Promoting walking, less sitting and better mental health in older adults

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: sedentary; physical inactivity; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Mental Health - Depression; poor mental health; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001177448
• Lead Sponsor: Curtin University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-08-26
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 210

Inclusion Criteria

Eligible participants will be permanent village residents, aged 60 years or over, who are able to communicate well in English, provide consent, participate in baseline assessments, have no terminal illness or health problems that prevent them from walking (we will include those who use walking sticks and walking frames), do not have a known dementia diagnosis, can walk continuously on a flat surface at a light/moderate pace for fifteen minutes, have not had two or more falls in the past 3 months, and do not currently meet the physical activity recommendations for health (150 minutes moderate intensity physical activity per week in bouts of 10 minutes or more). Participants will also be asked to complete the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire to ensure that there are no contraindications for walking.

Exclusion Criteria

Sufficiently physically active (currently meets recommendation of 150 minutes of at least moderate physical activity per week), health problems preventing walking, contraindications for walking as specified by the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire, dementia diagnosis

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified