Linda P. Fried|Michelle C. Carlson|Sylvia McGill|Teresa E. Seeman|Xue Qin|Kevin D. Frick|Erwin J. Tan|Elizabeth K. Tanner|Jeremy Barron|Constantine Frangakis|Rachel L. Piferi|Irene Martínez|Tara L. Gruenewald|Barbara K. Martin|Laprisha Berry-Vaughn|John A. Stewart|Kay Dickersin|P Willging|George W. Rebok
Experience Corps: A dual trial to promote the health of older adults and children's academic success
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population ages older adults seeking meaningful impactful postretirement roles society improving health people throughout longer lives major public health goal paper presents design rationale effectiveness trial experience corps intervention created address needs trial evaluates 1 whether senior volunteer roles within experience corps beneficially impact childrens academic achievement classroom behavior public elementary schools 2 impact health volunteers dual evaluations 1 intentiontotreat trial randomizing eligible adults 60 older volunteer service experience corps control arm usual volunteering opportunities 2 comparison eligible public elementary schools receiving experience corps matched eligible control schools 11 controlintervention school ratio older adults primary outcome decreased disability mobility instrumental activities daily living iadl secondary outcomes decreased frailty falls memory loss slowed loss strength balance walking speed cortical plasticity executive function objective performance iadls increased social psychological engagement children primary outcomes improved reading achievement classroom behavior kindergarten 3rd grade secondary outcomes improvements school climate teacher morale retention teacher perceptions older adults trial incorporates principles practices communitybased participatory research evaluates dual benefit single intervention versus usual opportunities two generations older adults children