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

Autor: Leale I; Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy.; PhD Program in Health Promotion and Cognitive Sciences, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy., Figlioli F; Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy.; PhD Program in Health Promotion and Cognitive Sciences, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy., Giustino V; Sport 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., Brusa J; Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy., Barcellona M; Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy., Nocera V; Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy., Canzone A; Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy., Patti A; Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy., Messina G; Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele University, Via di Val Cannuta, 247, 00166, Rome, Italy.; PLab Research Institute, Palermo, Italy., Barbagallo M; Geriatric Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127, Palermo, Italy., Palma A; Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy.; Regional Sports School of Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) Sicilia, Palermo, Italy., Dominguez LJ; Geriatric Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 129, 90127, Palermo, Italy.; School of Medicine, University Kore, Enna, Italy., Battaglia G; Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Via Giovanni Pascoli, 6, 90144, Palermo, Italy.; Regional Sports School of Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) Sicilia, Palermo, Italy.
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Zdroj: Aging clinical and experimental research [Aging Clin Exp Res] 2024 Feb 02; Vol. 36 (1), pp. 18. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 02.
DOI: 10.1007/s40520-023-02648-9
Abstrakt: Background: The 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.
Methods: PubMed, 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.
Results: 3 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.
Conclusion: TC 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.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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