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Trial reportJournal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics2022

Effects of Aquatic Physical Exercise on Motor Risk Factors for Falls in Older People During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Daniela Lemes Ferreira, Gustavo Christofoletti, Dayane Melo Campos, Ana Luísa Janducci, Maria Juana Beatriz Lima Candanedo, Juliana Hotta Ansai

Open access · bronzeAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Comparing the effects of aquatic-based exercise and land-based exercise on balance in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2024
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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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Daniela Lemes FerreiraMovement Science Graduate Program, Integrated Institute of Health, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil.
Gustavo ChristofolettiMovement Science Graduate Program, Integrated Institute of Health, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil; Physical Therapy Course, University Of Mato Grosso Do Sul, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil.
Dayane Melo CamposMovement Science Graduate Program, Integrated Institute of Health, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil.
Ana Luísa JanducciDepartment of Gerontology, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.
Maria Juana Beatriz Lima CandanedoDepartment of Gerontology, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.
Juliana Hotta AnsaiDepartment of Gerontology, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: jhansai@ufscar.br.
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul · BRUniversidade Federal de São Carlos · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the effects of aquatic training on motor risk factors for falls in older people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsA randomized controlled trial was carried out with older people, divided into an aquatic training group (ATG) (n = 24) and a control group (CG) (n = 25). Muscle strength was assessed by the 5-Times Sit-to-Stand Test, mobility by the simple and dual-task Timed Up and Go Test, and postural stability through stabilometric data (force platform). The CG received monthly calls to monitor general health. The ATG carried out training lasting 16 weeks, with two 1-hour sessions per week.

resultsBoth groups improved muscular strength and cognitive-motor tasks, and they performed a dual task with fewer errors in the secondary task after 16 weeks regardless of the pandemic and COVID-19 diagnosis. There was a significant decrease in the area of center of pressure displacement in the tandem posture with eyes closed in the CG. When analyzing participants who adhered at least 50% to the intervention, the ATG significantly reduced the number of steps on the Timed Up and Go Test performance. Both groups improved muscular strength and cognitive-motor tasks and increased the cognitive task cost. In the CG, there was a significant decrease in the mean amplitude of the anteroposterior center of pressure displacement in the feet together with eyes open.

conclusionWe found that aquatic physical exercise presented positive effects on some potentially modifiable motor risk factors for falls (mobility and muscle strength) regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 diagnosis, especially among people who adhered to the intervention.

Indexed as

Accidental FallsCOVID-19AgedCOVID-19 TestingExerciseExercise TherapyHumansPandemicsPostural BalanceRisk FactorsTime and Motion StudiesAccidental FallsAgedExerciseHydrotherapy

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PMID36175314
PMCPMC9372189
OpenAlexW4291123210

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