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SynthesisAging clinical and experimental research2024

Telecoaching as a new training method for elderly people: a systematic review.

Ignazio Leale, Flavia Figlioli, Valerio Giustino, Jessica Brusa, Matteo Barcellona, Valerio Nocera, Alberto Canzone, Antonino Patti, Giuseppe Messina, Mario Barbagallo and 3 more

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Synthesis in Aging clinical and experimental research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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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

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Ignazio LealeSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy.
Flavia FiglioliSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy.
Valerio GiustinoSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy. valerio.giustino@unipa.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4575-8021
Jessica BrusaSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy.
Matteo BarcellonaSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy.
Valerio NoceraSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy.
Alberto CanzoneSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy.
Antonino PattiSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy.
Giuseppe MessinaDepartment of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele University, Via di Val Cannuta, 247, 00166, Rome, Italy.
Mario BarbagalloGeriatric Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127, Palermo, Italy.
Antonio PalmaSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy.
Ligia J DominguezGeriatric Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127, Palermo, Italy.
Giuseppe BattagliaSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe numerous restrictive measures implemented during the recent COVID-19 pandemic have reduced the levels of physical activity (PA) carried out by elderly people and telecoaching (TC) could be a training method to maintain the recommended levels of PA. In fact, TC uses information and digital communications technologies, such as computers and mobile devices, to access training services remotely. Thus, this study aimed to systematically review the scientific literature to verify the application, efficacy, and safety of TC training programs.

methodsPubMed, Scopus, and Web of Sciences databases were used for this review, and randomized controlled trials analyzing TC training programs for elderly people were included. Only articles written in English and published in the last decade were considered.

results3 articles were included in the qualitative synthesis including 194 elderly people. The sample size ranged from 12 to 117 and the TC training program from 8 to 12 weeks. The TC training programs were applied to elderly people with metabolic diseases and respiratory diseases. TC training program was effective in elderly people with metabolic diseases while the benefits for respiratory diseases have yet to be clarified.

conclusionTC seems to be a safe, effective, and injury-free training method, despite its limited application in elderly population. Future studies should better investigate this training method in elderly people in order to evaluate the effectiveness in a wider range of diseases.

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Metabolic DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesAgedExerciseHumansPandemicsExerciseFalls preventionOlder peoplePhysical activityRisk of fallsSustainable exercise

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PMCPMC10837264

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