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The effect of ongoing feedback on physical activity levels following an exercise intervention in older adults: a randomised controlled trial protocol

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, January 2017
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Title
The effect of ongoing feedback on physical activity levels following an exercise intervention in older adults: a randomised controlled trial protocol
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, January 2017
DOI 10.1186/s13102-016-0066-5
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Katie-Jane Brickwood, Stuart T. Smith, Greig Watson, Andrew D. Williams

Abstract

Physical inactivity ranks as a major contributing factor in the development and progression of chronic disease. Lifestyle interventions reduce the progression of chronic disease, however, compliance decreases over time and health effects only persist as long as the new lifestyle is maintained. Telephone counselling (TC) is an effective way to provide individuals with ongoing support to maintain lifestyle changes. Remote physical activity monitoring and feedback (RAMF) via interactive technologies such as activity trackers and smartphones may be a cost-effective alternative to TC, however, this comparison has not been made. This study, therefore, aims to determine the effect of ongoing feedback (TC vs. RAMF) on the maintenance of physical activity following a 12-week individualised lifestyle program, and the effect of this on health risk factors and health services usage. A randomised controlled trial with a parallel groups design. A total of 150 adults (≥60 years) who participate in a 12-week face-to-face individualised lifestyle program will be randomised to twelve months of RAMF (n = 50), TC (n = 50), or usual care (n = 50). Participants randomised to RAMF will use a smartphone activity tracker app, synced to a wrist worn activity tracker, to provide them with automated feedback regarding compliance to prescribed activity targets. Telephone counselling involves a follow-up phone call every fortnight for the first three months and a monthly call for the remaining nine months of the follow-up period. The primary outcome measures are physical activity compliance (accelerometry and Active Australia survey). Secondary outcome measures include cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength, dynamic balance, quality of life, blood pressure, body composition, and health services usage. Measures will be made before and after the individualised lifestyle program, and at three, six and twelve months during the intervention. The results of this study will help to determine the efficacy of RAMF devices on compliance to prescribed physical activity compared to the current gold standard of TC. If the remote monitoring proves effective, it may provide a cost efficient alternative method of assisting maintenance of behaviour change from lifestyle interventions. ACTRN12615001104549. Retrospectively Registered 20/10/2015.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Unknown 167 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 26 15%
Student > Ph. D. Student 23 14%
Student > Bachelor 20 12%
Researcher 14 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 11 7%
Other 31 18%
Unknown 44 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 27 16%
Sports and Recreations 24 14%
Medicine and Dentistry 21 12%
Psychology 12 7%
Social Sciences 8 5%
Other 24 14%
Unknown 53 31%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 January 2017.
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#14,318,931
of 22,940,083 outputs
Outputs from BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
#308
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#230,133
of 421,659 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
#5
of 7 outputs
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