title: Does pedometer goal setting improve physical activity among Native elders? Results from a randomized pilot study.
abstract: We examined if step-count goal setting resulted in increases in physical activity and walking compared to only monitoring step counts with pedometers among American Indian/Alaska Native elders. Outcomes included step counts, self-reported physical activity and well-being, and performance on the 6-minute walk test. Although no significant between-group differences were found, within-group analyses indicated that elders significantly improved on the majority of step count, physical activity, health-related quality of life, and 6-minute walk outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. sawchuk@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Craig N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Sawchuk
authors.forename: Joan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Forquera
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roy-Byrne
authors.forename: Dedra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buchwald
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000208:ethnology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011320:Primary Health Care; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D057566:Self Report; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D014861:Washington