Clinical Trial of Tailored Activity and Eating Newsletters With Older Rural Women

Abstract

Background-Unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity increase rural midlife and older women's risk for chronic diseases and premature death, and they are behind urban residents in meeting Healthy People 2010 objectives.

Effectiveness of interventions applicable to primary health care settings to promote Mediterranean diet or healthy eating adherence in adults: A systematic review

“…The length of follow-up ranged from 6 to 48 months: 8 months or less in four studies (Djuric et al, 2008;Hardcastle et al, 2008;Kim et al, 2010;Sternfeld et al, 2009); 12 months in seven studies (Baron et al, 1990;Bemelmans et al, 2000;Logan et al, 2010;Masley et al, 2001;Roderick et al, 1997;Sacerdote et al, 2006;Zazpe et al, 2008); 24 months in one study, with separate articles describing the results of the first (Walker et al, 2009) and the second year (Walker et al, 2010); and 40 months in two studies (Pierce et al, 2007;Tuttle et al, 2008). The 10 RCTs focused on healthy eating (Baron et al, 1990;Bemelmans et al, 2000;Djuric et al, 2008;Logan et al, 2010;Masley et al, 2001;Pierce et al, 2007;Roderick et al, 1997;Sacerdote et al, 2006;Tuttle et al, 2008;Zazpe et al, 2008) included 9948 participants, and the four interventions that added physical activity (Hardcastle et al, 2008;Kim et al, 2010;Sternfeld et al, 2009;Walker et al, 2009) included 3816 participants, for a combined total of 13,764. In all of the studies, participants were older than 18 years and three (Djuric et al, 2008;Pierce et al, 2007;Walker et al, 2009) only included women.…”

Exploring the Efficacy and Moderators of Two Computer-Tailored Physical Activity Interventions for Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

“…Computer tailoring has shown promising effects in various health promotion programs [6,7], and has shown promising effects among older adults [8][9][10]. Researchers have recently acknowledged the importance of a more ecological approach to PA promotion by addressing social and physical environmental determinants in addition to focusing solely on intrapersonal determinants [11][12][13][14].…”

Cognitive approach to nutrition in a patient-centered approach: implementing tailored nutrition advice for oncology patients

“…The combination of technological tools and personalization is a strong strategy to achieve patient empowerment. For instance, in one clinical trial it has been observed that personalized newsletters exert a significant effect on behavior and may lead to a permanent lifestyle shift in terms of physical activity and healthy eating [12]. Only in this way will a patient be actually empowered, because he/she will have the possibility to monitor his/her food intake behavior, interacting with health personnel in real time, thus obtaining automatic or 'on demand' feedback to adjust behavior and modify bad habits.…”