Randomized trial of a neighborhood environment-focused physical activity website intervention

Ferney, Shannon L.; Marshall, Alison L.; Eakin, Elizabeth G.; Owen, Neville

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.10.022

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Randomized trial of a neighborhood environment-focused physical activity website intervention

Ferney, Shannon L., Marshall, Alison L., Eakin, Elizabeth G., Owen, Neville·2009·Preventive Medicine

DOI 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.10.022

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Objective To evaluate the use of a local neighborhood environment-focused physical activity website and its effects on walking and overall physical activity in middle-aged adults.Method One-hundred and six (72% women) inactive adults aged 52+/-4.6 years were randomly allocated to receive access to a neighborhood environment-focused website, (Neighborhood group, n=52) or a motivational-information website (Comparison group n=54). Participants also received eleven emails over the 26 weeks. Study outcomes were objectively-monitored website use, and self-reported total walking (min/wk), total physical activity (min/wk) and neighborhood walking (min/wk) collected at baseline, 12 and 26 weeks. The study was conducted between August 2005 and February 2006 in Brisbane, Australia.Results Website use was significantly greater among Neighborhood participants (p=0.01). Statistically significant increases in walking and total physical activity were observed in both groups. There was also a statistically significant interaction effect for total physical activity, with Neighborhood group participants maintaining more of their initial increase in physical activity at week-26 (p<0.05). Further, those in the Neighborhood group who used the website more often reported significantly more walking along the community trail at week-26 (p=0.05) compared with those who did not.Conclusions A local neighborhood-environment focused physical activity website was more effective at engaging participants than a motivational-information website. Moreover, its use resulted in meaningful increases in physical activity relative to the comparison website.

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The possibility to monitor progress toward behavior change, the provision of regular new content, and periodic prompts and reminders may improve revisits.
“the possibility to monitor progress toward behavior change, the provision of regular new content, and periodic prompts and reminders may improve revisits [26-31].”
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Interactive behavior change strategies, such as individualized computer-tailored feedback and goal setting, may enhance engagement in intervention content and completion of the program.
“Interactive behavior change strategies, such as the provision of individualized computer-tailored feedback and goal setting, may enhance engagement in the intervention content and completion of the program [26-28,31].”
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Intervention elements that make the intervention more attractive, such as quizzes, small movies, and other multimedia features, may enhance an extended stay on the website.
“intervention elements that make the intervention more attractive to use, such as quizzes, small movies, and other multimedia features, may enhance an extended stay on the website [26,28].”
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Social support by peers and professionals may enhance an extended stay on the website and may encourage a revisit to an intervention website.
“social support by peers and professionals may enhance an extended stay on the website and may encourage a revisit to an intervention website [26-28,31].”
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We did not find an indication of better exposure to the intervention for the other categories of potential exposure-enhancing intervention characteristics.
“We did not find an indication of better exposure to the intervention for the other categories of potential exposure-enhancing intervention characteristics, even if these have been indicated as such in previous studies [26-31].”
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Authors: Ferney, S. L., Marshall, A. L., Eakin, E. G., & Owen, N.
Affiliations: Queensland University of Technology (AU)
The University of Queensland (AU)
ORCID: Marshall, Alison L.
Eakin, Elizabeth G.
Owen, Neville
Venue: Preventive Medicine
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2009-02
Volume: 48
Issue: 2
Pages: 144-150
ISSN: 0091-7435 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.10.022
OpenAlex: W1992326773
Cited by: 85
References: 42
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 6
FWCI: 3.62
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Queensland Health
National Health and Medical Research Council
National Medical Research Council
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
Social Sciences › Transportation › Urban Transport and Accessibility
Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
Keywords: neighborhood environment, physical activity, walking, middle-aged adults, inactive adults, email reminders, internet use, physical activity maintenance
MeSH terms: Analysis of Variance, Female, Health Promotion, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motivation, Motor Activity, Pilot Projects, Queensland, Residence Characteristics, Social Support, Exercise, Walking, Focus Groups, Internet, Electronic Mail

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