A volunteer-supported walking programme to improve physical function in older people (the POWER Study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Currently 21% of the German population is older than 65 years. Above this age, the risk of suffering from chronic disease and mental disorders increases rapidly. Therefore, physical inactivity is one of the most important public health concerns among older people. To address this issue, we have conceptualised and evaluated a simple and low-threshold intervention, which requires only minimal demand on the participants, targeting older people with inadequate activity levels. The aim of the POWER Study is to investigate whether volunteer-supported outdoor-walking improves physical function and quality of life in older people.

Methods/design

In a randomised, controlled interventional superiority-trial, individuals older than 65 years of age living in the community or

SUBMITTER: Grede N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7805201 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature