Physical activity and health equity: Primary prevention for healthy ageing (AEQUIPA I)
Description
- AEQUIPA is a prevention research network located in the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan region and based on the cooperation of six universities, two research institutes and the Gesundheitswirtschaft Nordwest e. V. The network's core topic is physical activity as an important factor for healthy ageing. AEQUIPA uses theory-based empirical research to develop, implement and evaluate interventions for primary prevention. The overall goal of the network is to strengthen the evidence base for healthy ageing and to generate knowledge on environmental, social-contextual and individual factors associated with physical activity in older adults (65+).
The AEQUIPA network is coordinated by the BIPS and comprises six subprojects with different foci. Besides an analysis of the community readiness, an intervention concerning the self-monitoring and the increase of older people’s physical activity behaviour will be conducted. Another subproject investigates factors influencing outdoor physical activity. Special interest weighs on the research of new technologies to support primary-preventive interventions of physical activity. Furthermore, strategies of the spatial planning concerning the design of the living environment and public spaces with regard to pedestrian- and bicycle-friendliness are explored. A cross-sectional issue is health equity, considered in the development of methods for sociocultural sensitive promotion of physical activity. In addition to the subprojects, the graduate programme serves the needs of the PhD fellows of the AEQIPA network.
Funding period
- Begin: February 2015
End: February 2018
Sponsor
- Federal Ministry of Education and Research
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Selected project-related publications
- Müllmann S, Gansefort D, Zeeb H, Brand T. Addressing community readiness to promote physical activity in older adults in Germany. Health Promotion International. 2023;38(6):daad158.
https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daad158 - Robin R, Keller FM, Peters M, Pischke CR, Voelcker-Rehage C, Lippke S. Physical activity and social participation in older adults in a cross-over intervention trial. A mediation analysis based on the biopsychosocial model. Zeitschrift für Psychologie. 2023;231(4):265-277.
https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000538 - Zeeb H, Brandes M, Bauer U, Forberger S, Gelius P, Müllmann S, Okan O, Pfeifer K, Renner B, Wright M. Perspektivpapier "Zukunft Präventionsforschung": Koordinierte Forschung zu Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung - Aktuell und in der Zukunft. Das Gesundheitswesen. 2023;85(4):388-394.
https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1816-3398 - Auerswald T, Hendker A, Ratz T, Lippke S, Pischke CR, Peters M, Meyer J, von Holdt K, Voelcker-Rehage C. Impact of activity tracker usage in combination with a physical activity intervention on physical and cognitive parameters in healthy adults aged 60+: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022;19(7):3785.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073785 - Lippke S, Ratz T, Keller FM, Juljugin D, Peters M, Pischke CR, Voelcker-Rehage C. Mitigating feelings of loneliness and depression by means of web-based or print-based physical activity interventions: Pooled analysis of two community-based intervention trials. JMIR Aging. 2022;5(3):e36515.
https://doi.org/10.2196/36515 - Peters M, Ratz T, Wichmann F, Lippke S, Voelcker-Rehage C, Pischke CR. Ecological predictors of older adults' participation and retention in a physical activity intervention. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022;19(6):3190.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063190 - Pischke CR, Voelcker-Rehage C, Ratz T, Peters M, Buck C, Meyer J, von Holdt K, Lippke S. A web-based versus a print-based physical activity intervention for community-dwelling older adults: Randomized trial with a cross-over design. JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 2022;10(3):e32212.
https://doi.org/10.2196/32212 - Czwikla G, Boen F, Cook DG, de Jong J, Harris T, Hilz LK, Iliffe S, Lechner L, Morris R, Müllmann S, Peels DA, Pischke CR, Schüz B, Stevens M, Telkmann K, van Lenthe FJ, Vanderlinden J, Bolte G. Equity-specific effects of interventions to promote physical activity among middle-aged and older adults: Results from applying a novel equity-specific re-analysis strategy. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2021;18:65.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01131-w - Ratz T, Voelcker-Rehage C, Pischke CR, Müllmann S, Peters M, Lippke S. Health-related lifestyle and dropout from a web-based physical activity intervention trial in older adults: A latent profile analysis. Health Psychology. 2021;40(8):481-490.
