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ArticleInternational journal of aging & human development2024

Examining the Impact of Far-Infrared Technology on Quality of Life in Older Adults.

Melanie Homan, Shavonnye U L Rath, Virginia L S Green, Jennifer Hutson, Marcie J Myers, Joshua D Guggenheimer

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Article in International journal of aging & human development, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 40% 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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Melanie HomanSt. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN, USA.
Shavonnye U L RathSt. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN, USA.
Virginia L S GreenSt. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN, USA.
Jennifer HutsonSt. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN, USA.
Marcie J MyersSt. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8833-9292
Joshua D GuggenheimerSt. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-3788-5871
St. Catherine University · US

Funding

Katies for Aging Research and Equity (KARE) at St. Catherine UniversityR25AG060892 · NIA · ST. CATHERINE UNIVERSITY · PI CAMPBELL, KATHERINE ANN, GUGGENHEIMER, JOSH · 2019 to 2024
$2.0M
NIA NIH HHS R25 AG060892
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of far-infrared (FIR) heat on quality of life (QOL) in older adults. Participants were assigned to either a convective heat group (CON) or a convective and FIR group. Participants received six, 30-min heat sessions over the course of three weeks. Pre- and post-assessments included physical measures such as range of motion, gait speed, Timed Up and Go, and hand grip strength. Standardized questionnaires were used to determine pain severity and its interference with daily life, and the impact pain had on overall QOL. Pain severity was significantly reduced (from 3.31 to 2.5,

Indexed as

Infrared RaysQuality of LifeAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHand StrengthHumansMalePainRange of Motion, ArticularADARolder adultspainquality of lifethermotherapy

Identifiers

PMID38532698
PMCPMC11427590
OpenAlexW4393231893

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