Challenging barriers to undertaking physical activity amongst Community and Linguistically diverse (CALD) groups

Exploring the use of health professional facilitated sessions aiming to challenge perceived barriers to participating in physical activity amongst Macedonian and Polish older people (55+) in the western metropolitan region of Melbourne.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12608000572369

Enrollment

118

Registered

2008-11-12

Start date

2008-02-12

Completion date

2008-04-15

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The study will explore the use of health professional facilitated sessions aiming to challenge perceived barriers to participating in physical activity amongst Macedonian and Polish older people (55+) in the Western Metropolitan Region (WMR) of Melbourne. The study has the following aims: · to determine whether a health professional facilitated education intervention increases physical activity and fitness amongst the target population; · to determine whether a health professional facilitated education intervention assists the target population to progress in their readiness to undertake physical activity; and The primary study hypothesis for the project is: · that a health professional facilitated education session program targeting identified barriers to physical activity for two CALD groups (Polish and Macedonian) will result in improved readiness to undertake physical activity and improved participation in physical activity.

Interventions

Three one hour sessions of health professional facilitated education interventions. The second session was held after 2 weeks and third session four weeks after that. Sessions involved discussion of barriers to physical activity and individual goal setting to increase physical activity levels. Participants were provided with handout which they used to document their physical activity goals and plans

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Educational / counselling / training

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

55 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Attendance at a participating Polish or Macedonian social group. Able to understand and participate in verbal discussion in english, polish or macedonian. Albe to walk independently (with or without gait aid) for at least five minutes indoors. Aged 55 years or over.

Exclusion criteria

Unable to fulfil inclusion criteria

Outcome results