Mobility limitation Signs and Symptoms Mobility limitation
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention comprised a physical activity counseling session together with a physiotherapist followed by regular phone contacts four times a year throughout the two-year intervention. We promoted
the data will be collected from population registers.
Sponsors
Ministry of Education (Finland)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Cognitively intact community-living older people; the study group consisted of all the 75 - 81 year-old people living in the city center area in Jyväskylä, Finland. The inclusion criteria were set as follows: 1. The ability to walk at least 0.5 km without assistance 2. Only moderately physically active or sedentary 3. No memory impairment (Mini Mental State Examination [MMSE] greater than 21) 4. No medical contraindications for physical activity 5. Informed consent to participate
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those with severe mobility limitation (not able to walk 0.5 km independently), and those who were physically active (greater than 4 exercise a week), were excluded. In addition, subjects with MMSE points less than 22 were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Physical activity level 2. Functional impairments 3. Mobility limitation 4. Disability 5. Quality of life | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Use of health and social services 2. Institutionalisation 3. Mortality | — |
Countries
Finland
Outcome results
None listed