Virtual delivery of Go4Life® resources: A pilot study enhancing physical activity in older adults through pre- and post-intervention evaluation
The increase in life expectancy and prevalent inactivity linked to aging and concurrent health issues emphasize the need for accessible, regular motivational interventions in the era of mHealth. In this pre-post intervention study of adults aged 50 and older, we customized the high-quality, publicly...
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| author | Nazia Naz S. Khan, MD, MS Syed S. Raza, BS Nikhil Regmi, MD Ling Wang, Ph.D |
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| description | The increase in life expectancy and prevalent inactivity linked to aging and concurrent health issues emphasize the need for accessible, regular motivational interventions in the era of mHealth. In this pre-post intervention study of adults aged 50 and older, we customized the high-quality, publicly available Go4Life® resources from the National Institute of Aging (NIA) to create automated motivational text messages with video clips, and periodic questionnaires. Twenty subjects received brief education on exercise benefits, along with weekly automated text messages, questionnaires, and feedback via the Dialog Health platform. Participants were followed weekly for 3 months. Primary outcomes included physical activity (PA) frequency, level, and duration pre-and post-intervention. Secondary outcomes included weekly changes in activity level developed from the NIA's Track your activity sheets and RAND 36-Item Short Form Survey Instrument (SF-36) questionnaires. The Generalized Estimating Equation with ordinal data is employed to find the average change in PA over 12 weeks. Only 13 subjects completed both the pre & post-surveys. The mean age was 61 years (age range of 50–73 years), and the mean BMI (range: 21.45–42.69) was 30.5; 55 % were females and 45 % males. Our study showed a statistically significant increase in the frequency of strengthening (mean = 1.23 (SD = 0.44) pre-intervention and mean = 2.08 (SD = 0.95) post-intervention, p = 0.02) and balancing ((mean = 1.31 (SD = 0.48) pre-intervention and mean = 2.31 (SD = 1.11) post-intervention, p = 0.02) exercises post intervention. No significant difference in responses to SF-36 questionnaires pre-and post-intervention. A larger study is warranted to determine further the effectiveness of periodic virtually delivered Go4life® resources to increase PA among older adults. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bb819e7698f84899b6afcbb41b26bb4d2025-01-07T04:17:39ZengElsevierArchives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus2950-30782025-03-0121100112Virtual delivery of Go4Life® resources: A pilot study enhancing physical activity in older adults through pre- and post-intervention evaluationNazia Naz S. Khan, MD, MS0Syed S. Raza, BS1Nikhil Regmi, MD2Ling Wang, Ph.D3Department of Medicine, Michigan State University Address:788 Service Road, Room B301, East Lansing, MI 48824, USACollege of Human Medicine, Michigan State University Address: 965 Fee Road, Room A106, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; Corresponding author.Department of Medicine, Michigan State University Address:788 Service Road, Room B301, East Lansing, MI 48824, USADepartment of Medicine, Michigan State University Address:788 Service Road, Room B301, East Lansing, MI 48824, USAThe increase in life expectancy and prevalent inactivity linked to aging and concurrent health issues emphasize the need for accessible, regular motivational interventions in the era of mHealth. In this pre-post intervention study of adults aged 50 and older, we customized the high-quality, publicly available Go4Life® resources from the National Institute of Aging (NIA) to create automated motivational text messages with video clips, and periodic questionnaires. Twenty subjects received brief education on exercise benefits, along with weekly automated text messages, questionnaires, and feedback via the Dialog Health platform. Participants were followed weekly for 3 months. Primary outcomes included physical activity (PA) frequency, level, and duration pre-and post-intervention. Secondary outcomes included weekly changes in activity level developed from the NIA's Track your activity sheets and RAND 36-Item Short Form Survey Instrument (SF-36) questionnaires. The Generalized Estimating Equation with ordinal data is employed to find the average change in PA over 12 weeks. Only 13 subjects completed both the pre & post-surveys. The mean age was 61 years (age range of 50–73 years), and the mean BMI (range: 21.45–42.69) was 30.5; 55 % were females and 45 % males. Our study showed a statistically significant increase in the frequency of strengthening (mean = 1.23 (SD = 0.44) pre-intervention and mean = 2.08 (SD = 0.95) post-intervention, p = 0.02) and balancing ((mean = 1.31 (SD = 0.48) pre-intervention and mean = 2.31 (SD = 1.11) post-intervention, p = 0.02) exercises post intervention. No significant difference in responses to SF-36 questionnaires pre-and post-intervention. A larger study is warranted to determine further the effectiveness of periodic virtually delivered Go4life® resources to increase PA among older adults.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950307824001097Older adultsPhysical activityExerciseGo4Life® |
| spellingShingle | Nazia Naz S. Khan, MD, MS Syed S. Raza, BS Nikhil Regmi, MD Ling Wang, Ph.D Virtual delivery of Go4Life® resources: A pilot study enhancing physical activity in older adults through pre- and post-intervention evaluation Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus Older adults Physical activity Exercise Go4Life® |
| title | Virtual delivery of Go4Life® resources: A pilot study enhancing physical activity in older adults through pre- and post-intervention evaluation |
| title_full | Virtual delivery of Go4Life® resources: A pilot study enhancing physical activity in older adults through pre- and post-intervention evaluation |
| title_fullStr | Virtual delivery of Go4Life® resources: A pilot study enhancing physical activity in older adults through pre- and post-intervention evaluation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Virtual delivery of Go4Life® resources: A pilot study enhancing physical activity in older adults through pre- and post-intervention evaluation |
| title_short | Virtual delivery of Go4Life® resources: A pilot study enhancing physical activity in older adults through pre- and post-intervention evaluation |
| title_sort | virtual delivery of go4life r resources a pilot study enhancing physical activity in older adults through pre and post intervention evaluation |
| topic | Older adults Physical activity Exercise Go4Life® |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950307824001097 |
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