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The Impact of Grandchild Care on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in People Aged 50 Years and Over

NCT04307589 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 255

Last updated 2023-05-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Given the widespread provision of grandparental child care, examining its impact on grandparents' energy-expenditure related behaviors in the broader context of health is imperative. The maintenance of functional independence and good quality of life is critical at a more advanced age. It has been put forward that an increased duration, frequency and intensity of physical activity (PA) combined with a restriction of sedentary behavior (SB) is the most important strategy to reduce morbidity risk and to foster health in an aging population. The present study aims to fill a gap in current knowledge on (changes in) caregiving grandparents' PA levels and SB patterns. An observational follow-up study will be conducted to examine and compare both energy-expenditure related behaviors linked to body composition and health-related quality of life among caregiving grandparents, non-caregiving grandparents and non-grandparent peers, both momentarily and over time. This fundamental research aims to provide scientific evidence contributing to the promotion of healthy grandparenting in people on the threshold of old age in modern society.

Conditions

  • Adults Aged 50 Years and Older

Interventions

OTHER

Observation

An observational follow-up study will be implemented over a period of 2 years, consisting of 3 test occasions with a fixed time interval of 1 year in between (T0 = baseline, T1 = 12 months, T2 = 24 months). Data will be collected in participants who provide grandchild care in a non-residential grandparent context as well as in a sample of non-caregiving grandparents and a sample of middle-aged and older adults not being a grandparent. All three samples will thus be prospectively monitored over a period of 2 years.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Research Foundation Flanders

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Ghent

    collaborator OTHER

  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-09-01
Primary Completion
2022-12-31
Completion
2022-12-31

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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