Women Bound to Be Active: Differences in Long-Term Physical Activity Between Completers and Noncompleters of a Book Club Intervention | Zendy

Jennifer Huberty | Zendy; Diane K. Ehlers | Zendy; Jason D. Coleman | Zendy; Yong Gao | Zendy; Steriani Elavsky | Zendy

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Women Bound to Be Active: Differences in Long-Term Physical Activity Between Completers and Noncompleters of a Book Club Intervention

Author(s) -

Jennifer Huberty,

Diane K. Ehlers,

Jason D. Coleman,

Yong Gao,

Steriani Elavsky

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of physical activity and health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.787

H-Index - 73

eISSN - 1543-5474

pISSN - 1543-3080

DOI - 10.1123/jpah.10.3.368

Subject(s) - attrition , club , intervention (counseling) , body mass index , psychological intervention , medicine , physical activity , psychology , gerontology , physical therapy , demography , nursing , dentistry , sociology , anatomy

Ideal approaches to increasing long-term physical activity (PA) adherence in women remain unclear. This study used a longitudinal mixed-methods approach to 1) determine the effectiveness of an 8-month book club intervention for increasing PA participation and self-worth, and reducing barriers at 1-year followup; and 2) identify reasons why completers and noncompleters did or did not maintain PA.

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