Effects of Exercise Programs to Prevent Decline in Health-Related Quality of Life in Highly Deconditioned Institutionalized Elderly Persons

Abstract

clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00623532.

Um estudo transversal sobre atividade física e qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde em idosos institucionalizados e não institucionalizados

“…Thus, it is known that the practice of regular physical activity is associated with better HRQoL, regardless of age, level of education, obesity or other chronic diseases present in institutionalized elderly. 10 Similar findings were described in community-dwelling elders, supporting the fact that having a good fitness level by increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary lifestyle is associated with better physical and mental component of HRQoL in elderly noninstitutionalized. 11,12 Other studies included both noninstitutionalized and institutionalized older adults in order to compare the perception of quality of life, 13 physical activity and fitness, 14 the relationship between functional capacity and HRQoL, 15 or the influence of physical activity in the physical and mental components of HRQoL.…”

Association between physical activity and quality of life in the elderly: a systematic review, 2000-2012

“…Most studies (73.81%) included participants of both sexes, and 11 studies (26.19%) 2,25,27,33,35,36,40,46,54,56,62 only included women. The majority of studies included healthy, elderly individuals who were living independently (92.86%), while others included institutionalized elderly subjects (7.14%) 30,47,57 or elderly subjects with health problems. These health problems included dizziness (2.38%), 51 depression (2.38%), 57 hypertension (2.38%), 45 cancer (9.52%), 28,33,49,59 and osteoarthritis (2.38%).…”

“…25,32 The following instruments were used in one (2.38%) study each: Medical Outcomes Study (MOS), 24 Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), 30 Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale (IADL), 31 Lund Gerontology Centre Life Quality Questionnaire (LGC), 53 European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life questionnaire, version C30 (EORTC-QLQ-C30), 59 and Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (HRQL). 34 Due to the variability of PA and QoL assessment tools, a meta-analysis could not be performed.…”

“…Of the intervention studies, three (27.27%) 25,29,32 were conducted in Brazil, and the rest in the following countries: United States (9.1%), 24 England (9.1%), 26 the Netherlands (9.1%), 27 Australia (9.1%), 28 France (9.1%), 30 Japan (9.1%), 31 Canada (9.1%), 33 and Iceland (9.1%). 34 The duration of the 11 intervention studies ranged from 3 29 to 12 24,26,31,33 months, but only six of these studies were randomized.…”

“…34 The duration of the 11 intervention studies ranged from 3 29 to 12 24,26,31,33 months, but only six of these studies were randomized. The duration of each PA session ranged from 30 30 to 90 minutes, 31 and the weekly frequency (number of sessions) ranged from one 31 to five 33 sessions per week. Twelve different exercise programs were employed in the analyzed intervention studies.…”