A Short-Duration Combined Exercise and Education Program to Improve Physical Function and Social Engagement in Community-Dwelling Elderly Adults.

IF 1.3 Q2 Social Sciences

International Quarterly of Community Health Education Pub Date : 2020-07-01 Epub Date: 2019-12-22 DOI:10.1177/0272684X19896732

Satoshi Yamamoto, Daisuke Ishii, Akira Noguchi, Kenya Tanamachi, Yoshitaka Okamoto, Yuka Takasaki, Kazuhiro Miyata, Yoshihiko Fujita, Hiroshi Kishimoto, Kazushi Hotta, Koichi Iwai, Yutaka Kohno

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Abstract

Exercise is a key intervention for improving older adults' physical function and life expectancy. Here, we investigated a short-term intervention program designed to improve the physical functioning of elderly adults in a community-dwelling setting. We examined the effect of a 5-week combined exercise and education program on the physical function, social engagement, mobility performance, and fear of falling in 42 subjects older than 65 years. Eleven subjects dropped out. There was significant improvement in the 30-second chair stand test (p < .001) and timed up-and-go test (p < .001) between the baseline and the last session. At the end of the intervention, the subjects' social engagement was significantly higher than at baseline (p = .022), but this improvement was not maintained in the follow-up assessment. These results suggest that a combined exercise and education program can improve the physical function and social engagement of elderly individuals living in a community dwelling.

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一项短期运动与教育相结合的计划，以改善社区居住的老年人的身体功能和社会参与。

锻炼是改善老年人身体机能和预期寿命的关键干预措施。在这里，我们调查了一个旨在改善社区居住环境中老年人身体功能的短期干预计划。我们对42名65岁以上的老年人进行了为期5周的运动和教育结合项目，对他们的身体机能、社会参与、活动表现和对跌倒的恐惧的影响进行了研究。11名受试者退出。在30秒的椅子站立测试中有显著的改善(p p p = 0.022)，但在后续评估中没有保持这种改善。这些结果表明，运动和教育相结合的计划可以改善社区老年人的身体功能和社会参与。

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International Quarterly of Community Health Education PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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