An intervention to increase physical activity in care home residents: results of a cluster-randomised, controlled feasibility trial (the REACH trial).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Care home (CH) residents are mainly inactive, leading to increased dependency and low mood. Strategies to improve activity are required.

Design and setting

Cluster randomised controlled feasibility trial with embedded process and health economic evaluations. Twelve residential CHs in Yorkshire, United Kingdom, were randomised to the MoveMore intervention plus usual care (UC) (n = 5) or UC only (n = 7).

Participants

Permanent residents aged ≥65 years.

Intervention

MoveMore: a whole home intervention involving all CH staff designed to encourage and support increase in movement of residents.

Objectives and measurements

Feasibility objectives relating to recruitment, intervention delivery, data collection and follow-up and safety concerns informed

SUBMITTER: Forster A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8581372 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature