Multiple behavior changes in diet and activity: a randomized controlled trial using mobile technology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many patients exhibit multiple chronic disease risk behaviors. Research provides little information about advice that can maximize simultaneous health behavior changes.

Methods

To test which combination of diet and activity advice maximizes healthy change, we randomized 204 adults with elevated saturated fat and low fruit and vegetable intake, high sedentary leisure time, and low physical activity to 1 of 4 treatments: increase fruit/vegetable intake and physical activity, decrease fat and sedentary leisure, decrease fat and increase physical activity, and increase fruit/vegetable intake and decrease sedentary leisure. Treatments provided 3 weeks of remote coaching supported by mobile decision support technology and financial incentives. During treatment, incentiv

SUBMITTER: Spring B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3402206 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature