Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 30, 2026
07:27
Exergaming in Older People Living with HIV Improves Balance, Mobility and Ameliorates Some Aspects of Frailty
Published on: October 6, 2016
10.2K
The effect of the Smart Health Continuous Feedback For Elderly Exercise (SHe CoFFEE) program on mobility: a
Jungeun Yi1, Sunhee Lee1, Seon Heui Lee2
1College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Frontiers in Public Health
|September 30, 2024
Summary
The Smart Health Continuous Feedback for elderly exercise (SHe CoFFEE) program improved mobility and fall prevention in seniors. This home-based online exercise intervention showed significant benefits for older adults.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Digital Health
- Exercise Science
Background:
- Mobility decline and fall risk are significant concerns for community-dwelling seniors.
- Traditional exercise programs may not be accessible or engaging for all older adults.
- The integration of technology in healthcare offers new avenues for health promotion.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the effectiveness of a home-based online exercise program, "Smart Health Continuous Feedback for elderly exercise (SHe CoFFEE)", on elderly mobility.
- To assess the program's impact on fall prevention and other health-related outcomes in older adults.
Main Methods:
- A randomized controlled trial involving 60 community-dwelling seniors.
- Intervention group received an 8-week "SHe CoFFEE" program with continuous feedback and fall prevention exercises.
- Primary outcome: Timed Up and Go (TUG) test at 8 weeks. Secondary outcomes included balance, walking, and quality of life measures.
Main Results:
- The "SHe CoFFEE" intervention group demonstrated significantly improved TUG scores compared to the control group at 8 weeks.
- The intervention also led to greater improvements in secondary outcomes such as walking tests and balance confidence, excluding quality of life.
- Both intention-to-treat and per-protocol analyses confirmed the positive effects of the program.
Conclusions:
- Home-based online exercise programs like "SHe CoFFEE" are effective for enhancing mobility and promoting fall prevention in older adults.
- Smart healthcare and self-managed exercise interventions show promise for community-based health promotion, even for seniors less familiar with technology.
- The findings support the viability of digital health solutions for aging populations.
Related Concept Videos
01:22Pharmacokinetics in Geriatric Patients: Effect of Age on Drug Absorption
As individuals age, their body's physiology evolves, affecting drug pharmacokinetics. The most apparent changes occur in the gastrointestinal tract, where an increase in gastric pH, a delay in gastric emptying, and a reduction in gastrointestinal motility are observed. Remarkably, these changes do not substantially modify the absorption of orally administered drugs, particularly those absorbed via passive diffusion.Transdermal drug delivery emerges as a highly viable method for older adults due...
01:00Pharmacokinetics in Geriatric Patients: Effect of Age on Drug Distribution
Drug distribution in the human body is influenced by several factors, including plasma protein concentration, body composition, blood flow, tissue-protein concentration, and tissue fluid pH. Among these, changes in plasma protein concentration and body composition due to aging significantly affect how drugs are distributed within the body. Specifically, aging is associated with a decrease in albumin levels by about 10% and an increase in α1-acid glycoprotein levels. These alterations are not...
01:18Pharmacokinetics in Geriatric Patients: Effect of Age on Drug Metabolism
Geriatric patients show significant variation in how their bodies process medications, which can change how effective and safe treatments are. The liver is the primary organ where drug metabolism occurs, involving two main types of chemical reactions: phase I and II. Phase I metabolism is driven by the cytochrome P450 enzyme system, which includes key types such as CYP3A, CYP2D6, and CYP2C9. Research indicates that while aging doesn't notably alter the levels or activity of these enzymes, it...
01:18Pharmacokinetics in Geriatric Patients: Effect of Age on Drug Excretion
In geriatric patients, renal physiology undergoes significant changes, including diminished renal blood flow and a lower glomerular filtration rate (GFR), leading to alterations in medication clearance. Drugs such as aminoglycoside antibiotics, lithium, and digoxin, which rely on glomerular filtration for removal from the body, particularly impact pharmacokinetics. These drugs tend to have slower clearance rates in older adults, necessitating careful dosage considerations.Evaluation of renal...
01:27Pharmacodynamics in Geriatric Patients: Effects of Age
Age-related pharmacokinetic changes are extensively documented, but understanding age-related pharmacodynamic alterations is relatively limited. This knowledge gap can be partly attributed to the complexity of developing appropriate measures of drug responses compared to bioanalytical methods for determining drug concentrations.Most information regarding age-related differences in human pharmacodynamics originates from cross-sectional studies. However, these studies assume that observed mean...
01:26Aging
Aging is a complex biological phenomenon influenced by various processes that affect cellular and systemic functions. Several prominent theories attempt to explain its mechanisms, highlighting cellular limitations, oxidative damage, and hormonal changes as central factors in aging.
Cellular Clock Theory
The cellular clock theory posits that the human lifespan is closely tied to the finite capacity of cells to divide, a phenomenon governed by telomeres, which are protective caps at the ends of...
Cellular Clock Theory
The cellular clock theory posits that the human lifespan is closely tied to the finite capacity of cells to divide, a phenomenon governed by telomeres, which are protective caps at the ends of...