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ArticleJournal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls2021

A mixed-methods feasibility study of a sit-to-stand based exercise programme to maintain knee-extension muscle strength for older patients during hospitalisation.

Peter Hartley, Roman Romero-Ortuno, Christi Deaton

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Article in Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Peter HartleyDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Roman Romero-OrtunoDiscipline of Medical Gerontology, Trinity College Dublin, Mercer's Institute for Successful Ageing, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Christi DeatonDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.

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Abstract

objectivesTo determine the acceptability of an exercise programme and to identify barriers and facilitators to compliance with the programme from the participants' perspective.

methodsPatients aged 75 years or older were recruited within the first 36 hours of hospital admission. Participants were randomised to complete two strengthening-based (intervention arm) or stretching-based (control arm) exercise sessions per-day. At hospital discharge, participants were asked to take part in interviews with a member of the research team exploring the barriers and facilitators to adherence to the intervention.

results15 participants (7 intervention arm, 8 control arm) were recruited before the trial was stopped due to COVID-19. Both groups showed reductions in knee-extension strength, and improvements in functional mobility at discharge from hospital. A total of 23/60 intervention sessions were classed as 'complete', 12/60 as partially complete, and 25/60 were missed entirely. Eight participants took part in interviews. Intrinsic factors that impacted participation in the research, related to current health, health beliefs, and experience of multi-morbidity or functional decline. Staff had both a positive and negative effect on participant adherence to the intervention.

conclusionsThe exercise intervention was well received, with most participants describing health benefits, though intervention fidelity was lower than expected.

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AcceptabilityExerciseHospitalOlder people

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PMID34950809
PMCPMC8649864

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