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ArticleEuropean journal of investigation in health, psychology and education2023

Enhancing Physical and Psychosocial Health of Older Adults in Saudi Arabia through Walking: Comparison between Supervised Group-Based and Non-Supervised Individual-Based Walking.

Palash Karmakar, Ming-Yu Claudia Wong, Mezna A AlMarzooqi, Nouf Alghamdi, Kailing Ou, Yanping Duan, Ryan E Rhodes, Chun-Qing Zhang

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Article in European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 5 countries.

Palash KarmakarDepartment of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.
Ming-Yu Claudia WongDepartment of Health and Physical Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8390-8898
Mezna A AlMarzooqiDepartment of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Nouf AlghamdiDepartment of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Kailing OuDepartment of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2853-5202
Yanping DuanDepartment of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6432-7542
Ryan E RhodesSchool of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8P 5C2, Canada.
Chun-Qing ZhangDepartment of Psychology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0683-4570
Hong Kong Baptist University · HKKing Saud University · SAEducation University of Hong Kong · HKSun Yat-sen University · CNUniversity of Victoria · CA

Funding

Prince Faisal bin Fahad Award for Sports Research HKBU-004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Walking is widely recognized as one of the most common and effective forms of physical activity, particularly for older adults. This study examined the comparative effects of two types of walking interventions, including supervised group-based intervention (SGBI) and non-supervised individual-based intervention (NSIBI), on frailty syndrome, cognitive functions or skills, and health-related quality of life among sedentary older Saudi individuals. A 15-week double-blinded, randomized controlled trial (RCT) including three groups (two were intervention groups while the other was the control group) was conducted among older adults who were inactive to examine the effect of different forms of walking interventions on frailty syndrome, cognitive functions, and health-related quality of life. A total of 107 participants, including 65 males and 42 females, were divided into three groups, which include SGBI, NSIBI, and the control group. Frailty syndrome was measured using the physical performance test (PPT), while cognitive function and health-related quality of life were assessed using the Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Short Form 36 (SF 36) health survey questionnaire. One-way repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) and one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) with the pre- and post-tests were performed for within- and between-group differences. while post-test data for the control group participants were absent due to the change in elderly center regulation, and they were excluded from the analysis. Hence, the comparison was stated only between the intervention groups. Both of the intervention groups (SGBI and NSIBI) showed significant within-subject differences in the Physical Function subscale of the health-related quality of life scale only, with F(1,20) = 23.03,

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cognitive skillfrailty syndromeolder adultsquality of lifeSaudi Arabiawalking intervention

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PMID37998055
PMCPMC10670657
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