TY - JOUR
T1 - A controlled trial of exercise by residents of old people's homes
AU - Mcmurdo, Marion E.T.
AU - Rennie, Lucy
PY - 1993/1/1
Y1 - 1993/1/1
N2 - Regular exercise is widely advocated for the young and middle-aged, but less is heard about its relevance to elderly people. This study reports the findings of a controlled trial of seated exercise in residents of local authority homes for the elderly. Forty-nine residents aged 64-91 years volunteered for the 7-month project, and participated in either twice-weekly exercise or reminiscence sessions. Primary outcome measures were postural sway, flexibility of the spine and knees, hand-grip strength and functional capacity. The average (range of) attendance at the exercise sessions was 91% (64-100%), and at the reminiscence sessions was 86% (46-100%). By the end of the project, the change observed in the exercise group was significantly different from that of the reminiscence group in terms of grip strength (p<0.02), spinal flexion (p<0.001), chair-to-stand time (p<0.001), activities of daily living (p<0.05), and self-rating of depression (p<0.01). Even very elderly residents of old peoples homes can benefit from participation in regular seated exercise and improve their functional capacity.
AB - Regular exercise is widely advocated for the young and middle-aged, but less is heard about its relevance to elderly people. This study reports the findings of a controlled trial of seated exercise in residents of local authority homes for the elderly. Forty-nine residents aged 64-91 years volunteered for the 7-month project, and participated in either twice-weekly exercise or reminiscence sessions. Primary outcome measures were postural sway, flexibility of the spine and knees, hand-grip strength and functional capacity. The average (range of) attendance at the exercise sessions was 91% (64-100%), and at the reminiscence sessions was 86% (46-100%). By the end of the project, the change observed in the exercise group was significantly different from that of the reminiscence group in terms of grip strength (p<0.02), spinal flexion (p<0.001), chair-to-stand time (p<0.001), activities of daily living (p<0.05), and self-rating of depression (p<0.01). Even very elderly residents of old peoples homes can benefit from participation in regular seated exercise and improve their functional capacity.
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U2 - 10.1093/ageing/22.1.11
DO - 10.1093/ageing/22.1.11
M3 - Article
C2 - 8438659
AN - SCOPUS:0027466206
VL - 22
SP - 11
EP - 15
JO - Age and Ageing
JF - Age and Ageing
SN - 0002-0729
IS - 1
ER -