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Filter by:The aim of our study is to examine the relationship between dual task and physical and psychosocial factors in female patients with fibromyalgia. We will perform Dual Task Test, 6 min Walking Test, the Baecke Habitual Physical Activity Questionnaire, Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20, Tracking Test, General Self-Efficacy Scale the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, the Revised FM Impact Questionnaire, the Social Support Scale.
We aim to study if there are differences in outcomes between different age groups for persons with knee or hip osteoarthritis during treatment in digitally delivered exercise and education treatment.
The present study is the last part of a larger project investigating the health, quality of life and function of men having received radical treatment for prostate cancer in 2014-2018. In this study, physical function and level of physical activity will be tested and registered in a selection of older men who participated in the foregoing parts of the project. Comparisons will be made to similar data from a population-based cohort, matched on age and education.
This study aimed to explore the effects of a partnered multicomponent exercise program on improving the physical function and sense of well-being of elderly people in Long-term Care Facilities (LTCFs).
This study is a randomized controlled trial in which hospitalized patients with anemia are randomized to receive transfusion at: a) Hb<9g/dL (liberal transfusion strategy), or b) Hb<7g/dL (restrictive transfusion strategy). We are measuring self-reported fatigability, fatigue, and activity levels at randomization and 7 days post hospital discharge in both trial arms. In a subset of 75 patients in each trial arm (150 total), we will are administering the 6 Minute Walk Test at randomization and 7 days post discharge.
Cognitive frailty is a clinical syndrome in which cognitive impairment (e.g., poor memory, visuospatial function) and physical frailty (e.g., slowness, poor muscle strength, physical inactivity) co-exist. It is prevalent in community-dwelling older people. The progressive decline of cognitive and physical functions restricts older people from participating in activities (e.g., social get-togethers). Reduced participation further jeopardizes their life-space mobility (e.g., ability to travel to areas far away from home). Therefore, those with cognitive frailty are at risk of developing dementia and becoming dependent. Simultaneous motor-cognitive training is more effective at promoting optimal functioning in older people than motor or cognitive training alone. Gaming is effective at promoting the motivation to participate. The contents of games in the market are unrelated to the context or daily living of the elderly. Currently, available training is non-simultaneous. This makes the training less transferable to the daily life of the elderly and reduces its effects. Virtual reality (VR) technology can provide a virtual space that mimics the real environment. This allows clients to participate in daily activities in a virtual space. Older people can be trained to improve their cognitive and physical skills in a painless, fun way. However, the effect and feasibility of employing simultaneous motor-cognitive training launching on a VR platform mimicking the daily living environment in older people with cognitive frailty is poorly known. Following the findings from the previous proof-of-concept test (registration number: NCT04467216), we proceed to implement the study to 400 participants from six different elderly centres between the period of March 2021 and December 2022.
The overall goal of this study is to determine if implementing structured exercises prevent decline in muscle mass, muscle strength and physical function in men with prostate cancer undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Our main hypothesis is that structured resistance exercise training in men undergoing ADT will preserve physical function assessed by loaded stair climbing power compared with the control group. The trial will also examine the efficacy of the exercise regimen on muscle strength, QOL and fatigue. The findings of this trial will lay the groundwork for definitive intervention trials to prevent frailty and falls in these men.
The aim of this study is to determine whether dairy or plant based fats combined with fish oils can alter skeletal muscle mitochondrial, physical, and cognitive function.
There are few studies that already have validated specific raw accelerometer cut-points for people over 65 years old. The purpose of the present study is to validate raw accelerometer cut points for general people over 65 years old and specific raw accelerometer cut points based on the functional status of older adults over 65 years old. The study will be carried out with an observational approach. Participants will be divided into 4 groups. First of them will be made grouping all subjects and the rest divided according to their functional status. They will perform different-intensity physical activities while wearing accelerometers attached to their body and wearing a portable gas analyser too. Their intensity will be assessed based on their own Rest Metabolic Rate (RMR). Energy expenditure and accelerations will be matched and, based on that, sedentary behaviour, light physical activity and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity cut-points will be derived.
This pilot study will lay the foundation for the first large-scale trial evaluating the psychosocial and physical health benefits of a widely available and promising Qigong intervention (Eight Brocades) for distressed cancer caregivers (CCGs). CCGs represent a well-defined, large and growing subset of a larger population of CGs that overlap greatly in the constellations of morbidities that lead to high levels of distress. The multi-modal nature of the Eight Brocades Qigong regimen explicitly targets both psychosocial and physical functional symptoms, thus expanding the scope of mind-body studies for CGs to date, which have largely focused on stress management and psychological well-being. This pilot study, and the eventual large-scale comparative effectiveness trial, explores the effectiveness of Qigong training delivered in both community-based group classes and through self-guided internet-based modules supplemented with one-on-one virtual learning support. This trial will be the first to explore the delivery of Qigong to caregivers using an internet-based program, potentially leading to wider accessibility to mind-body therapies, and providing an alternative to community-based group-class learning.