Project WHADE: A Partner-Based Physical Activity Program for Women
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Hypertension
- Sponsor
- Rowan University
- Enrollment
- 62
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Frequency of partner communication
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
This study is designed to test the feasibility and acceptability of a new method for supporting physical activity among women ages 40-65 who have risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Each participant receives a trained physical activity coach and a physical activity partner; the partner is another woman in the program. Partners communicate with each other between weekly coaching sessions to provide support for physical activity behavior change.
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility and acceptability of a new method for supporting physical activity in women ages 40-65 who have risk markers for cardiovascular disease. The primary goal is to understand perceptions of support and communication patterns between partner dyads of women in midlife (ages 40-65). The creation of these partner dyads is a promising method for promoting social support and physical activity for this population. Understanding how partners communicate with one another throughout this intervention study will give insight into how women in this population maximize benefits from partnership through communication and shared experiences (e.g., age, gender, cardiovascular disease risk, interest in being more physically active).
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •One or more of the following health conditions: smoking (current or quit in the last 3 months), or a physician diagnosis of prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, prehypertension or hypertension (high blood pressure), hypercholesterolemia or hyperlipidemia(high cholesterol), or metabolic syndrome
- •Engaging in less in less than 6500 steps per day or less than 90 minutes of structured exercise per week
- •Access to personal mobile device
- •Fluent in English
Exclusion Criteria
- •Pregnant or intend to become pregnant in the next 9 weeks,
- •Medical or psychiatric situation that hinders the ability to perform physical activity
- •None one of the following cardiovascular risk behaviors or conditions: smoking, diagnosed prediabetes/type 2 diabetes, prehypertension/hypertension, high cholesterol, or metabolic syndrome
- •Not fluent in English,
- •No access to a personal mobile device
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Frequency of partner communication
Time Frame: up to 8 weeks
How frequently each partner dyad communicates with each other between coaching sessions, assessed via self-report in end of day survey (measure created for this study)
Satisfaction with partner communication
Time Frame: up to 8 weeks
How satisfied each participant is with their partner communication between coaching sessions, assessed via self-report in end of day survey (measure created for this study)
Secondary Outcomes
- Physical activity behavior - steps(up to 8 weeks)
- Physical activity behavior - active minutes(up to 8 weeks)