Trial reportQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2007
The water exercise improves health-related quality of life of frail elderly people at day service facility.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Medical day hospital care for older people versus alternative forms of care.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Aerobic exercise to improve cognitive function in older people without known cognitive impairment.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- The features of muscle activity during chair standing and sitting motion in submerged condition.PloS one · 2019Trial
- Effects of Moderate Aerobic Exercise on Cognitive Abilities and Redox State Biomarkers in Older Adults.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2016Trial
- Physical activity as a modest behavioral pathway between parental marital conflict and adolescent anxiety: exploring gender differences.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Empowering the vulnerable in internal medicine: a narrative review on physical exercise as a tool to tackle frailty.Internal and emergency medicine · 2025Review
- Effects of water exercise on body composition and components of metabolic syndrome in older females with sarcopenic obesity.Journal of physical therapy science · 2023Article
- A structural equation modeling approach to understanding physical function of terminal cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- Predicting demand for long-term care using Japanese healthcare insurance claims data.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2022Article
- The Inter-Rater and Intra-Rater Reliability of the Actual Aquatic Skills Test (AAST) for Assessing Young Children's Motor Competence in the Water.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- Unsupervised progressive elastic band exercises for frail geriatric inpatients objectively monitored by new exercise-integrated technology-a feasibility trial with an embedded qualitative study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2017Article
- Association between exercise type and quality of life in a community-dwelling older people: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2017Article
- The effects of a life goal-setting technique in a preventive care program for frail community-dwelling older people: a cluster nonrandomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2016Article
- Greater Independence in Activities of Daily Living is Associated with Higher Health-Related Quality of Life Scores in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2015Article
- In search of the everyday life of older people in Japan: reflections based on scholarly literature.Journal of cross-cultural gerontology · 2013Review
- The effect of water immersion on short-latency somatosensory evoked potentials in human.BMC neuroscience · 2012Article
- Understanding measurements of vitality in patients with chronic kidney disease: connecting a quality-of-life scale to daily activities.PloS one · 2012Article
- The effectiveness of exercise interventions for the management of frailty: a systematic review.Journal of aging research · 2011Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of water exercise at a day service facility and the effects of water exercise frequency on health-related quality of life (HRQL).
methodsParticipants (n = 30) were randomly separated into three groups: two indicating exercise frequency, at once-weekly or twice-weekly, and a control group. One-hour exercise intervention sessions were carried out once or twice a week, accordingly, for 24 weeks. The water exercise session comprised a warm-up on land, activities of daily living (ADL) exercises, stretching, strength training, and relaxation in water. HRQL was evaluated using the Medical Outcomes Survey Short-Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire, and ADL disability was assessed using the Functional Independence Measure.
resultsSignificant differences were found between pre- and 6 months in both the once- and twice-weekly groups in HRQL (p < 0.05). No significant difference was found among pre-, 3 months, and 6 months. The effect size between the once and twice groups was moderate in both the physical component summary (0.72) and mental component summary (0.75) at 3 months. ADL disability shows significant correlation with HRQL.
conclusionWater exercise intervention at a day service facility improved participants' HRQL for 6 months by improving exercise habits and ADL disability. Furthermore, the HRQL change differed according to exercise frequency: twice-weekly exercise showed more rapid improvement than once-weekly.
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