Tailored feedback reduced prolonged sitting time and improved the health of housewives: a single-blind randomized controlled pilot study.

We examined strategies to shorten housewives' sitting time using a single-blind randomized controlled trial. Forty-eight housewives (38.0 ± 4.5 years old) were randomly assigned to one of three groups: pamphlet, self-feedback, and tailored feedback groups. All participants received a pamphlet describing the risks of prolonged sitting. The self-feedback and tailored feedback groups were also given feedback on sitting time by a smartphone application. The tailored feedback group received individual suggestions regarding lifestyle to shorten sitting time. We measured physical activity using an accelerometer and health-related quality of life using the Short-Form 8. The longest prolonged sitting time significantly decreased over time, a significant reduction was observed after the intervention only in the tailored feedback group. Vitality, mental health, and role emotional components of health-related quality of life showed a significant improvement with time but no significant differences were observed among the study groups. We suggested an easy approach to shortening prolonged sitting time in housewives using a pamphlet and feedback by smartphone. However, tailored consulting was necessary to yield a more effective result.
PMID: 31113310 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Women and Health - May 20, 2019 Category: Primary Care Authors: Kitagawa T, Higuchi Y, Todo E, Ueda T, Ando S, Murakami T Tags: Women Health Source Type: research