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TY - ABST
AU - Ainsworth, Matthew Cole
AU - Rogers, Laura Q.
AU - Perumean-Chaney, Suzanne E.
AU - Thirumalai, Mohanraj
AU - Brown, Nashira
AU - Jackson, Elizabeth A.
AU - Demark-Wahnefried, Wendy
AU - Pekmezi, Dori
TI - Effects of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Counseling on Physical Activity Benefits and Barriers
JO - Health Behavior and Policy Review
PY - 2020-10-01T00:00:00///
VL - 7
IS - 5
SP - 407
EP - 415
KW - TELEHEALTH
KW - BARRIERS TO EXERCISE
KW - PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
KW - BENEFITS OF EXERCISE
KW - INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE
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Objectives: In this study, we identify physical activity (PA) benefits and barriers and changes in response to a 12-week interactive voice response (IVR)-supported PA telephone counseling intervention. Methods: Participants (N = 63) completed the Exercise Benefits/Barriers
Scale (EBBS) at baseline and post-intervention. Exit interview responses to benefits and barriers items were analyzed qualitatively. Results: High exercise benefits and moderate barriers were reported at baseline. The intervention arm experienced a statistically significant greater
improvement in barriers (but not benefits) from baseline to week 12, compared to the control arm. These relationships held when we controlled for sex, age, ethnicity, baseline PA, baseline barriers, and baseline benefits. Themes from interviews corroborated the lack of change in PA benefits
and decreases in PA barriers and emphasized that support and accountability helped address barriers related to time and motivation. Conclusions: IVR-supported interventions show promise for improving perceived exercise barriers and possibly exercise benefits.
UR - https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/psp/hbpr/2020/00000007/00000005/art00003
M3 - doi:10.14485/HBPR.7.5.3
UR - https://doi.org/10.14485/HBPR.7.5.3
ER -