title: Integrative review: behavioral interventions for physical activity practice.
abstract: This study aimed to carry out an integrative literature review on the effectiveness of interventions in physical activity (PA) practice in the general population. The search was carried out in articles indexed in online databases: Scopus, CINAHL and Medline. Studies in English or Brazilian Portuguese were included, with evidence levels 2 or 3, published between 2004 and 2008. The final sample consisted of 14 studies. In 57.1% of the studies, interventions were effective for behavior change to practice PA. The diversity of target populations, assessment instruments and intervention designs makes it difficult to compare results and build evidence on the effectiveness of interventions for PA promotion.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Thaís Moreira
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Spana
authors.forename: Roberta Cunha Matheus
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Laura Bacelar de Araújo
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Lourenço
authors.forename: Roberto Della Rosa
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Mendez
authors.forename: Maria Cecília Bueno Jayme
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gallani
mesh_terms: D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity