Effect of a Pedometer-Based Intervention on Daily Step Counts of Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Croteau, Karen A.; Richeson, Nancy E.; Farmer, Bonnie Cashin; Jones, David B.

doi:10.1080/02701367.2007.10599439

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“…Croteau et al 10 showed in an average aged group of 73 year olds, that a simple weekly pedometer intervention with monthly group sessions to return walking logs and establish new goals, that PA increased by approximately 640 steps/day, or 13.1%, at the end of 12 weeks. Other studies in the literature specific to older adults have reported similar findings.…”

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“…Recent reviews document the efficacy of pedometers to increase PA and health. 7–9 Specific to older adults, recent studies with and without a guided theory component, have evaluated the effectiveness of pedometer driven interventions, and have shown success in increasing PA behavior using both pedometer, 10–12 accelerometry, 13 and PA questionnaire outcomes. 14 Therefore, given the demonstrated effectiveness of both theoretically-based interventions and step targeted interventions, we elected to compare different combinations of these intervention structures utilizing a mail and phone delivery method in an older adult population.…”

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A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Motivationally Matched Pedometer Feedback to Increase Physical Activity Behavior in Older Adults

Strath

Swartz²,

Parker³

et al. 2011

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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Background Increasing physical activity (PA) levels in older adults represents an important public health challenge. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of combining individualized motivational messaging with pedometer walking step targets to increase PA in previously inactive and insufficiently active older adults. Methods In this 12-week intervention study older adults were randomized to 1 of 4 study arms: Group 1—control; Group 2—pedometer 10,000 step goal; Group 3—pedometer step goal plus individualized motivational feedback; or Group 4—everything in Group 3 augmented with biweekly telephone feedback. Results 81 participants were randomized into the study, 61 participants completed the study with an average age of 63.8 ± 6.0 years. Group 1 did not differ in accumulated steps/day following the 12-week intervention compared with participants in Group 2. Participants in Groups 3 and 4 took on average 2159 (P < .001) and 2488 (P < .001) more steps/day, respectively, than those in Group 1 after the 12-week intervention. Conclusion In this 12-week pilot randomized control trial, a pedometer feedback intervention partnered with individually matched motivational messaging was an effective intervention strategy to significantly increase PA behavior in previously inactive and insufficiently active older adults.

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A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Motivationally Matched Pedometer Feedback to Increase Physical Activity Behavior in Older Adults

Strath

Swartz²,

Parker³

et al. 2011

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

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“…The target was for the participants to increase their average daily step count by 3000 accumulated above their baseline value which is a protocol that has been used successfully before by this research team and other researchers [28,[35][36][37][38]. This is based on the assumption that an adult walking at a moderate pace produces 100 steps/min.…”

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Prehabilitation is feasible in patients with rectal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and may minimize physical deterioration: results from the REx trial

Mutrie²,

et al. 2019

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Aim Rectal cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT) experience physical deterioration and reductions in their quality of life. This feasibility study assessed prehabilitation (a walking intervention) before, during and after NACRT to inform a definitive multi-centred randomized clinical trial (REx trial).Methods Patients planned for NACRT followed by potentially curative surgery were approached (August 2014-March 2016) (www.isrctn.com; 62859294). Prior to NACRT, baseline physical and psycho-social data were recorded using validated tools. Participants were randomized to either the intervention group (exercise counselling session followed by a 13-17 week telephone-guided walking programme) or a control group (standard care). Follow-up testing was undertaken 1-2 weeks before surgery. ResultsOf the 296 screened patients, 78 (26%) were eligible and 48 (61%) were recruited. N = 31 (65%) were men with a mean age of 65.9 years (range 33.7-82.6). Mean intervention duration was 14 weeks with 75% adherence. n = 40 (83%) completed follow-up testing.Both groups recorded reductions in daily walking but the reduction was less in the intervention group although not statistically significant. Participants reported high satisfaction and fidelity to trial procedures.Conclusion This study demonstrates that prehabilitation is feasible in rectal cancer patients undergoing NACRT. Good recruitment, adherence, retention and patient satisfaction rates support the development of a fully powered trial. The effects of the intervention on physical outcomes were promising.What does this paper add to the literature? This is the first study to show that performing prehabilitation in patients with rectal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy is feasible, safe and well tolerated by patients. With no reported interruption to each participant's planned clinical management, these findings support progression to a large powered multicentred trial.

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“…The BFI is a 9-item measure of CRF severity and its impact on daily functioning. 58,59 Participants wore the pedometer every day for 6 weeks of the study except during Nintendo Wii exercise so that nonintervention performance levels could be assessed. Substantial evidence supports the psychometrics of the BFI in the cancer population, with Cronbach's !…”

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Too Sick Not to Exercise

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Effect of a Pedometer-Based Intervention on Daily Step Counts of Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Cited by 47 publications

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A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Motivationally Matched Pedometer Feedback to Increase Physical Activity Behavior in Older Adults

A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Motivationally Matched Pedometer Feedback to Increase Physical Activity Behavior in Older Adults

Prehabilitation is feasible in patients with rectal cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and may minimize physical deterioration: results from the REx trial

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