Commentary on Improving mood through physical activity for carers and care recipients (IMPACCT): protocol for a randomised trial

摘要

Introduction: Family carers play an important role inproviding care for frail older Australians. Carers haveincreased rates of depression, burden and poor physicalhealth compared with non-carers. Physical activity hasbeen shown to improve outcomes; however there is limitedresearch investigating outcomes in older carers and lesson physical activity for both the carer and care recipient.Research question: Does a home-based individualisedphysical activity intervention designed for both the carerand care recipient improve depression severity in oldercarers? Participants and setting: 273 community-dwellingcarers with depressive symptoms and their care recipientswill be recruited for a randomised controlled trial. Baselineassessment will consist of functional, psychological, andphysical measures and information about service use.