No significant changes in any other health outcomes were found in either group .
Background : Recent systematic review s have suggested that pedometers may be effective motivational tools to promote walking .
However , studies tend to be of a relatively short duration , with small clinical based sample s. Further research is required to demonstrate their effectiveness in adequately powered , community based studies .
Objective : Using a r and omized controlled trial design , this study assessed the impact of a 12-week graduated pedometer-based walking intervention on daily step-counts , self-reported physical activity and health outcomes in a Scottish community sample not meeting current physical activity recommendations .
The effectiveness of physical activity counseling in a work-site setting. A randomized, controlled trial.
Voluntary employees ( N = 155 ) from nine different companies were screened by question naire for the study . They were r and omized into three study groups : counseling ( n = 52 ) , counseling + fitness testing ( n = 51 ) and control group ( n = 52 ) . The counseling was based on a goal -oriented conversation session for each participant and three follow-up appointments with an occupational nurse over a period of 1 year . The fitness tests were adapted from the UKK Health-related Fitness Test Battery . The outcome measures were the changes in the amount of leisure-time physical activity ( LTPA ) assessed by diary , pedometer and question naire at baseline and at 6 and 12 month follow-up visits . As a result , no statistically significant differences were detected between the three groups at either of the follow-up visits . It seemed , thus , that the two PA counseling methods implemented had no direct mid- or long-term effects on the LTPA of voluntary employees with no specific disease-related indication to increase LTPA
No significant changes in any other health outcomes were found in either group .
Background : Recent systematic review s have suggested that pedometers may be effective motivational tools to promote walking .
However , studies tend to be of a relatively short duration , with small clinical based sample s. Further research is required to demonstrate their effectiveness in adequately powered , community based studies .
Objective : Using a r and omized controlled trial design , this study assessed the impact of a 12-week graduated pedometer-based walking intervention on daily step-counts , self-reported physical activity and health outcomes in a Scottish community sample not meeting current physical activity recommendations .