Trial reportInternational journal of behavioral medicine2014
An age-tailored intervention sustains physical activity changes in older adults: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in International journal of behavioral medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of the Join4Joy approach for older adults living in nursing homes: a multicentre mixed-methods feasibility study.European geriatric medicine · 2026Article
- The Association Between Physical Activity and Frailty: China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- "Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Promoting a foundation of resilience in older adults: pilot trial of a strengths-based positive psychology intervention for chronic low back pain.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2024Article
- What do older adults think about when formulating implementation intentions for physical activity? Evidence from a qualitative study.British journal of health psychology · 2023Article
- Profiles of physical activity biographies in relation to life and aging satisfaction in older adults: longitudinal findings.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2019Article
- Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Arabic version of the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly among community-dwelling older adults in Saudi Arabia.Clinical interventions in aging · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundA randomized controlled trial compared an age-tailored intervention to increase physical activity levels in older adults to an age-neutral intervention. PURPOSE: Both interventions communicated activity planning strategies and messages to improve self-efficacy. On top of this, the age-tailored intervention also included two lifespan components that targeted present orientation and emotional focus, and fostered strategies of selection, optimization, and compensation.
methodA total of 386 German older adults (aged 60-95 years) were randomized to receive either the age-tailored intervention (age-specific strategy training and short-term emotional focus) or the age-neutral intervention. Physical activity was measured by questionnaires at baseline (T1) and at 6-month (T2) and 12-month follow-ups (T3). Latent true change modeling was applied by creating latent change scores (T2 - T1 and T3 - T2).
resultsAfter controlling for gender, age, and physical and mental health, allocation to the age-tailored intervention predicted a latent physical activity difference at T3 - T2, but not at T2 - T1.
conclusionCompared to the age-neutral intervention, the age-tailored intervention led to superior maintenance of physical activity within these older adults.
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