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    Utility of stages of change construct in the planning of physical activity interventions among playgroup mothers

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    Authors
    Jones, Carlie
    Jancey, Jonine
    Howat, Peter
    Dhaliwal, Satvinder
    McManus, Alexandra
    Burns, Sharyn
    Date
    2013
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Jones, Carlie and Jancey, Jonine and Howat, Peter and Dhaliwal, Satvinder and Burns, Sharyn and McManus, Alexandra and Hills, Andrew P. and Anderson, Annie S. 2013. Utility of stages of change construct in the planning of physical activity interventions among playgroup mothers. BMC Research Notes. 6 (300).
    Source Title
    BMC Public Health
    DOI
    10.1186/1756-0500-6-300
    ISSN
    1471-2458
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    This article is published under the Open Access publishing model and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Please refer to the licence to obtain terms for any further reuse or distribution of this work.

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26174
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    Background: The objective of this research was to assess the physical activity levels among a unique cohort of Western Australian (WA) mothers with young children who attend a WA Playgroup. Associated factors were also investigated, including self-efficacy for physical activity, social support for exercise, relevant socio-demographic correlates, as well as the stages of change construct within the Transtheoretical Model (TTM).Results: 421 women completed a questionnaire assessing physical activity behaviours. Of these, 368 participants completed the relevant physical activity evaluation items. 82.5% and 17.5% of the sample were classified as active and inactive, respectively. Associations between physical activity status and exercise stage of change were found. Additional associations were established for partner support and self-efficacy for physical activity. Conclusion: The majority of the sample was classified as active. Despite the high percentage of active participants, this study confirms the usefulness of the stages of change measure in that it can be utilised by health promotion practitioners to report physical activity behaviour and develop appropriate intervention strategies among a time poor and hard to reach population. Specifically the results are relevant to mothers in over 16,000 WA families who are involved with Playgroup WA programs. Interventions aimed at improving physical activity levels in mothers with young children should also consider the need to improve self-efficacy and social support.

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