The impact of using a pedometer on time spent walking in older adults with Type 2 diabetes Engel, Lisa and Lindner, Helen 2006, The impact of using a pedometer on time spent walking in older adults with Type 2 diabetes, The diabetes educator, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 98-107, doi: 10.1177/0145721705284373. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The impact of using a pedometer on time spent walking in older adults with Type 2 diabetes Author(s) Engel, Lisa Lindner, Helen Journal name The diabetes educator Volume number 32 Issue number 1 Start page 98 End page 107 Publisher American Association of Diabetes Educators Place of publication [Chicago, Ill.] Publication date 2006-01 ISSN 0145-7217 1554-6063 Summary Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of using a pedometer on time spent walking, in sedentary and overweight adults with type 2 diabetes participating in a coaching intervention. It was hypothesized that participants using a pedometer would spend more time walking than would nonpedometer participants. Method A sample of 57 men and women with a mean age of 62 years participated in a randomized controlled trial in a community setting. Participants were allocated to either a pedometer and coaching (intervention) group or a coaching-only (control) group. Coaching for both groups involved education, goal setting, and supportive/ motivational strategies to increase time spent walking. The duration of the study was 6 months, with blood pressure, glycosylated hemoglobin, anthropometric, and fitness measurements assessed at baseline and at 3-month intervals. Results A repeated-measures analysis of variance indicated that the coaching-only group spent significantly more time walking than did the pedometer group. However, when an analysis of covariance with all the other variables as covariates was performed, group membership had no influence on time spent walking. Significant reductions in waist circumference and weight were achieved for both groups from baseline to 6 months. Cardiovascular fitness also increased significantly for both groups. Conclusion The study demonstrated that previously sedentary older adults with type 2 diabetes, supported with a coaching intervention, were able to achieve the physical activity targets known to be beneficial to health. However, using a pedometer added no further benefit. Further research on the impact of specific coaching strategies in diabetes management is warranted. Language eng DOI 10.1177/0145721705284373 Field of Research 111003 Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care) HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2006, Sage Publications Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30020474 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Nursing and Midwifery Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 13 Oct 2009, 15:40:35 EST Wed, 14 Oct 2009, 13:20:28 EST Wed, 14 Oct 2009, 13:21:01 EST Tue, 04 Jun 2013, 11:58:34 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 09:57:09 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 43 times in TR Web of Science Cited 48 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 437 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 13 Oct 2009, 15:40:35 EST