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Maintaining physical activity among older adults: six-month outcomes of the Keep Active Minnesota randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We evaluate the 6-month efficacy of Keep Active Minnesota, a phone- and mail-based physical activity maintenance intervention designed for use with adults age 50 to 70 years who have increased their physical activity within the past year.

Method

Participants (N=1049) recruited in 2004 and 2005 from one large managed-care organization in Minnesota were randomly assigned to either treatment (N=523) or usual care (N=526) with physical activity assessed using the Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors questionnaire, and expressed as kcal/week expenditures.

Results

Total physical activity at baseline was similar for treatment and usual care participants (p<0.44) as was moderate/vigorous physical activity (p<0.21). Maintenance of physical activity was higher among treatment participants whose mean 6-month change in total kcal/week energy expenditure was -91, compared to -683 for usual care participants (p<0.002). Mean 6-month change in kcal/week expenditure in moderate or vigorous activities was -49 for treatment participants, compared to -612 for usual care participants (p<0.001).

Conclusions

This phone- and mail-based physical activity maintenance intervention is efficacious at maintaining physical activity at 6 months.

SUBMITTER: Martinson BC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2350214 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Maintaining physical activity among older adults: six-month outcomes of the Keep Active Minnesota randomized controlled trial.

Martinson Brian C BC Crain A Lauren AL Sherwood Nancy E NE Hayes Marcia M Pronk Nico P NP O'Connor Patrick J PJ

Preventive medicine 20070824 2

<h4>Objective</h4>We evaluate the 6-month efficacy of Keep Active Minnesota, a phone- and mail-based physical activity maintenance intervention designed for use with adults age 50 to 70 years who have increased their physical activity within the past year.<h4>Method</h4>Participants (N=1049) recruited in 2004 and 2005 from one large managed-care organization in Minnesota were randomly assigned to either treatment (N=523) or usual care (N=526) with physical activity assessed using the Community H ...[more]

PMID: 17904629

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Maintaining physical activity among older adults: six-month outcomes of the Keep Active Minnesota randomized controlled trial.

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Maintaining physical activity among older adults: six-month outcomes of the Keep Active Minnesota randomized controlled trial.

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