Promoting Aging in Place Through A Wellness Program

Promoting Aging in Place Through A Wellness Program: Comparing In-person and Online Delivery

Study explores the impact of an eight-week Healthy Aging Wellness (HAW) group-based program delivered online and in-person to improve hope and well-being in community-dwelling older adults.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Telehealth; Group Meetings
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Wellness program

Detailed Description

Study explores the impact of an eight-week Healthy Aging Wellness (HAW) group-based program delivered online and in-person to improve hope and well-being in community-dwelling older adults. This study explores the implementation of the Healthy Aging Wellness program to support aging in place of community-dwelling older adults. It combines seated yoga exercises, mindfulness, and social activities.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • New York
    • Dobbs Ferry, New York, United States, 10522
      • Mercy University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 65 years old or older
• independent in everyday life
• living at home
• Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) > 26
• English speakers
• access to a device with a camera and reliable internet services if they were recruited for the tele-health group
• health status verified by primary care physician.

Exclusion Criteria:

• balance issues
• history of falls within the last 6 months
• medical conditions considered contra-indications to exercise
• cognitive impairments, which may make participation in the program unsafe.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: in-person wellness program; The program is delivered at the senior center site.	Behavioral: Wellness program; It combines seated yoga exercises, mindfulness, and social participation activities and discussions, and can be delivered in-person or via tele-health.
Experimental: Online Wellness Program; The program is delivered remotely. Participants join from their home environment.	Behavioral: Wellness program; It combines seated yoga exercises, mindfulness, and social participation activities and discussions, and can be delivered in-person or via tele-health.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Integrative Hope Scale (IHS)	Self-measure of person's sense of hope; Scored on a scale ranging from 1 (low) to 6 (high) points; Total score ranges from 23 to138	up to 8 weeks
Personal Wellbeing Index: 5th Edition	Self-measure of person's sense of wellbeing; Scale from 0-10; higher number indicates greater satisfaction	up to 8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Open ended interview	Interviewing individuals about their experience in the program	up to 8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Mercy University
• Collaborators: Yeshiva University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 7, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 30, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 30, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 19, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 21, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): August 26, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 27, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 23, 2024
• Last Verified: August 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 20-57

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