一个试点二性随机受控试验的可行性,测试三个行为干预措施对老年人的认知,身体和日常功能的影响
Christine B Phillips1,2, Ava McVey1,2, Junyan Tian3
1Department of Psychology, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States.
Frontiers in aging
|June 12, 2023
概括
这项试点研究测试了针对老年人的干预措施.
科学领域:
- 老年学和康复科学 老年学和康复科学
- 人类运动和认知功能
背景情况:
- 保持功能能力对于老年人的独立性和福祉至关重要.
- 现有干预措施需要对其对老龄人口功能结果的影响进行严格评估.
研究的目的:
- 评估随机对照试验 (RCT) 的可行性,评估认知,身体和联合炼游戏干预措施.
- 检查这些干预措施对社区老年人的认知,身体和日常功能的影响.
主要方法:
- 一项试点随机对照试验,涉及55名社区居住的老年人 (平均年龄71.4岁).
- 参与者被随机分配到一个为期10周的干预:认知 (COG),物理 (EX),联合炼游戏 (EXCOG) 或控制 (CON).
- 通过招募,入学,坚持和保留来评估可行性;在基线,干预后和6个月后续测量功能结果.
主要成果:
- 对208个人的查导致26%的随机化率.
- 观察到高度坚持 (95%的会议完成) 和保留 (89%在测试后立即).
- 干预组的功能性结果的变化和变化模式在干预组之间有所不同.
结论:
- 试点研究证明了更大,全功率的RCT的可行性.
- 建议对设计修改进行建议,以优化对短期和长期培训影响的调查.
- 需要进一步的研究来证实这些干预措施在增强老年人的功能方面的有效性.
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