Integrating an internet-mediated walking program into family medicine clinical practice: a pilot feasibility study

Table 3 Indicators of program effectiveness

Changes in Patient Step Counts (N = 37)	Baseline Week	Final Week	p value
Average total daily steps	4520 ± 309	6013 ± 443	p = 0.0002
Average daily aerobic steps	406 ± 137	1114 ± 218	p = 0.0026
Minutes of aerobic walking/week ^a	27.0 ± 8.8	71.7 ± 14.7	p = 0.0054
Patient Satisfaction ^b (N = 34)	Mean (SD)	Agree or strongly agree
SUH is useful	4.6 (0.7)	94.1%
SUH increases the amount I walk	4.6 (0.9)	85.3%
SUH is easy to use	4.7 (0.6)	94.1%
I like working with SUH	4.6 (0.7)	88.2%

^a Aerobic minutes of ambulatory activity are recorded by the Omron HJ-720-ITC pedometer. According to the criteria, data are recorded when an individual continuously engages in continuous movement such as walking, jogging, or running at a rate of 60⁺ steps per minute, involves no more than a 60-second pause, and lasts at least 10 minutes in duration.
^b Satisfaction scores are based on a 5-item Likert scale where 5 = strongly agree and 1 = strongly disagree.

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