Mapping Sedentary Behaviour in Older Adults Who Are Frail

Launched by ISABEL RODRIGUES · Dec 18, 2022

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Older adults who are frail are potentially the population that might benefit the most from a reduction in sedentary time as they are the most sedentary group and have the highest chronic disease burden. However, there is a dearth of evidence on effective interventions to reduce sedentary behaviour or total sedentary time in older adults, especially among individuals that are frail. Previous studies focused on reducing total sedentary time, while other studies aimed to increase physical activity levels with the assumption that sedentary time will be reallocated to physical activity. But, to ...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. 60 years and older;
• • 2. Categorizes as frail on the FRAIL scale ≥ 3 of 5;
• • 3. Lives in the Greater Hamilton Area (GHA)
• • 4. Speaks English or can attend with a translator.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Requires a wheelchair at least 55% of the awake day; needs to sit for long periods of time due to a medical condition; or not independently mobile (i.e., requires assistance from another individual to ambulate);
• • 2. Has travel plans or other commitments that means missing \>30% of the rollout study period;
• • 3. Unable to follow two-step instructions.