Evaluation of a Computer-Tailored Healthy Ageing Intervention to Promote Physical Activity among Single Older Adults with a Chronic Disease

Janet M. Boekhout, Brenda A. J. Berendsen, Denise A. Peels, Catherine A. W. Bolman and Lilian Lechner
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Janet M. Boekhout: Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, PO Box 2960, Heerlen 6401 DL, The Netherlands
Brenda A. J. Berendsen: Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, PO Box 2960, Heerlen 6401 DL, The Netherlands
Denise A. Peels: Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, PO Box 2960, Heerlen 6401 DL, The Netherlands
Catherine A. W. Bolman: Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, PO Box 2960, Heerlen 6401 DL, The Netherlands
Lilian Lechner: Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, Heerlen, PO Box 2960, Heerlen 6401 DL, The Netherlands

IJERPH, 2018, vol. 15, issue 2, 1-15

Abstract: This study explores the effectiveness of the Active Plus65 intervention designed to stimulate physical activity among single older adults with a chronic physical impairment. A quasi-experimental pre-test post-test study was performed. The intervention group ( n = 411; mean age = 76.75; SD = 7.75) was assessed at baseline, three months, and six months. Data of comparable older adults who completed the original Active Plus intervention served as reference group ( n = 87; mean age = 74.36; SD = 6.26). Multilevel regression analyses were applied: outcome measures were weekly minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and days per week with at least 30 min of MVPA. Although Active Plus65 did not outperform the original intervention, in itself Active Plus65 effectuated a significant increase in the weekly minutes of MVPA (B = 208.26; p < 0.001; Effect Size (ES) = 0.45) and in the days per week with sufficient MVPA (B = 1.20; p < 0.001; ES = 0.61) after three months. After six months, it effectuated a significant increase in the days per week with sufficient MVPA (B = 0.67; p = 0.001; ES = 0.34) but not for the weekly minutes of MVPA ( p = 0.745). As Active Plus65 increased MVPA at three months with a higher ES than average interventions for this vulnerable target group, it potentially makes an interesting intervention. Further development should focus on long-term maintenance of effects.

Keywords: healthy ageing; intervention; computer-tailoring; physical activity; older adults; single; chronic disease; physical impairment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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