Feasibility of the JOIN4JOY Programme to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour and Increase Physical Activity in Older Adults.

Summary

Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) programmes for older people in the community and long-term care facilities traditionally focus on achieving functional and health improvements. These approaches face frequent challenges in reaching older people with more social disadvantages and in achieving and maintaining attendance. The aim is to evaluate the acceptability, implementation process and potential impact of a co-created JOIN4JOY PA programme focused on enjoyment and social inclusion for 65+-year-old community-dwelling adults as well as for 65+-year-olds nursing-home residents who live in nursing homes.

Conditions

• Physical Inactivity
• Sedentary Behavior

Interventions

OTHER

Complex intervention involving physical activity and behaviour change techniques

The intervention protocol derives from a previous, extensive, co-creation phase involving end-users as well as relatives, experts, professionals working working with older adults, university students and researchers. It will be based on a structured group-based PA programme supervised by trained professionals, tailored to participants' needs to include joyful components combined with self-management strategies to encourage behaviour change also beyond the sessions. All participants (including end-users but not only) will also be encouraged to join virtual communities of practice (VCoP) for further support and knowledge exchange.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• European Commission

  collaborator OTHER

• Fundació Blanquerna

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Fundació Salut i Envelliment

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Syddansk Universitet

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Istituto Europeo per lo Sviluppo socio economico Associazione

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Sport Initiative et Loisir Bleu Association

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Agaplesion Bethesda Klinik Ulm

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Laura Coll-Planas, MD · University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-12-31

Primary Completion

2024-05-31

Completion

2024-06-30