Zwolinsky, S., McKenna, J., Pringle, A. et al. (3 more authors) (2013) Optimizing lifestyles for men regarded as 'hard-to-reach' through top-flight football/soccer clubs. Health Education Research, 28 (3). pp. 405-413. ISSN 0268-1153
Abstract
This study assessed the effect of a 12-week behavioural intervention delivered in and by English Premier League football/soccer clubs, and its influence on lifestyle behaviours, in men typically regarded as hard-to-reach. One hundred and thirty men aged 18 years or older engaging in the programme self-reported data on optimal lifestyle behaviours (OLBs) (physical activity, diet, smoking and alcohol consumption) at pre- and post-intervention. Logistic regression models were used to predict the likelihood of OLBs post-intervention. Healthy behaviours were uncommon at baseline, yet at 12 weeks, 19% (n = 24) of men displayed positive change in one behaviour and 67% (n = 87) had changed ≥2. A combination of improving diet (odds ratio [OR] = 2.76; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.65–4.63) and being employed (OR = 4.90, CI = 1.46–16.5) significantly increased the likelihood of reporting ≥150 min of physical activity per week. Increased physical activity significantly increased the likelihood of self-reporting a healthy diet (OR = 2.32, CI = 1.36–3.95). This study shows that a 12-week behavioural intervention can reach and engage a proportion of at risk men. Further, among such men, the intervention helped to stabilize and improve several of the most important lifestyle behaviours that impact mortality and morbidity.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013 Oxford University Press |
Keywords: | physical activity; smoking; diet; alcohol drinking; behavior therapy; life style; soccer; morbidity; mortality; healthy diet; self-report; healthy habits |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Nursing and Midwifery (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 11 Sep 2018 14:18 |
Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2018 14:18 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cys108 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cys108 |
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