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ArticleThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2021

Association of Pain and Impact of Dual-Task Exercise on Function, Cognition and Quality of Life.

Reshma A Merchant, L Au, S Seetharaman, S E Ng, J Nathania, J Y Lim, G C-H Koh

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Article in The journal of nutrition, health & aging, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Reshma A MerchantAssociate Professor Reshma A Merchant, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, 1E Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119228, Email: reshmaa@nuhs.edu.sg, ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9032-018413-8510, Japan, Tel: +81-3-5803-4560, Fax: +81-3-5803-4560, E-mail: nakagerd@tmd.ac.jp.
L Au
S Seetharaman
S E Ng
J Nathania
J Y Lim
G C-H Koh

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purposeThis study aimed to assess the factors associated with pain and evaluate the impact of dual-task exercise on pain improvement, quality of life (QOL), cognition and function in older adults. PATIENTS AND

methodsThis study is a secondary data analysis of the HAPPY (Healthy Ageing Promotion Program for You) study. At risk older adults ≥ 60 years old were enrolled in a community dual-task exercise program. Assessments for frailty, sarcopenia, falls, quality of life (QOL) and perceived health, depression, cognition and physical function were performed at baseline and 3 months. Pain intensity was derived from EQ-5D and stratified into no pain, slight pain and moderate to extreme pain.

resultsOut of 296 participants, 37.2% had slight pain and 11.1% had moderate to severe pain. Both slight and moderate to extreme pain compared with no pain group were significantly associated with lower perceived health (68.2,63.6 vs 76.0) and QOL index (0.70,0.59 vs 0.93); moderate to extreme pain was also significantly associated with depression, low mental vitality, frailty, sarcopenia and poorer physical performance. After 3 months of dual-task exercise, pain improved in 70.8% of the moderate to extreme pain group and 50.8% of slight pain group. Significant improvement in perceived health, QOL, physical function and cognition were also observed.

conclusionProactive efforts are required to screen for pain and manage frailty, sarcopenia and depression. Dual-task exercise proved safe and possibly effective in reducing pain and improving QOL, physical and cognitive function in older adults. Prospective randomized studies are needed to validate the effectiveness of dual-task vs single-task exercise, including impact of reversal of frailty and sarcopenia in pain management.

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FrailtyQuality of LifeAgedCognitionHumansPainProspective Studiescognitiondual-task exercisefrailtyintrinsic capacityPainquality of lifesarcopenia

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PMCPMC12929997

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