Trial reportThe Pan African medical journal2017
The effect of group exercise frequency on health related quality of life in institutionalized elderly.
Trial report in The Pan African medical journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Toward inclusive healthy ageing: a systematic review of equity in healthy ageing interventions.International journal for equity in health · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Pilates exercises on health-related quality of life in postmenopausal women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- Determinants of active aging and quality of life among older adults: systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of a Structured Physical Activity Program on Quality of Life in Older Adults: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Multiple correspondence analysis on intensity of elderly sports participation in China.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Physical activity interventions implemented for older people in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Physical Activity Component of the Greek Interventional Geriatric Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (GINGER): Protocol Development and Feasibility Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- THE EFFECTS OF RESTRICTIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY.Acta clinica Croatica · 2024Review
- Disposition of improving quality of life in older adults: the case of Lithuania.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of a sensorimotor exercise program on proprioception, balance, muscle strength, functional mobility and risk of falls in older people.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Effects of a multicomponent physical exercise programme on perceived health-related quality of life and on depressive symptoms in older adults living in long-term nursing homes.International journal of nursing sciences · 2023Article
- The effects of community-based exercise modalities and volume on musculoskeletal health and functions in elderly people.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Analysis of occupational stress and its correlation with oxidative-antioxidant levels among employees of a power grid enterprise in Guangdong.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of modified constraint-induced movement therapy for upper limb function intervention following stroke: A brief review.Sports medicine and health science · 2021Review
- Differential paraventricular nucleus activation and behavioral responses to social isolation in prairie voles following environmental enrichment with and without physical exercise.Social neuroscience · 2021Article
- Physical Activity and Quality of Life of University Students, Their Parents, and Grandparents in Poland-Selected Determinants.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Influences of Recreational Tennis-Playing Exercise Time on Cardiometabolic Health Parameters in Healthy Elderly: The ExAMIN AGE Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Short-Term and Medium-Term Impact of Retirement on Sport Activity, Self-Reported Health, and Social Activity of Women and Men in Poland.BioMed research international · 2019Article
- Physical activity attenuates the impact of poor physical, mental, and social health on total and cardiovascular mortality in older adults: a population-based prospective cohort study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2018Article
- Association between exercise type and quality of life in a community-dwelling older people: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2017Article
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Abstract
introductionThe study aimed to determine the effect of group exercise frequency on health related quality of life in institutionalized elderly.
methodsOne hundred participants were recruited for voluntary participation from five aged care facilities, with inclusion being based on the outcome of a medical assessment by a sports physician. A quasi-experimental design was used to compare the effect of a 12 week group exercise programme on two groups of participants using pre-test and post-test procedures.
resultsA significant difference was noted in social function post training 2X/week (MD = -13.85, 95% CI [-24.66, -3.38], p = 0.017, d = 0.674) and 3X/week (MD = -13.30, 95% CI [-21.81, -5.59], p = 0.003,
conclusionMental health and social health benefits can be obtained irrespective of exercise frequency 2X/week or 3X/week. The exercise intervention at a frequency 3X/ week was more effective in improving mental component summary due to a larger effect size obtained compared to the exercise frequency of 2X/week. Additional benefits in vitality were achieved by exercising 3X/week. This may assist the elderly in preserving their independence.
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