The ENCOURAGE project: enhancing primary care counseling and referrals to community-based physical activity opportunities for sustained lifestyle change
| dc.contributor.author | Kent, David Edgar | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | McGavock, Jon (Pediatrics and Child Health) Bouchard, Danielle (Kinesiology and Recreation Management) Kriellaars, Dean (College of Rehabilitation Sciences) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Duhamel, Todd (Kinesiology and Recreation Management) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-24T20:30:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-09-24T20:30:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-09-24 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Kinesiology and Recreation Management | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Science (M.Sc.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Approximately 85% of Canadians are physically inactive. This project seeks to support physical activity (PA) as a health intervention within primary care using innovative approaches to help people access community-based PA opportunities. We hypothesize that participants will increase and maintain their moderate to vigorous PA in 10-minute bouts (MVPA10Mins) over 10-months. One-hundred-nineteen patients recruited from two primary care facilities did not change their primary outcome of MVPA10Mins from baseline to 10-months. However, secondary outcomes light and total sporadic PA increased by the 4th month and were maintained until 10-months. Furthermore, self-report data including self-efficacy, mood, and quality of life all improved by the end of the 4-month intervention. Sedentary time increased from baseline to 4-months and was sustained until 10-months. The ENCOURAGE intervention did not increase MVPA10Mins over time. However, improvements in other secondary outcomes indicate that a multilevel intervention delivered within primary care may contribute to health behavior changes. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | February 2015 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/24072 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | physical activity | en_US |
| dc.subject | health promotion | en_US |
| dc.subject | sporadic activity | en_US |
| dc.subject | primary care | en_US |
| dc.subject | health behaviour | en_US |
| dc.subject | MVPA | en_US |
| dc.title | The ENCOURAGE project: enhancing primary care counseling and referrals to community-based physical activity opportunities for sustained lifestyle change | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |
| local.subject.manitoba | yes | en_US |