Effect of telephone counseling on physical activity for low-active older people in primary care: A randomized, controlled trial

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 986-992

  Kolt, Gregory S ^a,b   Schofield, Grant M ^b   Kerse, Ngaire ^c   Garrett, Nick ^b   Oliver, Melody ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Controlled trial; Older people; Physical activity; Primary healthcare; Randomized

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEISURE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; TELEPHONE; TELETHERAPY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOKINESIA; INTERVIEWS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WALKING;

EID: 34347394128     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01203.x     Document Type: Article

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