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Trial reportAmerican journal of public health1999

Exercise--it's never too late: the strong-for-life program.

A M Jette, M Lachman, M M Giorgetti, S F Assmann, B A Harris, C Levenson, M Wernick, D Krebs

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Trial report in American journal of public health, 1999. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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60citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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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

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

60 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 313 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Translating Strong for Life Into the Community Care Program: Lessons Learned.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2017
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  20. Improving physical activity and function in overweight and obese older adults with osteoarthritis of the knee: a feasibility study.Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

A M JetteSargent College, Boston University, MA 02215, USA. ajette@bu.edu
M Lachman
M M Giorgetti
S F Assmann
B A Harris
C Levenson
M Wernick
D Krebs
Boston University · US

Funding

STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE ADAPTIVE SELF-CONCEPTIONS FOR ENHANCED PHYSICAL ACTIVITYP50AG011669 · NIA · NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES, INC. · PI HEEREN, TIMOTHY C. · 1993 to 2002
$1.7M
DOES EXERCISE IMPROVE LOCOMOTION IN DISABLED ELDERS?R01AG012561 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI KREBS, DAVID E · 1994 to 1997
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NIA NIH HHS AG11669NIA NIH HHS R01AG12561
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis investigation determined whether an in-home resistance training program achieved health benefits in older adults with disabilities.

methodsA randomized controlled trial compared the effects of assigning 215 older persons to either a home-based resistance exercise training group or a waiting list control group. Assessments were conducted at baseline and at 3 and 6 months following randomization. The program consisted of videotaped exercise routines performed with elastic bands of varying thickness.

resultsHigh rates of exercise adherence were achieved, with 89% of the recommended exercise sessions performed over 6 months. Relative to controls, subjects who participated in the program achieved statistically significant lower extremity strength improvements of 6% to 12%, a 20% improvement in tandem gait, and a 15% to 18% reduction in physical and overall disability at the 6-month follow-up. No adverse health effects were encountered.

conclusionsThese findings provide important evidence that home-based resistance exercise programs designed for older persons with disabilities hold promise as an effective public health strategy.

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AgedExercise TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGaitGeriatric AssessmentHome Care ServicesHumansMalePersons with DisabilitiesProgram EvaluationVideotape Recording

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PMID9987467
PMCPMC1508501
OpenAlexW2154624667

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