Exergaming in Older People Living with HIV Improves Balance, Mobility and Ameliorates Some Aspects of Frailty
| Autor: | Bijan Najafi, Fernando Blumenkron, Ivan Marin, Stephen A. Klotz, Shannon Smith, Suhitha Veeravelli |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty General Chemical Engineering STRIDE HIV Infections frailty General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation Quality of life sedentary lifestyle Issue 116 medicine exergame Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Gait Postural Balance Depression (differential diagnoses) Balance (ability) Sedentary lifestyle Aged General Immunology and Microbiology exercise business.industry General Neuroscience HIV Middle Aged biosensors Exercise Therapy Cohort Physical therapy Quality of Life Medicine Female business Psychosocial 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Visualized Experiments : JoVE |
| ISSN: | 1940-087X |
| Popis: | Approximately 1.2 million people in the United States live with HIV infection. Medical advancements have increased the life expectancy and this cohort is aging. HIV-positive individuals have a high incidence of frailty (~20%) characterized by depression and sedentary behavior. Exercise would be healthy, but due to the frail status of many HIV-positive individuals, conventional exercise is too taxing. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability of a novel game-based training program (exergame) in ameliorating some aspects of frailty in HIV-infected individuals. Ten older people living with HIV were enrolled in an exergame intervention. Patients performed balance exercises such as weight shifting, ankle reaching, and obstacle crossing. Real-time visual/audio lower-extremity joint motion feedback was provided using wearable sensors to assist feedback and encourage subjects to accurately execute each exercise task. Patients trained twice a week for 45 min for 6 weeks. Changes in balance, gait, psychosocial parameters and quality of life parameters were assessed at the beginning, midterm and at conclusion of the training program. Ten patients completed the study and their results analyzed. The mean age was 57.2 ± 9.2 years. The participants showed a significant reduction in center of mass sway (78.2%, p = .045) during the semi-tandem balance stance with eyes closed and showed a significant increase in gait speed during a dual task motor-cognitive assessment (9.3%, p = .048) with an increase in stride velocity of over 0.1 m/sec. A significant reduction in reported pain occurred (43.5%, p = .041). Preliminary results of this exergame intervention show promise in improving balance and mobility while requiring older people living with HIV to be more active. The exergame can be continued at home and may have long term as well as short-term benefits for ameliorating frailty associated with HIV infection. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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