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ArticleBMC geriatrics2018

The preliminary effect of whole-body vibration intervention on improving the skeletal muscle mass index, physical fitness, and quality of life among older people with sarcopenia.

Shu-Fang Chang, Pei-Chen Lin, Rong-Sen Yang, Rea-Jeng Yang

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Article in BMC geriatrics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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33 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 authors.

Shu-Fang ChangSchool of Nursing, College of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, 365, Ming Te Road, Pei-Tou, Taipei, 112, Taiwan, Republic of China. linda@ntunhs.edu.tw.
Pei-Chen LinSchool of Nursing, College of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, 365, Ming Te Road, Pei-Tou, Taipei, 112, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Rong-Sen YangDepartment of Orthopaedics, National Taiwan University & Hospital, No.7, Chung-Shan S. Rd, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Rea-Jeng YangDepartment of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, No. 365, Ming Te Rd., Peitou, Taipei City, 112, Taiwan, Republic of China.

Funding

the Ministry of Science and Technology Grant MOST 105-2314-B-227-008-MY2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStudies have shown that sarcopenia easily leads to difficulty moving, disability, and poor quality of life. However, researches on the use of whole-body vibration for older adults with sarcopenia living in institutions have been lacking. Therefore, the main objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of whole-body vibration intervention on improving the skeletal muscle mass index, physical fitness, and quality of life of older adults with sarcopenia living in institutions.

methodsThis study adopted a quasi-experimental, single-group, pretest-posttest design. The whole-body vibration intervention was performed over a 3-month period, in which the older adults trained 3 times per week; each training lasted 60 s with a break of 30 s for 10 repetitions. The older adults' skeletal muscle mass index, physical fitness and quality of life before and after the intervention of the whole-body vibration was collected. Concerning the statistical methods adopted, nonparametric method-based tests were employed.

resultsAccording to the results of analysis, after the intervention of the 12-week whole-body vibration, the skeletal muscle mass index (z = - 3.621, p = 0.000), physical fitness on standing on one foot (z = - 2.447, p = 0.014), shoulder-arm flexibility (z = - 3.159, p = 0.002), 8-ft up and go test (z = - 2.692, p = 0.009), hand grip strength (z = - 3.388, p = 0.009), and five repeated sit-to-stand tests (z = - 2.936, p = 0.003), all improved significantly. Furthermore, concerning the quality of life of the older adults in the pretest and posttest, the improvements were statistically significant (z = - 2.533, p = 0.011).

conclusionsThe study results showed the effect of whole-body vibration intervention on improving the skeletal muscle mass index, physical fitness, and quality of life of sarcopenic older people living in institutions and could serve as a crucial reference to health care professionals.

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Physical Therapy ModalitiesAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHand StrengthHumansMaleMuscle, SkeletalMuscle StrengthNursing HomesPhysical FitnessQuality of LifeSarcopeniaVibrationPhysical fitnessQuality of lifeQuasi-experimental researchSarcopeniaSkeletal muscle mass indexWhole-body vibration

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