A Goal-setting With Mentoring Lifestyle Modification Intervention to Reduce Risk of Dementia in Later Life

physical activity scale for the elderly

The first page of the questionnaire provides general instructions and shows an example of a completed item. Respondents should be encouraged to answer each item by circling the correct response. All items refer to activities performed in the previous seven days. "Never" and "No" responses should always be marked to indicate any activities the respondent did not perform during that period. The leisure activity items require respondents to first report the number of days per week the activity was performed and then the number of hours per day. Space is also provided for respondents to record the types of activities in which they engaged. These reports should be reviewed before computing PASE scores to ensure that specific sports and recreational activities have been recorded in the appropriate categories. In this sample scores ranged from 0 to 361. The mean score was 102.9 (standard deviation = 64.1); the median was 90. Mean scores (and standard deviations).

Time frame: 5 minutes

Senior fitness test

The Senior Fitness Test was developed as part of the LifeSpan Wellness Program at Fullerton University, by Dr. Roberta Rikli and Dr. Jessie Jones. As such, the test is sometimes known as the Fullerton Functional Test. It is a simple, easy-to-use battery of test items that assess the functional fitness of older adults. The test describes easy to understand and effective tests to measure aerobic fitness, strength and flexibility using minimal and inexpensive equipment. The individual fitness test items involve common activities such as getting up from a chair, walking, lifting, bending, and stretching. The tests were developed to be safe and enjoyable for older adults, while still meeting scientific standards for reliability and validity.

Time frame: 15 minutes

Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener

MEDAS. Schröder et al., 2011

Time frame: 5 minutes

Geriatric Depression Scale-15

A short-form GDS that consisted of 15 questions was the primary outcome measure (Sheikh and Yesavage, 1986). Scores of 0-4 are considered normal; 5-8 indicates mild depression; 9-11 indicates moderate depression; and 12-15 indicates severe depression. The Chinese version of the GDS-15 demonstrates high reliability (Liao et al., 1995); in this study, the Cronbach's a is .91.

Time frame: 5 minutes

University of California, Los Angeles, Loneliness Scale

A 20-item scale designed to measure one's subjective feelings of loneliness as well as feelings of social isolation. Participants rate each item as either O ("I often feel this way"), S ("I sometimes feel this way"), R ("I rarely feel this way"), N ("I never feel this way").

Time frame: 5 minutes

control, autonomy, self-realization, pleasure-19

Description: The Quality of Life Scale (CASP-19) uses four domains (i.e., control, autonomy, pleasure and self-realization) to assess the quality of life in individuals in early old age. Number of items: 19, including 6 items for control, 5 items for autonomy, 4 items for pleasure and 4 items for self-realization. Example of statement/item: "I look forward to each day" Response options: 4-point Likert scale ranging from 0, "never" to 3, "often". Total score: Items are summed, yielding a range from 0 to 57 for the total score (domains are usually not used separately). Higher scores indicate higher levels of satisfaction of quality of life.

Time frame: 5 minutes