Parisa Nejati
Department of Sports Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Title: The effect of telephone reminder in physical activity amount and attitude? A Randomized Clinical Trial
Biography
Biography: Parisa Nejati
Abstract
This double blind randomized clinical trial aimed to evaluate the effect of phone reminder plus exercise prescription on physical activity amount, attitude and anthropometric parameters in patients who wanted to lose weight. The inclusion criteria were: BMI>=25, No taking exercise in last three months, No contraindication for aerobic exercise, No taking noninvasive body contouring methods during last 6 months, no bariatric surgery during last year and agreement to not take other weight loss methods during study. Forty-six patients were randomized in two groups by computerized randomization in exercise prescription or exercise prescription plus 10 minutes telephone reminder a week. The first group did 30 minutes moderate walking (50 % of Heart Rate Reserve) 5 days a week. The second group did exercise as the same as the first group but they received a remember phone call by the researcher to do exercise. Both groups intaked the same calories (1800 kcal a day). Anthropometric parameters (weight, height, BMI, waist circumference, thigh circumference, pelvic circumference, and body fat percentage), motivation and physical activity amount were the main outcome measured before, one and three months after intervention. Physical activity was measured by International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and attitude was measured by a questionnaire too . Body fat percentage was measured by Bio Impedance Analyzer (BIA).
Mean of attitude and physical activity score was increased in both groups after 3 months which was statistically significant (p-value <0.05). The anthropometric parameters did not change after 3 months in both groups. Mean difference of physical activity, attitude and anthropometric parameters after 3 months, was not significant between two groups (p-value >0.05).
Ten minutes a week telephone reminder could not change the attitude of physical activity, physical activity amount and entropometric parameters in patients who got exercise for weight loss.