Status:

COMPLETED

The Engaged4Life Study: Enhancing the Health-Promoting Effects of Older Adults' Activity Portfolios

Lead Sponsor:

Boston College

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Conditions:

Sedentary Lifestyle

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study designs and tests a multi-component intervention- Engaged4Life- designed to enhance physical activity (PA), cognitive activity (CA), social interaction (SI) and personal meaning (PM) in low...

Detailed Description

The Social Model of Health Promotion posits that physical, cognitive, and social activity embedded within activities can help maintain or even restore cognitive and functional health in later life and...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age of 65 or older
  • Low-to-moderate engagement levels as determined by a score of \<10 on a modified version of the Health Enhancement Lifestyle Profile (HELP) (Hwang, 2010), where only the domains of exercise, social and productive activity, and leisure were included
  • A resident of Waltham, MA
  • Willing to be randomly assigned to study arm
  • Available for relevant study dates

Exclusion

  • Age of 64 or younger
  • Living in an assisted living or nursing home facility
  • Significant cognitive impairment (those with \>2 errors on the six-item screener by Callahan, Unverzagt, Hui, Perkins, \& Hendrie, 2002)
  • Reports that a doctor has told them that it is unsafe to participate in physical activity

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 31 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 22 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03337204

Start Date

July 31 2015

End Date

December 22 2015

Last Update

November 17 2017

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