Effects of a multimodal exercise program in pedal dexterity and balance: study with Portuguese older adults of different contexts

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2013

Authors

Joao Silva (Author) Other; Olga Vasconcelos (Author) FADEUP; Paula Rodrigues (Author) Other; Joana Carvalho (Author) FADEUP

Journal

Title: European Reviews of Aging and Physical Activity

Vol. 10

Pages: 141-150

ISSN: 1813-7253

Publisher: Springer Nature

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Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Clinical medicine

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-006-6TX

DOI: 10.1007/s11556-013-0129-5

Abstract (EN): This study investigated the effects of a multimodal exercise program (MEP) on pedal dexterity and balance in two groups of older adult participants (65-92 years of age) from a psychiatric hospital center (HC), a residential care home (RCH), and a daily living center (DLC). The experimental group (EG) trained three times per week for 12 months, and the control group (CG) maintained their normal activities. The Mini-Mental State Examination and the Modified Baecke Questionnaire, as well as the Pedal Dexterity and the Tinetti tests, were applied to all subjects before and after the experimental protocol. Furthermore, the foot preference was controlled using the Lateral Preference Questionnaire proposed by Coren [10]. In the EG, the results from the Pedal Dexterity test showed that both males and females from the RCH and DLC improved their performances after the MEP. In the HC, the males slightly decreased their performance with both feet, contrarily to females. Both males and females from the CG decreased their pedal dexterity performance, namely, with the non-preferred foot. Concerning the Tinetti test, the EG of both males and females from the HC, the RCH (males were better than females regarding the gender factor), and the DLC improved their balance after the MEP. In the CG, no significant effects or interactions were found for any of the context groups.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 10