The effect of short-term health promotion intervention on motor function in community-dwelling older adults

Background Slow walking speed as one indicator of physical frailty has been found to be associated with deterioration of the health status. Although many reports have shown that exercise training improves motor function, it is unclear whether a group-based and short-term health promotion interventio...

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Published in:Aging clinical and experimental research 2019-04, Vol.31 (4), p.475-481
Main Authors: Kutsuna, Toshiki, Hiyama, Yoshinori, Kusaka, Satomi, Kusumoto, Yasuaki, Tsuchiya, Junko, Umeda, Masaru, Takahashi, Tetsuya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Exercise - physiology
Female
Frailty - prevention & control
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Health promotion
Health Promotion - methods
Humans
Independent Living - statistics & numerical data
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Older people
Original Article
Prospective Studies
Short term
Walking Speed - physiology
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Summary:Background Slow walking speed as one indicator of physical frailty has been found to be associated with deterioration of the health status. Although many reports have shown that exercise training improves motor function, it is unclear whether a group-based and short-term health promotion intervention will improve motor function in older adults. Aims This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a short-term health promotion intervention on motor function in community-dwelling older adults. Methods A 6-month middle-term and moderate-intensity programme (MTMIP) and a 6-week short-term high-intensity programme (STHIP) were conducted. There were 28 and 29 subjects selected for the MTMIP and STHIP, respectively. The difference in motor function test outcomes was compared by assessment of comfortable walking speed, maximal walking speed, a sit-to-stand test (STS), and a timed up-and-go test (TUG). Results Comfortable walking speed, maximum walking speed, STS and TUG were significantly improved at end of the programme in the STHIP group ( p  = 0.02, p  = 0.03, p  
ISSN:1720-8319
1594-0667
1720-8319
DOI:10.1007/s40520-018-0994-x