A Randomised Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Administration of the Health Improvement Card as a Health Promotion Tool: A Physiotherapist-Led Community-Based Initiative
| Autor: | Elizabeth Dean, Xu-Bo Wu, Yiwen Bai, Ruisheng Yun, Alice Y.M. Jones, Raymond C.C. Tsang, Yan Lu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty China endocrine system Waist Health Improvement Card Health improvement Exercise advice Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Physical activity lcsh:Medicine Documentation Health Promotion Article law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial law Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Chinese community-dwelling adults Exercise Life Style Aged Community based business.industry lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 030229 sport sciences Middle Aged physiotherapy-led health education strategy Physical Therapists Health promotion Physical therapy Female business Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 17 Issue 21 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 8065, p 8065 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph17218065 |
| Popis: | A randomised controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the administration of the Health Improvement Card (HIC) on lifestyle practices and biometric variables in community-dwelling Chinese participants. Adults living in Shanghai were randomly assigned to either the HIC-intervention or control group. Measurements/assessments were conducted at baseline and three-month follow-up. Supervised physiotherapy students administered the HIC and four standardised questionnaires related to health and wellbeing. Both groups received a health promotion education pamphlet. Based on participants&rsquo HIC biometric and lifestyle scores, students prescribed lifestyle, and exercise advice to the HIC-intervention group. 171 individuals (39 men, 132 women) (mean age 68.4 ± 9.7 y) participated. At follow-up, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference decreased significantly in the HIC-intervention group. Furthermore, the number of participants in the HIC-intervention group categorised as low risk regarding their physical activity and dietary practices, increased by 32.2% and 20%, respectively. Changes in standardised questionnaire scores did not meet minimum clinically importance differences in either group. This is the first study to demonstrate that HIC-informed health promotion education can improve people&rsquo s lifestyle practices, thereby, objective biometric variables. Evaluation of the effect of HIC-informed lifestyle education on some biometric parameters (blood pressure and BMI) may warrant a longer timeframe. |
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