https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001091 - Peters M, Müllmann S, Christianson L, Stalling I, Bammann K, Drell C, Forberger S. Measuring the association of objective and perceived neighborhood environment with physical activity in older adults: Challenges and implications from a systematic review. International Journal of Health Geographics. 2020;19:47.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-020-00243-z - Ratz T, Lippke S, Müllmann S, Peters M, Pischke CR, Meyer J, Bragina I, Voelcker-Rehage C. Effects of two web-based interventions and mediating mechanisms on stage of change regarding physical activity in older adults. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. 2020;12(1):77-100.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12174 - Wichmann F, Pischke CR, Jürgens D, Darmann-Finck I, Koppelin F, Lippke S, Pauls A, Peters M, Voelcker-Rehage C, Müllmann S. Requirements for (web-based) physical activity interventions targeting adults above the age of 65 years - Qualitative results regarding acceptance and needs of participants and non-participants. BMC Public Health. 2020;20:907.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08927-8 - Czwikla G, Boen F, Cook DG, de Jong J, Harris T, Hilz LK, Iliffe S, Morris R, Müllmann S, Peels DA, Pischke CR, Schüz B, Stevens M, van Lenthe FJ, Vanderlinden J, Bolte G. Equity-specific effects of interventions to promote physical activity among middle-aged and older adults: Development of a collaborative equity-specific re-analysis strategy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019;16(17):3195.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173195 - Müllmann S, Buck C, Voelcker-Rehage C, Bragina I, Lippke S, Meyer J, Peters M, Pischke CR. Effects of two web-based interventions promoting physical activity among older adults compared to a delayed intervention control group in Northwestern Germany: Results of the PROMOTE community-based intervention trial. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2019;15:100958.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100958 - Wichmann F, Brand T, Gansefort D, Darmann-Finck I. Ready to participate? Using qualitative data to typify older adults' reasons for (non-) participation in a physical activity promotion intervention. BMC Public Health. 2019;19:1327.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7688-y - Gansefort D, Princk C, Brand T, Zeeb H. Community readiness for the promotion of physical activity in older adults - A cross-sectional comparison of rural and urban communities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2018;15(3):453.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15030453 - Müllmann S, Forberger S, Möllers T, Bröring E, Zeeb H, Pischke CR. Effectiveness of eHealth interventions for the promotion of physical activity in older adults: A systematic review. Preventive Medicine. 2018;108:93-110.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.12.026 - Forberger S, Bammann K, Bauer J, Boll S, Bolte G, Brand T, Hein A, Koppelin F, Lippke S, Meyer J, Pischke CR, Voelcker-Rehage C, Zeeb H, on behalf of the AEQUIPA consortium. How to tackle key challenges in the promotion of physical activity among older adults (65+): The AEQUIPA network approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017;14(4):379.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14040379 - Müllmann S, Bragina I, Voelcker-Rehage C, Rost E, Lippke S, Meyer J, Schnauber J, Wasmann M, Toborg M, Koppelin F, Brand T, Zeeb H, Pischke CR. Development and evaluation of two web-based interventions for the promotion of physical activity in older adults: Study protocol for a community-based controlled intervention trial. BMC Public Health. 2017;17:512.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4446-x - Ubert T, Forberger S, Gansefort D, Zeeb H, Brand T. Community capacity building for physical activity promotion among older adults - A literature review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017;14(9):1058.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14091058 - Lippke S, Preißner C, Pischke CR. Zielgruppen und digitale Affinitäten: Unterschiede und Besonderheiten. In: Scherenberg V, Pundt J, editors. Digitale Gesundheitskommunikation - Zwischen Meinungsbildung und Manipulation. Bremen: Apollon University Press. 2018. S. 137-166
- Brand T, Gansefort D, Forberger S, Ubert T, Bröring E, Zeeb H. Bewegungsförderliche Kommune? Bedarfsermittlung und Entwicklung lokaler Steuerungskapazitäten. In: Pfannstiel M, Focke A, Mehlich H, editors. Management von Gesundheitsregionen II. Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler. 2017. S. 51-60