A Formative Evaluation of Customized Pamphlets to Promote Physical Activity and Symptom Self-Management in Women with Multiple Sclerosis

Autor/inn/en	Plow, Matthew; Bethoux, Francois; Mai, Kimloan; Marcus, Bess
Titel	A Formative Evaluation of Customized Pamphlets to Promote Physical Activity and Symptom Self-Management in Women with Multiple Sclerosis
Quelle	In: Health Education Research, 29 (2014) 5, S.883-896 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-1153
DOI	10.1093/her/cyu034
Schlagwörter	Formative Evaluation; Pamphlets; Physical Activities; Self Management; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Neurological Impairments; Females; Intervention; Mixed Methods Research; Self Efficacy; Change; Barriers; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pamphlet; Selbstmanagement; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Wandel
Abstract	Inactivity is a prevalent problem in the population affected with multiple sclerosis (MS). Thus, there is a need to develop and test physical activity (PA) interventions that can be widely disseminated. We conducted a formative evaluation as part of a randomized controlled trial of a pamphlet-based PA intervention among 30 women with MS. Pamphlets were customized to sub-sets of participants who shared similar symptoms and barriers to PA. Mixed methods were used to examine the intervention's influence on self-efficacy, social support, processes of change and stages of change placement, as well as explore participants' perceived barriers, motivators and strategies for engaging in a PA program. Results indicated that the intervention group significantly improved stages of change placement (F = 16.64, P < 0.01) and social support (F = 4.08, P = 0.05) in comparison to the control group. Fatigue, pain and lack of time were the commonly cited barriers to engage in the PA program; whereas the pamphlets, phone calls and action planning were cited as motivators. Participants used fatigue management strategies, enlisted social support and modified their environment to routinely engage in the PA program. Strategies were identified to improve the PA intervention in future research. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10