Screening and Counseling for physical Activity and Mobility in Older people
Completed
- Conditions
- Mobility limitationSigns and Symptoms
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN07330512
- Lead Sponsor
- Ministry of Education (Finland)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1310
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
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.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Physical activity level<br>2. Functional impairments<br>3. Mobility limitation<br>4. Disability<br>5. Quality of life
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Use of health and social services<br>2. Institutionalisation <br>3. Mortality