Choose To Move is a community-based program co-designed with older adults and community partners in Canada that increases physical activity and mobility and reduces social isolation. Choose To Move integrates behavior change principles. An activity coach performs a one-on-one action planning meeting with each participant, and they are then provided with eight ongoing motivational group meetings during the 3-month program.
The aim of this project is to adapt and contextualize the Choose to Move program to Sydney.
The evaluation will include two stages:
1. Assessment of implementation strategies and indicators to identify factors contributing to implementation effectiveness;
2. Measure if the Choose To Move program benefits health outcomes (e.g., physical activity, mobility, social isolation) in community-dwellers aged 60+ years in Sydney.
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This project is currently recruiting.
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Funding:
The sponsor of this trial is The University of Sydney. Funding is from the National Health and Medical Research Council.
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Chief Investigator: Professor Anne Tiedemann (IMH)
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Investigator team: Professor Heather McKay (University of British Columbia, Canada), Professor Cathie Sherrington (IMH), Associate Professor Leanne Hassett (IMH), Prof Luke Wolfenden (University of Newcastle), Emeritus Professor Adrian Bauman (The University of Sydney), , Professor Philayrath Phongsavan (University of Sydney), Professor Ben Smith (University of Sydney), Dr Juliana Oliveira (IMH), Dr James Kite (University of Sydney), Adrian Prakash (SHARE), Associate Professor Dawn Mackey (Simon Fraser University, Canada), Joanie Sims Gould (University of British Columbia, Canada), Dr Bernadette Brady (University of Sydney).
Our Team
Associate Professor Leanne Hassett
