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Online-Delivered Group And Personal Exercise Programs To Support Low Active Older Adults' Mental Health During The Covid-19 Pandemic: Randomized Controlled Trial, Mark R. Beauchamp, Ryan M. Hulteen, Geralyn R. Ruissen, Yan Liu, Ryan E. Rhodes, Colin M. Wierts, Katrina J. Waldhauser, Samantha H. Harden, Eli Puterman
Online-Delivered Group And Personal Exercise Programs To Support Low Active Older Adults' Mental Health During The Covid-19 Pandemic: Randomized Controlled Trial, Mark R. Beauchamp, Ryan M. Hulteen, Geralyn R. Ruissen, Yan Liu, Ryan E. Rhodes, Colin M. Wierts, Katrina J. Waldhauser, Samantha H. Harden, Eli Puterman
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Background: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, experts in mental health science emphasized the importance of developing and evaluating approaches to support and maintain the mental health of older adults.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess whether a group-based exercise program relative to a personal exercise program (both delivered online) and waitlist control (WLC) can improve the psychological health of previously low active older adults during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: The Seniors COVID-19 Pandemic and Exercise (SCOPE) trial was a 3-arm, parallel randomized controlled trial conducted between May and September 2020 in which …