Texercise effectiveness: Impacts on physical functioning and quality of life
| Autor: | Ory, Marcia G, Smith, Matthew Lee, Jiang, Luohua, Howell, Doris, Chen, Shuai, Pulczinski, Jairus C, Stevens, Alan B |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities program evaluation Health Promotion Human Movement and Sports Sciences Texas Exercise Therapy Treatment Outcome quality of life Physical Fitness Clinical Research Behavioral and Social Science Humans physical functioning Female Gait Geriatric Assessment Gerontology older adults Aged |
| Zdroj: | Ory, MG; Smith, ML; Jiang, L; Howell, D; Chen, S; Pulczinski, JC; et al.(2015). Texercise effectiveness: Impacts on physical functioning and quality of life. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 23(4), 622-629. doi: 10.1123/japa.2014-0072. UC Davis: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/7rt269rk Journal of aging and physical activity, vol 23, iss 4 |
| Popis: | © 2015 Human Kinetics, Inc. This study examines the effectiveness of Texercise Select, a 12-week lifestyle program to improve physical functioning (as measured by gait speed) and quality of life. Baseline and 12-week follow-up assessments were collected from 220 enrollees who were older (mean = 75 years), predominantly female (85%), White (82%), and experiencing multiple comorbidities (mean = 2.4). Linear mixed-models were fitted for continuous outcome variables and GEE models with logit link function for binary outcome variables. At baseline, over 52% of participants had Timed Up-and-Go (TUG) test times of 12 s or more, which indicates below-normal performance. On average, participants showed significant reductions in TUG test scores at the postintervention (11% reduction, p < .001). Participants also showed significant improvements in general health status (p = .002), unhealthy physical days (p = .032), combined unhealthy physical and mental days (p = .006), and days limited from usual activity (p = .045). Findings suggest that performance indicators can be objectively collected and integrated into evaluation designs of community-based, activity-rich lifestyle programs. |
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