活力针练习计划对可能患有沙科佩尼亚的老年人的影响:混合方法试点研究
Brittany Murley1, Kuei-Min Chen2, Christine S Gipson3
1Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Tyler, TX, USA.
概括
这项研究发现,活力针 (VA) 炼计划显著改善了可能患有肉症的老年人手握力. 参与者还报告说,VA计划对他们的日常生活产生了积极的影响.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 运动生理学 运动生理学
- 康复科学 康复科学 康复科学
背景情况:
- 与年龄相关的肌肉质量和力量损失,称为肉症,常见于居住在长期护理 (LTC) 设施中的老年人.
- 皮症对功能独立性,生活质量产生负面影响,并增加医疗保健成本.
- 这种人群需要有效的,可访问的运动干预措施.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估活力针 (VA) 运动计划对身体功能,生活质量和睡眠的影响,在LTC设施中,在可能患有肉症的老年人中.
- 探索参与VA计划的居民的生活经历.
- 为了确定24周VA干预的可行性和影响.
主要方法:
- 采用了一种混合方法试点研究设计.
- 27名可能患有肉症的参与者被随机分配到对照组或VA组.
- 在VA组参与了24周的每周3次40分钟的坐姿炼,收集了定量和定性数据.
主要成果:
- 与对照组 (p=0.008) 相比,VA组表现出手握强度的统计学上显著改善.
- 定性分析表明,VA计划对参与者的日常生活产生了积极的影响.
- 在其他测量参数中没有发现显著差异,因此需要进一步调查.
结论:
- 活力针 (VA) 计划在LTC环境中显示出作为一个全面的,以证据为基础的运动干预措施对可能患有肉症的老年人有希望.
- 该计划对参与者的福祉和日常运作产生了积极的影响.
- 建议使用更大的样本大小进行进一步研究,以证实这些发现.
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