Do They Need Goals or Support? A Report From a Goal-Setting Intervention Using Physical Activity Monitors in Youth
Initiatives
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The objective of this study was to investigate the association between physical activity (PA) and different goal setting and strategies in youth.
Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.
- Start Year
- 2015
- Funding
- This research was supported by a Study Grant Akademickie Centrum Kreatywności (Academic Center of Creativity, No. MNiSW/2014/DIR/612/ACK) by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
Design
- Study design
- Clinical trial cohort
Marker Paper
Bronikowski M, Bronikowska M, Glapa A. Do They Need Goals or Support? A Report from a Goal-Setting Intervention Using Physical Activity Monitors in Youth. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016;13(9):914. Published 2016 Sep 13. doi:10.3390/ijerph13090914
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Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 196
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
children, adolescents, young adolescents
Data was collected from 65 adolescents (mean age 17.2 ± 0.2), 74 young adolescents (mean age 15.3 ± 0.2) and 57 children (mean age 11.5 ± 0.4). An experimental design was employed, with “goal” and “do your best” groups given different step goal strategies.
Selection Criteria
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Poland
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 196
- Number of participants with biosamples
Data Collection Event
Garmin Vivofit(®) activity trackers were used during an 8 week-long intervention to count daily steps.
- Start Date
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2015
- End Date
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2015
- Data sources
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Mobile data collection
- Smartwatch and wearables
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Mobile data collection