Can Individuals Meet Multiple Physical Activity and Dietary Behavior Goals

Objectives: To examine whether participants with the most behavioral goals to achieve were more likely to meet more goals than those given fewer goals.Methods: Eight hundred ten participants were randomly assigned to advice-only, established guidelines for blood pressure control (reduced sodium, inc...

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Published in:American journal of health behavior 2009-05, Vol.33 (3), p.277-286
Main Authors: Young, Deborah Rohm, Vollmer, William M., King, Abby C., Brown, Ann J., Stevens, Victor J., Elmer, Patricia J., Craddick, Shirley, Sturtevant, Dana L., Harsha, David W., Appel, Lawrence J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Adult
Assessment Centers (Personnel)
Behavior Change
Behavior Modification
Blood Pressure
Body Composition
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Control
Dash Dietary Pattern
Diabetes
Diet - standards
Eligibility
Exercise
Female
Fruit
Goals
Goals (Psychology)
Guideline Adherence
Guidelines
Health aspects
Health Behavior
Health Behaviors
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension - prevention & control
Hypertension - therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Motor Activity
National Standards
Patient Compliance
Patient Education as Topic - methods
Physical Activity
Scientific Concepts
Self Management
Sodium
Success
Vegetables
Weight Loss
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Summary:Objectives: To examine whether participants with the most behavioral goals to achieve were more likely to meet more goals than those given fewer goals.Methods: Eight hundred ten participants were randomly assigned to advice-only, established guidelines for blood pressure control (reduced sodium, increased physical activity), or established guidelines plus the DASH diet (increased fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy, reduced fat).Results: At 6 months, 11.7 of Advice-Only, 19.3 of Established, and 44.6 of Established plus DASH met at least 3 goals (P
ISSN:1087-3244
1945-7359
DOI:10.5993/AJHB.33.3.6