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ArticleBMC geriatrics2022

Effectiveness of a behavioral lifestyle intervention on weight management and mobility improvement in older informal caregivers: a secondary data analysis.

Xinran Liu, Jennifer King, Brandi Boak, Michelle E Danielson, Robert M Boudreau, Anne B Newman, Elizabeth M Venditti, Steven M Albert

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Article in BMC geriatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02657239 (Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Center), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT02657239 nacompletednot on this map

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Center

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of PittsburghRan2015 to 2019Enrolled303ConditionsObesityArmsMOVE UP
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xinran LiuDepartment of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto Street, 6126 Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Jennifer KingDepartment of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto Street, 6126 Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Brandi BoakDepartment of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto Street, 6126 Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
Michelle E DanielsonDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Robert M BoudreauDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Anne B NewmanDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Elizabeth M VendittiDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Steven M AlbertDepartment of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto Street, 6126 Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA. smalbert@pitt.edu.
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

TECHNOLOGY COREP30AG024827 · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · 2004 to 2025
$4.3M
New York Regional Center for Diabetes Translation ResearchP30DK111022 · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · 2025 to 2025
$810k
NCCDPHP CDC HHS U48 DP005001NIA NIH HHS P30 AG024827NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK111022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOlder informal caregivers are prone to sedentary behavior and obesity. With great caregiving burdens and frequent physical and mental distress, older informal caregivers may have low adherence and poor results in behavioral intervention for weight management. This study examined whether overweight or obese older informal caregivers could benefit from a behavioral weight management program as much as non-caregivers.

methodsThe Mobility and Vitality Lifestyle Program (MOVE UP) was a pre-post, community-based, 13-month lifestyle intervention study to help older adults improve physical function performance and lose weight. We identified a subset of informal caregivers (n = 29) and non-caregivers (n = 65) from the MOVE UP participants retrospectively. Changes in lower extremity function, weight, depressive symptoms, and self-efficacy from baseline were compared between caregivers and non-caregivers using paired t-tests and ANCOVA.

resultsOlder informal caregivers had significantly lower session attendance rates than non-caregivers (67.7% vs 76.8%, P < 0.05), however, both informal caregivers and non-caregivers improved significantly in lower extremity function, weight loss, and self-efficacy in diet (Ps < 0.05). For each outcome, changes from baseline to the 13-month endpoint were the same among informal caregivers and non-caregivers.

conclusionThis study provides evidence that older informal caregivers can benefit from behavioral weight management interventions despite the challenge caregiving poses for effective self-care. Future behavioral intervention studies for older informal caregivers should adopt self-monitoring tools and extend the on-site delivery to home-based settings for higher adherence and greater flexibility.

trial registrationRegistered at clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02657239).

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CaregiversQuality of LifeAgedData AnalysisHumansLife StyleRetrospective StudiesAgedCaregiverCommunity dwellingCommunity health workersExerciseHealth promotionHealthy lifestyleWeight loss programs

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PMID35902809
PMCPMC9336094
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