TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and evaluation of "Aging Well and Healthily"
T2 - A health-education and exercise program for community-living older adults
AU - Hopman-Rock, Marijke
AU - Westhoff, Marja H.
PY - 2002/1/1
Y1 - 2002/1/1
N2 - The Aging Well and Healthily (AWH) program consists of health education by peers and low-intensity exercise. It was evaluated via a small randomized controlled trial and a community intervention trial involving older adults in the Netherlands. Reasons stated for participation were to exercise (35%), to acquire information about health (28%), and for social reasons (12%). The program was rated 8.2 on a 10-point scale. Twenty-five percent of participants joined exercise groups after the program ended, and 28% intended to do so. The mean physical activity score improved from 2.6 to 4.6 at follow-up (F = 16.9, p =.00) and was for the least active participants significantly different from that of the control group (F = 22.9, p = .02). Four to 6 months later, 60% of respondents reported still doing the exercises regularly at home. It is concluded that AWH is a potentially effective program for older adults.
AB - The Aging Well and Healthily (AWH) program consists of health education by peers and low-intensity exercise. It was evaluated via a small randomized controlled trial and a community intervention trial involving older adults in the Netherlands. Reasons stated for participation were to exercise (35%), to acquire information about health (28%), and for social reasons (12%). The program was rated 8.2 on a 10-point scale. Twenty-five percent of participants joined exercise groups after the program ended, and 28% intended to do so. The mean physical activity score improved from 2.6 to 4.6 at follow-up (F = 16.9, p =.00) and was for the least active participants significantly different from that of the control group (F = 22.9, p = .02). Four to 6 months later, 60% of respondents reported still doing the exercises regularly at home. It is concluded that AWH is a potentially effective program for older adults.
KW - Community intervention trial
KW - Health promotion
KW - Physical activity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036798729&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.10.4.364
DO - https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.10.4.364
M3 - Article
SN - 1063-8652
VL - 10
SP - 364
EP - 381
JO - Journal of aging and physical activity
JF - Journal of aging and physical activity
IS - 4
ER -