Physical activity, falls, and fractures among older adults: a review of the epidemiologic evidence
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Regular physical activity and exercise can lower the risk of falls and bone fractures in the elderly. This was the conclusion of researchers who analyzed the medical literature, including randomized controlled trials and observational studies.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2000
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A randomized controlled trial of exercise to improve outcomes of acute hospitalization in older adults
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A randomized controlled trial has been carried out to investigate use of exercise to improve outcomes of acute hospitalization in the elderly. Lack of exercise or physical activity during an acute illness/recovery may contribute to loss of functional ability in the elderly. An exercise program started during hospitalization and continued for a month was found not to shorten length of stay. It did, however, improve functional outcome at one month.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2000
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Improving recovery of function after hospitalization
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Recovery of function after hospitalization has been studied. It has been found that an exercise program begun during hospitalization and continued thereafter brings greater function in instrumental activities of daily living a month after hospitalization, if compared to conventional methods. Deconditioning connected to bed rest and inactivity in illness and hospitalization contributes to functional decline. It is hard to know how much of the benefit was exercise-derived and how much was from social aspects of the intervention. Dropout rates were different for the two groups, which might skew results. Various confounders might be important, despite author control of various baseline variables. This area is understudied, but has now been addressed in a preliminary way.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2000
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