Hong Kong: Study protocol.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2021Article
- An Increase in Vigorous but Not Moderate Physical Activity Makes People Feel They Have Changed Their Behavior.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Awareness and Knowledge of Physical Activity Recommendations in Young Adult Men.Frontiers in public health · 2019Article
- Questionnaire survey assessing the leisure-time physical activity of hospital doctors and awareness of UK physical activity recommendations.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2019Article
- GPs' knowledge, use, and confidence in national physical activity and health guidelines and tools: a questionnaire-based survey of general practice in England.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundMass-media campaigns such as Change4Life use messaging to promote physical activity guidelines. Raising knowledge of MVPA guidelines within UK adults is a main goal of current mass media campaigns aimed at increasing engagement in MVPA. As this may help to inform accurate perceptions of adults' own MVPA level it is an important area of investigation. Subjective norms, health status and normal walking intensity may also influence adult's awareness of their own MVPA behaviour. The aim of this study was to examine the hypothesis that greater knowledge of MVPA guidelines, supportive subjective norms, lower self-reported health status and intensity of typical walking pace are associated with accurate awareness of MVPA engagement within a sample of UK adults.
methodsA cross-sectional study of UK adults was conducted. UK adults who subscribed to the National Academic Mailing List Service (JISCMail) were sent an invitation to complete an online survey. 1,724 UK adults completed the online survey which included items on minutes spent in MVPA, awareness of MVPA using constructs highlighted by the precaution adoption process model, subjective norms, knowledge of guidelines, health status and demographics.
resultsThe sample was 70% female, 57% aged under 45, 93% White and 69% in full-time employment. 62% reported their health to be above average, while 62% demonstrated accurate awareness of their own physical activity level, only 18% correctly reported the MVPA guidelines and 51% reported high subjective norms towards MVPA. Logistic regression analyses identified high subjective norms (OR = 1.84, CI: 1.29, 2.63, p = .001), average or below average health status (OR = .71, CI: .53 .97, p = .001), and a self-reported regular walking pace of moderate-to-vigorous (OR = 1.31, CI: 1.05, 1.63, p = .02) to be associated with accurate MVPA awareness. Knowledge of MVPA guidelines was not associated with MVPA awareness.
conclusionsMass media campaigns, such as Change4Life, inform the general public of MVPA guidelines. Campaign messages may be more influential targeting subjective norms instead of knowledge of guidelines, thereby raising awareness of personal MVPA behaviour amongst inactive adults and increasing motivation to engage in more MVPA.
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