Long-Term Changes in Physical Activity Following a One-Year Home-Based Physical Activity Counseling Program in Older Adults with Multiple Morbidities

This study assessed the sustained effect of a physical activity (PA) counseling intervention on PA one year after intervention, predictors of sustained PA participation, and three classes of post-intervention PA trajectories (improvers, maintainers, and decliners) in 238 older Veterans. Declines in...

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Main Authors: Katherine S. Hall, Richard Sloane, Carl F. Pieper, Matthew J. Peterson, Gail M. Crowley, Patricia A. Cowper, Eleanor S. McConnell, Hayden B. Bosworth, Carola C. Ekelund, Miriam C. Morey
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Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Aging Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/308407
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author Katherine S. Hall
Richard Sloane
Carl F. Pieper
Matthew J. Peterson
Gail M. Crowley
Patricia A. Cowper
Eleanor S. McConnell
Hayden B. Bosworth
Carola C. Ekelund
Miriam C. Morey
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Richard Sloane
Carl F. Pieper
Matthew J. Peterson
Gail M. Crowley
Patricia A. Cowper
Eleanor S. McConnell
Hayden B. Bosworth
Carola C. Ekelund
Miriam C. Morey
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description This study assessed the sustained effect of a physical activity (PA) counseling intervention on PA one year after intervention, predictors of sustained PA participation, and three classes of post-intervention PA trajectories (improvers, maintainers, and decliners) in 238 older Veterans. Declines in minutes of PA from 12 to 24 months were observed for both the treatment and control arms of the study. PA at 12 months was the strongest predictor of post-intervention changes in PA. To our surprise, those who took up the intervention and increased PA levels the most, had significant declines in post-intervention PA. Analysis of the three post-intervention PA trajectories demonstrated that the maintenance group actually reflected a group of nonresponders to the intervention who had more comorbidities, lower self-efficacy, and worse physical function than the improvers or decliners. Results suggest that behavioral counseling/support must be ongoing to promote maintenance. Strategies to promote PA appropriately to subgroups of individuals are needed.
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spelling doaj-art-bafe20ce294d4dd5b69ea1e9b3cbc1522025-08-20T02:18:42ZengWileyJournal of Aging Research2090-22122011-01-01201110.4061/2011/308407308407Long-Term Changes in Physical Activity Following a One-Year Home-Based Physical Activity Counseling Program in Older Adults with Multiple MorbiditiesKatherine S. Hall0Richard Sloane1Carl F. Pieper2Matthew J. Peterson3Gail M. Crowley4Patricia A. Cowper5Eleanor S. McConnell6Hayden B. Bosworth7Carola C. Ekelund8Miriam C. Morey9Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705, USACenter for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USACenter for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USAGeriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705, USANeurodiagnostic Center, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705, USADuke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USAGeriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705, USACenter for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USAGeriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705, USAGeriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 508 Fulton Street, Durham, NC 27705, USAThis study assessed the sustained effect of a physical activity (PA) counseling intervention on PA one year after intervention, predictors of sustained PA participation, and three classes of post-intervention PA trajectories (improvers, maintainers, and decliners) in 238 older Veterans. Declines in minutes of PA from 12 to 24 months were observed for both the treatment and control arms of the study. PA at 12 months was the strongest predictor of post-intervention changes in PA. To our surprise, those who took up the intervention and increased PA levels the most, had significant declines in post-intervention PA. Analysis of the three post-intervention PA trajectories demonstrated that the maintenance group actually reflected a group of nonresponders to the intervention who had more comorbidities, lower self-efficacy, and worse physical function than the improvers or decliners. Results suggest that behavioral counseling/support must be ongoing to promote maintenance. Strategies to promote PA appropriately to subgroups of individuals are needed.http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/308407
spellingShingle Katherine S. Hall
Richard Sloane
Carl F. Pieper
Matthew J. Peterson
Gail M. Crowley
Patricia A. Cowper
Eleanor S. McConnell
Hayden B. Bosworth
Carola C. Ekelund
Miriam C. Morey
Long-Term Changes in Physical Activity Following a One-Year Home-Based Physical Activity Counseling Program in Older Adults with Multiple Morbidities
Journal of Aging Research
title Long-Term Changes in Physical Activity Following a One-Year Home-Based Physical Activity Counseling Program in Older Adults with Multiple Morbidities
title_full Long-Term Changes in Physical Activity Following a One-Year Home-Based Physical Activity Counseling Program in Older Adults with Multiple Morbidities
title_fullStr Long-Term Changes in Physical Activity Following a One-Year Home-Based Physical Activity Counseling Program in Older Adults with Multiple Morbidities
title_full_unstemmed Long-Term Changes in Physical Activity Following a One-Year Home-Based Physical Activity Counseling Program in Older Adults with Multiple Morbidities
title_short Long-Term Changes in Physical Activity Following a One-Year Home-Based Physical Activity Counseling Program in Older Adults with Multiple Morbidities
title_sort long term changes in physical activity following a one year home based physical activity counseling program in older adults with multiple morbidities
url http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/308407
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