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dc.contributor.authorDos Remedios Monteiro, Sarojini Maria
dc.contributor.authorJancey, Jonine
dc.contributor.authorS. Dhaliwal, Satvinder
dc.contributor.authorA. Howat, Peter
dc.contributor.authorBurns, Sharyn
dc.contributor.authorHills, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorS. Anderson, Annie
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:17:46Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:17:46Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.date.modified2014-09-04T04:22:57Z
dc.identifier.issn0091-7435
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.10.022
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/62662
dc.description.abstractObjective Increasing levels of physical activity in mothers have long-term health benefits for the mother and family. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of a six-month, physical activity RCT for mothers of young children. Methods Women were recruited via playgroups and randomly assigned to intervention (n = 394) or control group (n = 322). The intervention group received a six-month multi-strategy programme delivered via playgroups in Perth, Australia. measures were mean minutes per week of moderate (M) and vigorous (V) intensity physical activity (PA), and number of days/week of muscle strength exercises. Results The intervention had a significant effect on mean time for vigorous (p = 0.008), moderate (p = 0.023) and total physical activity (p = 0.001) when compared to the control group. The intervention group increased their vigorous activity by a mean of 24 min/week, moderate activity by 23 min/week and total physical activity by 72 min/week. Conclusions A relatively minimum home based intervention was able to demonstrate modest but statistically significant improvements in physical activity in a hard to reach group. These changes if maintained over a longer period are likely to improve the health of mothers and have a positive impact on their partners and children.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAcademic Press
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom12
dc.relation.ispartofpageto18
dc.relation.ispartofjournalPreventive Medicine
dc.relation.ispartofvolume59
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical and Sports Nutrition
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman Movement and Sports Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic Health and Health Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode111101
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1106
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1117
dc.titleResults of a randomized controlled trial to promote physical activity behaviours in mothers with young children
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorHills, Andrew


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