What is the effect of health coaching on physical activity participation in people aged 60 years and over? A systematic review of randomised controlled trials.
Br J Sports Med
; 51(19): 1425-1432, 2017 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Physical inactivity is common in older age, yet increased activity benefits older people in terms of preventing chronic disease and maximising independence. Health coaching is a behaviour change intervention that has been shown to increase physical activity in clinical populations. This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the effect of health coaching on physical activity, mobility, quality of life and mood in older people.METHODS:
MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, PsycINFO, PEDro, SPORTDiscus, LILACS and CINAHL databases were used to identify randomised controlled trials which evaluated the effect of health coaching on physical activity (primary outcome) among people aged 60+. Secondary outcomes were mobility, quality of life and mood. We calculated standardised mean differences (SMDs, Hedges' g) with 95% CIs from random effects meta-analyses.RESULTS:
27 eligible trials were included. Health coaching had a small, statistically significant effect on physical activity (27 studies; SMD = 0.27; 95% CI 0.18 to 0.37; p<0.001). There was no evidence of an effect of health coaching on mobility (eight studies; SMD = 0.10; 95% CI -0.03 to 0.23; p=0.13), quality of life (eight studies; SMD = 0.07; 95% CI -0.06 to 0.20; p<0.05) or mood (five studies; SMD = 0.02; 95% CI -0.12 to 0.16; p=0.83).CONCLUSIONS:
Health coaching significantly increased physical activity in people aged 60+. There was no evidence of an effect of health coaching on quality of life, mobility and mood, so different approaches may be required to impact on these outcomes.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Exercício Físico
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Tutoria
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Promoção da Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article