Walking in Natural Environments as Geriatrician’s Recommendation for Fall Prevention: Preliminary Outcomes from the 'Passiata Day' Model
| Autor: | Giuseppe Battaglia, Mario Barbagallo, Giuseppe Messina, Anna Bordonali, Antonio Palma, Mariangela Faraone, Jessica Brusa, Valerio Giustino, Ligia-Juliana Dominguez |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Battaglia G., Giustino V., Messina G., Faraone M., Brusa J., Bordonali A., Barbagallo M., Palma A., Dominguez L |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Renewable energy sources 03 medical and health sciences Elderly Green exercise 0302 clinical medicine medicine GE1-350 030212 general & internal medicine Environmental effects of industries and plants Body balance Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Risk of fall Significant difference Falls prevention Postural control green exercise sustainable exercise outdoor exercise walking program body balance postural control older people elderly falls prevention risk of falls Sagittal plane Environmental sciences medicine.anatomical_structure Sedentary group Closed eyes Outdoor exercise Physical therapy Older people Sustainable exercise business human activities Walking program 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Fall prevention |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability; Volume 12; Issue 7; Pages: 2684 Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 2684, p 2684 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su12072684 |
| Popis: | Background: The Geriatric Unit of the University of Palermo developed the “Passiata Day” model, a green exercise intervention consisting of a one-hour walk, once/week, in a city park. The purpose of this study was to assess body balance in older people who walked regularly compared to sedentary people. Methods: 106 older people (75 women and 31 men; mean age: 72.3 ± 8.2 years) without fall history were invited to participate voluntarily in this natural environment walking program. After six months, both the participants who had taken part regularly in the walk (i.e., the physical activity group (PAG; n = 72; 54 women and 18 men; mean age: 70.7 ± 7.2 years)), and who had not accepted to be included in the outdoor walking program (i.e., the sedentary group (SG; n = 34; 21 women and 13 men; mean age: 75.5 ± 9.4 years)), performed a stabilometric test with open eyes (OE) and with closed eyes (CE). Results: Our preliminary results showed significant differences between groups on the ellipse sway area both in the OE (p < 0.05) and in CE condition (p < 0.01). Moreover, we found a significant difference on sway along the frontal plane both in the OE (p < 0.05) and in the CE condition (p < 0.01), and on sway along the sagittal plane for the test with CE (p < 0.01). Conclusion: Based on our preliminary findings, we suggest that walking regularly in an outdoor setting could lead to a greater body balance in older people and could be recommended by geriatricians for preventing the risk of falls. The next step will be to investigate the effect of an experimental outdoor walking program structured in terms of intensity, frequency and volume. |
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