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Can play increase standing tolerance?
— A pilot study | | Author(s) | Steve Hoppes |
| Journal title | Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, vol 15, no 1, 1997 |
| Pages | pp 65-74 |
| Source | Haworth Document Delivery Center, Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA. |
| Keywords | Mobility ; Indoor games ; Pilot ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This pilot study investigated whether game-playing could be used with a geriatric population to improve standing tolerance. 10 subjects, aged 66 to 85, who were unable to maintain a functional standing position (which interfered with activities of daily living (ADLs) and other purposeful activity) were timed during trials of static standing at a raised table. Trials involving play with a tabletop game were alternated with trials involving non-playful activities, such as reading, conversing, or folding towels. A Wilcoxon signed-ranks test for relative magnitudes of differences of performance indicated that subjects' standing tolerance was significantly greater while playing than while involved in other activities. The hypothesis that game-playing is ineffective was rejected at a level of significance of 0.01. Play is thus a purposeful activity that can be used to improve standing tolerance in geriatric populations. Further study to explore the issues of this pilot study is suggested. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981110226 A |
| Classmark | C4: HO: 4UC: 7T |
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