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| Improving functional performance through a group-based free weight strength training program in residents of two assisted living communities | | Author(s) | Patricia A Brill, Marge Matthews, Jenifer Mason |
| Journal title | Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, vol 15, no 3, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 57-70 |
| Source | Haworth Document Delivery Center, Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA. |
| Keywords | Self care capacity ; Mobility ; Residents [care homes] ; Care homes ; Living in groups in institutions ; Sheltered housing ; Weight ; Exercise ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | 84 residents of two US assisted living communities (51 exercisers, 33 non-exercisers) aged 67-97 years participated in a 12-week pilot study to determine the effect of a group-based free weight strength training programme to improve strength and functional performance. Six upper and eight lower body exercises were selected to improve activities of daily living (ADL) such as walking, transferring, and bathing. A pre-test/post-test design was used to measure change in strength and functional performance. Outcome measures were: functional performance (1 and 5 times chair stand, 6m gait walk, balance); health perception (general health, sleep patterns, fear of falling); and medication usage. No participant injuries or other adverse effects were noted. Functional performance improved significantly; more exercise participants reported their health as good, very good, or excellent; and they also felt rested when they woke up, rarely waking during the night. Fear of falling decreased in exercise participants, but increased in the non-participants. Medication use significantly decreased in the exercisers compared with the non-exercisers. Such training programmes are significantly associated with improved functional performance. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980903220 A |
| Classmark | CA: C4: KX: KW: KAB: KLA: 4X6: CEA: 7T |
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