Abstract
Method
Twenty-one patients 6-months post-bariatric surgery were recruited from multiple clinics in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Participants used a palmtop computer upon waking for 6 days to indicate whether they intended to be active, and if so, the
amount of PA they intended to perform in bouts ≥10 min. Each evening, participants reported PA minutes and barriers encountered
that day.
Participants used a palmtop computer upon waking for 6 days to indicate whether they intended to be active, and if so, the
amount of PA they intended to perform in bouts ≥10 min. Each evening, participants reported PA minutes and barriers encountered
that day.
Results
All 21 participants reported intending to be active on at least 1 day but only 9 (42%) intended to be active on ≥70% of days.
Twelve (57%) participants performed PA on each of the days they intended, but none achieved the amount of PA they intended
on all of these days. Overall, participants had PA intentions on 81 of 123 days (66%); these were partially implemented (≥10
PA minutes) on 49 days, but fully implemented on only 15 days. Participants spent 34 min in PA, or 20 fewer minutes than intended.
“Lack of time” was the only frequently cited barrier, particularly on days that PA was neither intended nor performed.
Twelve (57%) participants performed PA on each of the days they intended, but none achieved the amount of PA they intended
on all of these days. Overall, participants had PA intentions on 81 of 123 days (66%); these were partially implemented (≥10
PA minutes) on 49 days, but fully implemented on only 15 days. Participants spent 34 min in PA, or 20 fewer minutes than intended.
“Lack of time” was the only frequently cited barrier, particularly on days that PA was neither intended nor performed.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Short Communication
- Pages 1-6
- DOI 10.1007/s12529-011-9214-1
- Authors
- Dale S. Bond, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, The Miriam Hospital/Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, 196 Richmond Street, Providence, RI, USA 02903
- J. Graham Thomas, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, The Miriam Hospital/Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, 196 Richmond Street, Providence, RI, USA 02903
- Beth A. Ryder, Department of Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
- Sivamainthan Vithiananthan, Department of Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
- Dieter Pohl, Department of Surgery, Roger Williams Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
- Rena R. Wing, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, The Miriam Hospital/Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, 196 Richmond Street, Providence, RI, USA 02903
- Journal International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
- Online ISSN 1532-7558
- Print ISSN 1070-5503