Older adult participants will engage in exercise videos twice a week for 8 weeks either while paired with a peer (same age group) or paired with a younger adult with the ability to simultaneously video chat while exercising.
Participation in this study includes: * Completing assessments at baseline (start of study), 8 weeks, and 16 weeks * Initial meeting with an Exercise Physiologist to determine exercise interests and preferences * Being matched with an exercise partner * Virtually meeting with partner to engage in exercise videos via the FlexTogether platform (meet twice a week for a total of 8 weeks) * Attend a live group class once a month * Completing an exit interview Primary Objective: To assess feasibility by monitoring adherence to an 8-week virtual paired exercise program for older adults Secondary Objectives: 1. To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components (i.e., older adults together, younger and older adult pairing) within a virtual program necessary to enhance social connectedness, decrease loneliness, improve well-being, and increase physical activity in older adults and younger adult participants in the short-term (pre-post) through surveys and qualitative interviews 2. To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components (i.e., older adults together, younger and older adult pairing) within a virtual program necessary to enhance social connectedness, decrease loneliness, improve well-being, and increase physical activity in older adults and younger adult participants in the long-term (8 weeks post-intervention / 18 weeks on study) through surveys and qualitative interviews
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
80
Participants will be paired with someone older/ younger and will engage in exercise videos with the ability to simultaneously video chat with their partner while exercising. Participants will log on with their partner twice a week for 8 weeks.
Participants will be paired with someone of the same age group and will engage in exercise videos with the ability to simultaneously video chat with their partner while exercising. Participants will log on with their partner twice a week for 8 weeks.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Beverly Hills, California, United States
RECRUITINGAdherence to an 8-week virtual paired exercise program for older adults
Adherence defined as attending at least 12 out of 16 sessions (70% attendance)
Time frame: Attendance over 8-weeks
social connectedness per units in scale
To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components (i.e. solo, older adults together, younger and older adult pairing) within a virtual program necessary to enhance social connectedness in the short-term (pre-post) through Duke Social Support Index (min score- 11, max score- 33; higher score indicates higher social support and interaction).
Time frame: baseline and 10 weeks
pre/post loneliness per units in scale
To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components (i.e. solo, older adults together, younger and older adult pairing) within a virtual program necessary to decrease loneliness in the short-term (pre-post) through UCLA Loneliness Survey (min score- 3, max score- 9; higher scores correspond to higher feelings of loneliness)
Time frame: baseline and 10 weeks
pre/post emotional, social, and psychological well-being per units in scale
To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components (i.e. solo, older adults together, younger and older adult pairing) within a virtual program necessary to improve well-being in the short-term (pre-post) through Mental Health Continuum Short-Form (min score- 14, max score- 84; higher scores indicate greater levels of positive well-being)
Time frame: baseline and 10 weeks
pre/post expectations regarding aging per units in scale
To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components (i.e. solo, older adults together, younger and older adult pairing) within a virtual program necessary to improve well-being in the short-term (pre-post) through Expectations Regarding Aging Survey (min score- 12, max score- 48; higher score indicates higher (positive) expectations of aging)
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Time frame: baseline and 10 weeks
pre/post generativity per units in scale
To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components (i.e. solo, older adults together, younger and older adult pairing) within a virtual program necessary to improve well-being in the short-term (pre-post) through Baltimore Experience Corps Trial Generativity Scale (min score- 13, max score- 65; higher score indicates higher levels of generativity)
Time frame: baseline and 10 weeks
pre/post physical activity per units in scale
To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components (i.e. solo, older adults together, younger and older adult pairing) within a virtual program necessary to increase physical activity in older adults and younger adult participants in the short-term (pre-post) through Godin Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (min score- 0, max score- 24+; total of 14 or less indicates insufficient activity/sedentary lifestyle, 24 units or more indicates active lifestyle)
Time frame: baseline and 10 weeks
pre/post physical activity per 30 second sit to stand
To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components (i.e. solo, older adults together, younger and older adult pairing) within a virtual program necessary to increase physical activity in older adults and younger adult participants in the short-term (pre-post) through 30 second sit to stand (how many times can the participant sit and stand without using their hands in a 30 second period, higher number indicates higher level of endurance)
Time frame: baseline and 10 weeks
long-term social connectedness per units in scale
To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components (i.e. solo, older adults together, younger and older adult pairing) within a virtual program necessary to enhance social connectedness in the long-term (4.5 months/18 weeks) through Duke Social Support Index (min score- 11, max score- 33; higher score indicates higher social support and interaction).
Time frame: 18 weeks
long-term loneliness per units in scale
To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components (i.e. solo, older adults together, younger and older adult pairing) within a virtual program necessary to decrease loneliness in the long-term (4.5 months/18 weeks) through UCLA Loneliness Survey (min score- 3, max score- 9; higher scores correspond to higher feelings of loneliness)
Time frame: 18 weeks
long-term expectations regarding aging per units in scale
To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components (i.e. solo, older adults together, younger and older adult pairing) within a virtual program necessary to improve well-being in the long-term (4.5 months/18 weeks) through Expectations Regarding Aging Survey (min score- 12, max score- 48; higher score indicates higher (positive) expectations of aging)
Time frame: 18 weeks
long-term emotional, social, and psychological well-being per units in scale
To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components (i.e. solo, older adults together, younger and older adult pairing) within a virtual program necessary to improve well-being in the long-term (4.5 months/18 weeks) through Mental Health Continuum Short-Form (min score- 14, max score- 84; higher scores indicate greater levels of positive well-being)
Time frame: 18 weeks
long-term generativity per units in scale
To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components (i.e. solo, older adults together, younger and older adult pairing) within a virtual program necessary to improve well-being in the long-term (4.5 months/18 weeks) through Baltimore Experience Corps Trial Generativity Scale (min score- 13, max score- 65; higher score indicates higher levels of generativity)
Time frame: 18 weeks
long-term physical activity per units in scale
To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components within a virtual program necessary to increase physical activity in older adults and younger adult participants in the long-term (4.5 months/18 weeks) through Godin Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (min score- 0, max score- 24+; total of 14 or less indicates insufficient activity/sedentary lifestyle, 24 units or more indicates active lifestyle)
Time frame: 18 weeks
long-term physical activity per 30 second sit to stand
To mechanistically investigate the key social pairing components within a virtual program necessary to increase physical activity in older adults and younger adult participants in the long-term (4.5 months/18 weeks) through 30 second sit to stand (how many times can the participant sit and stand without using their hands in a 30 second period, higher number indicates higher level of endurance)
Time frame: 18 weeks
Key social pairing components in virtual programming
Qualitative interview to capture any other thoughts and observations from participants that are not easily captured in surveys
Time frame: 10 weeks