Trial reportClinical interventions in aging2014
Sustainable effects of a low-threshold physical activity intervention on health-related quality of life in residential aged care.
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- Interventions to promote mobility and quality of life in nursing homes: A systematic review.Nursing open · 2023Pooled it
- Physical and Motor Fitness Tests for Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The effect of group exercise frequency on health related quality of life in institutionalized elderly.The Pan African medical journal · 2017Trial
- Effectiveness of a low-threshold physical activity intervention in residential aged care--results of a randomized controlled trial.Clinical interventions in aging · 2015Trial
- Therapeutic Recommendations for the Management of Older Adult Patients with Sjögren's Syndrome.Drugs & aging · 2021Review
- Muscular Strength and Quality of Life in Older Adults: The Role ofInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Physical Function, Relocation, and Mortality Outcomes in Residential Care and Assisted Living Residents.Journal of aging and health · 2019Article
- Physical Activity as a Determinant of Quality of Life in Working-Age People in Wrocław, Poland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Older Adult Residents' Perceptions of Daily Lives in Nursing Homes.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2017Article
- Quality of life and physical activity in an older working-age population.Clinical interventions in aging · 2017Article
- EQ-5D in Central and Eastern Europe: 2000-2015.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2016Review
- The level of physical activity affects the health of older adults despite being active.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2016Article
- Relationship Between Subjectively Assessed Physical Activity (GPAQ) and Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) of Aging Employees in JIPMER, Puducherry: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study.Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundMobility is a main issue for health-related quality of life in old age. There is evidence for effects of physical activity (PA) interventions on several dimensions of health for the aged and also, some specific evidence for vulnerable populations, like residents of residential aged care. Research on low-threshold PA interventions for users of residential aged care and documentation of their sustainability are scarce. "Low threshold" implies moderate demands on the qualification of trainers and low frequency of conduct, implying low demands on the health status and discipline of users. Yet the investigation of low-threshold interventions in residential aged care seems important as they might foster participation of users and implementation in everyday routines of provider organizations. An initial study (October 2011 to June 2012) had found intervention effects on health-related quality of life. The objective of this study was to examine sustainability of the effects of a low-threshold PA intervention on health-related quality of life in residential aged care.
methodsData collection took place in three residential aged care homes in Vienna, Austria. At 1-year follow-up (June 2013), participants from the intervention group were interviewed using a standardized questionnaire. Using general mixed linear models and Friedman tests followed by paired t- and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, we compared outcome measures at follow-up with measures obtained at baseline and at the end of the intervention.
resultsAt the 1-year follow-up assessment, participants' (mean age 84.7 years; 89.7% female) subjective health status was still significantly increased, equaling a small sustainable intervention effect (Cohen's d=0.38, P=0.02). In comparison with baseline, a significant decline of reported pain/discomfort (P=0.047) was found. Regarding the subdimensions of health-related quality of life, favorable trends could be observed.
conclusionThe study indicates that effects of a low-threshold PA intervention on health-related quality of life in residential aged care can be sustainable. Addressing hindering factors like poor health status and implementing proactive support and individualization of the program to enable PA for residents might foster sustainability of effects.
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