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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/29974| Title: | Acceptability of a remotely delivered sedentary behaviour intervention to improve sarcopenia and maintain independent living in older adults with frailty: a mixed-methods study |
| Authors: | McGowan, LJ Chater, AM Harper, JH Kilbride, C Victor, C Brierley, ML Bailey, DP |
| Keywords: | sedentary behaviour;frailty;sarcopenia;qualitative;interviews;intervention acceptability |
| Issue Date: | 11-Oct-2024 |
| Publisher: | BMC (part of Springer Nature) |
| Citation: | McGowan, L.J. et al. (2024) 'Acceptability of a remotely delivered sedentary behaviour intervention to improve sarcopenia and maintain independent living in older adults with frailty: A mixed-methods study', BMC Geriatrics, 24 (1), 820, pp. 1 - 17. doi: 10.1186/s12877-024-05385-4. |
| Abstract: | Background: Sarcopenia is a leading cause of functional decline, loss of independence, premature mortality, and frailty in older adults. Reducing and breaking up sedentary behaviour is associated with positive sarcopenia and frailty outcomes. This study aimed to explore the acceptability, engagement and experiences of a remotely delivered sedentary behaviour intervention to improve sarcopenia and independent living in older adults with frailty. Methods: This was a mixed-methods study. In-depth qualitative semi-structed interviews were conducted with a subset (N = 15) of participants with frailty (aged 74 ± 6 years) who had participated in the Frail-LESS (LEss Sitting and Sarcopenia in Frail older adults) intervention aimed at reducing sedentary behaviour. The interviews explored acceptability of the intervention overall and its individual components (a psychoeducation workbook, wrist-worn activity tracker, health coaching, online peer support and tailored feedback on sitting, standing and stepping). Process evaluation questionnaires with closed and scaled questions explored intervention engagement, fidelity and experiences. Results: Overall acceptability of the intervention was good with most participants perceiving the intervention to have supported them in reducing and/or breaking up their sedentary behaviour. The wrist-worn activity tracker and health coaching appeared to be the most acceptable and useful components, with high levels of engagement. There was attendance at 104 of 150 health coaching sessions offered and 92% of participants reported using the wrist-worn activity tracker. There was a mixed response regarding acceptability of, and engagement with, the psychoeducation workbook, tailored feedback, and online peer support. Conclusions: The Frail-LESS intervention had good levels of acceptability and engagement for some components. The findings of the study can inform modifications to the intervention to optimise acceptability and engagement in a future definitive randomised controlled trial. |
| Description: | Availability of data and materials: The datasets supporting the conclusions of this article are available in Figshare, https://doi.org/10.17633/rd.brunel.26028892.v1. The raw qualitative data (transcripts) are not publicly available due to privacy restrictions. Further detail on the qualitative data and analysis that supports the findings of this study are available upon request to the corresponding author. Supplementary Information is available online at: https://bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12877-024-05385-4#Sec222 . |
| URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/29974 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05385-4 |
| Other Identifiers: | ORCiD: Laura J. McGowan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4054-9300 ORCiD: Angel Marie Chater https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9043-2565 ORCiD: Cherry Kilbride https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2045-1883 ORCiD: Christina Victor https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4213-3974 ORCiD: Marsha Brierley https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6806-6052 ORCiD: Daniel Bailey https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3772-630X 820 |
| Appears in Collections: | Dept of Life Sciences Research Papers |
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