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Type: Journal article
Title: Individual characteristics associated with physical activity intervention delivery mode preferences among adults
Author: Short, C.
Vandelanotte, C.
Duncan, M.
Citation: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2014; 11(1):25-1-25-10
Publisher: BioMed Central
Issue Date: 2014
ISSN: 1479-5868
1479-5868
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Camille E Short, Corneel Vandelanotte and Mitch J Duncan
Abstract: BACKGROUND People have different preferences on how health behaviour change interventions are delivered to them; intervention implementation, retention and effectiveness may be improved if preferences can be matched. PURPOSE This study aims to explore factors related to preference of face-to-face, and group-, print- or web-based physical activity intervention delivery modes among adults recruited from the general population. METHODS A question relating to physical activity intervention preference was included in the telephone administered 2010 Queensland Social Survey. Multinomial regression models were used to explore socio-demographic (e.g., age, marital status, location), health (e.g., BMI, chronic disease status) and behavioral factors (e.g., internet use, physical activity, diet, social networking) related to intervention preferences, using ‘a face-to-face intervention’ as the reference category. RESULTS 35.2% of those approached took part in the telephone interviews (n = 1,261). Preference for a web-based intervention was positively associated with being in the 35–44 age group (compared to the 18–34 age group; RR = 2.71), living in a rural area (RR = 2.01), and high internet use (RR = 1.03); and negatively associated with female gender (RR = 0.52), obesity (RR = 0.42), and higher physical activity participation (RR = 0.99). Preference for a print-based intervention was positively associated with older age (RR = 5.50); and negatively associated with female gender (RR = 0.48) and obesity (RR = 0.47). Preference for a group-based program was positively associated with living in a regional town (RR = 1.48) and negatively associated with being separated (RR = 0.45) and obesity (RR =0.56). CONCLUSION Findings from this study help to delineate what physical activity intervention delivery modes are likely to be appealing for specific target groups, especially in relation to people of different weight status, age, gender and living environment. As such, this information will be useful in the development of interventions targeted at these groups.
Keywords: Humans
Body Weight
Body Mass Index
Diet
Logistic Models
Cross-Sectional Studies
Health Behavior
Motor Activity
Internet
Adult
Aged
Middle Aged
Health Promotion
Queensland
Female
Male
Consumer Behavior
Rights: © 2014 Short et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited.
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-11-25
Published version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-11-25
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