Using “Stages of Behavioral Change” Constructs to Measure the Short-Term Effects of a Worksite-Based Intervention to Increase Moderate Physical Activity

1998 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 615-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Galen Cole ◽  
Sharon Hammond ◽  
Bruce Leonard ◽  
Fred Fridinger
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Moderate Physical Activity ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Incentive Program ◽  
Maintenance Stage ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Change Concept ◽  
Short Term Effects

We evaluated a three-level incentive program to promote regular, moderate physical activity among employees working in a federal agency. The objective was to assess the short-term effects of the intervention by examining the stages people go through as they attempt to make permanent changes in physical activity. Indicators of the process by which changes in physical activity take place were based on a modified version of the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior. A one-group pretest/posttest design was used to ascertain which of the stages the 1,192 participants were in both before and after the intervention. Analysis indicated that, of the 1,192 participants, 6.5% regressed one or more stages, 30.3% did not regress or progress from one stage to another, 27.7% remained in the maintenance stage, and 35.4% progressed one (21.1%) or more (14.3%) stages during the 50-day intervention. Among those who progressed, the most common change was from preparation to late preparation (20.8%) and from late preparation to action (19.4%). Findings reinforce the notion that the stages of change concept can serve as indicators of the change process which, in turn, can be used as evidence of the short-term effectiveness of interventions. Findings also indicate this type of intervention holds promise for increasing physical activity among willing participants of a worksite population.

Therapeutic Dynamics of Aggression, Readiness to Change, and Recidivism in a Partner Violent Men Typology

2021 ◽  
pp. 001112872110364
Author(s):  
Natalia Redondo ◽  
Marina J. Muñoz-Rivas ◽  
Arthur L. Cantos ◽  
Jose Luis Graña
Keyword(s):  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Readiness To Change ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Violent Men ◽  
Partner Violent Men

The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of behavior change predicts that patients go through different stages of change prior to changing their problematic behavior. This study aims to evaluate the utility and validity of this model in a sample of 549 court-ordered partner violent men. Three types of perpetrators with respect to their readiness to change were revealed. Those in more advantage stage of change use more processes to change their problem and present with higher levels of intimate partner violence (IPV). Low readiness to change levels and treatment drop-out predict short-term criminal justice recidivism, while treatment drop-out predicts medium and long-term recidivism. Results highlight the applicability of the TTM in IPV and its usefulness in designing behavioral interventions with this population.

scholarly journals Impact of Moderate Individually Tailored Physical Activity in Multiple Sclerosis Patients with Fatigue on Functional, Cognitive, Emotional State, and Postural Stability

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1214
Author(s):  
Justyna Redlicka ◽  
Ewa Zielińska-Nowak ◽  
Anna Lipert ◽  
Elżbieta Miller
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Postural Stability ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Geriatric Depression Scale ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Moderate Physical Activity ◽  
Fatigue Syndrome ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease, with fatigue syndrome as one of the main symptoms. The aim of this study was to demonstrate that moderate physical activity (MPA) may have a beneficial effect on postural stability, balance, and clinical parameters. The research group consisted of 137 randomized patients hospitalized at the Department of Neurological Rehabilitation, Medical University of Lodz. Finally, 76 patients were qualified who were divided into two groups—high fatigue (HF) and low fatigue (LF). Participants were assessed twice: before and after a 4-week MPA program using: the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and stabilometric platform tests were performed. Results obtained after the 4-week MPA program showed a positive effect of the MPA with differences between LF and HF groups. The MPA was more effective in MS patients with LF in cognitive functions, functional status, and postural stability but among HF patients in an emotional state, especially in MS patients below 65 years, although in total, both groups benefited from the MPA.

scholarly journals Stages of change and factors associated with misperceived eating behavior in obese individuals

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lydiane Bragunci BEDESCHI ◽  
Aline Cristine Souza LOPES ◽  
Luana Caroline dos SANTOS
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Eating Behavior ◽  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Saturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Maintenance Stage

