ArticleJMIR aging2018
When More Than Exercise Is Needed to Increase Chances of Aging in Place: Qualitative Analysis of a Telehealth Physical Activity Program to Improve Mobility in Low-Income Older Adults.
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- The effectiveness and acceptability of physical activity interventions amongst older adults with lower socioeconomic status: a mixed methods systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Pooled it
- The impact of Otago exercise programme on the prevention of falls in older adult: A systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Emotion Regulation Treatment to Enhance Active Aging in Older Adults with Affective Distress: A Pilot Study.Journal of contemporary psychotherapy · 2026Article
- A Meta-Synthesis on Clients' Experience with Telerehabilitation.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Community-based physical activity and nutrition interventions in low-income and/or rural older adults: A scoping review.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2025Article
- The Role of Environmental Factors in Technology-Assisted Physical Activity Intervention Studies Among Older Adults: Scoping Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Article
- Digital Technologies for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Older People: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Age-Friendly Community Interventions for Health and Social Outcomes: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Factors Associated with the Acceptance of New Technologies for Ageing in Place by People over 64 Years of Age.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Practice What We Preach: Beginning a Journey to Embrace Patient-Centered Outcomes Research.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2021Article
- Practice Considerations for Adapting in-Person Groups to Telerehabilitation.International journal of telerehabilitation · 2021Article
- The Protective Impact of Telemedicine on Persons With Dementia and Their Caregivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundA telehealth-delivered physical activity program was implemented within two low-income older adult housing properties utilizing the Otago exercise program, a physical therapy program endorsed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve balance and strengthening in community dwelling older adults and by the National Council on Aging as the highest level of evidence for fall prevention programs. Participants were also given Fitbit activity monitors to help track their activity.
objectiveThe goal of this project was to increase older adults' daily physical activity in hopes of decreasing chronic disease morbidity, disability, and falls, and decrease social isolation.
methodsThe Otago exercise program was conducted via telehealth twice weekly for 12 weeks. Participants also wore Fitbit activity trackers to encourage physical activity outside of the group classes. Postintervention qualitative interviews were conducted, recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using discourse analysis.
resultsTwenty-one older adult participants from two low-income properties in Charleston, SC, participated in the 12-week telehealth physical therapy program. Postintervention qualitative interviews revealed that the two sites were very different in their participation in the program and their main concerns surrounding aging in place. One site had a community-oriented outlook and enjoyed participating in physical activity together; whereas, the other site had very few participants and referenced depression and social isolation as main concerns.
conclusionsA telehealth physical therapy-led intervention to increase physical activity in low-income older adults aging in place was successfully implemented and attended; however, it became clear in postintervention qualitative interviews that social isolation and depression were prevalent and mental health needs to be addressed along with physical health to encourage successful aging in place.
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