ParticipACTION
Awareness of the participACTION campaign among Canadian adults, examining the knowledge gap hypothesis and a hierarchy-of-effects model
ParticipACTION was a pervasive communication campaign that promoted physical activity in the Canadian population for three decades. According to McGuire's hierarchy-of-effects model (HOEM), this campaign should influence physical activity through…
Testing a hierarchy-of-effects model
Pathways from awareness to outcomes in the verb-tm campaign 2002-2003
Background: The McGuire hierarchy-of-effects (HOE) model, used extensively in mass-media interventions to describe the mechanisms for understanding effects, has not been tested in physical activity campaigns. Design: Data collected at…
Physical activity promotion
Are gp's getting the message?
Background: Physical inactivity is an important but under recognised risk factor for chronic disease. This study explored changes in general practitioners' perceptions and practices in relation to addressing physical activity…
Adherence to physical activity recommendations and the influence of socio-demographic correlates
A population-based cross-sectional study
Current physical activity guidelines acknowledge the importance of total health enhancing physical activity (HEPA) compared to leisure time physical activity or exercise alone. Assessing total HEPA may result in different…
Validity and repeatability of the EPIC physical activity questionnaire
A validation study using accelerometers as an objective measure
A primary aim of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort study is to examine the association between total physical activity levels (comprising occupational, household and recreational…
Physical activity measurement
A primer for health promotion
As the importance of physical activity is recognised in health promotion, the task of measuring it becomes a central research and practice challenge. Measurement of physical activity is important to…
Canada's physical activity guides
Has their release had an impact?
The purpose of this paper is to examine the reach of different versions of Canada's physical activity guide (CPAG) and their impacts, including immediate effects (awareness, knowledge, beliefs, future intention…
Physical activity and public health
Updated recommendation for adults from the American college of sports medicine and the American heart association
In 1995 the American College of Sports Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published national guidelines on Physical Activity and Public Health. The Committee on Exercise and…
Promoting physical activity in women
Evaluation of a 2-year community-based intervention in Sydney, Australia
Evaluatie van een wijkgericht aanpak om vrouwen Sydney meer te laten bewegen.