"Bliib Fit - Mach Mit!" in Residential Care Facilities

"Bliib Fit - Mach Mit!" in Alters- Und Pflegeinstitutionen

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn, if the video-based exercise program "Bliib fit - mach mit!" can be used to improve physical fitness in older adults living in residential care facilities. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does the video-based exercise program improve participants' physical fitness? Does the video-based exercise program improve participants' quality of life, perceived fall risk, self-efficacy and daily physical activity levels?

Researchers will compare this exercise program to an optimized standard care activation program (caregiver-led) to see if the video-based program can affect physical fitness in older adults living in residential care facilities.

Participants will participate in the exercise or activation program for 12 weeks, four times a week, with each session lasting 20 minutes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Written informed consent
• Low to moderate risk of falling
• Physically and cognitively able to independently carry out exercise instructions (based on referral of clinical staff on site)
• Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) test score ≥ 20

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to speak or understand German
• High risk of falling
• Unstable cardiovascular condition or other health condition, which does not support a safe participation in exercise program (based on referral of clinical staff on site, patient file)
• Scheduled transfer to another institution within the next 3 months