An intervention to promote walking in sedentary women in the community.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate a telephone counseling intervention that was designed to help sedentary women begin and maintain a walking program.


METHODS
Females (N = 197) were randomly assigned to either an intervention, attention control, or no-attention control group. Assessments were made at baseline and 6 months.


RESULTS
Women in the intervention group reported more time walked each day than did control women (P < .05). The intervention worked equally for African American and European American women as well as for different income groups.


CONCLUSIONS
Overall, a counseling intervention via telephone appears to be a good way to help women begin a walking program.
Nies
Mary A
MA
Center for Health Research, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA. m.nies@wayne.edu
Chruscial
Heather L
HL
Hepworth
Joseph T
JT
D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010809:Physical Fitness; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013689:Telephone; D016138:Walking / Q000523:psychology