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The Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of the ‘Walk with Me’ Peer-Led Walking Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Inactive Older Adults: Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial

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العنوان: The Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of the ‘Walk with Me’ Peer-Led Walking Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Inactive Older Adults: Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial
المؤلفون: Conor Cunningham, Maeve O’Doherty, Ruth D. Neill, Michael Adams, Frank Kee, Margaret E. Cupples, Wendy Hardeman, Ellen Elizabeth Anne Simpson, Marie H. Murphy, Chris Callaghan, Roger O’Sullivan, Colette Brolly, Ashley Agus, Cliona McDowell, Bob Laventure, Siobhan Casey, Suzanne M. McDonough, Mark A. Tully
المصدر: Journal of Ageing and Longevity, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 28-40 (2024)
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG, 2024.
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: LCC:Medicine
مصطلحات موضوعية: older adults, peers, physical activity, randomised controlled trial, Medicine
الوصف: Background: The proportion of the population aged 65 years or older is increasing. Typically, physical activity and health decline with age, which is why action to promote active ageing is a major public health priority, particularly due to health inequalities in older adults. The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Walk with Me peer-led walking intervention for older adults. Methods: This study is a two-arm, assessor-blind, randomised controlled trial. The intervention is a 12-week peer-led walking intervention based on social cognitive theory. Participants in the control group will receive information on active ageing and healthy nutrition. The study will target 348 community-dwelling older adults, aged 60 years or over living in areas of socio-economic disadvantage communities. Trained peer mentors will deliver the intervention. The primary outcome will be a mean between-group change in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity at 12 months from baseline, measured using an Actigraph accelerometer. Secondary outcomes will include quality of life, mental wellbeing, blood pressure, BMI and waist circumference. An embedded process evaluation will involve focus groups and participant diaries. Discussion: Evidence-based, cost-effective interventions to promote physical activity in older adults living in socio-economically disadvantaged communities are needed to address health inequalities.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2673-9259
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-9259/4/1/3; https://doaj.org/toc/2673-9259
DOI: 10.3390/jal4010003
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/630e2f36bf6a43748419753ac39ad1d2
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.630e2f36bf6a43748419753ac39ad1d2
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:26739259
DOI:10.3390/jal4010003