Preliminary efficacy of a technology-based physical activity intervention for older Korean adults during the Covid-19 pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21537151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Soonhyung Kwon (0000-0001-8043-1641, School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA, corresponding author), Oejin Shin (0000-0002-7067-1374, Illinois State University), Rosalba Hernandez (0000-0003-1000-8068, University of Illinois Chicago) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-36 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Gerontology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0360-1277 • E-ISSN: 1521-0472 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03601277.2023.2216090 |
| OpenAlex | W4377195799 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 35 |
Physical activity (PA) interventions deployed using eHealth technologies have been shown to improve cardiovascular health (CVH) and physical function in older adults. This study tested the preliminary efficacy of a 12-week hybrid (web-based and center-based) PA intervention combining the use of a smartwatch and mobile application. Our intervention was concurrently implemented in-person at the local senior welfare center and at-home through a web-based modality. Participants (n = 120) had an average age of 72.7 year and were largely female (75%). Health status was categorized as low-risk (26.7%), middle-risk (43.3%), and high-risk (30%). Overall, increases were evident in diastolic blood pressure (t = −3.55, p < .01), and high-density-lipoprotein (t = −3.02, p < .01), with decreases seen for triglyceride levels (t = 2.42, p < .05) at posttest. Participants showed improvements in muscular function (t = −3.75, p < .001) and cardiopulmonary endurance (t = −2.34, p < .05). Moreover, while controlling for covariate, participants in the middle-risk health category showed lower diastolic blood pressure (b = −4.54, p < .05) and greater triglyceride levels (b = 37.74, p < .001) and cardiopulmonary endurance (b = 6.98, p < .05) than those within the low-risk health group. Participants with high-risk health showed greater triglyceride levels than those with low-risk group (b = 40.57, p < .001). Further studies should test a PA intervention using a randomized controlled trial design, with the expansion of the surveyed covariates and possible important mechanistic confounders
Blood pressure · Cholesterol · Confounding · Physical therapy · Psychological intervention · Randomized controlled trial · Triglyceride · Cardiac Health and Mental Health · Medicine · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications · Nursing · Physical Activity and Health · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |