Effect of Physical Activity Counseling on Disability in Older People: A 2‐Year Randomized Controlled Trial

Bonsdorff, Mikaela von; Leinonen, Raija; Heikkinen, Eino; Törmäkangas, Timo; Hirvensalo, Mirja; Rasinaho, Minna; Karhula, Sirkka; Mänty, Minna; Rantanen, Taina

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02000.x

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“…It was hypothesized that physical activity counseling would increase physical activity, which in turn, would decrease mobility difficulties, postpone disability, and consequently decrease the need for home care. The current results complement the earlier findings on reduced mobility limitation 5 and the subgroup finding on reduced incident IADL disability 6 and indicate that the trial benefits may extend the entire length of the hypothesized pathway.…”

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“…A recent randomized controlled trial (RCT) showed that physical activity counseling decreased functional limitations in older people 5 . In addition, subgroup analyses showed a reduction in the incidence of instrumental activity of daily living (IADL) disability for those without IADL disability at baseline 6 . This letter presents results on the effect of physical activity counseling on formal home care use in older community‐dwelling sedentary persons.…”

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Effect of Physical Activity Counseling on Home Care Use in Older People

Bonsdorff

Leinonen²,

Heikkinen

et al. 2009

J American Geriatrics Society

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Effect of Physical Activity Counseling on Home Care Use in Older People

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Leinonen²,

Heikkinen

et al. 2009

J American Geriatrics Society

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“…Many studies have investigated the relationship between physical activity and the prevention of chronic diseases (e.g., high blood pressure, depression, obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis, etc. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2009;Oberg, 2007;Von Bonsdorff et al, 2008;Vuori, 2004). According to the CDC (1997, pg.…”

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The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Perceived Health Status in Older Women: Findings from the Woman’s College Alumni Study

Eifert

Wideman

Oberlin

et al. 2014

Journal of Women & Aging

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Using data collected from the Woman's College (WC) Alumni Study, the purpose of this study was to determine whether perceived health status is related to physical activity in older women. A multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to examine the relationship between amounts of physical activity and self-reported health status. The results of the current study reveal that the level of physical activity is significantly correlated with perceived health status. The findings of this study have implications for the assessment of older individuals' health and may lead to interventions that are tailored to increase physical activity among older women.

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“…PA studies in older people often do not recruit enough participants to meet sample size requirements [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]. Only one FaME class per PSI was selected which limited the number of classes and participants reached.…”

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A randomised feasibility study assessing an intervention to keep adults physically active after falls management exercise programmes end

Audsley

Kendrick

Logan

et al. 2020

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Background: Physical inactivity contributes to disability and falls in older adults. Falls prevention exercise (FaME) programmes improve physical activity and physical function and reduce falling rates. Improvements in physical function are reduced, and falls rates increase, if physical activity is not maintained. This research investigated the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention that aimed to maintain physical activity in older adults exiting FaME. Methods: The Keeping Adults Physically Active (KAPA) intervention comprised of six group sessions of motivational interviewing, delivered monthly by trained and mentor-supported postural stability instructor's after the FaME programme ceased. The KAPA intervention included participant manuals, illustrated exercise books, physical activity diaries and pedometers. A feasibility study was conducted in 8 FaME classes. The study design was a two-arm, cluster randomised, multi-site feasibility study comparing the KAPA intervention with usual care. A sample of 50 community-dwelling adults aged 65 years old or older were recruited. Recruitment, retention and attendance rates, self-reported physical activity and participant interviews were used to examine the feasibility and acceptability of the KAPA intervention. Results: Fifty of the sixty-seven (74.6%) participants invited into the study agreed to take part, 94.2% of the available KAPA sessions were attended and 92.3% of the recruited participants provided outcome data. The KAPA participants expressed positive views about the venues and postural stability instructors and reported enjoying the group interactions. Intervention participants discussed increasing their physical activity in response to the peersupport, illustrated home exercise booklet, physical activity diaries and pedometers. Most discussed the written tasks to be the least enjoyable element of the KAPA intervention. The proportion of participants reporting at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week rose from 56.3 to 62.5% in the intervention arm and from 41.4 to 52.0% in the usual care arm. Conclusions: The participants found the KAPA intervention acceptable. Participants reported the exercise booklet, peer support and the physical activity monitoring tools encouraged them to keep active. A full-scale trial is needed to assess whether physical activity can be significantly maintained in response to the KAPA intervention. Trial registration: Retrospectively registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03824015).

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Effect of Physical Activity Counseling on Disability in Older People: A 2‐Year Randomized Controlled Trial

Cited by 16 publications

References 29 publications

Effect of Physical Activity Counseling on Home Care Use in Older People

Effect of Physical Activity Counseling on Home Care Use in Older People

The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Perceived Health Status in Older Women: Findings from the Woman’s College Alumni Study

A randomised feasibility study assessing an intervention to keep adults physically active after falls management exercise programmes end

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