Health and wellbeing of older adults Other
Conditions
Interventions
The music and movement for health programme is a community-based music and dance programme delivered by a dance teacher and music therapist over 12 weeks. Participants allocated to the intervention gr
Sponsors
University of Limerick
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Community-dwelling older adults 65 years of age and older 2. Ability to walk 3 metres with or without an assistive device 3. Have a basic level of English literacy or an identified person who can translate English to their first language 4. Ability to hear and follow instructions
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants will be excluded if they subjectively report health problems that contraindicate their participation in exercise or do not satisfy the requirements of the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PARQ) 2. Participants will also be excluded if they have had an acute stroke or have an unstable neurological, cardiac or respiratory condition (or are on oxygen therapy)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Recruitment rates assessed by reporting the number of participants recruited per cluster per month 2. Retention assessed as the proportion of individuals who after enrolment completed the baseline and follow-up assessments. The researchers will calculate the minimum outcome assessment target, which is set at a retention rate of at least 80% of recruited participants with valid baseline and 12-week primary outcome data 3. Attendance at supervised sessions recorded as the percentage of participants that attend the supervised sessions. The minimum average attendance target will be set as 65% 4. Participation in the home music and dance programme recorded by self-report diary collected each week during the 12-week intervention 5. Safety assessed through self-report of direct or unrelated adverse events (e.g., falls or pain during the programme period). A weekly falls log will be completed | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessed at baseline and at follow-up after the 12-week intervention in the intervention group and at baseline and at follow-up after the 12-week control period in the control group: Physical performance measures: 1. Functional mobility and balance assessed using the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) 2. Dual task performance assessed using TUG-Cognitive (Dual Task Ability) 3. Lower leg strength and endurance assessed using the 30-second chair stand test (30CST) 4. Static balance assessed using the single leg stance test 5. Lower extremity functioning, including gait speed and balance assessed using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) Self-report physical activity: 1. Low, basic and high-intensity physical activities assessed using the incidental and planned exercise questionnaire (IPEQ) Loneliness and Social Isolation: 1. Loneliness measured using a modified version of the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale 2. Social isolation measured using the Berkman-Syme Social Network Index (SNI) Cognition: 1. Visual search, scanning, speed of processing, mental flexibility, and executive functions measured using the Trail Making Test (TMT) Quality of life, wellbeing and mood: 1. Health-related quality of life measured using EQ-5D-5L 2. Attachment, security, role, enjoyment and independence measured using the ICEpop CAPability measure for Older people (ICECAP-O) 3. Mood measured using the 5-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-5) | — |
Countries
Ireland
Contacts
Public ContactSteven Byrne
Outcome results
None listed