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Exercise and health-related quality of life in older community-dwelling adults
— a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials | | Author(s) | George A Kelley, Kristi S Kelley, Jennifer M Hootman |
| Journal title | Journal of Applied Gerontology, vol 28, no 3, June 2009 |
| Pages | pp 369-394 |
| Source | http://jag.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | Exercise ; Health [elderly] ; Quality of life ; Living in the community ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | The authors used the meta-analytic approach to examine the effects of physical activity on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in older community-dwelling adults. A random-effects model was used for all primary analyses. Of the 257 studies screened, 11 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) representing 13 groups and 617 men and women (324 physical activity, 293 control), all older than 50, were included. Overall, a significant (small to moderate) standardized effect size improvement was found for physical function as a result of physical activity (Hedges's g = 0.41, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.19, 0.64, p < .001). This was equivalent to a common language effect size of 62% and an odds ratio of 2.14 (95% CI = 1.42, 3.24). No significant differences were found for the other nine HRQOL outcomes. Although additional research is needed, results suggest that physical activity improves self-reported physical function, a component of HRQOL, in older community-dwelling adults. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090701207 A |
| Classmark | CEA: CC: F:59: K4: 64A |
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