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ArticleBMC public health2019

Active women over 50: study protocol for RCT of a low-dose information and support program to promote physical activity behaviour change.

Geraldine Wallbank, Catherine Sherrington, Colleen G Canning, Leanne Hassett, Roberta Shepherd, Bethan Richards, Catherine Mackay, Anne Tiedemann

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Article in BMC public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Geraldine WallbankInstitute for Musculoskeletal Health, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, PO Box M179 Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, 2050, Australia. geraldine.wallbank@sydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7914-6149
Catherine SherringtonInstitute for Musculoskeletal Health, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, PO Box M179 Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, 2050, Australia.
Colleen G CanningDiscipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, Sydney, NSW, 1825, Australia.
Leanne HassettInstitute for Musculoskeletal Health, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, PO Box M179 Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, 2050, Australia.
Roberta ShepherdDiscipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, Sydney, NSW, 1825, Australia.
Bethan RichardsInstitute of Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Level 4 Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Sydney, 2050, Australia.
Catherine Mackay, Workplace Health and Safety, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Level 7 KGV Building, Missenden Rd, Camperdown, Sydney, 2050, Australia.
Anne TiedemannInstitute for Musculoskeletal Health, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, PO Box M179 Missenden Road, Camperdown, Sydney, 2050, Australia.
The University of Sydney · AURoyal Prince Alfred Hospital · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is compelling evidence that physical activity has many physical and mental health benefits and can delay the development of disability in older age. However, uptake of this health behaviour is sub-optimal in working women in their middle age. This trial aims to establish the impact of a low-dose information program, incorporating follow-up support using behaviour change techniques, compared with a wait-list control group, on physical activity among women aged 50+ years.

methods100 female university or health service employees aged 50 years and over who are not sufficiently active according to national guidelines will be recruited and randomised to: [1] attend one information session at the worksite with follow-up email support and provision of resources including use of an activity tracker (Fitbit) for 3 months and free trial class at the university sports facility, or [2] a wait-list control to receive the intervention after the 3-month follow-up period. The primary outcome will be the proportion of people achieving 10,000 steps/day at 3 months post randomisation. Secondary outcomes will include the proportion of people achieving national guideline-recommended physical activity levels, the average self-reported hours of physical activity per week, perceived benefits of and barriers to exercise participation, physical functioning, and mood. Analyses will be planned, conducted while masked to group allocation and will use an intention-to-treat approach. DISCUSSION: This randomised controlled trial will evaluate the impact of a simple intervention using behaviour change techniques to increase physical activity participation in insufficiently active working women over the age of 50.

trial registrationACTRN12617000485336 , prospectively registered, approved 04/04/2017.

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Occupational HealthAustraliaExerciseFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth PromotionHumansInformation DisseminationMiddle AgedProgram EvaluationRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch DesignSocial SupportUniversitiesBehaviour changeeHealthExerciseHealthPhysical activityWorkplace

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PMID31484565
PMCPMC6727572
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