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Interventions
Lets stay active A physical activity program to promote healthy aging in older people.
Sponsors
Shane Naidoo
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Any persons, male or female, aged 60 years and older, who: • Passed the WHO Intergrated Care for Older People screening test administered by the researcher. • Had the ability to give informed consent to be involved in the study. • Resided within the eThekwini Municipality at an old age home.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Persons above 60 years old were excluded from the study if: • the study procedures were deemed potentially harmful as participants did not understand testing instructions. • They were involved/participation in other studies/investigations. • Participants who were on medication that altered their cognition or affected their performance in the testing procedures. • Participants that were currently under treatment for an acute illness (influenza, pneumonia, COVID-19) or recently recovered (< seven days), from an acute illness. • Resting heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute and/or resting oxygen saturation less than 96 percent. • A resting systolic blood pressure 139 mmHg and/or resting diastolic blood pressure 99 mmHg.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase in physical activity levels - measured by International Physical Activity Questionnaire – Short Version ;Improvement in Body mass index and waist-hip-ratio using anthropometric measurements of height, weight, hip and waist circumference ;Improvement in Short Physical Battery scores ;Improvement in hand grip strength | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in depression scores as measured by the Geriatric Depression Scale-short form ;Improvement in health related quality of life - HRQoL as measured by the EQ-5D-3L ;Improvement in weighted comorbidity scores as measured by the Weighted Functional Comorbidities Index | — |
Countries
South Africa
Contacts
Public ContactShane Naidoo
PhD candidate University of Cape Town
Outcome results
None listed