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Feasibility of the Remote Physical Activity Follow-Up Intervention after the Face-to-Face Program for Healthy Middle-Aged Adults: A Randomized Trial Using ICT and Mobile Technology

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  • Koji Yamatsu

    (Faculty of Education, Saga University, Saga 840-8502, Japan
    Graduate School of Advanced Health Sciences, Saga University, Saga 849-8501, Japan
    Graduate School of Medical Science, Saga University, Saga 849-8501, Japan)

  • Kenji Narazaki

    (Center for Liberal Arts, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Fukuoka 811-0295, Japan)

Abstract

Although the effectiveness of face-to-face and remote intervention for increasing and maintaining physical activity (PA) have been compared, the effect of combining the two forms of intervention is unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of the remote PA follow-up intervention after the face-to-face PA program on changing PA behaviors and some health outcomes in healthy middle-aged adults. As a secondary analysis, we also attempted a preliminary analysis of the difference in the number of behavior change interviews in the remote PA follow-up intervention. After the face-to-face intervention, 30 healthy subjects were randomly divided into four behavior change coaching interviews (BCI4 group) or three BCI (BCI3 group). The results of this study showed that body weight, body fat mass, and waist circumference were significantly reduced after face-to-face intervention, and were further reduced after remote PA follow-up intervention. However, the difference in the number of BCI affected only body fat mass. The remote PA follow-up intervention may have potential to maintain the effects of face-to-face intervention. In the future, it is necessary to refine the research design and conduct a full-scale intervention study.

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  • Koji Yamatsu & Kenji Narazaki, 2022. "Feasibility of the Remote Physical Activity Follow-Up Intervention after the Face-to-Face Program for Healthy Middle-Aged Adults: A Randomized Trial Using ICT and Mobile Technology," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(8), pages 1-13, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:8:p:4922-:d:796466
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    1. Esmee Volders & Catherine A. W. Bolman & Renate H. M. de Groot & Peter Verboon & Lilian Lechner, 2020. "The Effect of Active Plus, a Computer-Tailored Physical Activity Intervention, on the Physical Activity of Older Adults with Chronic Illness(es)—A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(7), pages 1-19, April.
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