title: PAHA study: psychological active and healthy aging: psychological wellbeing, proactive attitude and happiness effects of whole-body vibration versus Multicomponent Training in aged women: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Evidence demonstrates that physical exercise and psychological wellbeing are closely interlinked, particularly in older-aged women. However, research investigating how different forms of exercise influence mental health in older-aged women is underdeveloped.
  
  
  METHODS
  A randomized controlled trial (N = 300) will assess the relative effectiveness of two different exercise programs (whole-body vibration and Multicomponent Training) for improving psychological wellbeing in older-aged women. The following outcomes will be assessed at three time points (that is, pre, post, and follow-up): psychological wellbeing, proactive attitude, quality of life, and happiness.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results will have important implications for preventing psychological and physiological disease in older-aged women and for managing health-related costs for this population group.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Number NCT01966562 on Clinical Gov database the 8 October 2013.
authors.affiliation: University of Bergamo, Human Factors and Technologies in Healthcare Research Center, Bergamo, Italy. angelo.compare@unibg.it.
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Compare
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zarbo
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marín
authors.forename: Alessia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meloni
authors.forename: Jacobo A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rubio-Arias
authors.forename: Rosendo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Berengüí
authors.forename: Enzo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grossi
authors.forename: Edo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shonin
authors.forename: Gianmaria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Martini
authors.forename: Pedro E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Alcaraz
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006240:Happiness; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012107:Research Design; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014732:Vibration / Q000627:therapeutic use*