{"title":"Effects of resistance exercise programs on older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Seongho Choi, Junga Lee","doi":"10.12965/jer.2550362.181","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of resistance exercise programs on older adults' physical and psychological health indicators. Twelve randomized controlled trials published in Korean between January 2000 and July 2024 were included in this meta-analysis. The subjects in the selected studies were all aged 65 and over. The intervention group performed resistance exercise, and the control group did not engage in structured exercise programs. The resistance exercise programs were implemented for an average of 8-12 weeks, 2-3 sessions per week, with each session lasting 40-70 min. Effect sizes were calculated using standardized mean differences, and statistical analysis was conducted using R software. The results revealed that resistance exercise significantly improved various fall-related physical outcomes, including grip strength, flexibility, static and dynamic balance, lower body strength, and coordination. Also, fall efficacy was significantly increased. However, there was no statistically significant change in skeletal muscle mass and body fat percentage. These findings suggest that resistance exercise is an effective intervention for improving physical function and psychological stability in older adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":15771,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation","volume":"21 4","pages":"182-189"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12409148/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.12965/jer.2550362.181","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/8/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"REHABILITATION","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of resistance exercise programs on older adults' physical and psychological health indicators. Twelve randomized controlled trials published in Korean between January 2000 and July 2024 were included in this meta-analysis. The subjects in the selected studies were all aged 65 and over. The intervention group performed resistance exercise, and the control group did not engage in structured exercise programs. The resistance exercise programs were implemented for an average of 8-12 weeks, 2-3 sessions per week, with each session lasting 40-70 min. Effect sizes were calculated using standardized mean differences, and statistical analysis was conducted using R software. The results revealed that resistance exercise significantly improved various fall-related physical outcomes, including grip strength, flexibility, static and dynamic balance, lower body strength, and coordination. Also, fall efficacy was significantly increased. However, there was no statistically significant change in skeletal muscle mass and body fat percentage. These findings suggest that resistance exercise is an effective intervention for improving physical function and psychological stability in older adults.
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The Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation is the official journal of the Korean Society of Exercise Rehabilitation, and is published six times a year. Supplementary issues may be published. Its official abbreviation is "J Exerc Rehabil". It was launched in 2005. The title of the first volume was Journal of the Korean Society of Exercise Rehabilitation (pISSN 1976-6319). The journal title was changed to Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation from Volume 9 Number 2, 2013. The effects of exercise rehabilitation are very broad and in some cases exercise rehabilitation has different treatment areas than traditional rehabilitation. Exercise rehabilitation can be presented as a solution to new diseases in modern society and it can replace traditional medicine in economically disadvantaged areas. Exercise rehabilitation is very effective in overcoming metabolic diseases and also has no side effects. Furthermore, exercise rehabilitation shows new possibility for neuropsychiatric diseases, such as depression, autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, schizophrenia, etc. The purpose of the Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation is to identify the effects of exercise rehabilitation on a variety of diseases and to identify mechanisms for exercise rehabilitation treatment. The Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation aims to serve as an intermediary for objective and scientific validation on the effects of exercise rehabilitation worldwide. The types of manuscripts include research articles, review articles, and articles invited by the Editorial Board. The Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation contains 6 sections: Basic research on exercise rehabilitation, Clinical research on exercise rehabilitation, Exercise rehabilitation pedagogy, Exercise rehabilitation education, Exercise rehabilitation psychology, and Exercise rehabilitation welfare.
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