Home-Exercise vs General Physical Activity: Effect on Health-related Quality of Life
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The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of an exercised-based programme developed for older people admitted at a geriatric outpatient clinic and to see if a home-exercise program enhances the effect. The outcomes considered is health-related quality of life, balance-self confidence, balance and mobility.
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Older people discharge from hospital often have decreased functional and physiological reserve that make them vulnerable of being dependent of others. Research have shown that older people discharge from hospital are vulnerable for functional decline during hospital stay and this decline can persist 6 to 18 months after discharge from hospital.Exercise interventions are proven to have effect on mobility, balance and falls among community-dwelling older people and several studies have shown that deconditioning as a consequence of disuse is reversible with training even in very old individuals. However, few studies have evaluated the effects of physical activity promotion and exercise intervention among elderly recently discharge from a geriatric outpatient clinic.
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- home-dwelling patients who were admitted at the geriatric clinic.
- Assessed by a doctor to tolerate training
- Able to walk in the corridor for 3 min with or without assistive device
Exclusion criteria
- Cognitive disorders mini mental status < 24
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110 participants in 1 patient group
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