Effectiveness of a supervised group-based walking program on physical, psychological and social outcomes among older adults: a randomised controlled trial protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To minimise adverse health events among older adults, physical activity (PA) is considered one of the most fundamental and effective forms of lifestyle. Therefore, an urgent effort to promote a physically active lifestyle among our older adults is needed, in which walking could be a better choice, especially for mass promotion. Besides, the types of PA interventions were also shown to affect their effectiveness on older adults' psychosocial outcomes. Hence, the overall aim of the project is to examine the effectiveness of supervised group-based walking intervention by comparing it with unsupervised group-based walking and unsupervised individual-based walking interventions on improving physical, psychological and social outcomes among older adults in Hong Kong.

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SUBMITTER: Wong MYC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11499851 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature