TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of physical therapists' guidance on improvement in a strength-training program for the frail elderly
AU - Boshuizen, Hendriek C.
AU - Stemmerik, Lysander
AU - Westhoff, Marja H.
AU - Hopman-Rock, Marijke
PY - 2005/1/1
Y1 - 2005/1/1
N2 - Elderly participants experiencing difficulty in chair rising and with a maximum knee-extensor torque below 87.5 N · m were randomized to different versions of a strength-training program for the knee-extensors: to a high-guidance group (HG; two group sessions supervised by a physical therapist and one unsupervised home session per week, n = 17), a medium-guidance group (MG; one supervised group session and two unsupervised home sessions per week, n = 16), or a control group (C; no exercise, n = 16). Maximal isometric knee strength increased more in HG than in C (p = .03) and with increasing guidance (p = .03). The effect was mainly the result of participants with low initial strength. Walking speed increased more for HG than for C (p = .02) and than for MG (p = .06). No statistically significant improvements were seen on other functional tests. In summary, the study shows a trend toward better results with more supervision, but more and larger studies are needed to confirm this.
AB - Elderly participants experiencing difficulty in chair rising and with a maximum knee-extensor torque below 87.5 N · m were randomized to different versions of a strength-training program for the knee-extensors: to a high-guidance group (HG; two group sessions supervised by a physical therapist and one unsupervised home session per week, n = 17), a medium-guidance group (MG; one supervised group session and two unsupervised home sessions per week, n = 16), or a control group (C; no exercise, n = 16). Maximal isometric knee strength increased more in HG than in C (p = .03) and with increasing guidance (p = .03). The effect was mainly the result of participants with low initial strength. Walking speed increased more for HG than for C (p = .02) and than for MG (p = .06). No statistically significant improvements were seen on other functional tests. In summary, the study shows a trend toward better results with more supervision, but more and larger studies are needed to confirm this.
KW - Activities of daily living
KW - Aging
KW - Exercise therapy
KW - Gait
KW - Muscle physiology
KW - Muscular-atrophy pathology
KW - Walking
KW - Weight lifting
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=11244314289&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.13.1.5
DO - https://doi.org/10.1123/japa.13.1.5
M3 - Article
C2 - 15677832
SN - 1063-8652
VL - 13
SP - 5
EP - 22
JO - Journal of aging and physical activity
JF - Journal of aging and physical activity
IS - 1
ER -