Trial reportQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2015
Differential exercise effects on quality of life and health-related quality of life in older adults: a randomized controlled trial.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Exercise therapy for tendinopathy: a mixed-methods evidence synthesis exploring feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of Brisk Walking on Health-Related Physical Fitness Balance and Life Satisfaction Among the Elderly: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in public health · 2021Pooled it
- Psychosocial outcomes following dual-task high-velocity exercise training in older adults: a secondary analysis of an 18-month cluster randomized controlled trial.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2026Trial
- Effects of an 18-month community-based, multifaceted, exercise program on patient-reported outcomes in older adults at risk of fracture: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2023Trial
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- Effect of exercise training for five years on all cause mortality in older adults-the Generation 100 study: randomised controlled trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2020Trial
- Effects of a randomized exercise trial on physical activity, psychological distress and quality of life in older adults.General hospital psychiatry · 2017Trial
- Economic evaluation of aerobic exercise training in older adults with vascular cognitive impairment: PROMoTE trial.BMJ open · 2017Trial
- Effect of luggage type on gait parameters using in-shoe motion sensors.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Community nursing on subjective well-being of the elderly: evidence from CLASS data.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Age- and gender-specific improvements on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and cardiovascular fitness in healthy and sporting inactive older adults using a multidimensional exercise program.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Square dance, loneliness, quality of life, and attitude toward aging in middle-aged and older women in China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- A Longitudinal Study on the Effect of Exercise Habits on Locomotive Syndrome and Quality of Life during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Influence of Walking as Physiological Training to Improve Respiratory Parameters in the Elderly Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Mental Health in Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Review
- Continuous Compared to Accumulated Walking-Training on Physical Function and Health-Related Quality of Life in Sedentary Older Persons.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The Effect of Physical Activity and High Body Mass Index on Health-Related Quality of Life in Individuals with Metabolic Syndrome.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Aerobic, Resistance, and Combination Training on Health-Related Quality of Life: The STRRIDE-AT/RT Randomized Trial.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2020Article
- Influence of Diabetes-Related Support on Aerobic Activity Among Older African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes.International journal of aging & human development · 2019Article
- Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain of 3-6-Month Duration Already Have Low Levels of Health-Related Quality of Life and Physical Activity.Current pain and headache reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeMaintaining quality of life (QOL) and physical and mental health status are important outcomes throughout the aging process. Although cross-sectional studies suggest a relationship between global QOL and physical activity, it is unclear whether such a relationship exists as a function of exercise training.
methodsWe examined the effects of two exercise intervention arms on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and global QOL. Low-active, older adults (n = 179) were randomly assigned to either a 12-month aerobic walking group or a strengthening and flexibility group. HRQOL and QOL were measured at baseline, 6, and 12 months.
resultsThere was a significant group by time effect on QOL [F(2,176) = 3.11, p = 0.047, η (2) = 0.03]. There was also a significant overall group by time effect for HRQOL [F(4,174) = 2.46, p = 0.047, η (2) = 0.05], which was explained by the significant group by time interaction for mental health status (p = 0.041, η (2) = 0.02) favoring the walking condition. Further analyses using latent class analysis revealed three classes of individuals with differential patterns of change in QOL and HRQOL across time. These classes reflected no change, declines, and improvements in these constructs across time.
conclusionsWalking appears to enhance the mental aspect of HRQOL and global QOL when compared to a non-aerobic intervention. Additionally, the patterns of change in QOL and HRQOL were not linear over time. Our findings are in contrast to previous reports that these outcomes change a little or not at all in randomized trials.
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