scholarly journals Creation of a Home-based Exercise Video for Community-dwelling Older Adults Affected by the Spread of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-33
Author(s):  
Ryutaro Matsugaki ◽  
Keiji Muramatsu ◽  
Satoru Saeki ◽  
Shinya Matsuda
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

EFFECTS OF COMPUTERIZED COGNITIVE TRAINING ON GAIT SPEED IN COMMUNITY DWELLING OLDER ADULTS, A PILOT STUDY

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
J. Blackwood ◽  
T. Houston
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Training ◽  
Gait Speed ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Functional Decline ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Computerized Cognitive Training ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Improved Function ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

Background: In older adults declines in gait speed have been identified as predictors of functional decline and have been found in those with cognitive dysfunction. Cognitive training interventions that emphasize addressing executive function (EF) have resulted in a transfer effect from training cognitive processes into improved function. However research examining the effects of an EF specific computerized cognitive training (CCT) program on gait speed (GS) is limited. Objectives: To compare the effects of a six week EF specific CCT program on GS in community dwelling older adults using a pretest/posttest experimental design with subgroup comparisons based on a cutoff GS of 1.0m/s. Setting: Home based Participants: Forty independent living older adults (>65 years) without diagnosed cognitive impairment participated in either the intervention or control groups. Intervention: A six week long progressively challenging EF focused CCT program was performed at home. Measurements: Demographic variables, cognitive function (Trail-Making Test Part B) and GS were measured at baseline at week 7. Between group comparisons were completed for the whole sample initially with subgroup comparisons performed based on participants’ initial GS (Slow walkers: GS<1.0m/s; Fast Walkers: GS>1.0m/s). Results: No differences in GS were found for the whole population, but subgroup analyses restricted to slow walkers demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in GS after 6 weeks of CCT (µ =0.33 m/s, p = 0.03). Other outcomes measures were not statistically different at posttest. Conclusions: Older adults who walk at speeds <1.0m/s may benefit from a progressively challenging CCT program when self-administered in the home.

scholarly journals A Pilot Study to Test the Feasibility of a Home Mobility Monitoring System in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 1512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heesook Son ◽  
Hyerang Kim
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Remote Communication ◽  
Baseline Activity ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

Technology enables home-based personalized care through continuous, automated, real-time monitoring of a participant’s health condition and remote communication between health care providers and participants. Technology has been implemented in a variety of nursing practices. However, little is known about the use of home mobility monitoring systems in visiting nursing practice. Therefore, the current study tested the feasibility of a home mobility monitoring system as a supportive tool for monitoring daily activities in community-dwelling older adults. Daily mobility data were collected for 15 months via home-based mobility monitoring sensors among eight older adults living alone. Indoor sensor outputs were categorized into sleeping, indoor activities, and going out. Atypical patterns were identified with reference to baseline activity. Daily indoor activities were clearly differentiated by sensor outputs and sensor outputs discriminated atypical activity patterns. During the year of monitoring, a health-related issue was identified in a participant. Our findings indicate the feasibility of a home mobility monitoring system for remote, continuous, and automated assessment of a participant’s health-related mobility patterns. Such a system could be used as a supportive tool to detect and intervene in the case of problematic health issues.

Home-Based Exercise Program Improves Balance and Fear of Falling in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Mild Alzheimer’s Disease: A Pilot Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 565-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalpana P. Padala ◽  
Prasad R. Padala ◽  
Shelly Y. Lensing ◽  
Richard A. Dennis ◽  
Melinda M. Bopp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

EFFICACY OF HOME-BASED WELL-ROUNDED EXERCISES IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER-ADULTS

2002 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. S76
Author(s):  
T Yamauchi ◽  
M M. Islam ◽  
M E. Rogers ◽  
E Watanabe ◽  
N Takeshima
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults

scholarly journals Staying physically active during the COVID-19 quarantine: exploring the feasibility of live, online, group training sessions among older adults

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadar Schwartz ◽  
Itai Har-Nir ◽  
Tamar Wenhoda ◽  
Israel Halperin
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Video Conferencing ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Community Dwelling Older Adults ◽  
Online Group

Abstract The COVID-19 outbreak has led to recurring quarantines resulting in drastic reductions in physical activity (PA) levels. Given its health benefits, there is a need to explore strategies to increase PA rates during this period. Video-conferencing platforms can be used to deliver live, online, group PA sessions. However, there are only few established PA protocols on how to use such platforms. Hence, the purposes of this study were to (a) design an online PA protocol and (b) explore its feasibility among older adults during a quarantine. A group of exercise specialists developed a PA protocol while accounting for challenges that may arise when using a video-conferencing platform (“Zoom”). A special focus was placed on safety, individualization, and motivational aspects. Then, 31 community dwelling older adults (71.5 ± 4 years) were recruited via social media to follow this protocol twice a week for 8 weeks. Outcome measures included adverse events, adherence rates, and satisfaction with the protocol, its delivery, and technological aspects. Twenty-eight participants completed the protocol. No adverse events occurred, and adherence rates were high (90%). Most participants (97%) indicated they would participate in such a program in the future and highly rated all aspects of the protocol (median score &gt;6 in 1–7 Likert scales). The PA protocol delivered live via a video-conferencing platform was found to be safe and feasible with this cohort. It can therefore be implemented in practice, and in future studies planning to utilize home-based PA sessions for older adults.

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