Exploring Factors Associated with Dietary Improvement Among Participants Who Completed a Randomized Controlled Trial for Physical Activity: Evidence of a Transfer Effect.
Background: This research aimed at understanding how changes in one behavior affect other behaviors, known as "transfer effect," could extend knowledge of shared constructs among compound health risk behaviors, and improve methods for promoting simultaneous behavior changes. The current study explor...
| Published in: | International Journal of Behavioral Medicine Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 642 - 648 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Aug2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=178623439&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 178623439 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10705503 7M2 jtl: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine issn: 10705503 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Aug2024 vid: 31 iid: 4 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 178623439 164241861 178623439 178623439 10.1007/s12529-023-10186-x 178623439 ppf: 642 ppct: 6 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Exploring Factors Associated with Dietary Improvement Among Participants Who Completed a Randomized Controlled Trial for Physical Activity: Evidence of a Transfer Effect. aug: au: Sillice, Marie Aline Dunsiger, Shira Bock, Beth C. affil: https://ror.org/00jtran50 Center for Systems and Community Design, Department of Health Policy and Management, City University of New York School of Public & Health Policy, 55 W. 125 Street, Room 842, 10027, New York, NY, USA sug: subj: Diet Physical Activity Physiology Transfer (Psychology) Health Behavior Risk Taking Behavior Behavioral Changes Health Knowledge Change Management Nutrition Human Male Female Adult Middle Age Randomized Controlled Trials Random Assignment Exercise Video Games Pleasure Self-Efficacy Age Factors Sex Factors Self Report Nutritional Assessment Descriptive Statistics Confidence Intervals Questionnaires Scales Clinical Assessment Tools Analysis of Variance Chi Square Test Linear Regression Data Analysis Software Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Male Female ab: Background: This research aimed at understanding how changes in one behavior affect other behaviors, known as "transfer effect," could extend knowledge of shared constructs among compound health risk behaviors, and improve methods for promoting simultaneous behavior changes. The current study explored whether participants who completed a randomized controlled trial for physical activity (PA) improved their diet with no intervention in diet or nutrition. Methods: US adults (N = 283) were randomly assigned to 12 weeks of either exercise videogames, standard exercise, or an attention control. Secondary analyses were conducted to examine a possible transfer effect of the intervention on diet at end of intervention (EOT) and 6-month follow-up. Assessments of potential PA constructs (i.e., exercise enjoyment, self-efficacy) and demographics (e.g., age, gender) were conducted. PA, specifically moderate-to-vigorous levels of physical activity (MVPA), was measured using a self-report measure. Diet was measured using the Rate Your Plate dietary assessment. Results: Findings support that a randomization effect was associated with a higher likelihood of increasing MVPA (β = 30.00, 95% CI = 4.46, 64.46) and dietary improvement at EOT (β = 1.48, SE =.83, P =.01) and follow-up (β = 1.74, SE =.52, P =.02). At EOT, changes in diet were associated with higher PA enjoyment (β = 0.41, SE = 0.15, P =.01). This intervention effect on diet was moderated by gender, with women showing more dietary improvement than men (β = −.78, SE = 13, P =.03). At 6 months, dietary improvement was associated with greater self-efficacy (β =.04, SE =.01, P =.01). Conclusion: This study shows evidence of a transfer effect among two synergistic behaviors and expands understanding of factors that predict the occurrence of this type of behavior change. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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