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Muscle strength training program in nonagenarians - a randomized controlled trial
José Maria Cancela Carral1, Adriana López Rodríguez1, Irimia Mollinedo Cardalda1
1HealthyFit Research group, Department of Special Didactics, University of Vigo, E-36005, Faculty of Education Science and Sports, Pontevedra, Spain.
Objectives:
The study aims to improve the functional capacity and quality of life (QOL) of nonagenarian women by implementing an individualized muscle strength training program in a geriatric residential care home.
Study Design:
A randomized controlled trial.
Methods:
Twenty-six elderly women were randomized into a control group (CG) and an intervention group (SG). The SG carried out a strength program with TheraBands® for 12 weeks, with two weekly sessions. The assessment tools that we used pre- and post-intervention were the Barthel index of daily living activities, the five times sit-to-stand test (FTSTS) and timed up and go (TUG) test with wiva® sensors.
Results:
The SG maintained the Barthel index scores for activities of daily living and improved in the FTSTS; the CG showed a significant decrease on both tests. The dynamic balance test showed significant differences between groups for the variables sit to stand, peak angular velocity, anterior-posterior range, turning, stand to sit, total time, and speed.
Conclusions:
Individualized muscle strength training programs may help promote healthy lifestyles in such populations by maintaining autonomy, improving function and balance.
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