Do Pedometers Increase Physical Activity in Sedentary Older Women? A Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

The BCI was effective in objectively increasing physical activity in sedentary older women. Provision of a pedometer yielded no additional benefit in physical activity, but may have motivated participants to remain in the trial.

Métodos de avaliação de atividade física: uma revisão sistemática focada em idosos

“…Thus, the number of monitoring days will depend on the outcome of interest (i.e., routine physical activity, time spent doing an activity of moderate intensity, inactivity), though normally the data collected and validated for analysis is between three and seven days for the population in general 38 . In our analysis, the studies selected collected data for seven days, and the data collected below five days were excluded [19][20][21]28,29 , which seems to indicate that data collected equal to or greater than five full days are the minimum amount to evaluate the physical activity level in the older adult population. Similar to the pedometers, the accelerometers are often attached to the hip or waist by a belt 20,21,26-28, and are removed only for water activities and during sleeping time 26,29 .…”

151Factors Associated With Change In Objectively Measured Physical Activity In Older People - Data From The Physical Activity Cohort Scotland Study

“…The RT3 is a piezoelectric, triaxial accelerometer which has previously been validated in a number of different ways: it shows adequate test-retest reliability, it has been shown to discriminate walking from sedentary activity in older people, and it is responsive to interventions designed to increase physical activity [18][19][20]. Participants wore the accelerometer on the waistband anteriorly over the same hip during waking hours for a single 7-day period [20].…”

Increasing physical activity in older adults: Walking by prescription in primary care

“…Physical activity behaviour change interventions should be based on theoretical models that explain and predict physical activity (Booth, Owen, Bauman, Clavisi, & Leslie, 2000), using techniques such as goal setting, planning, and self-monitoring (McMurdo et al, 2010). Social cognitive theories, like the theory of planned behaviour, assumes that a certain behaviour can be predicted by intention -the individual motivation to perform the behaviour (Ajzen & Fishbein, 1977).…”

“…However, according to French, Olander, Chisholm, and Mc Sharry (2014), to plan or control behaviour may require more effort which in turn may explain the smaller results observed in physical activity interventions with older adults, possibly due to decreases in executive function in this specific age group. Additionally, goal setting and self-monitoring using a pedometer is a behavioural based intervention that seems to be associated with significant increases in physical activity (Bravata et al, 2007), long-term changes in physical activity behaviour (Chase, 2013), and working as a possible motivational strategy to maintain older adults in physical activity interventions (McMurdo et al, 2010). Moreover, despite that cognitive based interventions and the combination of behavioural and cognitive interventions were successful in changing physical activity behaviour (Chase, 2013), more research concerning action planning and coping planning influence on physical activity in healthy older adults is needed (van Stralen et al, 2009).…”