Physical Exercise Training Improves Quality of Life in Healthy Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis

The current meta-analysis first aimed to quantify the overall effect of physical exercise training on the quality of life (QoL) in healthy older adults. Second, the effects on the social, physical, and psychological QoL were assessed. In total, 16 randomized controlled trials were included. The prim...

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Published in:Journal of aging and physical activity 2020-02, Vol.28 (1), p.81-93
Main Authors: Raafs, Bente M, Karssemeijer, Esther G A, Van der Horst, Lizzy, Aaronson, Justine A, Olde Rikkert, Marcel G M, Kessels, Roy P C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aging
Clinical trials
Exercise
Female
Fitness training programs
Healthy Aging
Humans
Male
Meta-analysis
Older people
Quality of Life
Social education
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Summary:The current meta-analysis first aimed to quantify the overall effect of physical exercise training on the quality of life (QoL) in healthy older adults. Second, the effects on the social, physical, and psychological QoL were assessed. In total, 16 randomized controlled trials were included. The primary analysis showed a medium effect of physical exercise training on QoL in healthy older adults (standard mean difference [SMD] = 0.38, confidence interval, CI, [0.18, 0.59], p < .05). The secondary analyses showed a positive medium effect of physical exercise training on the physical component of QoL (SMD = 0.39, CI [0.17, 0.60], p < .05), and a positive medium effect of physical exercise training on the psychological component of QoL (SMD = 0.348, CI [0.125, 0.570], p < .05), and no significant effect of physical exercise training on the social component of QoL was observed (SMD = 0.16, CI [-0.07, 0.38], p = .17). These findings warrant implementation efforts pertaining to exercise training for older adults to improve the QoL in our aging societies.
ISSN:1063-8652
1543-267X
DOI:10.1123/japa.2018-0436