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Evaluation Of Health Newsletters As A Motivational Tool To Promote Exercise, Jolene Schlegel Jan 2011

Evaluation Of Health Newsletters As A Motivational Tool To Promote Exercise, Jolene Schlegel

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Little is known about the relationship between SagePlus newsletters and its effectiveness to motivate physical activity. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of the SagePlus newsletter and its ability to motivate participants to achieve their goals to increase physical activity. A nonexperimental, descriptive correlational design was used in this study. Calls were made until the list of potential participants was exhausted. Forty English speaking participants were contacted and agreed to participate in the telephone survey from a potential list of 190 women enrolled in the SagePlus program. A modified questionnaire containing 19 multiple-choice and one open-ended …