Digital Peer-Supported App Intervention to Promote Physical Activity Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.

Kento Tabira Yuko Oguma Shota Yoshihara Megumi Shibuya Manabu Nakamura Natsue Doihara Akihiro Hirata Tomoki Manabe

Published in: JMIR aging (2024)

The feasibility of DPSA was found to be good, with the intervention group showing increases in daily steps and MVPA. The effects of DPSA on step count, physical activity, and physical function in older adults with low baseline physical activity should be investigated using randomized controlled trials.

Keyphrases

physical activity
randomized controlled trial
body mass index
study protocol
sleep quality
clinical trial
open label
depressive symptoms