文档介绍：Manuscript 2006-043 Response to Reviewers
August 23, 2006
Thank you to the reviewers for their time and ments, many of which have been
incorporated into the revised manuscript. We added an expanded description of the MI
intervention, suggested by two reviewers, which makes the manuscript more interesting and
informative.
Reviewer 1
Abstract should name instruments Done. This required eliminating other text,
but we think it still synopsizes the study.
p. 4, lines 4-5, expand on nature of tailoring. We expanded description of the MI
The intervention could not be replicated from intervention on p 4-5. The intervention can be
this description replicated from content in the manuscript,
which was written according to CONSORT
guidelines and contains all procedures.
However, MI techniques are many and
individualized, similar to other counselling
methods, so training is required and only a
general description is possible in an article.
Name the manufacturer and model of Done in “motivational interviewing
pedometer intervention” section of Methods, page 5,
para 1. Also added text to clarify that
pedometer was for motivation, not used as a
measure of activity.
Randomization is not described in text Description of randomization was expanded
in “procedures” paragraph of methods
section, page 3, para 3.
Problems with self-