Feasibility of a Virtual Health-Promoting Intervention (Choose to Move) for Older Adults: A Rapid Adaptation in Response to COVID-19.

To support older adults during the first wave of COVID-19, we rapidly adapted our effective health-promoting intervention (Choose to Move [CTM]) for virtual delivery in British Columbia, Canada. The intervention was delivered (April–October 2020) to 33 groups of older adults ("programs") who were a...

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Published in:Journal of Aging & Physical Activity Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 1003 - 1016
Main Authors: Gray, Samantha M., Nettlefold, Lindsay, Mackey, Dawn, Gould, Joanie Sims, McKay, Heather A.
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Published: Human Kinetics Publishers, Inc. Dec2023
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          Gray, Samantha M.
          Nettlefold, Lindsay
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          Gould, Joanie Sims
          McKay, Heather A.
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          Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Aging and Population Health Lab, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
          Active Aging Research Team, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
          Department of Family Practice, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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        British Columbia
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        Social determinants of health
        Exposure therapy
        Public health
        Patients' attitudes
        Exercise
        Aging
        Psychological adaptation
        Health promotion
        Old age
        Pilot projects
        Experimental design
        COVID-19
        Virtual reality therapy
        Acquisition of data
        Health outcome assessment
        Medical emergencies
        Comparative studies
        Questionnaires
        Telemedicine
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          Social determinants of health
          Exposure therapy
          Public health
          Patients' attitudes
          Exercise
          Aging
          Psychological adaptation
          Health promotion
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          COVID-19
          Virtual reality therapy
          Acquisition of data
          Health outcome assessment
          Medical emergencies
          Comparative studies
          Questionnaires
          Telemedicine
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        implementation science
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        seniors
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      ab: To support older adults during the first wave of COVID-19, we rapidly adapted our effective health-promoting intervention (Choose to Move [CTM]) for virtual delivery in British Columbia, Canada. The intervention was delivered (April–October 2020) to 33 groups of older adults ("programs") who were a convenience sample (had previously completed CTM in person; n = 153; 86% female; 73 [6] years). We compared implementation outcomes (recruitment, dose received, retention, and completion of virtual data collection) to predetermined feasibility targets. We assessed mobility, physical activity, and social health outcomes pre- and postintervention (3 months) with validated surveys. We met most (dose received, retention, and virtual data collection), but not all (recruitment), feasibility targets. Approximately two thirds of older adults maintained or improved mobility, physical activity, and social health outcomes at 3 months. It was feasible to implement and evaluate CTM virtually. In future, virtual CTM could help us reach homebound older adults and/or serve as support during public health emergencies.
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