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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2008 Jan;5(1):169-83.
doi: 10.1123/jpah.5.1.169.

An ecological approach with primary-care counseling to promote physical activity

Julian Reed  1 , Lori Malvern, Suresh Muthukrishnan, Rachael Hardy, Lauren King
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Randomized Controlled Trial

An ecological approach with primary-care counseling to promote physical activity

Julian Reed et al. J Phys Act Health. 2008 Jan.

Abstract

Background: The study examined the effectiveness of primary-care counseling using a 2-pronged intervention to increase physical activity (PA) in a southeastern US city.

Methods: Two hundred thirty-seven patients were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups (experimental [counseling and educational map], control group #1 [counseling only], or control #2 [standard care]) to identify PA differences. The experimental group received physician counseling and an educational map highlighting accessible recreational facilities within a 2-mile radius of the health center.

Results: Patients in the experimental group increased their weekly PA in comparison with patients in the controls. Significant differences were observed for patients between groups for PA (F = 7.648, df 3,423, P = .000), PA x visits interaction (F = 5.500, df 3,423, P = .001), and the PA x group interaction (F = 3.068, df 6,848, P = .006).

Conclusions: This approach can perhaps increase the PA levels of underserved adults.

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