Strategies for increasing early adherence to and long-term maintenance of home-based exercise training in healthy middle-aged men and women
Key result
Staff-initiated telephone contacts increase peak oxygen uptake, while daily self-monitoring increases completed exercise sessions.
- P<0.05
- n=103
Why the study?
Strategies to improve adoption and long-term maintenance of moderate-intensity, home-based exercise training in healthy middle-aged adults were evaluated.
Do staff-initiated telephone contacts and daily self-monitoring improve adherence and functional capacity in healthy middle-aged adults undergoing home-based exercise training?
Design
Randomized controlled trials
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Implication
Supports incorporating telephone contacts and daily monitoring into home-based programs; extends RCT evidence for scalable adherence strategies in middle-aged adults.
Study Design
Type
RCT (n=103)
Randomization
randomized
Structured PICO
Do staff-initiated telephone contacts and daily self-monitoring improve adherence and functional capacity in healthy middle-aged adults undergoing home-based exercise training?
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Population
103 healthy middle-aged men and women participated in two 6-month randomized studies evaluating strategies for the adoption and maintenance of home-based exercise training.
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Intervention
Study 1: 10 staff-initiated telephone contacts (5 minutes each every 2 weeks) after 30 minutes of baseline instruction. Study 2: Daily self-monitoring and adherence instructions.
C
Comparator
Study 1: No telephone contacts after baseline instruction. Study 2: Weekly self-monitoring only.
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Outcome
Peak oxygen uptake (Study 1) and number of exercise training sessions completed (Study 2) at 6 monthssurrogate
Main Result
p-value: p=<0.05
Brief baseline instruction followed by continuing telephone contact and simple daily self-monitoring strategies effectively promote the adoption and maintenance of home-based exercise training.
Cite This Study
King et al. (1988) conducted an RCT in Healthy (n=103). Staff-initiated telephone contacts and daily self-monitoring vs. No telephone contacts; weekly self-monitoring was evaluated on Peak oxygen uptake and completed exercise training sessions (p=<0.05). Staff-initiated telephone contacts significantly increased peak oxygen uptake versus no contacts (p<0.05), and daily self-monitoring increased completed exercise sessions versus weekly monitoring.