Physical and Motor Fitness Tests for Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review

This systematic review aimed to identify the physical/motor fitness tests for nursing home residents and to examine their psychometric properties. Electronic databases were searched for articles published between January 2005 and October 2021 using MeSh terms and relevant keywords. Of the total of 4...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-04, Vol.19 (9), p.5058
Main Authors: Galhardas, Luis, Raimundo, Armando, Del Pozo-Cruz, Jesús, Marmeleira, José
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of daily living
Aging
Exercise
Institutionalization
Literature reviews
Manual dexterity
Mental health
Muscle Strength
Nursing Homes
Nursing skills
Older people
Physical Fitness
Physical fitness tests
Proprioception
Psychometrics
Quantitative psychology
Reviews
Systematic Review
Text analysis
Validity
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Summary:This systematic review aimed to identify the physical/motor fitness tests for nursing home residents and to examine their psychometric properties. Electronic databases were searched for articles published between January 2005 and October 2021 using MeSh terms and relevant keywords. Of the total of 4196 studies identified, 3914 were excluded based on title, abstracts, or because they were duplicates. The remaining 282 studies were full-text analyzed, and 41 were excluded, resulting in 241 studies included in the review. The most common physical component assessed was muscle strength; 174 (72.2%) studies assessed this component. Balance (138 studies, 57.3%) and agility (102 studies, 42.3%) were the second and third components, respectively, most widely assessed. In this review, we also describe the most used assessment tests for each physical/motor component. Some potentially relevant components such as manual dexterity and proprioception have been little considered. There are few studies assessing the psychometric properties of the tests for nursing home residents, although the data show that, in general, they are reliable. This review provides valuable information to researchers and health-care professionals regarding the physical/motor tests used in nursing home residences, helping them select the screening tools that could most closely fit their study objectives.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph19095058