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GrOup based physical Activity for oLder adults (GOAL) randomized controlled trial: study protocol Beauchamp, Mark R. (Mark Robert), 1972-; Harden, Samantha M.; Wolf, Svenja A.; Rhodes, Ryan E.; Liu, Yan; Dunlop, William L.; Schmader, Toni, 1972-; Sheel, A. William; Zumbo, Bruno D.; Estabrooks, Paul A.

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Background: Physical activity has health benefits across the lifespan, yet only 13 % of Canadian older adults are sufficiently active. Results from a number of observational studies indicate that adults display positive preferences for exercising with others of a similar age and same gender, and that intra-group age- and gender-similarity are associated with elevated exercise adherence. However, research has yet to experimentally examine the extent to which intra-group age- and gender-related similarity affect exercise adherence behaviors. Methods/design: The GrOup-based physical Activity for oLder adults (GOAL) trial is a three-arm randomized control trial that will examine the efficacy of two different group-based exercise programs for older adults (informed by the tenets of self-categorization theory) in relation to a standard group-based exercise program. Within this manuscript we outline the design and proposed evaluation of the GOAL trial. The first arm is comprised of exercise groups made up of participants of a similar-age and of the same gender; the second arm consists of groups with similar-aged mixed gender participants; the control arm is comprised of mixed-aged mixed gender participants. We aim to compare the adherence rates of participants across conditions, as well as potential moderation effects and mediating mechanisms. Discussion: Results from this trial will inform intervention designs to improve the exercise adherence behaviors of older adult. At a systems-level, should support be derived for the efficacy of the interventions tested in this trial, changing group composition (i.e., age, gender) represents a feasible program adaptation for physical activity centers. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov # NCT02023632 . Registered December 13, 2013.

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GrOup based physical Activity for oLder adults (GOAL) randomized controlled trial: study protocol
Creator
Beauchamp, Mark R. (Mark Robert), 1972-; Harden, Samantha M.; Wolf, Svenja A.; Rhodes, Ryan E.; Liu, Yan; Dunlop, William L.; Schmader, Toni, 1972-; Sheel, A. William; Zumbo, Bruno D.; Estabrooks, Paul A.
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BioMed Central
Date Issued
2015-06-27
Description
Background: Physical activity has health benefits across the lifespan, yet only 13 % of Canadian older adults are sufficiently active. Results from a number of observational studies indicate that adults display positive preferences for exercising with others of a similar age and same gender, and that intra-group age- and gender-similarity are associated with elevated exercise adherence. However, research has yet to experimentally examine the extent to which intra-group age- and gender-related similarity affect exercise adherence behaviors. Methods/design: The GrOup-based physical Activity for oLder adults (GOAL) trial is a three-arm randomized control trial that will examine the efficacy of two different group-based exercise programs for older adults (informed by the tenets of self-categorization theory) in relation to a standard group-based exercise program. Within this manuscript we outline the design and proposed evaluation of the GOAL trial. The first arm is comprised of exercise groups made up of participants of a similar-age and of the same gender; the second arm consists of groups with similar-aged mixed gender participants; the control arm is comprised of mixed-aged mixed gender participants. We aim to compare the adherence rates of participants across conditions, as well as potential moderation effects and mediating mechanisms. Discussion: Results from this trial will inform intervention designs to improve the exercise adherence behaviors of older adult. At a systems-level, should support be derived for the efficacy of the interventions tested in this trial, changing group composition (i.e., age, gender) represents a feasible program adaptation for physical activity centers. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov # NCT02023632 . Registered December 13, 2013.
Subject
Physical activity; Older adults; Adherence; Self-categorization theory; Group-dynamics
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2016-01-18
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0223733
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/56559
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; Education, Faculty of; Kinesiology, School of; Psychology, Department of
Citation
BMC Public Health. 2015 Jun 27;15(1):592
Publisher DOI
10.1186/s12889-015-1909-9
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Copyright Holder
Beauchamp et al.
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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