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The effects of multidimensional exercise on functional decline, urinary incontinence, and fear of falling in community-dwelling elderly women with multiple symptoms of geriatric syndrome: A randomized controlled and 6-month follow-up trial
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Archives of Gerontology & Geriatrics . Jan2011, Vol. 52 Issue 1, p99-105. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- This study assessed the effects of multidimensional exercises on functional decline, urinary incontinence, and fear of falling in community-dwelling Japanese elderly women with multiple symptoms of geriatric syndrome (MSGS). Sixty-one participants were randomly assigned either to an intervention (n =31) or to a control group (n =30). For 3-month period, the intervention group received multidimensional exercise, twice a week, aiming to increase the muscle strength, walking ability, and pelvic floor muscle (PFM). Outcome variables were measured at baseline, and after intervention and follow-up. The functional decline of the intervention group decreased from 50.0% at baseline to 16.7% after intervention and follow-up (Q =16.67, p <0.001). For urinary incontinence, the intervention group decreased from 66.7% at baseline to 23.3% after intervention and 40.0% at follow-up (Q =13.56, p =0.001), whereas the control group showed no improvement. Intervention group showed greater and significant decrease in the score of MSGS compared to control group (F =12.66, p =0.001). Within the subjects that showed improvement to normal status of MSGS, a significantly higher proportion demonstrated increased maximum walking speed at follow-up (Q =6.50, p =0.039). These results suggest that multidimensional exercise is an effective strategy for reducing geriatric syndromes in elderly population. An increase in walking ability may contribute to the improvement of MSGS. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
- Subjects :
- *FUNCTIONAL loss in older people
*EXERCISE for older people
*URINARY incontinence
*ACCIDENTAL falls in old age
*FEAR of falling
*OLDER women
*GERIATRICS
*ACCIDENTAL falls
*EXERCISE
*GERIATRIC assessment
*ANALYSIS of variance
*CHI-squared test
*COMPUTER software
*INTERVIEWING
*LIFE skills
*PROBABILITY theory
*RESEARCH funding
*SELF-evaluation
*STATISTICS
*SURVEYS
*T-test (Statistics)
*DATA analysis
*RANDOMIZED controlled trials
*INDEPENDENT living
*OLD age
*PSYCHOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01674943
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Archives of Gerontology & Geriatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 55498191
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2010.02.008