A Healthy Conversation Skills intervention to support changes to physical activity and dietary behaviours in community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.

J ZhangIlse BloomL D WestburyG BevilacquaK A WardM BarkerWendy LawrenceC CooperElaine M Dennison

Published in: Perspectives in public health (2024)

We have shown that it is viable to utilise Healthy Conversation Skills via telephone to promote healthier lifestyles in older adults. Larger appropriately powered studies to determine the efficacy of such an intervention are now warranted.

Keyphrases

physical activity
randomized controlled trial
medical students
body mass index
case control