Perceived Health Status, Sleep Quality
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aimed to test the effects of a 12-month Healthy Beat Accupunch (HBA) exercise program on the perceived health status and sleep quality of the community-dwelling older adults.
Detailed description
Phase I: A cluster randomized controlled trial was used to test the effects of a six-month, instructor-led Healthy Beat Accupunch (HBA) exercise program on the perceived health status and sleep quality of the community-dwelling older adults. Through the use of convenience sampling strategy, eight community care centers with 232 older adults in Kaohsiung were recruited and randomly assigned based on their community care centers to a HBA experimental group or a wait-list control group. Participants in the experimental group received the HBA exercise program led by trained and certified instructors, three times per week, 40 minutes per practice for six months; participants in the wait-list control group continued with their regular daily activities. One pre-test and two post-tests, three months apart, were conducted. Phase II: Using the same method as in the phase I, participants from the phase I continued practicing the HBA exercise program, but guided by a DVD, for another six months. The feasibility, compliance, and effectiveness of the DVD-led HBA exercise program on the community-dwelling older adults were tested, and another two post-tests, three months apart, were conducted on the same outcome measurements as in the phase I.
Interventions
OTHERHealthy Beat Accupunch (HBA) exercise program
HBA has three phases and takes 40 minutes to complete.
OTHERControl
Participants maintain their daily acitvities.
Sponsors
National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan
Kaohsiung Medical University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* community-dwelling older adults aged 65 and over * Mandarin or Taiwanese speakers * able to stand and walk without assistive devices * cognitive alert and able to verbally state their name, address, and answer questions
Exclusion criteria
* participants with severe and acute cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, or pulmonary illnesses
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perceived health status measured by SF-12 Health Survey | 12 months | measured by SF-12 Health Survey |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sleep quality measured by Pittsburge Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) | 12 months | measured by Pittsburge Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) |
Outcome results
None listed