Physical Activity Promotion to Foster Healthy Aging

This study sent text messages designed to encourage persons to walk 2,000 steps more five days per week for 8 weeks. The study found that no one BCT was more effective than another BCT, and that use of the BCT messages did not improve walking behavior for most people. However, some people did find them extremely helpful to increase their step count by 2,000 steps per day, five days per week. This study reinforces that the effectiveness of behavior change techniques can vary very much from person-to-person.

This study showed that older adults are willing to participate in personalized trials to create a walking habit. The study asked persons to create a walking plan (days, time, place, length of walk) and then sent BCTs to help them create a habit of regular walking for 12 weeks. Half of the participants were able to stick to their plan and create a walking habit.

The purpose of this research is to understand how long an individual needs to receive behavior change interventions (BCTs) to increase physical activity. The results of this trial did not show an expected curve showing the time needed receiving BCTs to increase physical activity. Results did show that the intervention successfully increased steps during the intervention period and that the benefit of the intervention decreased during follow-up. Further, potential mechanisms of action (process through which an intervention causes an effect) for the intervention were confirmed.

The purpose of this research is to understand how long an individual needs to receive behavior change interventions to increase how often they take their daily statin medication. Check back soon for results!

The purpose of this research is to test the effect of an intervention that pairs continuous glucose monitoring with text-message delivered behavior change interventions for physical activity and mood on health outcomes in adults with type 2 diabetes and diabetes distress. Check back soon for results!

The purpose of this research is to test if a mind-body intervention of yoga, mindfulness meditation, and guided walking can increase sleep duration in female healthcare workers aged 40-60. Check back soon for results!