TY - JOUR
T1 - A novel approach to increase physical activity in older adults in the community using citizen science
T2 - a mixed-methods study
AU - Frei, Anja
AU - Dalla Lana, Kaba
AU - Radtke, Thomas
AU - Stone, Emily
AU - Knöpfli, Nevil
AU - Puhan, Milo A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by Foundation Uniscientia (UNISCIENTIA STIFTUNG) and Foundation Walder (WALDER STIFTUNG). The funding body had no role in the design of the study, the collection and analysis of the data, or the preparation of the manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+).
PY - 2019/6/1
Y1 - 2019/6/1
N2 - Objectives: The aims of this study were to implement a novel, community-based physical activity (PA) intervention in a Swiss town with active participation of elderly participants and to evaluate its effectiveness, feasibility, acceptability and sustainability. Methods: The CAPACITY intervention combined important determinants of PA, used smartphone apps to provide feedback/facilitate interaction, and followed a citizen science approach to enable participants to organize walking groups. We targeted persons > 60 years from Wetzikon. Assessments took place at baseline and after 6 months, during this intervention period, and 11 months after step-wise withdrawal of the study team. Results: Twenty-nine persons were included in the study; 25 conducted 6-month follow-up. They had a significant increase in moderate-to-vigorous PA (p = 0.046) but not in daily steps (p = 0.331). After the intervention period, key participants took over organization, independently organized monthly get-togethers, added new walking routes and continuously recruit new participants. Eleven months after withdrawal of the study team, 61 people regularly walk in groups together. Conclusions: The novel CAPACITY intervention was successfully implemented, transferred to participants and is now self-sustainable for almost 1 year in the community.
AB - Objectives: The aims of this study were to implement a novel, community-based physical activity (PA) intervention in a Swiss town with active participation of elderly participants and to evaluate its effectiveness, feasibility, acceptability and sustainability. Methods: The CAPACITY intervention combined important determinants of PA, used smartphone apps to provide feedback/facilitate interaction, and followed a citizen science approach to enable participants to organize walking groups. We targeted persons > 60 years from Wetzikon. Assessments took place at baseline and after 6 months, during this intervention period, and 11 months after step-wise withdrawal of the study team. Results: Twenty-nine persons were included in the study; 25 conducted 6-month follow-up. They had a significant increase in moderate-to-vigorous PA (p = 0.046) but not in daily steps (p = 0.331). After the intervention period, key participants took over organization, independently organized monthly get-togethers, added new walking routes and continuously recruit new participants. Eleven months after withdrawal of the study team, 61 people regularly walk in groups together. Conclusions: The novel CAPACITY intervention was successfully implemented, transferred to participants and is now self-sustainable for almost 1 year in the community.
KW - CAPACITY
KW - Citizen science
KW - Community
KW - Elderly
KW - Long-term sustainability
KW - Physical activity
KW - Walking intervention
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U2 - 10.1007/s00038-019-01230-3
DO - 10.1007/s00038-019-01230-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 30937463
AN - SCOPUS:85068196598
SN - 1661-8556
VL - 64
SP - 669
EP - 678
JO - International Journal of Public Health
JF - International Journal of Public Health
IS - 5
ER -