Abstract
Objective: To evaluate a telephone counseling intervention that was designed to help sedentary women begin and maintain a walking program. Methods: Females (N=197) were randomly assigned to either an intervention, attention control, or no-attention control group. Assessments were made at baseline and 6 months. Results: Women in the intervention group reported more time walked each day than did control women (P<.05). The intervention worked equally for African American and European American women as well as for different income groups. Conclusion: Overall, a counseling intervention via telephone appears to be a good way to help women begin a walking program.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 524-535 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | American journal of health behavior |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Community
- Health promotion
- Intervention
- Physical activity
- Women
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Social Psychology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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