Development and evaluation of "Aging Well and Healthily": A health-education and exercise program for community-living older adults
article
The Aging Well and Healthily (AWH) program consists of health education by peers and low-intensity exercise. It was evaluated via a small randomized controlled trial and a community intervention trial involving older adults in the Netherlands. Reasons stated for participation were to exercise (35%), to acquire information about health (28%), and for social reasons (12%). The program was rated 8.2 on a 10-point scale. Twenty-five percent of participants joined exercise groups after the program ended, and 28% intended to do so. The mean physical activity score improved from 2.6 to 4.6 at follow-up (F = 16.9, p =.00) and was for the least active participants significantly different from that of the control group (F = 22.9, p = .02). Four to 6 months later, 60% of respondents reported still doing the exercises regularly at home. It is concluded that AWH is a potentially effective program for older adults.
Topics
Community intervention trialHealth promotionPhysical activityagedagingarticleclinical trialcommunitycontrolled clinical trialcontrolled studyelderly careexercisefemalehealth carehealth educationhealth programhealth promotionhumanmajor clinical studymaleNetherlandsphysical activityrandomized controlled trialsocial aspect
TNO Identifier
236709
ISSN
10638652
Source
Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 10(4), pp. 364-381.
Pages
364-381
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