Utility of stages of change construct in the planning of physical activity interventions among playgroup mothers

BMC Research Notes

Annie S Anderson²  Andrew P Hills⁴  Alexandra McManus⁵  Sharyn Burns¹  Satvinder Dhaliwal³  Peter Howat³  Jonine Jancey³  Carlie Jones³ 

[1] Western Australian Centre for Health Promotion Research, School of Public Health, Curtin University, Western Australia, Perth, Australia;Centre for Public Health Nutrition Research, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK;Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer Control, Curtin University, Western Australia, Perth, Australia;Mater Mother’s Hospital, Mater Medical Research Institute and Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, Queensland, Nathan, Australia;Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Western Australia, Perth, Australia

关键词: Exercise;    Stages of change;    Mothers;    Physical activity;   

Others  :  1142012
DOI  :  10.1186/1756-0500-6-300

 received in 2012-04-26, accepted in 2013-07-17,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

The objective of this research was to assess the physical activity levels among a unique cohort of Western Australian (WA) mothers with young children who attend a WA Playgroup. Associated factors were also investigated, including self-efficacy for physical activity, social support for exercise, relevant socio-demographic correlates, as well as the stages of change construct within the Transtheoretical Model (TTM).

Results

421 women completed a questionnaire assessing physical activity behaviours. Of these, 368 participants completed the relevant physical activity evaluation items. 82.5% and 17.5% of the sample were classified as active and inactive, respectively. Associations between physical activity status and exercise stage of change were found. Additional associations were established for partner support and self-efficacy for physical activity.

Conclusion

The majority of the sample was classified as active. Despite the high percentage of active participants, this study confirms the usefulness of the stages of change measure in that it can be utilised by health promotion practitioners to report physical activity behaviour and develop appropriate intervention strategies among a time poor and hard to reach population. Specifically the results are relevant to mothers in over 16,000 WA families who are involved with Playgroup WA programs. Interventions aimed at improving physical activity levels in mothers with young children should also consider the need to improve self-efficacy and social support.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Jones et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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