ArticleBMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation2018
The effect of mere measurement from a cardiovascular examination program on physical activity and sedentary time in an adult population.
Article in BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02990039 (A Tailored Feasibility Study to Increase Physical Activity and to Reduce Sedentary Time), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Tailored Feasibility Study to Increase Physical Activity and to Reduce Sedentary Time
Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Effectiveness of Interventions to Reduce Sedentary Time in Different Target Groups and Settings in Germany: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis and Recommendations on Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Sedentary Behaviour Reduction Workplace Interventions on Cardiometabolic Risk Markers: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Pooled it
- Associations of accelerometer-based sedentary bouts with adiposity markers among German adults - results from a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2023Trial
- Predictors of adherence to insulin therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus: an application of the theory of planned behavior.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- A-REST (Activity to Reduce Excessive Sitting Time): A Feasibility Trial to Reduce Prolonged Sitting in Police Staff.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Do sociodemographic variables and cardiometabolic risk factors moderate the mere-measurement effect on physical activity and sedentary time?BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2020Article
- Effectiveness of exercise on fatigue in hemodialysis patients: a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2020Article
- The impact of pulmonary rehabilitation on severe physical inactivity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a pilot study.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseArticle
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Abstract
backgroundMeasuring physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (ST) by self-report or device as well as assessing related health factors may alter those behaviors. Thus, in intervention trials assessments may bias intervention effects. The aim of our study was to examine whether leisure-time PA, transport-related PA, and overall ST measured via self-report vary after assessments and whether a brief tailored letter intervention has an additional effect.
methodsAmong a sample of subjects with no history of myocardial infarction, stroke, or vascular intervention, a number of 175 individuals participated in a study comprising multiple repeated assessments. Of those, 153 were analyzed (mean age 54.5 years, standard deviation = 6.2; 64% women). At baseline, participants attended a cardiovascular examination (standardized measurement of blood pressure and waist circumference, blood sample taking) and wore an accelerometer for seven days. At baseline and after 1, 6, and 12 months, participants completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. A random subsample received a tailored counseling letter intervention at month 1, 3, and 4. Changes in PA and ST from baseline to 12-month follow-up were analyzed using random-effects modelling.
resultsFrom baseline to 1-month assessment, leisure-time PA did not change (Incidence rate ratio = 1.13,
conclusionsResults suggest an effect of measurements on PA and ST. Data of random-effects modelling results revealed an increase of transport-related PA after baseline to 1-month assessment. Decreases in overall ST may result from repeated assessments. A brief tailored letter intervention seemed to have no additional effect. Thus, measurement effects should be considered when planning intervention studies and interpreting intervention effects.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT02990039. Registered 7 December 2016. Retrospectively registered.
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