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Effect of feedback in promoting adherence to an exercise programme: a randomized controlled trial.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20738470     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether providing participants in an exercise programme with regular feedback on their exercise progress affected their adherence to the programme regimen.
METHOD: We conducted a randomized controlled trial. Adult men and women with borderline hypertension and a body mass index ≥ 25.0 were randomized to two intervention groups (groups A and B) and one control group (group C) and were prescribed regular aerobic exercise. During the 12-week study period, group A was provided with both feedback information on their exercise progress and a health letter, while group B was provided with the health letter only. The main outcome measure was exercise performance, per cent achievement of target exercise level (%) defined as the number of weeks during which the exercise target was reached divided by the number of weeks in the programme. Results were compared using the Kruskal-Wallis test.
RESULTS: A total of 105 study subjects were randomized into three groups (A, n = 37; B, n = 37 and C, n = 31). Per cent achievement of target exercise level during the 12-week period was highest in group A (26.5%), followed by groups B (22.9%) and C (17.4%) (P = 0.36). Subjects who received regular feedback during the exercise programme tended to have higher exercise performance.
CONCLUSIONS: In improving adherence to exercise intervention, the provision of regular feedback to participants in an exercise programme may be an effective intervention.
Authors:
Masaaki Shakudo; Misa Takegami; Ai Shibata; Miki Kuzumaki; Takahiro Higashi; Yasuaki Hayashino; Yoshimi Suzukamo; Satoshi Morita; Michio Katsuki; Shunichi Fukuhara
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-08-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of evaluation in clinical practice     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1365-2753     ISO Abbreviation:  J Eval Clin Pract     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-19     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9609066     Medline TA:  J Eval Clin Pract     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  7-11     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
© 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology and Healthcare Research, Kyoto University School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan. masa-s@tkf.att.ne.jp
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