Six-month effects of the Groningen active living model (GALM) on physical activity, health and fitness outcomes in sedentary and underactive older adults aged 55-65.

Objective: To determine the effects on energy expenditure, health and fitness outcomes in sedentary older adults aged 55-65 after 6-month participation in the GALM program.

Methods: In three Dutch communities, subjects from matched neighbourhoods were assigned to an intervention (n = 79) or a waiting-list control group (n = 102). The GALM program consisted of fifteen 60 min sessions once a week emphasising moderate-intensity recreational sports activities.

The short-term effects of a body awareness program: better self-management of health problems for individuals with chronic a-specific psychosomatic symptoms.

A three-day residential Body Awareness Program (BAP) was developed to teach people with Chronic A-specific Psychosomatic Symptoms (CAPS) to react adequately to disturbances of the balance between a daily workload and the capacity to deal with it. The short-term effects of the program for people with CAPS are presented in this study. The design is a non-control group design with pre- and post-measures (2 months after the program).

Groningen Active Living Model (GALM): stimulating physical activity in sedentary older adults; validation of the behavioral change model.

Background: A significant proportion of older adults in The Netherlands do not participate regularly in leisure-time physical activity. The Groningen Active Living Model (GALM) was developed to change this situation for the better. Longitudinal results of the validation of the GALM behavioral change model are presented.

Change in self-efficacy during cardiac rehabilitation and the role of perceived overprotectiveness.

Self-efficacy (SE) is an important outcome following cardiac rehabilitation (CR) when claiming benefits to patients and improving existing programs. This study evaluated change in SE during 6 weeks of multidisciplinary CR with either a high or low-frequency exercise training program. The role of overprotectiveness of the spouse, as it potentially counteracts improvement in SE, was examined.