Behavior changes by a buddy-style intervention including physical training, and nutritional and social support.

Eva WinzerThomas E DornerIgor GrabovacSandra HaiderAli KapanChristian LackingerKarin Schindler

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2019)

A "buddy-style" program in older adults living at home can produce effective physical activity changes and, to a lesser extent, changes in dietary behavior, and has the potential to be efficient and feasible. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2019; 19: 323-329.

Keyphrases

social support
physical activity
depressive symptoms
randomized controlled trial
body mass index
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