The purpose of this study was to examine what happens to goals over the course of a physical activity counseling trial in older veterans. At baseline, participants (N = 313) identified 1 health-related goal and 1 walking goal for their participation in the study and rated where they perceived themselves to be relative to that goal at the current time. They rated their current status on these same goals again at 6 and 12 mo. Growth-curve analyses were used to examine longitudinal change in perceived goal status. Although both the intervention and control groups demonstrated improvement in their perceived proximity to their health-related and walking goals (L = 1.19, p < .001), the rates of change were significantly greater in the intervention group (β = –.30, p < .05). Our results demonstrate that this physical activity counseling intervention had a positive impact on self-selected goals over the course of the intervention.
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Individual Progress Toward Self-Selected Goals Among Older Adults Enrolled in a Physical Activity Counseling Intervention
Katherine S. Hall, Gail M. Crowley, Hayden B. Bosworth, Teresa A. Howard, and Miriam C. Morey
Social Cognitive Effects and Mediators of a Pilot Telephone Counseling Intervention to Increase Aerobic Exercise in Hematologic Cancer Survivors
James R. Vallerand, Ryan E. Rhodes, Gordan J. Walker, and Kerry S. Courneya
interventions have helped cancer survivors increase their exercise behavior in more realistic environments. 8 , 9 , 11 As telephone counseling interventions are able to preserve important participant-counselor interaction, researchers propose that telephone counseling may serve as a suitable cost
The Effects of a Supplemental, Theory-Based Physical Activity Counseling Intervention for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
Ronald C. Plotnikoff, Michael A. Pickering, Nicole Glenn, Sandra L. Doze, Melissa L. Reinbold-Matthews, Laura J. McLeod, David C. W. Lau, Gordon H. Fick, Steven T. Johnson, and Laura Flaman
Background:
Physical activity (PA) is a cornerstone in the management of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). This pilot investigation explores the effects of a standard diabetes education program compared with a supplemental PA intervention on diabetes-related health outcomes.
Methods:
Using a prospective 2-armed design, 96 adults with T2DM were randomly assigned to either standard care (diabetes education program; n = 49) or standard care supplemented with an 8-week, individualized-counseling and community-based PA component (n = 47). Measurements were taken at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months. Primary outcomes were changes in PA (self-report) and HbA1c. Between group changes were compared using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and changes over time using repeated-measures ANOVA.
Results:
In comparison with standard care, the supplemental group demonstrated an increase in PA (Ps < 0.01) and cardiorespiratory fitness (Ps < 0.05) from baseline to all follow-up time-points. HbA1c levels declined (P < .05) from baseline to all time points in the standard care group. Reduction in cholesterol-ratio (P < .01), increase in HDL (P < .05), and reductions in blood pressure, resting heart rate and BMI (approaching statistical significance Ps < 0.10) were also reported for both groups.
Conclusions:
PA counseling in addition to standard care is effective for promoting PA behavior change and positive health-related outcomes among individuals with T2DM.
Counseling Goals of Athletes During Injury Rehabilitation: A Descriptive Analysis
Jacob R. Schlierf, Trevor S. Jaskiw, Britton W. Brewer, and Judy L. Van Raalte
satisfaction ( Theodorakis et al., 1997 ). Despite the knowledge on the potential utility of counseling and goal setting that has been gleaned from controlled intervention studies ( Berengüí et al., 2021 ), little is known about the implementation of counseling interventions in naturalistic settings with
Increasing Employees’ Health by Workplace Physical Activity Counseling: The Mediating Role of Step-Based Physical Activity Behavior Change
Anass Arrogi, Astrid Schotte, An Bogaerts, Filip Boen, and Jan Seghers
different populations. 11 In a previous paper, we described the effectiveness of a worksite SDT-based PA counseling intervention on employees’ PA behavior. 12 This counseling intervention resulted in significant increases in step-based PA in the intervention group (IG) relative to the reference group (RG
Prescription of Physical Activity: How Does the Internist Perceive it?
Pilar Lavielle Sotomayor, Gerardo Huitron Bravo, Analí López Fernández, and Juan Talavera Piña
study . BMC Fam Pract . 2013 ; 14 : 128 . PubMed ID: 23987804 doi:10.1186/1471-2296-14-128 10.1186/1471-2296-14-128 23987804 31. Whitlock EP , Orleans CT , Pender N , Allan J . Evaluating primary care behavioral counseling interventions: an evidence-based approach . Am J Prev Med . 2002
The Effects of Structured Exercise or Lifestyle Behavior Interventions on Long-Term Physical Activity Level and Health Outcomes in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression
Marjan Mosalman Haghighi, Yorgi Mavros, and Maria A. Fiatarone Singh
randomised controlled trial . Lancet . 2011 ; 378 ( 9786 ): 129 – 139 . PubMed doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60442-X 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60442-X 21705068 15. Plotnikoff RC , Pickering MA , Glenn N , et al . The effects of a supplemental, theory-based physical activity counseling intervention for
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Rachel Arnold, Nicole Bolter, Lori Dithurbide, Karl Erickson, Blair Evans, Larkin Lamarche, Sean Locke, Eric Martin, and Kathleen Wilson
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= 163) with two active self-regulation counseling intervention arms. The first intervention arm (Arm 1; n = 161) provided standard care plus three group-based face-to-face physical activity counseling sessions followed by 9 months of aftercare with three general face-to-face group sessions. The second
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Kim Gammage, Rachel Arnold, Nicole Bolter, Lori Dithurbide, Karl Erickson, Blair Evans, Larkin Lamarche, Sean Locke, Eric Martin, and Kathleen Wilson
intervention retained through to the 1-month follow-up (82% retention in the control group). While the counseling intervention did not differentially impact smoking outcomes compared with standard care, it demonstrated promise in increasing participants’ daily step count. The findings suggest that telephone
Factors Associated With the Setting of Health-Related Goals Among Community-Dwelling Older People
Juliana S. Oliveira, Leanne Hassett, Catherine Sherrington, Elisabeth Ramsay, Catherine Kirkham, Shona Manning, and Anne Tiedemann
.M. , Bosworth , H.B. , Howard , T.A. , & Morey , M.C. ( 2010 ). Individual progress toward self-selected goals among older adults enrolled in a physical activity counseling intervention . Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 18 ( 4 ), 439 – 450 . PubMed ID: 20956844 10.1123/japa.18.4.439 Hall
