- Title
- A Novel exercise initiative for seniors to improve balance and physical function
- Creator
- Sales, Myrla; Polman, Remco; Hill, Keith; Levinger, Pazit
- Date
- 2017
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/197539
- Identifier
- vital:18891
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264316662359
- Identifier
- ISSN:0898-2643
- Abstract
- Objective: To investigate the feasibility, effectiveness, and short-term effects of an exercise intervention using a novel exercise park in improving seniors’ balance, physical function, and quality of life. Method: Randomized controlled trial with pre- and post-intervention design (baseline and 18-week intervention) was used. Outcome measures included measures of balance, strength, and function, as well as quality of life and fear of falling. MANCOVA was used to assess differences between groups (control and exercise intervention) over time. Results: Intervention group showed significant improvement on single leg stance (p = .02, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [−8.35, −0.549]), knee strength (p < .01, 95% CI = [−29.14, −5.86]), 2-min walk (p = 0.02, 95% CI = [−19.13, −0.859]), and timed sit to stand (p = .03, 95% CI = [−2.26, −0.143]) tests. Discussion: The exercise park program improved physical function and had high adherence and participation rate. Such intervention has been shown to be safe and therefore might enhance participation in exercise programs for older adults.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Relation
- Journal of Aging and Health Vol. 29, no. 8 (2017), p. 1424-1443
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright Sage
- Subject
- Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Balance (ability); Clinical medicine; Confidence interval; Exercise Therapy - methods; Fear of falling; Feasibility Studies; Female; General & internal medicine; Gerontology; Health technology assessment; Humans; Injury prevention; Intervention (counseling); Male; Medical and health sciences; Middle Aged; Older people; Other medical science; Physical Functional Performance; Physical medicine and rehabilitation; Physical therapy; Poison control; Postural Balance - physiology; Quality of Life; Randomized controlled trial; 4206 Public health; 3505 Human resources and industrial relations
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