Urban RCT participants were healthier than non-participants or rural women

• Published in: Journal of clinical epidemiology Vol. 140; pp. 44 - 55
• Main Authors: Vilpunaho, Tommi, Sund, Reijo, Koivumaa-Honkanen, Heli, Honkanen, Risto, Kröger, Heikki, Rikkonen, Toni
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2021; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Accidental falls; Accidental Falls - prevention & control; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Angina pectoris; Bias; Chronic illnesses; Clinical trial; Disease prevention; Education; Educational Status; Epidemiology; Exercise; Exercise Therapy; Falls; Female; Fractures; Health promotion; Health Status; Humans; Internal Medicine; Intervention; Mental health; Musculoskeletal diseases; Older people; Osteoporosis; Participation; Patient participation; Patient Selection; Preventive medicine; Questionnaires; Research Subjects - statistics & numerical data; Rural areas; Rural Population - statistics & numerical data; Selection Bias; Socioeconomic Factors; Urban Population - statistics & numerical data; Wellness programs; Women; Womens health; Finland; Women; Clinical trial; Aged; Preventive medicine; Accidental falls; Patient participation; Preventive Medicine; Patient Participation; Accidental Falls
• ISSN: 0895-4356; 1878-5921; 1878-5921
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.08.032

To investigate sociodemographic characteristics and physical and mental health indicators between participants and nonparticipants of a large-scale 2-year exercise RCT including noninvited women living in nearby rural area in Finland. From a previous OSTPRE study cohort, 914 women (aged 72–84) parti...