Text Messages Promoting Mental Imagery Increase Self-Reported Physical Activity in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Study.
J Aging Phys Act
; 26(3): 462-470, 2018 07 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study tested whether text messages prompting adults 50 years of age and older to perform mental imagery would increase aerobic physical activity (APA) duration using a randomized parallel trial design.METHOD:
Participants were assigned to an Imagery 1, Imagery 2, or placebo group. For 4 weeks, each group was exposed to two conditions (morning text message vs. no morning text message). In the morning message condition, the imagery groups received a text message with the instruction to mentally imagine performing an APA, and the placebo group received a placebo message. All participants received an evening text message of "Did you do your cardio today? If yes, what did you do?" for 3 days per week.RESULTS:
Participants of the imagery groups reported significantly more weekly minutes of APA in the morning text message condition compared with the no morning message condition.CONCLUSION:
Electronic messages were effective at increasing minutes of APA.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ejercicio Físico
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Envío de Mensajes de Texto
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Promoción de la Salud
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Imaginación
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Aging Phys Act
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article