VanWormer Jeffrey J
HealthPartners Center for Health Promotion, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440, USA.
J Appl Behav Anal. 2004 Fall;37(3):421-5. doi: 10.1901/jaba.2004.37-421.
Physical inactivity has emerged as a public health epidemic and is associated with the rising obesity rate. A multiple-treatments reversal design was utilized to test whether pedometer-aided self-monitoring and brief e-counseling could help 3 overweight adults increase their physical activity. Dependent measures were taken for pedometer steps and weight. Two participants approximately doubled their daily step totals and lost a modest amount of weight by study end.
缺乏身体活动已成为一种公共卫生流行病，且与肥胖率不断上升有关。采用多处理反转设计来测试计步器辅助的自我监测和简短的电子咨询是否能帮助3名超重成年人增加身体活动。对计步器步数和体重进行了相关测量。到研究结束时，两名参与者的每日步数总计增加了约一倍，并减轻了少量体重。
