Evidence map›Paper›PMID 26622916›Full record

ArticleTranslational behavioral medicine2015

Texercise select effectiveness: an examination of physical activity and nutrition outcomes.

Matthew Lee Smith, Marcia G Ory, Luohua Jiang, Doris Howell, Shuai Chen, Jairus C Pulczinski, Suzanne M Swierc, Alan B Stevens

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Translational behavioral medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Cost-Effectiveness of a Community Exercise and Nutrition Program for Older Adults: Texercise Select.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017
    Article
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Matthew Lee SmithCollege of Public Health, The University of Georgia, #345E Wright Hall, Health Sciences Campus, Athens, GA 30602 USA.
Marcia G OryDepartment of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health, College Station, Texas, TX USA.
Luohua JiangDepartment of Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA USA.
Doris HowellDepartment of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health, College Station, Texas, TX USA.
Shuai ChenDepartment of Statistics, College Station Texas A&M University, Texas, TX USA.
Jairus C PulczinskiDepartment of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health, College Station, Texas, TX USA.
Suzanne M SwiercDepartment of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health, College Station, Texas, TX USA.
Alan B StevensDepartment of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences College Station, Baylor Scott & White Health Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health, Texas, TX USA.

Funding

Community Research Center for Senior HealthRC4AG038183 · NIA · SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL · PI STEVENS, ALAN B · 2010 to 2010
$995k
NIA NIH HHS RC4 AG038183
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Given the role of physical activity (PA) and good nutrition to delay the onset and progression of most chronic conditions, effective interventions are needed to influence lifestyle behaviors of community-dwelling populations. The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of Texercise Select to improve health indicators, PA, and dietary behaviors, and confidence to engage in healthful behaviors. Texercise Select, a 12-week exercise program, was delivered. Baseline and 12-week follow-up assessments were collected from 220 participants with baseline data who were aged 45 years and older for this non-randomized one-group pre-post design trial. Linear mixed models were fitted for continuous outcome variables and GEE models with logit link function for binary outcome variables. Significant improvements (P < 0.05) were seen in physical activity scores (d = 0.64 for aerobic activity), weekly fruit/vegetable consumption (d = 0.31), daily water consumption (d = 0.29), as well as PA- and nutrition-related confidence (d =0.38 and 0.21, respectively) and social support (d =0.45). Programs rooted in best practices show promise for positively impacting large numbers of participants and becoming sustainably embedded in communities over time.

Indexed as

NutritionOlder adultsPhysical activityProgram evaluation

Identifiers

PMID26622916
PMCPMC4656227

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.