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Can we identify who will adhere to long-term physical activity? Signal detection methodology as a potential aid to clinical decision making.
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Signal detection methodology was used to identify the best combination of predictors of long-term exercise adherence in 269 healthy, initially sedentary adults ages 50-65 years. Less educated individuals who were assigned to supervised home-based exercise of either higher or lower intensity and who were less stressed and less fit at baseline than other individuals had the greatest probability of successful adherence by the 2nd year. Overweight individuals assigned to a group-based exercise program were the least likely to be successful 2 years later. Predictors of short-term (1-year) adherence were generally similar to predictors of 2-year adherence. Signal detection analysis may be useful for identifying subgroups of people at risk for underadherence who subsequently might be targeted for intervention.
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Metadata
- Authors
- King, A. C., Kiernan, M., Oman, R. F., Kraemer, H. C., Hull, M., & Ahn, D.
- Affiliations
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Venue
- Health Psychology
- Published
- 1997
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 380-389
- ISSN
- 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
- 1930-7810
- OpenAlex
- W2008182485
- Cited by
- 168
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 8 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 2.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (2k01ag000440-04, 2r01hl036272-04)
- National Institute on Aging (AG-00440, AG-12358)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HL 36272)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Keywords
- exercise adherence, long-term physical activity, signal detection analysis, predictors of adherence, older adults, group exercise, overweight, stress, educational attainment, clinical decision-making, intervention targeting
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Decision Support Techniques, Exercise Therapy, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Compliance, Physical Fitness, Health Behavior, Treatment Outcome, Signal Detection, Psychological
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