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Feasibility of a Virtual Health-Promoting Intervention (Choose to Move) for Older Adults: A Rapid Adaptation in Response to COVID-19.
- Source :
- Journal of Aging & Physical Activity; Dec2023, Vol. 31 Issue 6, p1003-1015, 13p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- To support older adults during the first wave of COVID-19, we rapidly adapted our effective health-promoting intervention (Choose to Move [CTM]) for virtual delivery in British Columbia, Canada. The intervention was delivered (April–October 2020) to 33 groups of older adults ("programs") who were a convenience sample (had previously completed CTM in person; n = 153; 86% female; 73 [6] years). We compared implementation outcomes (recruitment, dose received, retention, and completion of virtual data collection) to predetermined feasibility targets. We assessed mobility, physical activity, and social health outcomes pre- and postintervention (3 months) with validated surveys. We met most (dose received, retention, and virtual data collection), but not all (recruitment), feasibility targets. Approximately two thirds of older adults maintained or improved mobility, physical activity, and social health outcomes at 3 months. It was feasible to implement and evaluate CTM virtually. In future, virtual CTM could help us reach homebound older adults and/or serve as support during public health emergencies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PILOT projects
EXPERIMENTAL design
COVID-19
SOCIAL determinants of health
VIRTUAL reality therapy
EXPOSURE therapy
PUBLIC health
ACQUISITION of data
HEALTH outcome assessment
MEDICAL emergencies
PATIENTS' attitudes
COMPARATIVE studies
QUESTIONNAIRES
EXERCISE
AGING
PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
HEALTH promotion
TELEMEDICINE
OLD age
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10638652
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Aging & Physical Activity
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173685851
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.2023-0011