ArticleBMC geriatrics2015
Predictors of attendance to group exercise: a cohort study of older adults in long-term care facilities.
Article in BMC geriatrics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of reminiscence therapy on psychological outcome among older adults without obvious cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- The Impact of Different Types of Exercise Training on Peripheral Blood Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Concentrations in Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Pooled it
- Feasibility of Three Novel Forms of Passive Exercise in a Multisensory Environment in Vulnerable Institutionalized Older Adults with Dementia.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2019Trial
- An Ethnographic Exploration of Social-Ecological Influences on Physical Activity in Care Homes for Older People.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Care staff's experiences of providing physical activity for older adults in long-term care facilities: A qualitative study.Journal of Korean gerontological nursing · 2026Article
- User acceptance and continuance intention of the BeSt age mHealth application for physical activity promotion and fall prevention in nursing homes.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Uncovering perspectives on physical activity in nursing homes: a qualitative exploration of the experiences of healthcare professionals and family caregivers.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Implementation of interventions to maintain and promote the functional mobility of nursing home residents - a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Correlates and participation in community-based exercise programming for cancer patients before and during COVID-19.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Article
- The Effects of Horticultural Therapy on Sense of Coherence among Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: A Quasi Experimental Design.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Impact ofInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Motivational climate of group exercise sessions in nursing homes.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2020Article
- Ready to participate? Using qualitative data to typify older adults' reasons for (non-) participation in a physical activity promotion intervention.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Barriers and facilitators to adherence to group exercise in institutionalized older people living with dementia: a systematic review.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2018Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundThe benefits of regular exercise and physical activity are well known. Those living in long-term care are often frail, but have the potential to benefit from physical activity; yet are less likely to be offered exercise. Promoting exercise within residential and nursing homes may reduce health risks associated with inactivity in this population. The aim of this cohort study is to identify predictors of attendance at physiotherapy led exercise groups offered to older adults residing in long-term care in the United Kingdom.
methodsOne thousand and twenty three older adults residing in residential and nursing homes, were recruited to the Older People's Exercise in Residential and nursing Accommodation (OPERA) cluster randomised controlled trial. Secondary analysis of 428 adults (aged 75 to 107) randomised to twice-weekly physiotherapy-led group exercise sessions for 12 months was undertaken. Using attendance data, linear regression analysis was utilised to separately identify individual and home-level factors predictive of attendance at exercise in the residential and nursing homes.
resultsOf 428 older adults, 326 lived in residential homes and 102 in nursing homes. Mean age of the sample was 88.0 years and the majority of residents were female (324/428, 76%). Pre-intervention assessment suggested that most residents had moderate cognitive impairment; median (range) Mini Mental State Examination scores in residential homes were 19 (0-30) and 14 (0-29) in nursing homes. Median Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) scores were 3 (0-13) and 5 (0-13) respectively, indicating low levels of depressive symptoms. Over a 12-month period, 3191 exercise groups were delivered. Mean number of groups in the residential homes was 82 and 78 in the nursing homes. Number of attendances at group exercise was 11,534/21,292 (54.2%) and 3295/6436 (51.2%) respectively. Linear regression analysis revealed that depression, social engagement, and socio-economic characteristics were significantly associated with participant attendance at exercise groups in the residential homes, but none of these factors predicted attendance at group exercise in nursing homes.
conclusionsOlder people living in long-term care are receptive to participating in exercise programmes, but there are individual and home-level reasons for attendance and non-attendance.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.