ArticlePeerJ2021
Beneficial effects of an intergenerational exercise intervention on health-related physical and psychosocial outcomes in Swiss preschool children and residential seniors: a clinical trial.
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- Barriers and facilitators to older adult participation in intergenerational physical activity program: a systematic review.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Pooled it
- The Influence of Motor Competence on Broader Aspects of Health: A Systematic Review of the Longitudinal Associations Between Motor Competence and Cognitive and Social-Emotional Outcomes.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of structured and unstructured interventions on fundamental motor skills in preschool children: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Connect Active Programme (CAP): A Pilot RCT to Enhance Physical Activity and Intergenerational Relationships Through Dyadic Digital Walking Exercises.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Factors Influencing Sport Persistence Along the Socio-Ecological Model-A Presentation of Sport Persistence Models Based on the Findings of a Representative Hungarian Sample.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Bridging Generations Through Movement: "How and Why" Intergenerational Programs Operate-A Systematic and Narrative Review.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effects of 8 weeks of rhythmic physical activity on gross motor movements in 4-5-year-olds: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2024Article
- Intergenerational Taekwondo Program: A Narrative Review and Practical Intervention Proposal.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Field-based physical fitness assessment in preschool children: A scoping review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundIntergenerational exercise possesses the potential to becoming an innovative strategy for promoting physical activity in seniors and children. Although this approach has gained attraction within the last decade, controlled trials on physical and psychosocial effects have not been performed yet.
methodsSixty-eight healthy preschool children (age: 4.9 y (SD 0.7)) and 47 residential seniors (age: 81.7 y (7.1)) participated in this five-armed intervention study. All participants were assigned to either an intergenerational (IG), peer (PG) or a control group (CON). Children were tested on gross motor skills (TGMD-2), jump performance and handgrip strength. Social-emotional skills questionnaires (KOMPIK) were assessed by kindergarten teachers. Seniors performed the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), including gait speed. Arterial stiffness parameters were also examined. Questionnaires assessing psychosocial wellbeing were filled in with staff. IG and PG received one comparable exercise session a week lasting 45 minutes for 25-weeks. CON received no intervention. Measurements were performed before and after the intervention.
resultsIn children: IG improved all measured physical parameters. When adjusted for baseline values, large effects were observed in favor of IG compared to CON in TGMD-2 (Cohen's
conclusionIG children showed large benefits in motor skills compared to CON while IG seniors benefit especially in psychosocial wellbeing and functional mobility necessary for everyday life. Intergenerational exercise is comparable and in certain dimensions superior to peer group exercise and a promising strategy to integratively improve mental health as well as physical fitness in preschool children and residential seniors.
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