SynthesisBioMed research international2013
Chair-based exercises for frail older people: a systematic review.
Synthesis in BioMed research international, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04792307 (Feasibility RCT of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation; an Intervention to Maintain and Improve neuroMuscular Function During Periods of Immobility), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Feasibility RCT of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation; an Intervention to Maintain and Improve neuroMuscular Function During Periods of Immobility
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The influence of seated exercises on balance, mobility, and cardiometabolic health outcomes in individuals living with a stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
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- A home-based 12-week chair exercise intervention for older adults with advanced cancer receiving chemotherapy: a randomized pilot feasibility trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Trial
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- Multicomponent Exercise Program Reduces Frailty and Inflammatory Biomarkers and Improves Physical Performance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Chair based exercise in community settings: a cluster randomised feasibility study.BMC geriatrics · 2018Trial
- Effect of seated aerobic exercise on physical endurance in long-term care recipients: secondary analysis of a cluster non-randomized controlled trial.The Journal of frailty & aging · 2026Article
- Impact of Exercise Interventions on Sustained Brain Health Outcomes in Frail Older Individuals: A Comprehensive Review of Systematic Reviews.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- A Chair-Based Music-Kinetic Combined Exercise Program as an Alternative Approach for Increasing Health, Functional Capacity, and Physical Fitness Indices in Middle-Aged Pre-Menopausal Women.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Article
- The Impact of Physical Exercises with Elements of Dance Movement Therapy on Anthropometric Parameters and Physical Fitness among Functionally Limited Older Nursing Home Residents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Assessment Tools of Biopsychosocial Frailty Dimensions in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- The Effects of Displacing Sedentary Behavior With Two Distinct Patterns of Light Activity on Health Outcomes in Older Adults (Implications for COVID-19 Quarantine).Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
- Energy Expenditure of a Single Sit-to-Stand Movement with Slow Versus Normal Speed Using the Different Frequency Accumulation Method.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Article
- Effects of acute exercise in the sitting position on executive function evaluated by the Stroop task in healthy older adults.Journal of physical therapy science · 2018Article
- Effects of a 12-week marching in place and chair rise daily exercise intervention on ADL and functional mobility in frail older adults.Journal of physical therapy science · 2018Article
- Thoracopelvic assisted movement training to improve gait and balance in elderly at risk of falling: a case series.Clinical interventions in aging · 2018Article
- Study Protocol on Hormonal Mediation of Exercise on Cognition, Stress and Immunity (PRO-HMECSI): Effects of Different Exercise Programmes in Institutionalized Elders.Frontiers in public health · 2016Article
- Instructors' Perceptions of Mostly Seated Exercise Classes: Exploring the Concept of Chair Based Exercise.BioMed research international · 2016Article
- Developing the principles of chair based exercise for older people: a modified Delphi study.BMC geriatrics · 2014Article
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Abstract
introductionFrail older people are often unable to undertake high-intensity exercise programmes. Chair-based exercises (CBEs) are used as an alternative, for which health benefits are uncertain.
objectiveTo examine the effects of CBE programmes for frail older people through a systematic review of existing literature.
methodA systematic search was performed for CBE-controlled trials in frail populations aged ≥65 years published between 1990 and February 2011 in electronic databases. Quality was assessed using the Jadad method.
resultsThe search identified 164 references: with 42 duplicates removed, 122 reviewed, 116 excluded, and 6 analysed. 26 outcome measures were reported measuring 3 domains: mobility and function, cardiorespiratory fitness, mental health. All studies were of low methodological quality (Jadad score ≤2; possible range 0-5). Two studies showed no benefit, and four reported some evidence of benefit in all three domains. No harmful effects were reported; compliance was generally good.
conclusionThe quality of the evidence base for CBEs is low with inconclusive findings to clearly inform practice. A consensus is required on the definition and purpose of CBEs. Large well-designed randomised controlled trials to test the effectiveness of CBE are justified.
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