To determine the change in sedentary time and number of steps/day for older patients with heart failure at risk for mobility disability who receive a program to decrease sedentary behavior versus a standard program to increase exercise.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
50
The experimental group will wear an activPAL and have counseling sessions that use the Health Belief Model and Motivational Interviewing strategies to reduce sedentary time.
The Active Comparative group will wear an activPAL and have counseling sessions that use the Health Belief Model and Motivational Interviewing strategies to increase exercise time.
University of Colorado University
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Number of Subjects that are more active than Control.
Time frame: Monthly for 3 months
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