Keep it Movin': Design and methods of a church-based physical activity program to improve physical function among midlife and older black adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older Black adults have high rates of physical function (PF) limitations. Physical activity (PA) is effective for improving PF and reducing mobility disability risk; however, community-based PA interventions focused on improving PF for older Black adults are lacking. Given the importance of churches as trusted institutions in Black communities, church-based interventions developed through community collaborations may help increase access to PA interventions.

Methods

Keep it Movin' is a church-based cluster randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of a 24-week group-based (intervention arm) versus a self-guided (comparator arm) program in improving PF among Black adults aged ≥ 40 years with PF limitations (short physical performance battery [SPPB] scor

SUBMITTER: Lange-Maia BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11620914 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature