TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-term maintenance of physical function in older adults following a DVD-delivered exercise intervention
AU - Roberts, Sarah
AU - Awick, Elizabeth
AU - Fanning, Jason T.
AU - Ehlers, Diane
AU - Motl, Robert W.
AU - McAuley, Edward
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Human Kinetics, Inc.
PY - 2017/1
Y1 - 2017/1
N2 - Previous evidence suggests physical activity interventions effectively produce short-term improvements in physical function for older adults. The present study examined whether improvements in physical function after a DVD-delivered exercise intervention were maintained 18 months postintervention. Older adults (n = 153) randomized to a 6-month DVD-delivered exercise intervention or an attentional control condition were contacted 18 months postintervention. Participants completed the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and measures of flexibility, strength, and functional limitations were taken. Analyses of variance were conducted to determine if improvements in physical function as a result of the intervention were maintained at follow-up. Improvements in the SPPB, F (1,125) = 3.70, p = .06, η2 = .03, and upper body strength, F (1,121) = 3.04, p = .08, η2 = .03 were maintained for the intervention condition. Home-based DVD exercise training interventions may hold promise for long-term maintenance of physical function in older adults.
AB - Previous evidence suggests physical activity interventions effectively produce short-term improvements in physical function for older adults. The present study examined whether improvements in physical function after a DVD-delivered exercise intervention were maintained 18 months postintervention. Older adults (n = 153) randomized to a 6-month DVD-delivered exercise intervention or an attentional control condition were contacted 18 months postintervention. Participants completed the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and measures of flexibility, strength, and functional limitations were taken. Analyses of variance were conducted to determine if improvements in physical function as a result of the intervention were maintained at follow-up. Improvements in the SPPB, F (1,125) = 3.70, p = .06, η2 = .03, and upper body strength, F (1,121) = 3.04, p = .08, η2 = .03 were maintained for the intervention condition. Home-based DVD exercise training interventions may hold promise for long-term maintenance of physical function in older adults.
KW - Aging
KW - Functional limitations
KW - Home-based intervention
KW - Physical activity
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U2 - 10.1123/japa.2015-0284
DO - 10.1123/japa.2015-0284
M3 - Article
C2 - 27180818
AN - SCOPUS:85010639082
SN - 1063-8652
VL - 25
SP - 27
EP - 31
JO - Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
JF - Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
IS - 1
ER -