Efficacy of an Individually Tailored, Internet-Mediated Physical Activity Intervention in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective: This study determined the effectiveness of an individually tailored, Internet-mediated physical activity (PA) intervention for increasing walking behavior in inactive older adults. Method: This 12-week randomly controlled intervention divided participants (N = 170) into three groups: cont...

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Published in:Journal of applied gerontology 2019-07, Vol.38 (7), p.1011-1022
Main Authors: Rowley, Taylor W., Lenz, Elizabeth K., Swartz, Ann M., Miller, Nora E., Maeda, Hotaka, Strath, Scott J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actigraphy - instrumentation
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Computer mediated communication
Exercise
Female
Goals
Humans
Internet
Intervention
Male
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Ambulatory - instrumentation
Older people
Physical fitness
Surveys and Questionnaires
Telemedicine - methods
Walking
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Summary:Objective: This study determined the effectiveness of an individually tailored, Internet-mediated physical activity (PA) intervention for increasing walking behavior in inactive older adults. Method: This 12-week randomly controlled intervention divided participants (N = 170) into three groups: control (CON, n = 51), pedometer only (PED, n = 62), and an individually tailored, Internet-mediated pedometer (TI-PED, n = 57) group. The PED group was instructed to increase weekly step count by 10% until 10,000 steps per day was achieved. The TI-PED group was given the same goal and received tailored feedback via an online platform. Changes in average step count pre-to-post were assessed. Results: Total retention rate at postintervention was 75.3%. PED (p < .001) and TI-PED (p < .001) increased step count pre-to-post, which was higher than the CON group at 12 weeks (PED, p < .001; TI-PED, p < .001). The TI-PED group had a higher step count at 12 weeks than the PED group (p < .001). Discussion: Individually tailored, Internet-mediated PA interventions are an effective way to significantly increase PA in older adults.
ISSN:0733-4648
1552-4523
DOI:10.1177/0733464817735396