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Do subsidization and monitoring enhance adherence to prescribed exercise? |
Shepich J, Slowiak JM, Keniston A |
American Journal of Health Promotion 2007 Sep-Oct;22(1):2-5 |
clinical trial |
3/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: No; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed* |
PURPOSE: We studied whether partial versus full subsidization and self versus other monitoring promote adherence to physician-prescribed exercise. METHOD: We randomly assigned 132 participants to experimental conditions defined by two levels of subsidization and two types of monitoring. Physicians wrote prescriptions as referrals to an exercise facility. A computer recorded participants' exercise for 12 weeks. A sponsoring medical organization paid half or all of the facility's fees. Half of the participants kept records of workouts, and half reported workouts to researchers who telephoned them. RESULTS: Fully subsidized patients averaged 21.41 workouts versus 16.67 workouts by partially subsidized patients (p < 0.05). Researcher-monitored participants averaged 22.14 workouts versus 15.96 workouts by self-monitored participants (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Full subsidization and third-party monitoring increased exercise rates. These findings encourage use of both to enhance prescribed exercise rates and continued study of factors that contribute to the efficacy of prescribed exercise.
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