Influence of a Reality Orientation Training Program on the Attitudes of Trainees Toward the Elderly

1972 ◽  
Vol 12 (3 Part 1) ◽  
pp. 262-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. J. Smith ◽  
H. R. Barker
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Orientation Training ◽  
Reality Orientation

Audiovisual Programs in the Reality-Orientation Training of Alzheimer's Victims: Prospects for Research and Practice

1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-115
Author(s):  
F. Baro
Keyword(s):  
Social Withdrawal ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Brain Disorder ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Personal Finances ◽  
Familiar Environment ◽  
Orientation Training ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Reality Orientation

Of all the diseases afflicting the elderly, the degenerative brain disorder, known as Alzheimer's disease, may be the crudest because it kills its victims twice. The mind dies first. The patients display decreased knowledge of recent events, both about their own personal lives and the world around them. Decreased performance is manifested in demanding situations at work, traveling, and managing personal finances. These symptoms are commonly accompanied by anxiety, denial, social withdrawal, and loss of initiative. The patients' performances on psychometric tests are well below average, yet they may be able to function safely in a limited familiar environment with familiar routines.

Evaluation of a Home Health Aide Training Program for the Elderly

1977 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 609-620
Author(s):  
Morgan Lyons ◽  
G. Alec Steele
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Home Health ◽  
Home Health Aide

scholarly journals Effectiveness of home-based cognitive training program on a cognitive level, the activity of daily living among elderly persons with mild cognitive impairment in selected community settings of Puducherry

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 5301-5309
Author(s):  
Govindakumari R ◽  
Vijayalakshmi ◽  
Sai Sailesh Kumar Goothy ◽  
Vijay Raghvan
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Cognitive Training ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Community Settings ◽  
Daily Life Activities ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Brain

Aging is a physiological process that leads to both biological and psychological changes. The brain undergoes structural changes as a part of aging. According to the investigator's best knowledge and based on the extensive review, no structured study was conducted in India to test the effectiveness of cognitive training program. Hence, the present study was conducted to test the effectiveness of a home-based training program on select outcomes. A total of 314 elderly participants were recruited for the study after obtaining the written informed consent. After recruiting, the participants were randomly grouped into two groups, that is control and intervention groups, with 157 participants in each group. The intervention was administered to the experimental group. The present study results suggest that the home-based cognitive training program is effective in improving cognitive functions and daily life activities. The study recommends further detailed and multi-centered studies in this area to recommend the implementation of the program in the management of the cognitive impairments of the elderly.

scholarly journals Evaluating the effectiveness of dichotic training in the elderly adults: a single subject study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Shahidipour ◽  
Saeid Farahani ◽  
Ghassem Mohammadkhani ◽  
Elham Tavanai ◽  
Nariman Rahbar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Dichotic Listening ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Intensity Difference ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Elderly Adults ◽  
Dichotic Training

Background and Aim: Elderly people usually show poor performance in dichotic listening tasks. In this condition, the left ear being often the weaker one shows a performance below the normal limits. Studies have shown the effectiveness of dichotic listening training in auditory and language processing for adults and children with neurological disorders. This study aimed to develop a home-version of dichotic training and investigate its effectiveness in elderly adults. Methods: Participants in this single-subject interventional study (AB design) were four elderly subjects (two males and two females) aged 65−75 years. The main inclusion criteria were dichotic listening deficit demonstrated by the dichotic digit test (DDT), no neurological or cognitive disorders, and normal hearing threshold. Dichotic listening training was performed with an informal home-version of dichotic interaural intensity difference (DIID) training program for seven weeks. DDT was performed seven consecutive weeks before (phase A) and after the intervention (phase B) at the end of each week. Results: Data were analyzed by single-subject study statistics. Findings demonstrated an improvement in DDT scores for the left ear and decrease in right ear advantage scores in all the elderly adults after DIID training program. It seems that this training program could remediate poor performance in dichotic listening tasks in elderly people. Conclusion: The advantage of this method is that it can be easily done at home and is costeffective. However, further studies are needed to approve the neuroplasticity and structural changes in the brain after the DIID training program in this population. Keywords: Auditory rehabilitation; dichotic training; dichotic listening; elderly; singlesubject study

Training-related enhancement in the control of motor output in elderly humans

1994 ◽  
Vol 77 (6) ◽  
pp. 2648-2658 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Keen ◽  
G. H. Yue ◽  
R. M. Enoka
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Motor Unit ◽  
Maximum Voluntary Contraction ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Voluntary Contraction ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Contraction Force ◽  
Unit Force ◽  
Young And Elderly Subjects ◽  
Elderly Humans

The increase in motor unit force that occurs with aging has been hypothesized to cause a decline in the ability to maintain a constant submaximal force. To test this hypothesis, young and elderly subjects performed a 12-wk strength-training program that was intended to increase motor unit force. The training program caused similar increases (%initial) in the training load (137.4 +/- 17.2%), twitch force (23.1 +/- 7.4%), and maximum voluntary contraction force (39.2 +/- 6.8%) of the first dorsal interosseus muscle for the young and elderly subjects. The increase in strength was associated with a modest increase in muscle volume (7% of initial value) and a nonmonotonic increase in the surface-recorded electromyogram that was significant at week 8 but not at week 12. The elderly subjects reduced the variability in force at the lower target forces (2.5, 5.0, and 20.0% maximum voluntary contraction force). This improvement, however, was unrelated to changes in the distribution of motor unit forces, which was not consistent with the hypothesis that the greater coefficient of variation for the force fluctuations is due to increased motor unit forces.

scholarly journals Effects of combining functional exercises with exercise training on daily physical activities and functionality in patients with COPD: a protocol for a randomized clinical trial

Trials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabiano Francisco de Lima ◽  
Carlos Augusto Camillo ◽  
Isis Grigoletto ◽  
Juliana Souza Uzeloto ◽  
Franciele Marques Vanderlei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Physical Training ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Care Program ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Sustained Effects ◽  
Daily Physical Activities

Abstract Introduction Functional training has been shown to be a viable alternative for the elderly and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, whether the combination of this type of training with aerobic and resistance training, commonly performed in pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs, induces more pronounced effects on daily physical activities and functionality remains unclear. The aims of the study will be to evaluate the short-term and sustained effects of the combination of a functional circuit program with a training program consisting of aerobic and resistance exercise. Methods In this randomized controlled trial, patients with COPD will be randomly assigned (1:1:1) to an 8-week training program to follow one of the three a priori defined groups: (I) resistance and aerobic and functional exercises, (II) a conventional program including only resistance and aerobic exercises, or (III) a usual care program. Patients will be evaluated before and upon completion of 8 weeks of training regarding physical activity in daily life (PADL) using an activity monitor (accelerometer), activities of daily living (London Chest Activity of Daily Living), functional exercise capacity (6-minute walk test), and muscle strength (dynamometry). Additionally, the sustained effects of the interventions will be evaluated 22 weeks after commencing the study. Discussion The inclusion of a protocol of functional physical training in the training conventionally performed by patients with COPD as an alternative to increase PADL and functionality may provide subsidies for the treatment of these patients, representing an advance and impacting on the physical training of patients with COPD. Trial registration Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry (ReBEC) ID: RBR-3zmh3r. Registered: March 7, 2018.

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