Do interventions to promote walking in groups increase physical activity? A meta-analysis

A Kassavou, A Turner, DP French - International Journal of Behavioral …, 2013 - Springer
Objective Walking groups are increasingly being set up but little is known about their efficacy
in promoting physical activity. The present study aims to assess the efficacy of interventions …

Intersectoral actions for the promotion and prevention of obesity, diabetes and hypertension in Brazilian cities: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Kunihiro, JR da Silva Vernasque, C da Silva… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study showed the effectiveness of biomedical interventions in obesity, diabetes and
hypertension (NCDs), but innovative and intersectoral elements in the fight against obesity …

Health‐promoting lifestyle and depression in metabolic syndrome patients in Korea

SW Kang, JS Yoo - International Journal of Nursing Practice, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Kang SW, Yoo JS. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2012; 18: 268–274 Health‐
promoting lifestyle and depression in metabolic syndrome patients in Korea This cross …

Physical activity as an indicator of predictive functional disability in elderly

JS Virtuoso Júnior, S Tribess, TRSD Paulo… - … latino-americana de …, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
To analyze the time spent on physical activity in female and male individuals as a predictor
of the absence of functional disability in older adults, a cross-sectional study was conducted …

Effectiveness of nutritional intervention in overweight women in Primary Health Care

NL Ferreira, SA Mingoti, PC Jaime, ACS Lopes - Revista de Nutrição, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of nutritional intervention in overweight women
undergoing Primary Health Care. Methods: An intervention study was conducted with …

Programas de atividade física para idosos: avaliação da produção científica brasileira utilizando o modelo RE-AIM

CFR Squarcini, SV Rocha, HLR Munaro… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Resumo O modelo RE-AIM é uma proposta de avaliação que analisa tanto a validade
externa quanto a validade interna de programas de saúde. Trata-se de um modelo que …

Atividade física como indicador preditivo para incapacidade funcional em pessoas idosas

JS Virtuoso Júnior, S Tribess, TRSD Paulo… - … Latino-Americana de …, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
Para analisar o tempo despendido em atividades físicas, nos sexos feminino e masculino,
como preditor da ausência da incapacidade funcional em idosos, procedeu-se ao estudo …

Physical activity programs for elderly persons: an evaluation of Brazilian scientific production using the RE-AIM framework

CFR Squarcini, SV Rocha, HLR Munaro… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
The RE-AIM framework is a model that analyzes both the external and internal validity of
health programs. It proposes that programs should be evaluated based on five key …

[HTML][HTML] A behavioral intervention in a cohort of Japanese-Brazilians at high cardiometabolic risk

B Almeida-Pititto, SJ Griffin, SJ Sharp… - Revista de Saúde …, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of a health promotion program on cardiometabolic risk
profile in Japanese-Brazilians. METHODS: A total of 466 subjects from a study on diabetes …

Impact of a 2-year intervention program on cardiometabolic profile according to the number of goals achieved

B Almeida-Pittito, AT Hirai, DS Sartorelli… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
We investigated the impact of lifestyle goal achievement on cardiovascular risk factors after
a 2-year behavioral intervention program applied to 394 adults (113 with diabetes, mean …