Interventions to increase physical activity among healthy adults: meta-analysis of outcomes.

Objectives. We conducted a meta-analysis summarizing the effects of interventions designed to increase physical activity among healthy adults. Methods. Our comprehensive searches located 358 reports eligible for inclusion. We used random-effects analyses to synthesize data, and we used meta-analytic...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Public Health Vol. 101; no. 4; pp. 751 - 759
Autores principales: Conn, Vicki S., Hafdahl, Adam R., Mehr, David R.
Formato: meta analysis research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: American Public Health Association Apr2011
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          Conn, Vicki S.
          Hafdahl, Adam R.
          Mehr, David R.
        affil: University of Missouri School of Nursing, Columbia
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          Physical Activity In Adulthood
          Behavioral Changes
          Health Promotion Methods
          Human
          Funding Source
          Meta Analysis
          Adult
          Regression
          Analysis of Variance
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          Female
          Control Group
          Effect Size
          Behavior Modification Methods
          Medline
          Coding
          Individuality
          Treatment Outcomes
          Confidence Intervals
          Professional Practice, Evidence-Based
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      ab: Objectives. We conducted a meta-analysis summarizing the effects of interventions designed to increase physical activity among healthy adults. Methods. Our comprehensive searches located 358 reports eligible for inclusion. We used random-effects analyses to synthesize data, and we used meta-analytic analogues of regression and analysis of variance to examine potential moderator variables. We also explored moderator variable robustness and publication bias. Results. We computed meta-analytic results from studies comprising 99011 participants. The overall mean effect size for comparisons of treatment groups versus control groups was 0.19 (higher mean for treatment participants than for control participants). This effect size is consistent with a mean difference of 496 ambulatory steps per day between treatment and control participants. Exploratory moderator analyses suggested that the characteristics of the most effective interventions were behavioral interventions instead of cognitive interventions, face-to-face delivery versus mediated interventions (e.g., via telephone or mail), and targeting individuals instead of communities. Participant characteristics were unrelated to physical activity effect sizes. Substantial between-studies heterogeneity remained beyond individual moderators. Conclusions. Interventions designed to increase physical activity were modestly effective. Interventions to increase activity should emphasize behavioral strategies over cognitive strategies.
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