title: Comparison of 3 interventions to increase walking in sedentary women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To increase walking activity in sedentary women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Women (N = 253) were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups: video education/control, brief telephone calls with no counseling, and telephone calls with counseling. Assessments were made at baseline, 6 months, and 1 year.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All interventions increased the number of reported minutes walked and decreased the time to walk a mile.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The variability in the telephone counseling and brief telephone call groups seemed to suggest a group of participants who were high responders.
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8036, USA. Mary.Nies@stonybrook.edu
authors.forename: Mary A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nies
authors.forename: Ty
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Partridge
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D003376:Counseling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006266:Health Education; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008019:Life Style; D009043:Motor Activity; D010507:Periodicity; D011187:Posture; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014743:Videotape Recording; D014796:Visual Perception; D016138:Walking