Changes in health parameters in older lay volunteers who delivered a lifestyle-based program to frail older people at home.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To measure health effects in lay volunteers who made home visits consisting of social interaction, nutritional and physical exercise interventions to pre-frail and frail older people (trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01991639).

Methods

After baseline, participants were followed-up at 12 (V1) and 24 (V2) weeks. A one-repetition maximum (1-RPM) and handgrip were measured with the Concept2®DYNO and a dynamometer. The Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly was used to assess physical activity, and Food Frequency Questionnaire and the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener for nutrition. Additionally, quality of life (QoL) was measured with the World Health Organization (WHO) quality of life brief questionnaire and anthropometric measurements were performed usi

SUBMITTER: Grabovac I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6244842 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature