Description
Background: Functionally impaired elderly nursing homes residents and disabled people with severe low mobility levels cannot participate in recreational, physical and social activities on equal terms as normal functioning elderlies and people without disabilities. This has implications for their health and wellbeing. Previous findings indicate that activities that facilitate individuals with low mobility to participate in social indirect physical activities may enhance physical, social and mental health. However, previous studies are methodologically flawed. Further, we know little about how, why, and to what extent participation affect perceived Quality of Life (QoL) among elderly and disabled with impaired mobility. Thus, this evaluation study is carried out in 1) the Team Twin (TT), and 2) the Cycling without age (CUA) programmes. Common for both programmes is the movement of people with low mobility, through volunteers', who pushes and cycle the involved persons in specialised Running-chairs (TT) and Rickshaws (CUA). Purpose: Develop and designing a mixed-method evaluation study to investigate the two pre-existing programmes, TT and CUA. The evaluation aims to find an effect on QoL (primary outcome) and changes in physical health and wellbeing (secondary outcome). Methods: The study will be evaluated as a natural experiment using a quasi-experimental approach combining quantitative and qualitative methods. Methods used to detect a change in primary and secondary outcome are 1) questionnaires, 2) field observations, and 3) interviews. Objective methods are used to examine physical health, including; 1) clinical examination, 2) biotracking (i.e. sleep) using wearables, 3) physical and cognitive test on-site, and 4) proxy trip registration (i.e. duration, context). Perspectives: Results from the development phase shows common mechanism affecting mental and physical health including; Fewer symptoms, sense stimulation (physical and cognitive), social interactions, positive feedback form surroundings and a sense of community. The investigations seek to examine the effect and mechanism.| Period | Sept 2021 |
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| Event title | 24th Rehabilitation World Congress 2021: Moving Societies |
| Event type | Conference |
| Conference number | 24 |
| Location | Århus, DenmarkShow on map |