Wearable Technology To Reduce Sedentary Behavior And CVD Risk In Older Adults: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

Autor: Roberts LM; Jaeger BC; Baptista LC; Harper SA; Gardner AK; Jackson EA; Pekmezi D; Sandesara B; Manini TM; Anton SD; Buford TW
Sprache: Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2019
Quelle: Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles
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https://doaj.org/toc/1178-1998
1178-1998
https://doaj.org/article/c7eaa8278eee472aa76f3e60c486cdad
https://doaj.org/article/c7eaa8278eee472aa76f3e60c486cdad
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Zusammenfassung

Lisa M Roberts,1,2 Byron C Jaeger,3 Liliana C Baptista,1,2 Sara A Harper,1,2 Anna K Gardner,4 Elizabeth A Jackson,5 Dorothy Pekmezi,6 Bhanuprasad Sandesara,4 Todd M Manini,4 Stephen D Anton,4 Thomas W Buford1,2 1Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology/Geriatrics/Palliative Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; 2Center for Exercise Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; 3Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; 4Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; 5Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; 6Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USACorrespondence: Thomas W BufordDepartment of Medicine, Division of Gerontology/Geriatrics/Palliative Care, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1313 13th Street S., Birmingham, AL 35205, USATel +1 205 996 3008Fax +1 205 996 3110Email twbuford@uabmc.eduBackground: Physical exercise is associated with decreased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, but recent large-scale trials suggest that exercise alone is insufficient to reduce CVD events in high-risk older adults.Purpose: This pilot randomized clinical trial aimed to collect critical data on feasibility, safety, and protocol integrity necessary to design a fully powered randomized controlled trial (RCT) and evaluate the impact of combining structured exercise with an intervention designed to enhance non-exercise physical activity (EX+NEPA) compared to EX alone.Methods: Forty participants aged ≥60 years with moderate-to-high risk of coronary heart disease events were randomly assigned to either the EX+NEPA or EX groups and followed for 20 weeks. Both groups underwent a twice-weekly, 8-week center-based exercise intervention with aerobic and resistance exercises. EX+NEPA group also received a wearable activity tracking device along ...