Effect of a coaching intervention to enhance physical activity and prevent falls in community-dwelling people aged 60+ years: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Conclusion A physical activity and fall prevention programme including fall risk assessment and prevention advice, plus telephone-based health coaching, did not lead to significant differences in physical activity counts per minute or falls rate at 12 months. However, this programme improved other physical activity measures (ie, daily steps, MVPA, hours per week of walking), overall well-being, quality of life and disability. Trial registration number ACTRN12615001190594.

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Source: British Journal of Sports Medicine - March 21, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Oliveira, J. S., Sherrington, C., Rissel, C., Howard, K., Tong, A., Merom, D., Wickham, J., Bauman, A. E., Lord, S. R., Lindley, R. I., Simpson, J. M., Allman-Farinelli, M., Kirkham, C., Ramsay, E., ORourke, S., Tiedemann, A. Tags: Open access, BJSM Original research Source Type: research