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Trial reportThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2020

A physical activity coaching intervention can improve and maintain physical activity and health-related outcomes in adult ambulatory hospital patients: the Healthy4U-2 randomised controlled trial.

Stephen Barrett, Stephen Begg, Paul O'Halloran, Michael Kingsley

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A Systematic Review of Workplace Physical Activity Coaching.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Stephen BarrettLa Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, PO Box 199, Bendigo, Victoria, 3552, Australia.
Stephen BeggLa Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, PO Box 199, Bendigo, Victoria, 3552, Australia.
Paul O'HalloranSchool of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, 3068, Australia.
Michael KingsleyHolsworth Research Initiative, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, PO Box 199, Bendigo, Victoria, 3552, Australia. M.Kingsley@latrobe.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-1953-4067
La Trobe University · AUUniversity of Auckland · NZ

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Healthy 4 U-2 study sought to evaluate the effect of a twelve-week, physical activity (PA) coaching intervention for changes and maintenance in PA, anthropometrics and health-related outcomes in adults presenting to an ambulatory hospital clinic.

methodsOne hundred and twenty insufficiently active adults were recruited from an ambulatory hospital clinic and randomised to an intervention group that received an education session and five 20-min telephone sessions of PA coaching, or to a control group that received the education session only. ActiGraph GT3X accelerometers were used to measure moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) at baseline, post-intervention (3-months) and follow-up (9-months). Secondary outcome measures (anthropometrics, PA self-efficacy, and health-related quality of life) were also assessed at the three time points.

resultsAt baseline, the mean age and body mass index of participants were 53 ± 8 years and 31 ± 4 kg/m

conclusionsThis study demonstrates that a low contact PA coaching intervention results in beneficial changes in PA, anthropometrics and health-related outcomes in insufficiently active adults presenting to an ambulatory care clinic. The significant beneficial changes were measured at post-intervention and the 9-month follow-up, demonstrating a maintenance effect of the intervention.

trial registrationProspectively registered on the Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR, Trial registration number: ACTRN12619000036112 .

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Health StatusHospitalizationAdultAustraliaBody Mass IndexCounselingExerciseFemaleHospitalsHumansMaleMentoringMiddle AgedNew ZealandPatient Education as TopicQuality of LifeAccelerometryExercise motivationPhysical activityPublic health

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PMID33256753
PMCPMC7708221
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