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- Title
Effects of Modern Online and Traditional Offline Exercise Programs on the Frailty, Physical function, Emotional, and Social Support on Chinese Community-Dwelling Frail Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trail.
- Authors
Yan Zhu; Hui Xie; Li Zhang; Xiao-Juan Su; Hong-Yu Wang
- Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study were to explore the effects of 12-week modern online and traditional offline exercise programs on physical function, frailty status, emotional, and social support of pre-frail older adults. Methods: The traditional offline exercise programs were offered at a local community center, and the modern online programs were done partly at home and partly modern online. Sixty older adults were randomly allocated into the traditional offline group (n = 30; 66.96 ± 4.43 years) and the modern online + traditional offline groups (n =30; 65.85 ± 5.61 years). The exercise programs for both groups included strength, balance, and gait exercises and were done twice/week for 60 min/session. We recorded the study parameters (demographic features, frailty, and physical function) at the baseline as well as at the end of the exercise program. Results: Maximum subjects observed a reversal of the pre-frail status with an increase in physical function and a decrease in fat mass in both groups; however, the CB group showed a relatively significant improvement in physical function. Conclusion: The modern online + traditional offline exercise programs were not only effective in improving the physical condition, but also enhanced psychological status, social support, and adherence. Thus, based on these results, modern online + traditional offline exercise programs were preferable for improving the overall health of pre-frail older adults.
- Subjects
SOCIAL support; FRAIL elderly; EXERCISE physiology; GAIT in humans; POSTURAL balance; CLINICAL trials
- Publication
TMR Integrative Nursing, 2021, Vol 5, Issue 3, p103
- ISSN
2522-6371
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12032/TMRIN2021062504