A Healthy Life Center (HLC, 'Frisklivssentrale') is a public community-based health service providing lifestyle support programs for physical activity, smoking cessation and diet, to inhabitants with increased risk for development of non-communicable diseases. HLCs intention is to reach physically inactive people who need guidance to get more physically active, and offer them a lifestyle program for three months or more. The main aim of this study is to study whether the HLCs, organized according to the Norwegian Directorate of Health's guidelines for municipal healthy life centers, affects the participants short term (3 months) and long term (15 months) physical activity level. Also changes in diet, tobacco use, health related quality of life, physical fitness, anthropometry, self-efficacy, motivation, drug use, use of health services and work participation will be assessed. Secondary aim is to study whether there are any moderators, such as HLCs capacity, expertise, and collaboration with other services, that have significance for participants' change. Also it will be studied whether the HLCs result in larger changes in some subgroups (e.g. socioeconomic) of participants than in others.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,022
Depending on what behavior participants aim to change, they get individual counselling using elements from motivational interviewing, group-based exercise twice a week, diet courses and tobacco secession courses during three months
Frisklivssentrale
Drammen (plus 9 More Communities), Buskerud, Norway
Frisklivssentrale
Levanger (plus 4 More Communities), Nord-Trøndelag County, Norway
Frisklivssentrale
Bodo (plus 11 More Communities), Nordland County, Norway
Frisklivssentrale
Laerdal (plus 6 More Communities), Sogn Og Fjordane County, Norway
physical activity
measured by accelerometer (ActiGraph GT3X+) for seven consecutive days
Time frame: change from baseline to 3 months
physical activity
measured by accelerometer (ActiGraph GT3X+) for seven consecutive days
Time frame: change from 3 months to 15 months
Physical activity
assessed by questionnaire
Time frame: change from baseline to 3 months
Physical activity
assessed by questionnaire
Time frame: change from 3 months to 15 months
health related quality of life
assessed by SF-36 questionnaire
Time frame: change from baseline to 3 months
health related quality of life
assessed by SF-36 questionnaire
Time frame: change from 3 months to 15 months
Diet
assessed by questionnaire
Time frame: change from baseline to 3 months
Diet
assessed by questionnaire
Time frame: change from 3 months to 15 months
Tobacco use
assessed by questionnaire
Time frame: change from baseline to 3 months
Tobacco use
assessed by questionnaire
Time frame: change from 3 months to 15 months
Physical fitness
assessed by a standardized progressive walking protocol to a submaximal workload on a treadmill
Time frame: change from baseline to 3 months
Physical fitness
assessed by a standardized progressive walking protocol to a submaximal workload on a treadmill
Time frame: change from 3 months to 15 months
Body weight
measured on a scale digital weight
Time frame: change from baseline to 3 months
Body weight
measured on a scale digital weight
Time frame: change from 3 months to 15 months
Body Mass Index
body height measured by a Seca altimeter
Time frame: change from baseline to 3 months
Body Mass Index
body height measured by a Seca altimeter
Time frame: change from 3 months to 15 months
Waist circumference
measured by Seca measurement tape
Time frame: change from baseline to 3 months
Waist circumference
measured by Seca measurement tape
Time frame: change from 3 months to 15 months
Hip circumference
measured by Seca measurement tape
Time frame: change from baseline to 3 months
Hip circumference
measured by Seca measurement tape
Time frame: change from 3 months to 15 months
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