Physical activity staging distribution: Establishing a heuristic using multiple studies

C. Nigg; L. Hellsten; G. Norman; L. Braun; R. Breger; P. Burbank; M. Coday; D. Elliot; C. Garber; M. Greaney; S. Keteyian; F. Lees; C. Matthews; Esther Moe; B. Resnick; D. Riebe; J. Rossi; D. Toobert; T. Wang; G. Welk; G. Williams

doi:10.1207/s15324796abm2902s_7

Physical activity staging distribution: Establishing a heuristic using multiple studies

C. Nigg
, L. Hellsten
, G. Norman
, L. Braun
, R. Breger
, P. Burbank
, M. Coday
, D. Elliot
, C. Garber
, M. Greaney
, S. Keteyian
, F. Lees
, C. Matthews
, Esther Moe
, B. Resnick
, D. Riebe
, J. Rossi
, D. Toobert
, T. Wang
, G. Welk

G. Williams

Health Promotion and Sports Medicine

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify the population prevalence across the stages of change (SoC) for regular physical activity and to establish the prevalence of people at risk. With support from the National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, nine Behavior Change Consortium studies with a common physical activity SoC measure agreed to collaborate and share data. The distribution pattern identified in these predominantly reactively recruited studies was Precontemplation (PC) = 5% (± 10), Contemplation (C) = 10% (± 10), Preparation (P) = 40% (± 10), Action = 10% (± 10), and Maintenance = 35% (± 10). With reactively recruited studies, it can be anticipated that there will be a higher percentage of the sample that is ready to change and a greater percentage of currently active people compared to random representative samples. The at-risk stage distribution (i.e., those not at criteria or PC, C, and P) was approximately 10% PC, 20% C, and 70% P in specific samples and approximately 20% PC, 10% C, and 70% P in the clinical samples. Knowing SoC heuristics can inform public health practitioners and policymakers about the population's motivation for physical activity, help track changes over time, and assist in the allocation of resources.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	35-45
Number of pages	11
Journal	Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Volume	29
Issue number	SUPPL.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1207/s15324796abm2902s_7
State	Published - May 10 2005

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The purpose of this study was to identify the population prevalence across the stages of change (SoC) for regular physical activity and to establish the prevalence of people at risk. With support from the National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, nine Behavior Change Consortium studies with a common physical activity SoC measure agreed to collaborate and share data. The distribution pattern identified in these predominantly reactively recruited studies was Precontemplation (PC) = 5% (± 10), Contemplation (C) = 10% (± 10), Preparation (P) = 40% (± 10), Action = 10% (± 10), and Maintenance = 35% (± 10). With reactively recruited studies, it can be anticipated that The Behavior Change Consortium (BCC) is a collection of 15 behavior change studies in the United States supported by the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The goal of the BCC is to advance research on mechanisms of behavior change and to foster cross-study collaboration among investigators. The Physical Activity Workgroup within the BCC specifically encouraged the use of common physical activity measures and outcomes in each of the studies to facilitate cross-study comparisons. Nine of the 15 studies targeted physical activity, and each of these studies included a common SoC measure of physical activity in their baseline data collection assessment. The details of the sample populations and interventions in these studies have been previously described (24).

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Author National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health The Bev Hartig Huntington's Disease Foundation National Institutes of Health
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

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Nigg, C., Hellsten, L., Norman, G., Braun, L., Breger, R., Burbank, P., Coday, M., Elliot, D., Garber, C., Greaney, M., Keteyian, S., Lees, F., Matthews, C., Moe, E., Resnick, B., Riebe, D., Rossi, J., Toobert, D., Wang, T., ... Williams, G. (2005). Physical activity staging distribution: Establishing a heuristic using multiple studies. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 29(SUPPL.), 35-45. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15324796abm2902s_7

Nigg, C, Hellsten, L, Norman, G, Braun, L, Breger, R, Burbank, P, Coday, M, Elliot, D, Garber, C, Greaney, M, Keteyian, S, Lees, F, Matthews, C, Moe, E, Resnick, B, Riebe, D, Rossi, J, Toobert, D, Wang, T, Welk, G & Williams, G 2005, 'Physical activity staging distribution: Establishing a heuristic using multiple studies', Annals of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 29, no. SUPPL., pp. 35-45. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15324796abm2902s_7

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