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BMI reduced in both control and mentoring conditions, but increased slightly in the goal-setting condition.
Predicted aerobic capacity increased in the control and mentoring conditions, but did not change in the goal-setting condition; in planned contrasts, control was superior to goal-setting, with a small effect size, but mentoring provided added benefits over goal-setting alone, with a medium effect size.
Both the goal-setting and goal-setting with mentoring conditions increased their engagement in cognitive and physical activity, while the control condition decreased very slightly in activity levels.
All three conditions improved on immediate recall, with the greatest improvement in the goal-setting with mentoring condition.
Depression mean scores reduced in the control and goal-setting conditions, but increased in the goal-setting with mentoring condition.
All three conditions improved in general cognitive ability assessed with the MOCA screening instrument; the greatest improvement was seen in the goal-setting with mentoring condition.
However, while added mentoring brought benefits in some areas, the goal-setting with mentoring condition fared worse than the goal-setting condition on measures of quality of life and depression (effect sizes ≥ −0.2).
We calculated the total cost per participant of setting up and running the centre and receiving the intervention to be £241.77 for controls, £251.93 for those in the goal-setting condition and £268.86 for those in the mentoring condition.
Including the goal-setting with mentoring condition allowed us to examine whether enhancing the goal-setting process with follow-up mentoring telephone calls led to greater benefits than the goal-setting interview alone.
Within-group pre/post comparisons showed a small-to-medium effect size for physical activity in the goal-setting with mentoring condition and a small effect size in the goal-setting condition, and small effect sizes for cognitive activity in both conditions.
The intervention involved a goal-setting interview, with or without follow-up telephone mentoring; these two conditions (goal-setting, GS, and goal-setting with mentoring, GM) were compared with a control interview involving general discussion about activities and health and information about Centre facilities (information, IC).
