Active Body and Mind Intervention for Older Adults

A Pilot Study of Testing the Multilevel Active Body and Mind (ABM) Intervention for Older Adults

This study aimed to examine the effectiveness and acceptability of wearable activity trackers with self-regulatory techniques for promoting physical activity (PA) in older adults. In addition, this study aimed to investigate the impact of a multicomponent PA intervention on life satisfaction, happiness, eudaimonic well-being, and depressive symptoms, reflecting different dimensions of psychological well-being, in older adults.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Well Aging
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Active Body and Mind

Detailed Description

Fifty-nine participants living in retirement communities were voluntarily assigned to a 12-week multi-component PA intervention program or an attention control group. Participants in the intervention group were asked to take three 45-min supervised group exercise lessons per week and wear wearable activity trackers during the weekdays for 12 weeks. Four components of psychological well-being were assessed at baseline and the end of the intervention including life satisfaction, happiness, eudaimonic well-being, and depressive symptoms. The intervention effect on each component of psychological well-being was analyzed using linear mixed models after controlling for potential confounders. Participants' experiences of using the wearable activity tracker were assessed after the 12-week intervention through an 8-item questionnaire and individual interviews

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 59
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Michigan
    • Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
      • University of Michigan

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 65 years and older (Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged 65 or older,
• able to speak and read English fluently
• able to walk for 10 feet without human assistance

Exclusion Criteria:

• conditions preventing them from doing exercises

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: ABM intervention group; The intervention group received three, 45-min group exercise lessons for 12 weeks. The group exercise lessons were taught by two experienced instructors.. Each participant in the intervention group received a Fitbit (Model InspireHR) activity tracker to self-monitor their daily PA, 5 days per week for 12 weeks.	Behavioral: Active Body and Mind; The intervention group attended three 45-min group exercise lessons per week and wore a Fitbit activity tracker during the weekdays for 12 weeks combined with weekly feedback and personalized activity goals.
No Intervention: Comparison group; The comparison group continued their usual activities.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Baseline Depression	Depression was measured using the 10-item Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Inventory on a 4-point Likert scale. The level of depressive symptoms was reflected by summing the responses of the ten items, with higher scores indicating greater levels of depressive symptoms.	Baseline (the week before the intervention)
Baseline Happiness	Happiness was measured using the 4-item Subjective Happiness Scale on a 7-point Likert scale. The mean score of all items was calculated to indicate the level of happiness with higher scores indicating greater happiness.	Baseline (the week before the intervention)
Baseline Life Satisfaction	Life satisfaction was measured using the 5-item Satisfaction With Life Scale on a 7-point Likert scale. The sum of all items provides a composite score, with higher scores representing higher levels of life satisfaction.	Baseline (the week before the intervention)
Baseline Eudaimonic Well-Being	Eudaimonic well-being was assessed using the 18-item Psychological Well-Being Scale on a 7-point Likert scale. An overall score was computed by averaging the scores of all items. Higher scores indicate higher levels of eudaimonic well-being.	Baseline (the week before the intervention)
Posttest Depression	Depression was measured using the 10-item Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Inventory on a 4-point Likert scale. The level of depressive symptoms was reflected by summing the responses of the ten items, with higher scores indicating greater levels of depressive symptoms.	Post-intervention test (the week after the intervention)
Posttest Happiness	Happiness was measured using the 4-item Subjective Happiness Scale on a 7-point Likert scale. The mean score of all items was calculated to indicate the level of happiness with higher scores indicating greater happiness.	Post-intervention test (the week after the intervention)
Posttest Life Satisfaction	Life satisfaction was measured using the 5-item Satisfaction With Life Scale on a 7-point Likert scale. The sum of all items provides a composite score, with higher scores representing higher levels of life satisfaction.	Post-intervention test (the week after the intervention)
Posttest Eudaimonic Well-Being	Eudaimonic well-being was assessed using the 18-item Psychological Well-Being Scale on a 7-point Likert scale. An overall score was computed by averaging the scores of all items. Higher scores indicate higher levels of eudaimonic well-being.	Post-intervention test (the week after the intervention)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Michigan
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Weiyun Chen, Ph.D., University of Michigan

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Zhang Z, Giordani B, Margulis A, Chen W. Efficacy and acceptability of using wearable activity trackers in older adults living in retirement communities: a mixed method study. BMC Geriatr. 2022 Mar 21;22(1):231. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-02931-w.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 13, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 6, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): December 6, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 13, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 9, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): February 10, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 10, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 9, 2022
• Last Verified: February 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: HUM00158279

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No