Effects of a One-Year Physical Activity Intervention for Older Adults at Congregate Nutrition Sites | Zendy

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Effects of a One-Year Physical Activity Intervention for Older Adults at Congregate Nutrition Sites

Author(s) -

Patricia A. Sharpe,

Katherine Jackson,

Christopher J. White,

Victoria L. Vaca,

Tom Hickey,

Jing Gu,

Conrad Otterness

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/37.2.208

Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , flexibility (engineering) , balance (ability) , physical therapy , physical activity , logistic regression , medicine , gerontology , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , nursing , statistics , mathematics

The effects of a physical activity intervention on strength, balance, motor coordination, and mobility were tested in a quasi-experiment at rural congregate nutrition sites. Twice-weekly sessions of low intensity movements were conducted for one year. Logistic regression results showed significant differences between intervention (n = 61) and comparison (n = 49) groups on several performance-based measures. Intervention subjects perceived significantly greater improvements in physical functioning over the previous year than did comparison subjects. A qualitative evaluation revealed perceived program benefits of pain reduction, increased flexibility, muscle strengthening, increased walking speed, and improved mental outlook.

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