PURPOSE: Determine the proportion of adults aware of Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living (Guide) and its specific recommendations (objective 1); whether key demographic factors (objective 2a) and physical activity behavior (objective 2b) are associated with awareness and specific familiarity with the Guide; and if changes in awareness and specific recommendations with the Guide occurred over a 1-year period (objective 3a and 3b). DESIGN: Random selection with computer-assisted telephone interviewing. SETTING: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. SUBJECTS: A total of 2803 adults 18 years or older completed interviews from 4831 telephone contacts (response rate, 58.0%), and after 1 year, 1423 individuals (55%) completed interviews. MEASURES: Demographic, physical activity, Guide awareness. ANALYSIS: Chi-square, analysis of variance. RESULTS: At baseline, 27.3% were aware of the Guide, and 15.6% were familiar with the Guide's specific recommendations. Younger individuals (p=.01), women (p<.001), and those with a higher education (p<.001) were more likely to be generally aware of the Guide, and women were also more specifically aware (p=.01). Physical activity levels were positively associated with the general (p<.001) and specific (p<.001) awareness of the Guide. Changes in general familiarity and specific recommendations over 1 year were observed. CONCLUSIONS: The majority of those surveyed were not familiar with the Guide. Men, individuals with a lower education, and older individuals may need to be specifically targeted.
PURPOSE: Determine the proportion of adults aware of Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living (Guide) and its specific recommendations (objective 1); whether key demographic factors (objective 2a) and physical activity behavior (objective 2b) are associated with awareness and specific familiarity with the Guide; and if changes in awareness and specific recommendations with the Guide occurred over a 1-year period (objective 3a and 3b). DESIGN: Random selection with computer-assisted telephone interviewing. SETTING: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. SUBJECTS: A total of 2803 adults 18 years or older completed interviews from 4831 telephone contacts (response rate, 58.0%), and after 1 year, 1423 individuals (55%) completed interviews. MEASURES: Demographic, physical activity, Guide awareness. ANALYSIS: Chi-square, analysis of variance. RESULTS: At baseline, 27.3% were aware of the Guide, and 15.6% were familiar with the Guide's specific recommendations. Younger individuals (p=.01), women (p<.001), and those with a higher education (p<.001) were more likely to be generally aware of the Guide, and women were also more specifically aware (p=.01). Physical activity levels were positively associated with the general (p<.001) and specific (p<.001) awareness of the Guide. Changes in general familiarity and specific recommendations over 1 year were observed. CONCLUSIONS: The majority of those surveyed were not familiar with the Guide. Men, individuals with a lower education, and older individuals may need to be specifically targeted.
Authors: Dawn P Gill; Wendy Blunt; Cassandra Bartol; Roseanne W Pulford; Ashleigh De Cruz; P Karen Simmavong; Adam Gavarkovs; Ian Newhouse; Erin Pearson; Bayley Ostenfeldt; Barbi Law; Kristina Karvinen; Pertice Moffit; Gareth Jones; Cori Watson; Guangyong Zou; Robert J Petrella Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2017-02-07 Impact factor: 3.295
Authors: Alexia Sawyer; Lee Smith; Stephanie Schrempft; Cornelia Hm van Jaarsveld; Jane Wardle; Abigail Fisher Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2014-08-04 Impact factor: 3.295