Predictors of physical activity at 12 month follow-up after a supervised exercise intervention in postmenopausal women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have examined recreational physical activity (RPA) after participating in a structured exercise intervention. More specifically, little is known about the long-term effects of exercise interventions in post-menopausal women. This study had two objectives: 1) To compare RPA in postmenopausal women in the exercise group and the control group 12 months after the end of the Alberta Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Prevention (ALPHA) Trial; and 2) To apply the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to identify predictors of RPA 12 months post-intervention among women in the exercise group.

Methods

Self-reported RPA 12-months post-intervention from a validated questionnaire was used to estimate RPA levels for control group (118/160, 74% response) and exercise

SUBMITTER: Aparicio-Ting FE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4423399 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature