Department of Health and Physical Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.
BMC Geriatr. 2023 Sep 27;23(1):602. doi: 10.1186/s12877-023-04200-w.
BACKGROUND: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) demographics are also changing with the increase in life expectancy in the country and the rise in the number of older Saudi Arabians. Saudi Arabia has a higher rate of physically inactive people, and most of them are between the ages of 55-64. Walking is one of the most prevalent forms of physical activity in Saudi Arabia and the study showed that most people prefer walking for recreational and health benefits. Therefore, the purpose of the proposed study is to compare the effects of supervised group-based walking and non-supervised individual-based walking interventions on frailty, cognitive function and quality of life among inactive older adults in Saudi Arabia. METHOD: This study will apply a three-group (2 intervention groups and 1 control group), double-blinded, randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine the effect of different forms of walking interventions on Saudi Arabia older adults' frailty, cognitive function and quality of life immediately after a 16-week intervention, as well as the residual effects 12 weeks after completion of the interventions. DISCUSSION: This study aims to determine whether supervised group walking and non-supervised individual walking lead to different effects. Given the limited evidence in the literature regarding Saudi Arabia older adults' physical fitness and health, it is worthwhile to explore the effect of walking, as well as the forms of walking on improving the overall physical fitness and psychological status of older adults in Saudi Arabia. The findings of the current study could also create awareness of the government and the general public in Saudi Arabia of the ageing problems and the effective ways of achieving better intervention results. TRIAL REGISTRATION: The trial is registered at the ClinicalTrials.gov PRS (Trial ID: NCT05151575; Date of first posted: 12/07/2021).
背景:沙特阿拉伯的人口结构也在发生变化,该国的预期寿命延长,老年沙特阿拉伯人口增加。沙特阿拉伯有较高比例的不活跃人群,其中大多数人年龄在 55-64 岁之间。步行是沙特阿拉伯最普遍的体育活动形式之一,研究表明,大多数人更喜欢步行来获得娱乐和健康益处。因此,拟议研究的目的是比较监督小组为基础的步行和非监督个人为基础的步行干预对沙特阿拉伯不活跃老年人衰弱、认知功能和生活质量的影响。
方法:本研究将采用三组(2 个干预组和 1 个对照组)、双盲、随机对照试验(RCT),以检验不同形式的步行干预对沙特阿拉伯老年人衰弱、认知功能和生活质量的影响,干预后立即进行 16 周,以及干预完成后 12 周的残留效果。
讨论:本研究旨在确定监督小组步行和非监督个人步行是否会产生不同的效果。鉴于有关沙特阿拉伯老年人身体健康的文献证据有限,探索步行以及步行形式对改善沙特阿拉伯老年人整体身体健康和心理状态的效果是值得的。本研究的结果也可能使沙特阿拉伯政府和公众意识到老龄化问题以及实现更好干预效果的有效方法。
试验注册:该试验在 ClinicalTrials.gov PRS 注册(试验 ID:NCT05151575;首次发布日期:2021 年 12 月 7 日)。
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