Effectiveness of a 12-month randomized clinical trial to increase physical activity in multiethnic postpartum women: results from Hawaii's Na Mikimiki Project.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Few postpartum ethnic minority women perform leisure-time moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). The study tested the effectiveness of a 12-month tailored intervention to increase MVPA in women with infants 2-12months old.

Methods

From 2008 to 2011, women (n=311) with infants (average age=5.7months) from Honolulu, Hawaii were randomly assigned to receive tailored telephone calls and access to a mom-centric website (n=154) or access to a standard PA website (n=157). MVPA was measured at baseline, 6, and 12months using self-report and acclerometers.

Results

Controlling for covariates, the tailored condition significantly increased self-reported MVPA from an average of 44 to 246min/week compared with 46 to 156min/week for the standard condition (p=0.027

SUBMITTER: Albright CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4312232 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature