This is a randomized controlled clinical trial performed in urban primary care centers in Salamanca (Spain). Its objective is to evaluate the effect of an intervention based on the use of new information and communication technologies in a population of people over 65 years of age in the improvement of lifestyles, body composition, quality of life, cognitive performance and daily life activities.
* Objective: To evaluate the effect of an intervention based on the use of new information and communication technologies in a population of people over 65 years of age. * Design and setting: A randomized clinical trial of two parallel groups. Population: 140 participants over 65 years of age will be included, selected by consecutive sampling in primary care centers of Salamanca (Spain. * Measurements and intervention: Lifestyles (physical activity, sedentarism and mediterranean diet), body composition, health-related quality of life, cognitive performance and daily life activities will be evaluated at 3 months. The advice on healthy diet and physical activity recommendations will be common to both groups. The intervention group will be added a training for 3 months in use of a Smartphone application, designed to promote a healthy diet, increased physical acivity and decreased sedentary.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
140
The intervention group will be added a training for 3 months in use of a Smartphone application, designed to promote a healthy diet, increased physical acivity and decreased sedentary.
Advice on healthy diet and physical activity recommendations
Instituto Biosanitario de Salamanca. Research Unit La Alamedilla
Salamanca, Spain
Physical activity
Measurement by accelerometer (steps/day)
Time frame: 3 months
Body composition
Measurement by Body fat percentage (%)
Time frame: 3 months
Cognitive performance
Measurement by MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION (Score between 0 (Cognitive impairment) and 30 (normal))
Time frame: 3 months
Improve Quality of life
Measurement by the WHOQOL-AGE scale (Score between 13 (poor quality) and 65 (high quality))
Time frame: 3 months
Daily life activities
Measurement by PFEFFER FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY Questionnaire (Score between 0 (normal) and 33 (Functional alteration))
Time frame: 3 months
Sedentarism
Measurement by Marshall questionnaire (sitting time - hours/day)
Time frame: 3 months
Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet
Measurement by the MEDAS scale (Score between 0 (poor adherence) and 14 (high adherence))
Time frame: 3 months
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