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Trial reportAging clinical and experimental research2021

Can cognitive-motor training improve physical functioning and psychosocial wellbeing in nursing home residents? A randomized controlled feasibility study as part of the PROCARE project.

Laura L Bischoff, Thomas Cordes, Charlotte Meixner, Daniel Schoene, Claudia Voelcker-Rehage, Bettina Wollesen

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Aging clinical and experimental research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

2 · The registry

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Physical and Motor Fitness Tests for Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  7. Effects of different training characteristics in combined resistance and cognitive training on motor and cognitive performance in older adults: A systematic review.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2026
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  10. [DNVF Memorandum: Objectives and Methods of Physical Activity-Related Health Services Research].Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)) · 2024
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  12. Research progress on multicomponent physical exercise for patients with neurocognitive impairment.Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Laura L BischoffInstitute of Human Movement Science, University of Hamburg, Mollerstraße 10, 20148, Hamburg, Germany. laura.bischoff@uni-hamburg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8765-2970
Thomas CordesInstitute of Human Movement Science, University of Hamburg, Mollerstraße 10, 20148, Hamburg, Germany.
Charlotte MeixnerInstitute of Human Movement Science, University of Hamburg, Mollerstraße 10, 20148, Hamburg, Germany.
Daniel SchoeneInstitute of Medical Physics, Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany.
Claudia Voelcker-RehageInstitute of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany.
Bettina WollesenInstitute of Human Movement Science, University of Hamburg, Mollerstraße 10, 20148, Hamburg, Germany.
Universität Hamburg · DEFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DEInstitute for Sports Medicine · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA multi-component training program holds promises for the elderly, but still has to be tested on its feasibility and effect in nursing homes.

aimsThe aim of this study was (1) to design a multi-component training program which improves physical functioning and psychosocial wellbeing and (2) to evaluate the feasibility of this intervention in nursing home residents.

methodsThis study is a two-arm, stratified-randomized controlled feasibility trail. Twenty-four nursing home residents (aged 83.7 ± 6.4, 21 women) were divided into an intervention and a waiting-list control group. The intervention group completed a multi-component training (including dual-task, dynamic balance, endurance and strength exercises) for 16 weeks (twice per week for 45-60 min). Primary outcomes were lower extremity functionality (SPPB), gait performance (GAITRite), health-related quality of life (SF-12) as well as life satisfaction (SWLS).

resultsLife satisfaction (SWLS) and physical functioning (SPPB) increased in the intervention group after training whereas the control group showed a decrease. Gait parameters could only be analyzed for n = 5 participants of the intervention group and n = 2 of the control group and showed no time differences for the intervention group. The mean number of participants was 12.5 ± 1.9 per session (attendance ranged between 66% and 90%).

conclusionA multi-component training seems (1) to lead to clinically relevant improvements in physical functioning as well as in psychosocial wellbeing and (2) to be feasible and well accepted in nursing home residents. Nevertheless, the complexity and progression of the program as well as the testing protocol have to be adapted. Further research should test the effectiveness of this adapted program in a larger sample size.

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Exercise TherapyQuality of LifeAgedAged, 80 and overCognitionFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansNursing HomesAgedDual taskExerciseFrail elderlyMulti-component trainingNursing homeTraining

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