UNDERSTANDING GOAL SETTING AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE MECHANICS IN OLDER ADULT SITTING REDUCTION
Mikael Anne Greenwood-Hickman, David Arterburn, Julie Cooper, Bev Green, Erika Holden, Jennifer McClure, Dori Rosenberg · 2024
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Mikael Greenwood-Hickman and six co-authors look inside a successful trial that helped older adults sit less, asking what goals participants actually set. Their study came out in 2024. Sitting dominates older adults' days, but how people change it in practice was undocumented.
Coaches recorded goals across a hundred forty participants over six months. Satisfaction ran very high, and most participants felt their health or daily functioning improve. Sessions faithfully used structured goal-setting and problem-solving. Goals leaned on outside reminders, like wristband prompts and standing desks, and on habits, like standing through a daily chore. Inner body cues were rarely used. Goals varied widely by person, which the authors say argues for tailoring rather than a single prescription.
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| CREATOR | Mikael Anne Greenwood-Hickman, David Arterburn, Julie Cooper, Bev Green, Erika Holden, Jennifer McClure, Dori Rosenberg |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |