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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Adult and Community Health
Health Care and Aging Studies Branch
Arthritis Program
Mailstop K-51
4770 Buford Highway NE
Atlanta, GA 30341-3724
Phone: 770.488.5464
Fax: 770.488.5964
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Intervention Programs
CDC Arthritis Program
Intervention “Promising Practices”*
Intervention |
Program
Components |
The Arthritis Toolkit
www.bullpub.com/arthritis |
The Arthritis Toolkit provides much of the same information as the
Arthritis Foundation Self-Help Program in a self study
format that can be mailed to participants. The self study
kit includes the Arthritis Self-Help Book, information
sheets, 4 exercise CD’s and an illustrated exercise guide.
The kit is available in both English and Spanish from Bull
Publishing. |
Fit & Strong
(Univ. of Illinois/Susan Hughes
shughes@uic.edu) |
Aerobic, strength, flexibility, balance |
Fitness & Exercise for People with Arthritis
(San Diego State University/ Carol Macera, Susan Levy)
Contact: Ruby Lopez
rlopez@projects.sdsu.edu |
Aerobic, strength, core balance |
*Promising Practice—An intervention with promising preliminary
data and are developing the infrastructure to support
wide-spread dissemination.
CDC Arthritis Program Physical Activity Intervention
“Watch List”*
Intervention |
Program
Components |
Strong Living
(Tufts/ Layne) |
Strength, Flexibility, Balance |
First Step to Active Health
(National Blueprint) |
CV, Flexibility, Strength, Balance |
*Watch List—indicates that an interventions’ prospects for
recommendation are promising, while awaiting the results of current
evaluation project(s).
CDC Arthritis Program Physical
Activity
Intervention
Screening Criteria List
Arthritis Appropriate
Intervention Design Characteristics
- Participant control over activity intensity, frequency and
duration
- Instructor training reinforces participant control
- Instruction is hands off (no touch)
- Provides background information about fitness
- Allows flexibility of program components (so participant feels competent
and successful)
Physical Activity Characteristics
- No contact/collision sports
- No competitive sports
- No jumping or high joint impact activities
Research Characteristics
- Data available on a general adult community population (no
military, elite athlete, or child-based populations)
- Drop out rates and reasons reported
- No safety/injury concerns raised
Implementation Components
Leader Implementation Requirements
- Academic Degree not required for trainers
- Leader training available if necessary
Site Requirements
- No special facilities beyond a community room (except an aquatic
program requires a warm pool)
Equipment Requirements
- No special equipment required more expensive than a pedometer
Cost to participants < $50
Implementation Guide Available
Rating of Scientific Evidence
Intervention was evaluated in its present form
Measured Arthritis Relevant Outcomes (i.e., physical activity level, health status)
Documentation of Evidence
- Published Report
- Journal Article
- Pilot Study(ies) (requiring a total of 75 subjects in the
treatment group)
- Pre- and Post-test measurement
Consistency of Evidence (consistent trend of study results)
Page last modified: June 18, 2007
Content Source: Division of
Adult and Community Health,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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