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July 12, 2011European Journal of Public HealthOpen Access

Social support and the likelihood of maintaining and improving levels of physical activity: the Whitehall II Study

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Why the study?

Does high social support from the closest person improve or maintain leisure time physical activity levels in adults?

Population

5395 adults (mean age 55.7 years, 3864 men) participating in the British Whitehall II study.

Comparison

High confiding/emotional support and practical… vs Lower levels of social support

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

Approximately 5 years

Authors

AKAnne KouvonenRVRoberto De VogliMSMai Stafford

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Overview

Does not support practice change for LTPA promotion; leaves open causal role of practical support pending trials.

Structured PICO

Does high social support from the closest person improve or maintain leisure time physical activity levels in adults?

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Population
5395 adults (mean age 55.7 years, 3864 men) participating in the British Whitehall II study.
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Intervention
High confiding/emotional support and practical support from the closest person
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Comparator
Lower levels of social support
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Outcome
Maintaining or improving recommended levels of leisure time physical activity (LTPA) at follow-up (2002-04)patient reported

Emotional and practical support from a close person is associated with maintaining and improving recommended levels of physical activity.

Cite This Study

Kouvonen et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a701eb378a11c550e09eec5https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckr091
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