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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2008;47(4):91-108.
doi: 10.1080/03630240802100747.

Incorporating self-efficacy and interpersonal support in an intervention to increase physical activity in older women

Cindy Costanzo  1 , Susan Noble Walker
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Incorporating self-efficacy and interpersonal support in an intervention to increase physical activity in older women

Cindy Costanzo et al. Women Health. 2008.

Abstract

Purpose: To compare the efficacy of five versus one session of Behavioral Counseling in a 12-week intervention to increase self-efficacy and family and friend support for activity, and examine self-efficacy and support as mediators of activity among 46 urban women.

Methods: A randomized, controlled trial conducted during 2004 in Omaha, Nebraska. Outcomes were analyzed with Repeated Measures-ANOVA and path analysis.

Findings: No significant change was observed in self-efficacy in the five-session group, but a significant decrease was observed in the one-session group (p = .005). Family and friend support increased significantly in the five-session group (p < .001, p = .019). The intervention effect on activity was mediated through change in self-efficacy and family support.

Conclusions: Five behavioral counseling sessions maintained self-efficacy and increased family and friend support although the intervention did not directly affect activity.

Implications: The intervention can be replicated within various community settings.

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