'10 000 Steps Flanders': evaluation of the state-wide dissemination of a physical activity intervention in Flanders

The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of the state-wide dissemination of a physical activity (PA) intervention in Flanders. In 2011, a random sample was taken of the entire adult (25–75 years) population of Flanders. Data of the Flemish sample were compared with baseline data of the intervention and control group of ‘10 000 Steps Ghent’ (2005). In total, data of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire were available of 2556 respondents (1675 of the comparison sample and 881 of the Flemish sample). Pedometer data were obtained by 269 respondents of the Flemish sample and by... Mehr ...