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Evaluation of a Computer-Tailored Healthy Ageing Intervention to Promote Physical Activity among Single Older Adults with a Chronic Disease

Janet M. Boekhout; Brenda Berendsen; Denise A. Peels; Catherine Bolman; Lilian Lechner · 2018 · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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Abstract

This study explores the effectiveness of the Active Plus65 intervention designed to stimulate physical activity among single older adults with a chronic physical impairment. A quasi-experimental pre-test post-test study was performed. The intervention group (n = 411; mean age = 76.75; SD = 7.75) was assessed at baseline, three months, and six months. Data of comparable older adults who completed the original Active Plus intervention served as reference group (n = 87; mean age = 74.36; SD = 6.26). Multilevel regression analyses were applied: outcome measures were weekly minutes of moderate to v

Abstract by Janet M. Boekhout; Brenda Berendsen; Denise A. Peels; Catherine Bolman; Lilian Lechner, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2018) — licensed CC BY 4.0.

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