Effect of post-exercise class mailing program on long-term exercise adherence among community-dwelling older adults
Description: Many older adults stop exercising after termination of an exercise class. Therefore, this randomized controlled study aimed to examine the effect of a mailing support program, which included an exercise diary to facilitate self-monitoring and receive feedback, on long-term exercise adherence in older adults. Exercise adherence was assessed as a proportion of participants who achieved strength training for 2+ sets/week and walking exercise (3.5 METs) for 150+ min/week. One-year exercise adherence after the end of a 3-month exercise class was 46.2% in the mailing support group (n = 78) and 6.4% in the non-mailing support group (n = 78). The result suggests that the mailing support program can facilitate long-term exercise adherence in older adults.
Amount: ¥16,380,000
Funding type: research
Funder scheme: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Start date: 2014-04-01
End date: 2017-03-31
Investigator: Kiyoji TANAKA
Institution: University of Tsukuba
Topic: Physical Activity and Health
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Funded outputs count: 28
Funder award ID: 26282192
OpenAlex ID: G1481765615