Feasibility Test of Personalized (N-of-1) Trials for Increasing Middle-Aged and Older Adults' Physical Activity.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To test the feasibility of a remotely-delivered intervention to increase low-intensity physical activity (walking) in middle-aged and older adults.

Design

This study used a Personalized (N-of-1) trial design.

Setting

This study took place at a major healthcare system from November 2021 to February 2022.

Subjects

Sixty adults (45-75 years, 92% female, 80% white) were recruited.

Intervention

A 10-week study comprising a 2-week baseline, followed by four 2-week periods where 4 Behavior Change Techniques (BCTs) - self-monitoring, goal setting, action planning and feedback - were delivered one at a time in random order.

Measures

Activity was measured by a Fitbit, and intervention components delivered by email/text. Average daily steps were comp

SUBMITTER: Friel CP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10793496 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature