ArticleJournal of cardiovascular development and disease2022
Benefits of a Balance Exercise Assist Robot in the Cardiac Rehabilitation of Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease: A Preliminary Study.
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- The Application of Robotics in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of balance training on cognitive function and activities of daily living in older adult patients with heart failure: a randomized controlled trial.Irish journal of medical science · 2024Trial
- Balance and Mobility Impairment in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease Before and After Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Mapping interventions addressing frailty and associated outcomes in people with heart failure: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Expectations for Robotic Support in Acute Cardiac Rehabilitation of Older Patients - Towards a New Era.Circulation reports · 2025Article
- Understanding Frailty in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review of Prevalence, Measurement, Sex and Gender Considerations, and Barriers to Completion.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Integrating Internet of Things into cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure: a review of emerging technologies.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
- Utilization of Robot-Assisted Gait Training in Pulmonary Rehabilitation for a Patient with Ambulatory Dysfunction Post-Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case Report.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Randomized Controlled Trial of Cardiac Rehabilitation Using the Balance Exercise Assist Robot in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Article
- Effectiveness and usability of care robots in supporting older adults living with frailty: A systematic review.Digital healthReview
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Abstract
We examined whether adding robot-supported balance exercises to cardiac rehabilitation improves the ability to balance in older adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD). We conducted a prospective study in 52 older adults who had been hospitalized for worsening CVD. Once weekly for four months, for a total of sixteen sessions as outpatients, the subjects used a Balance Exercise Assist Robot (BEAR) to perform balance exercises and an ergometer for aerobic exercises. Participants’ mean age was 76.9 ± 6.8 years (range, 65−95 years), and their mean brain natriuretic protein level was 164.0 ± 190.0 pg/mL. After the intervention, participants showed significant improvements in gait speed (before, 1.06 ± 0.33 m/s; after, 1.23 ± 0.30 m/s; p < 0.001), Short Physical Performance Battery score (before, 10.02 ± 2.25; after, 10.88 ± 1.79; p ˂ 0.001), timed up-and-go (before, 11.11 ± 5.07 s; after, 9.45 ± 3.45 s; p ˂ 0.001), and knee extension (before, 26.97 ± 11.78 kgf; after, 30.13 ± 13.04 kgf; p = 0.001). Cardiac rehabilitation including exercises using BEAR improved physical functioning and the ability to balance in older adults with CVD. Frail and prefrail patients improved, whereas robust ones did not change.
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