Table 1 Baseline demographic and health characteristics of the control and experimental group
Control | Experimental | |
|---|---|---|
(N = 11) | (N = 10) | |
Agea | 88.6 (3.5) | 86.3 (3.6) |
Male genderb | 6 (55%) | 5 (50%) |
Educational levelb | ||
Elementary education | 3 (27%) | 2 (20%) |
Lower vocational education | 7 (64%) | 3 (30%) |
General secondary education | 1 (18%) | 1 (10%) |
Intermediate vocational education | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Tertiary education | 0 (0%) | 3 (30%) |
University education | 0 (0%) | 1 (10%) |
Self-rated healthb | ||
Excellent | 2 (18%) | 1 (10%) |
Good | 5 (45%) | 4 (40%) |
Fair | 4 (36%) | 3 (30%) |
Poor | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Very poor | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Self-rated health compared to peersb | ||
Much better | 5 (45%) | 4 (40%) |
A little better | 4 (36%) | 5 (50%) |
Equally good/bad | 2 (18%) | 0 (0%) |
A little worse | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Much worse | 0 (0%) | 1 (10%) |
Self-rated PAb | ||
Very active | 4 (36%) | 3 (30%) |
Somewhat active | 5 (45%) | 5 (50%) |
Not active/not inactive | 2 (18%) | 0 (%) |
Not active | 0 (0%) | 1 (10%) |
Not active at all | 0 (0%) | 1 (10%) |
Self-rated PA compared to peersb | ||
Much more active | 4 (36%) | 4 (40%) |
A little more active | 4 (36%) | 2 (20%) |
Equally active | 2 (18%) | 1 (10%) |
A little less active | 1 (9%) | 1 (10%) |
Much less active | 0 (0%) | 2 (20%) |
Perception of possibilitiesb | ||
Never | 0 (0%) | 2 (20%) |
Sometimes | 3 (27%) | 4 (40%) |
Most of the time | 6 (55%) | 4 (40%) |
Always | 2 (18%) | 0 (0%) |
Physical limitations (0–7)a | 1.0 (1.3) | 1.6 (1.5) |