Citation

Palmer WE, Mercer VS. Gerontol. Geriatr. Med. 2019; 5: e2333721419880698.

Affiliation

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, The Author(s), Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/2333721419880698

PMID

31620551

PMCID

PMC6777058

Abstract

Objective: To (a) evaluate effects of the Matter of Balance (MOB) program on self-reported physical activity (PA) in older adults as measured by the program's activity (MOB-PA) measure and the Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity, Part 1 (RAPA1) and (b) for a separate Community cohort, explore correlations between MOB-PA and RAPA1 scores and step counts obtained using accelerometry. Methods: Community-dwelling older adults recruited from upcoming MOB classes and from in-person contacts comprised MOB (N = 56) and Community (N = 23) cohorts, respectively. For the MOB cohort, paired t tests were computed for baseline and follow-up MOB-PA and RAPA1 scores. For the Community cohort, Pearson's correlations between self-reported PA and step counter measures were calculated. Results: Self-reported PA did not change following MOB participation. The MOB-PA had substantial ceiling effects, which weakened relationships with step counter data. Discussion: No evidence was found that MOB participation increased PA. The MOB-PA may not be appropriate for measuring activity levels.

© The Author(s) 2019.

Language: en

Keywords

active life/physical activity; community; gerontology; prevention