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Filter by:Maintaining adequate physical activity (PA) and regularly exercising are very important to promote the good physical and mental health of the elderly. According to the transtheoretical model (TTM) framework, previous research studies have formulated many strategies to promote exercise behaviors, such as incentive strategies, combines municipal resources and links up with the referral of primary care institutions, or including patients in the decision-making process about exercise choices to enable patients to have greater autonomy. In addition, in terms of the strategic aspects of achieving goals, competitive incentives are also an effective strategy. Therefore, this study aims to find out the effects of the community-based physical fitness exercise course, which is given according to TTM, on improving functional fitness and exercise persistence of the older adults.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a structured 12-week program designed for older adults will improve physical function and, in parallel, circulating biomarkers of aging
Homebound older adults are among the highest users in health care systems. The high use of health care services is related to their physical limitations compounded by complex health and social care needs. Homebound older adults can be difficult to reach because they seldom participate and engage in community services due to their functional limitations, which leaves their health needs largely unrecognized at an earlier stage. This study tries to bring this group of older adults to the providers' attention and design a health-social oriented self-care mHealth program and subject it to empirical testing.
Older adults constitute the age group that leads the most sedentary life in society and is mostly affected by physical inactivity. This study was conducted to determine how nurse-led Motivational Interviewing (MI) based on the Trans-Theoretical Model (TTM) affected promoting physical activity in older adults. A randomised controlled trial. The population of this trial was composed of seniors aged between 65 and74 living in a family health center area in Yozgat, Turkey (N=1630). The study sample, estimated via power analysis (d=0.30; 1-β=0.80; α=0.05), constituted 117 older adults (Intervention Group (IG) n=58; Control Group (CG) n=59) who met the inclusion criteria. The data were gathered via a questionnaire, TTM-Scales, Physical Activity Scale for Elderly (PASE), KATZ-ADL by an independent researcher who was blinded to the study groups. A pedometer (JP-600) for each senior was used to calculate the average weekly step counts. The data were analyzed via IBM-SPSS version 23.0. Descriptive statistics, student's t-test, paired-samples t-test, Mann Whitney-U, the Wilcoxon Sign, Friedman, Pearson chi-square, and Fisher-Freeman-Halton exact tests were used to analyze the data. Cohen's d and dz formulas were used to calculate the effect sizes. MI sessions were held every two weeks in IG. No intervention was applied in CG. Significant progress was found in the change stages of IG compared to CG. The mean of step counts was significant in favour of IG, and the effect size was d=0.641. PASE total score increased significantly in IG, and the effect size was dz=0.202. This trial indicated that after the TTM-based MI, the change stages of the older adults improved, and their exercising behaviours promoted. In conclusion, TTM and MI are recommended to be used by the nurses toimprove healthy lifestyle behaviours in older adults, and studies to increase physical activity levels in this population should be conducted for a longer period, and studies with larger sample groups are recommended.
Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the role of Kinesiology ('Kinesio') tape in the physiological risk of falling in older adults. Methods: Twenty two older adults aged over 65 years and living in nursing homes. After assessment of demographic information, they were randomized into one of two groups [(Kinesio tape (n = 22) and control (n = 20)]. Kinesio tape was applied on the Kinesio tape group only and worn during a 2-week intervention period. Participants were evaluated with the Visual Analog Scale, Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up and Go Test, Mini-Mental State Examination, 30-Second Sit to Stand test and Functional Independent Measurement instrument at baseline, after 2 weeks of application and at 2-week follow-up.