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18666871

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-7-31
pubmed:abstractText
Three Victorian local governments cooperated in a pilot study of physical activity promotion as part of home and community care (HACC) service delivery. Thirty-one people receiving HACC volunteered to participate, including completing the Transtheoretical Stages of Change Exercise Questionnaire and the short-form Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) just before and at 3 months and 6 months after starting regular self-selected physical activity. Twenty-one participants returned questionnaires at 3 months, and 17 participants returned questionnaires at 6 months. Data were analysed using paired t tests and effect sizes were calculated as mean differences. At 3 months, mean improvements were identified on 6 of the 8 HAQ-DI (disability index) subscales, and in the overall HAQ-DI score. Improvement in dressing and grooming was preserved at 6 months. At either 3 or 6 months, improvements in dressing and grooming, reach, hygiene, and daily activities, and overall HAQ-DI score exceeded the minimum clinically important difference. No improvements were statistically significant, as is likely in a pilot study with a small sample, however, these results suggest that even very small increases in physical activity may afford clinically meaningful improvements in some areas of physical function required for independent living. Australian Clinical Trials Registry registration number: ACTRN012606000242527.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
H
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0156-5788
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
439-50
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
A pilot program of physical activity promotion among clients receiving home and community care.
pubmed:affiliation
Human Movement, Recreation and Performance, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC 8001, Australia. melainie.cameron@vu.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't