The Association between Neighborhood Walkability and Physical Activity in a Behavioral Weight Loss Trial Testing the Addition of Remotely Delivered Feedback Messages to Self-Monitoring

We report adjusted linear regression coefficients (b) with standard errors (SE). The analysis included participants who were primarily white, female, and with obesity. In adjusted models, neighborhood walkability did not moderate the effect of treatment assignment on log-transformed (ln) MVPA or steps count over 12 months. The SM + FB group had greater lnMVPA than the SM group, but lnMVPA and steps were similar between walkability groups. There were no significant interactions for group and time or group, time, and walkability. These findings suggest that adding FB to SM had a small but significant positive impact on PA over 12 months, but neighborhood walkability did not moderate the treatment effect of FB on PA.PMID:37489802 | DOI:10.1080/08964289.2023.2238102

Source: Behavioral Medicine - July 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jacob K Kariuki Zhadyra Bizhanova Molly B Conroy Lora E Burke Jessica Cheng Britney Beatrice Susan M Sereika Source Type: research