Influence of Lifestyle Redesign® on Health, Social Participation, Leisure and Mobility of Older French-Canadians

Summary

To address population aging, health professionals, including occupational therapists, need to engage in effective interventions. The preventive occupational therapy intervention called Lifestyle Redesign® empowers older adults to regularly perform healthy and fulfilling activities. Lifestyle Redesign® has been shown to benefit physical and mental health and be cost-effective.

This pilot study explored the influence of Lifestyle Redesign® on older French- Canadians' health, social participation, leisure and mobility. Method: A mixed-method design was used with 16 participants (10 women) aged 65-90 (76.4±7.6 y), 10 without and 6 with disabilities. Health, social participation, leisure and mobility questionnaires were administered before and after the 6-month intervention, as well as 3 and 6 months post-intervention. Semi-directed interviews were also conducted.

Conditions

• Community-dwelling Older Adults

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

French Lifestyle Redesign

Lifestyle Redesign® is a preventive occupational therapy intervention designed to promote meaningful and healthy activities. The French-Canadian Lifestyle Redesign® intervention was led by an occupational therapist (OT) who took the University of Southern California 6-hour online introductory training course and was supervised on a weekly basis. Weekly 2-hour group sessions were held over a six-month period.These sessions were based on 12 modules (e.g. occupation, health and aging; transportation and occupation) from the 2nd edition of the Lifestyle Redesign® Manual and involved didactic presentations, peer exchanges, reflective exercises, direct experience and personal exploration. Every month, one group outing was targeted and individual meetings with the OT were planned.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Université de Montréal

  collaborator OTHER

• Centre Integre Universitaire de Sante et Services Sociaux du Nord de l'ile de Montreal

  collaborator OTHER

• Research Centre on Aging, CIUSSS de l'Estrie-CHUS

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Sheffield

  collaborator OTHER

• Université de Sherbrooke

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Mélanie Levasseur · Université de Sherbrooke, Centre de recherche sur le vieillissement

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2015-07-09

Primary Completion

2016-05-27

Completion

2016-11-09