Effectiveness of Australia's Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service®: Translational research with population wide impact

O'Hara, BJ; Phongsavan, P; Venugopal, K; Eakin, EG; Eggins, D; Caterson, H; King, L; Allman-Farinelli, M; Haas, M; Bauman, AE

Effectiveness of Australia's Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service®: Translational research with population wide impact

O'Hara, BJ Phongsavan, P Venugopal, K Eakin, EG Eggins, D Caterson, H King, L Allman-Farinelli, M Haas, M

Bauman, AE

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Citation:: Preventive Medicine, 2012, 55 (4), pp. 292 - 298
Issue Date:: 2012-10-01

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dc.contributor.author	O'Hara, BJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Phongsavan, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Venugopal, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Eakin, EG	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Eggins, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Caterson, H	en_US
dc.contributor.author	King, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Allman-Farinelli, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Haas, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9726-3063	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bauman, AE	en_US
dc.date.available	2012-07-28	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-10-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Preventive Medicine, 2012, 55 (4), pp. 292 - 298	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0091-7435	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/22444
dc.description.abstract	Objective: With increasing rates of non-communicable disease, there is a need for implementing population-wide, evidence-based interventions for improving behavioural risk factors. Telephone-based interventions provide one option. This study reports on the evaluation of the Australia's Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service®, to improve lifestyle behaviours, amongst a population-wide sample who completed the 6-month coaching programme. Methods: Using a pre-post design, New South Wales participants who completed telephone-based coaching between February 2009 and December 2011 were included. Outcomes comprised self-reported weight, waist circumference, height, physical activity and dietary behaviours. Matched pair analyses and multivariate modelling were performed to assess behavioural changes. Results: Participants (n = 1440) reported statistically significant improvements in weight (-3.9. kg (5.1)); waist circumference (-5.0. cm (6.0)); and Body Mass Index (-1.4 BMI units (1.8)); number of walking and moderate-vigorous physical activity sessions of ≥ 30. min per week; number of vigorous physical activity sessions of ≥ 20. min per week and servings of vegetables; fruit; take-away meals and sweetened drinks (all p < 0.001). Improvements in weight, waist, moderate physical activity, fruit and vegetable and take-away meals consumption remained significant after adjusting for socio-demographic characteristics. Conclusions: These results support the effectiveness of replicating an evidence-based intervention in improving population risk factors for chronic disease. © 2012 Elsevier Inc.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Preventive Medicine	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.07.022	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Public Health	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Program Evaluation	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Information Dissemination	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Behavior	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Life Style	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Mentors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Health Promotion	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Outcome Assessment (Health Care)	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Translational Medical Research	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Outcome Assessment, Health Care	en_US
dc.title	Effectiveness of Australia's Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service®: Translational research with population wide impact	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	55	en_US
utslib.for	111716 Preventive Medicine	en_US
utslib.for	111712 Health Promotion	en_US
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
utslib.for	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Business
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHERE - Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	55	en_US

Abstract:

Objective: With increasing rates of non-communicable disease, there is a need for implementing population-wide, evidence-based interventions for improving behavioural risk factors. Telephone-based interventions provide one option. This study reports on the evaluation of the Australia's Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service®, to improve lifestyle behaviours, amongst a population-wide sample who completed the 6-month coaching programme. Methods: Using a pre-post design, New South Wales participants who completed telephone-based coaching between February 2009 and December 2011 were included. Outcomes comprised self-reported weight, waist circumference, height, physical activity and dietary behaviours. Matched pair analyses and multivariate modelling were performed to assess behavioural changes. Results: Participants (n = 1440) reported statistically significant improvements in weight (-3.9. kg (5.1)); waist circumference (-5.0. cm (6.0)); and Body Mass Index (-1.4 BMI units (1.8)); number of walking and moderate-vigorous physical activity sessions of ≥ 30. min per week; number of vigorous physical activity sessions of ≥ 20. min per week and servings of vegetables; fruit; take-away meals and sweetened drinks (all p < 0.001). Improvements in weight, waist, moderate physical activity, fruit and vegetable and take-away meals consumption remained significant after adjusting for socio-demographic characteristics. Conclusions: These results support the effectiveness of replicating an evidence-based intervention in improving population risk factors for chronic disease. © 2012 Elsevier Inc.

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