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Effects of tailored, personalized and general health messages on physical activity

Bull, Fiona C, Kreuter, Matthew W, Scharff, Darcell P·1999·Patient Education and Counseling
DOI 10.1016/s0738-3991(98)00134-7
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Abstract

Physical inactivity is a major public health problem. Patient education programs and materials that are customized to address the unique needs and concerns of specific patients have shown promise in changing a range of health related behavior, although findings to date for physical activity have been equivocal. In this study a randomized controlled trial was conducted among 272 adult primary care patients to compare the effectiveness of tailored, personalized and general health messages, and usual medical care in promoting leisure time physical activity (LTA) and physical activities of daily living (PADLs). Patients in the tailored group were more likely to increase PADLs than were patients in the personalized, general and control groups (65% vs. 46% vs. 56% vs. 54%) and less likely to being doing fewer PADLs at follow-up (18% vs. 38% vs. 38% vs. 38%; chi 2 = 12.2, df = 6, p = 0.056). There were no significant differences for LTAs. To help maximize the effectiveness of future tailored interventions on physical activity, studies should seek to identify the social, psychological and environmental variables that are most important to include in tailored materials.

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Authors
Bull, F. C., Kreuter, M. W., & Scharff, D. P.
Affiliations
  • The University of Western Australia (AU)
  • Saint Louis University (US)
Corresponding author
Kreuter, Matthew W
ORCID
Venue
Patient Education and Counseling
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1999-02
Volume
36
Issue
2
Pages
181-192
ISSN
0738-3991 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0738-3991(98)00134-7
OpenAlex
W2081274845
Cited by
221
References
58
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Patient Education and Counseling (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U48/CCU 710806)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Media Influence and Health
Keywords
tailored health messages, physical activity, physical inactivity, leisure-time physical activity, patient education, primary care, health behavior change, patient education materials
MeSH terms
Activities of Daily Living, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Family Practice, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Health Education, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Missouri, Motivation, Patient Care Planning, Surveys and Questionnaires, Program Evaluation, Health Behavior, Exercise

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