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Recruitment, retention and compliance of overweight inactive adults with intermediate hyperglycaemia to a novel walking intervention
Faulkner, Maria McNeilly, Andrea Davison, Gareth Rowe, David Hewitt, Allan Nevill, Alan Duly, Ellie Trinick, Tom Murphy, Marie
Faulkner, Maria
McNeilly, Andrea
Davison, Gareth
Rowe, David
Hewitt, Allan
Nevill, Alan
Duly, Ellie
Trinick, Tom
Murphy, Marie
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This study evaluated the effectiveness of strategies used to recruit and retain overweight, inactive adults with intermediate hyperglycaemia (IHG) to a novel walking programme. Participant compliance to the nine-month randomised controlled trial (RCT) is also presented. Inactive overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) adults (N = 42; n = 19 male, n = 23 female) aged between 18–65 years, with IHG were identified via three recruitment strategies (NHS database reviews, diabetic clinics, and a University population). Participants were randomly assigned to either Intervention Group (IG n = 22; n = 11 male, n = 11 female) or Usual Care (UC n = 20; n = 8 male, n = 12 female). IG followed a nine-month novel behaviour change intervention where they walked in accordance with physical activity guidelines using the beat of music to maintain appropriate cadence. UC received standard physical activity advice. Recruitment, retention, and intervention compliance were calculated using descriptive statistics (means or frequencies). Recruiting from a University population was the most successful strategy (64.2% response rate) followed by NHS database reviews (35.8%) and then diabetic clinics (0%). Study retention was ≥80% in both groups throughout the RCT. Intervention compliance was highest from baseline to four months (70.1 ± 39.2%) and decreased as the study progressed (43.4 ± 56.1% at four to six months and 37.5 ± 43.5% at follow-up). In total, 71.4% of IG walking completed throughout the study was at least moderate intensity. A novel walking intervention incorporating the use of music along with behaviour change techniques appears to positively influence the recruitment, retention, and walking compliance of this population.
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Faulkner, M., McNeilly, A., Davison, G., Rowe, D., Hewitt, A., Nevill, A., Duly, E., Trinick, T., Murphy. M. (2021) Recruitment, retention and compliance of overweight inactive adults with intermediate hyperglycaemia to a novel walking intervention. Obesities, 1(2), pp. 88-100. https://doi.org/10.3390/Obesities1020008
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© 2021 The Authors. Published by MDPI. This is an open access article available under a Creative Commons licence.
The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.3390/Obesities1020008
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2673-4168
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This work was supported by a Department of Education (Northern Ireland) grant as part of the PhD project of Maria Faulkner.