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the stages of behavior change related to fat and fruit/vegetable intakes and the factors associated with misperceived eating behavior (pseudo-maintenance). Methods: This cross-sectional study collected sociodemographic, socioeconomic, health, and food intake data from obese individuals (n=103) aged ≥20 years. Stages of behavior change according to the Transtheoretical Model were measured for fat and fruit/vegetable intakes. The pseudo-maintenance stage was reclassified in subjects in the action/maintenance stage who had inappropriate food habits. Multiple logistic regression models were proposed to assess the factors associated with misperceptions. Results: The prevalences of pseudo-maintenance for fat and fruit/vegetable intakes were 23.3 and 19.4%, respectively. The factors associated with misperceived fat intake were overconsumption of saturated fatty acids (OR=3.84; 1.18-12.56) and age (OR=1.06; 1.02-1.11), and with fruit and vegetable intake, income (OR=0.99; 0.98-0.99). Conclusion: The results reveal that perceived eating behavior and actual food intake diverge from anthropometric and health data, signaling the need of different intervention strategies to raise awareness in this group for the need of modifications.

Fibrinolytic responses to acute physical activity in older hypertensive men

1997 ◽  
Vol 82 (6) ◽  
pp. 1765-1770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher A. Desouza ◽  
Donald R. Dengel ◽  
Marc A. Rogers ◽  
Kim Cox ◽  
Richard F. Macko
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor ◽  
Tissue Type ◽  
Moderate Physical Activity ◽  
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1 ◽  
Acute Bout ◽  
Type Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Pai 1

DeSouza, Christopher A., Donald R. Dengel, Marc A. Rogers, Kim Cox, and Richard F. Macko. Fibrinolytic responses to acute physical activity in older hypertensive men. J. Appl. Physiol. 82(6): 1765–1770, 1997.—We tested the hypothesis that the fibrinolytic response to acute physical activity is impaired in sedentary older hypertensive men, which may contribute to the risk of exertion-triggered acute myocardial infarction in this population. Tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) antigen and activity and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) antigen and activity were measured in 12 hypertensive (69 ± 1 yr) and 11 normotensive (64 ± 1 yr) men before and after an acute bout of submaximal exercise. Contrary to our hypothesis, there were no differences between the two groups in the fibrinolytic response to exercise. t-PA antigen and activity were significantly elevated in both the hypertensive (38 and 172%, respectively) and normotensive (45 and 130%, respectively) groups immediately after exercise but they returned to resting levels within 30 min. There was no change in PAI-1 antigen levels immediately after exercise in either group; however, PAI-1 antigen was significantly lower at 30 and 60 min postexercise in both the hypertensive (31 and 16%, respectively) and normotensive (35 and 20%, respectively) groups. PAI-1 activity was significantly lower immediately after exercise in both the hypertensive (25%) and normotensive (22%) groups and remained lower than preexercise levels at 30 min (23 and 26%, respectively) and 60 min (16 and 12%, respectively) postexercise in both groups. The results of this study demonstrate that the fibrinolytic response to an acute bout of moderate physical activity is not impaired in sedentary older hypertensive men.

scholarly journals Evaluating short term efficacy of educative support in a cardiovascular rehabilitation using the MICRO-Q test: a single centre experience

2015 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katia Rinero ◽  
Marzia Testa ◽  
Paola Vallauri ◽  
Sonia Garnero ◽  
Mauro Feola
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Single Centre ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Cardiovascular Rehabilitation ◽  
Single Centre Experience ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Educational Meetings

Object of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of multiprofessional meetings in order to improve patients’ knowledge about cardiovascular diseases, risk factors and correct lifestyle in a Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Department. Methods: from November 2011 to June 2012 two MICRO-Q questionnaires were given to the Fossano Cardiovascular Rehabilitation’s patients before and after the educational meetings to test their improvement after having followed educational meetings. Results: 73 patients have answered the questionnaires (57 males, mean age 68,5 ±11.73ys). From these data emerged a significant improvement of knowledge about cardiovascular risk factors (75,34% vs 91,78%; p=0,01), smoke (79,45% vs 93,15%; p=0,03), stress (76,71% vs 91,78; p=0,023), diet (84,93% vs 97,26%; p=0,02), physical activity (63,01% vs 84,93%; p=0,005) and right things to do in case of chest pain (34,25% vs 52,05%; p=0,04). Conclusions: educational meetings had an important role in improve patients’ knowledge about cardiovascular risk factors, correct lifestyle and diet. Moreover MICRO-Q questionnaires demonstrated to be useful tools in order to improve the educational meetings according to the real needs of our patients.

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