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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Physical Activity: Digital Health Interventions for Adults 55 Years and Older

About this resource:

Systematic Review

Source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services

Last Reviewed: April 2019

Workgroups: Physical Activity Workgroup, Older Adults Workgroup

The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends digital health interventions for adults age 55 years and older to increase physical activity. These interventions use 1 or more of the following to deliver physical activity guidance and support that’s tailored to a person’s activity level, age, and health status:

  • Web-based interactive content
  • Telephone sessions with intervention providers or automated phone messages and reminders
  • Text messages and reminders
  • Apps with goal-setting, activity tracking, and reminder functions
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Objectives related to this resource (4)

Reduce the proportion of adults who do no physical activity in their free time — PA‑01
Little or no detectable change
Increase the proportion of older adults with physical or cognitive health problems who get physical activity — OA‑01
Baseline only
Increase the proportion of adolescents who do enough aerobic physical activity — PA‑06
Getting worse
Increase the proportion of children who do enough aerobic physical activity — PA‑09
Getting worse

Suggested Citation

1.

Guide to Community Preventive Services. (2019). Physical Activity: Digital Health Interventions for Adults 55 Years and Older. Retrieved from https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/physical-activity-digital-health-interventions-adults-55-years-and-older