BACKGROUND Community hubs offer a pragmatic approach to address the wellness needs for older adults at risk of social isolation and declining physical activity. OBJECTIVE The current study evaluated the effectiveness of a wellness program delivered from a community hub (either in person or online) on exercise and social connections of community-dwelling older adults living in Australia during a time of social isolation imposed by COVID-19. METHODS A single group pre-post quasi-experimental study was conducted online and in person from a community hub. The 9-week program (CONNECT60+) was designed using a community-based participatory approach. It consisted of weekly group exercises led by a health professional and a wellness activity that aligned with active ageing guidelines, such as education, book club, and nature walks. Participants were encouraged to complete daily wellness activities and record these in a workbook. Data were gathered at pretest and 10-week post-test using questionnaires. RESULTS A total of 47 participants completed the program. Most participants were aged between 64 and 74 years (61.7%), and 82.9% were female. Thirty-five participants (74.5%) attended the program in person, and 12 (25.5%) attended online from home. Preliminary findings showed participants prioritized social connections during the week and increased the duration (median [interquartile range] minutes) of exercise completed per week (pretest: 285 minutes (inter-quartile range, 246-567 minutes); post-test: 346 minutes (interquartile range, 150-415 minutes); P < .01). CONCLUSIONS The study endorsed the wellness program delivered in person and online from a community hub to enable older adults to complete wellness activities, including exercise and socially connecting during a time of self-isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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CONNECT 60+：社区中心为老年人提供的健康计划。

背景社区中心提供了一种务实的方法来满足面临社会孤立和身体活动减少风险的老年人的健康需求。目的 当前的研究评估了社区中心（亲自或在线）提供的健康计划对澳大利亚社区老年人在 COVID-19 造成的社会隔离期间的锻炼和社会联系的有效性。方法 在社区中心在线和亲自进行单组前后准实验研究。为期 9 周的计划 (CONNECT60+) 采用基于社区的参与方法设计。它包括由健康专业人士主持的每周团体锻炼以及符合积极老龄化指南的健康活动，例如教育、读书俱乐部和自然漫步。鼓励参与者完成日常健康活动并将其记录在工作簿中。使用问卷在测试前和测试后 10 周收集数据。结果 共有 47 名参与者完成了该计划。大多数参与者的年龄在 64 岁至 74 岁之间（61.7%），其中 82.9% 是女性。35 名参与者 (74.5%) 亲自参加了该计划，12 名参与者 (25.5%) 在家在线参加。初步结果显示，参与者在一周内优先考虑社交联系，并增加了每周完成运动的持续时间（中位[四分位距]分钟）（预测试：285 分钟（四分位距，246-567 分钟）；后测试：346 分钟（四分位数范围，150-415 分钟）；P < .01）。结论 该研究认可了社区中心亲自和在线提供的健康计划，使老年人能够完成健康活动，包括在因 COVID-19 大流行而自我隔离期间进行锻炼和进行社交联系。