Increasing Physical Activity in Empty Nest and Retired Populations Online: A Randomized Feasibility Study.
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- Journal of aging and physical activity
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2023
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 909–922
- Identifiers
- DOI: 10.1123/japa.2022-0285
- PMID: 37263598
- Source
- Medline
- Keywords
- Language
- English
- License
- Unknown
Abstract
The onset of retirement and children leaving the family home may offer a "window of opportunity" for individuals to influence regular moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity; therefore, this study examines the feasibility of a moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity intervention among recently retired participants (RET) and parents (P) with children who recently left the family home. A total of 46 inactive RET and nine inactive P were randomized to a 10-week web intervention (n = RET = 25/P = 4) or waitlist control (n = RET = 21/P = 5). Intervention techniques followed the multiprocess action control framework. Enrollment (37.5% for P; 40% for RET), retention (89% for P; 83% for RET), and satisfaction were high. One hundred percent of intervention-sectioned participation increased moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity compared with 52% of controls; large effect size differences were observed for key multiprocess action control constructs. Participants were highly satisfied with the intervention; however, recruitment challenges of P support moving to a randomized controlled trial for only the RET group.