Physical Activity, Sleep Quality and Physical Fitness of the Elderly Who Lived in Nursing Home

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elida Ulfiana ◽  
Dyah Priyantini ◽  
Rista Fauziningtyas
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
The Elderly

scholarly journals Comparison of the Daily Fitness Test in Nursing Home Residents and Community-Dwelling Residents Elderly Women

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-415
Author(s):  
Min-Hwa Suk ◽  
Hee-Seung Jang ◽  
Jin-Wook Lee
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Step Test ◽  
Fitness Test

PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to compare the daily fitness tests of nursing home residents and community-dwelling elderly women after 16 weeks program.METHODS:Thirty elderly women living in a nursing home (n=14) or community (n=16) participated in the study. The program was assigned 1 hour twice a week for 16 weeks to improve the physical activity for the elderly women. The daily fitness test assessed the physical fitness levels for elderly. The tests performed the 2-min step test, chair stand test, arm curl test, chair sit and reach test, backscratch test, 244-cm up and go test.RESULTS:A result of the study show that the daily physical fitness of the elderly women living in the community is higher than those living in nursing homes. After the program which induced physical activity, 2-min step test (<i>p</i><.05) and 244-cm up and go test (<i>p</i><.05) were much improved in the elderly living in nursing homes.CONCLUSIONS:Although the daily fitness of nursing home residents was lower than community-dwelling residents, there was a significant improvement after exercise program.

Serum Myostatin Levels Are Higher in Fitter, More Active, and Non-Frail Long-Term Nursing Home Residents and Increase after a Physical Exercise Intervention

Gerontology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haritz Arrieta ◽  
Gotzone Hervás ◽  
Chloe Rezola-Pardo ◽  
Fátima Ruiz-Litago ◽  
Miren Iturburu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Physical Activity Level ◽  
Exercise Intervention ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Activity Level

Background: Myostatin has been proposed as a candidate biomarker for frailty and sarcopenia. However, the relationship of myostatin with these conditions remains inconclusive. Objective: To determine the association of serum myostatin concentration with body composition, physical fitness, physical activity level, and frailty in long-term nursing home residents. We also aimed to ascertain the effect of an exercise program on myostatin levels. Methods: We obtained study data on 112 participants from long-term nursing homes. Participants were randomly assigned to a control or an intervention group and performed a 6-month multicomponent exercise program. Serum myostatin levels were analyzed by ELISA. Assessments also included body composition (anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance), physical fitness (Senior Fitness Test), physical activity level (accelerometry), and frailty (Fried frailty criteria, Clinical Frailty Scale, and Tilburg frailty indicator). Results: The concentration of myostatin at baseline was positively correlated with: a leaner body composition (p < 0.05), and a higher number of steps per day and light and moderate-vigorous physical activity in women (p < 0.005); greater upper and lower limb strength, endurance, and poorer flexibility (p < 0.05) in men; and better performance (less time) in the 8-ft timed up-and-go test in both women (p < 0.01) and men (p < 0.005). We observed higher concentrations of serum myostatin in non-frail than in frail participants (p < 0.05). Additionally, we found that the implemented physical exercise intervention, which was effective to improve physical fitness, increased myostatin concentration in men (p < 0.05) but not in women. The improvements in physical condition were related with increases in serum myostatin only in men (p < 0.05–0.01). Conclusions: Higher serum levels of myostatin were found to be associated with better physical fitness. The improvements in physical fitness after the intervention were positively related to increases in myostatin concentrations in men. These results seem to rule out the idea that high serum myostatin levels are indicative of frailty in long-term nursing home residents. However, although the direction of association was opposite to that expected for the function of myostatin, the use of this protein as a biomarker for physical fitness, rather than frailty, merits further study.

scholarly journals Efficacy of group physical activity on sleep quality and quality of life among older adults in Kahrizak nursing home

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-55
Author(s):  
H Bahrami Einolgasi ◽  
A Khodabakhshi koolaee ◽  
D Taghvaee ◽  
◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Sleep Quality

scholarly journals The Sedentary Time and Physical Activity Levels on Physical Fitness in the Elderly: A Comparative Cross Sectional Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (19) ◽  
pp. 3697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda M. Silva ◽  
João Petrica ◽  
João Serrano ◽  
Rui Paulo ◽  
André Ramalho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Active Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Inactive Group

Background: Ageing is a life-long process characterized by a progressive loss of physical fitness compromising strength, flexibility, and agility. The purpose of this study was to use accelerometry to examine the relationship between sedentary time, light physical activity (LPA), and moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) with the elderly’s physical fitness. Additionally, we aimed to examine the association between the aforementioned variables on older adults who fulfilled global recommendations on physical activity for health and on those who did not fulfil these recommendations. Methods: Eighty-three elderly (mean ± SD: 72.14 ± 5.61 years old) of both genders volunteered to participate in this cross-sectional study, being divided into an active group (n = 53; 71.02 ± 5.27 years old) and an inactive group (n = 30; 74.13 ± 5.72 years old) according to the established guidelines. Sedentary and physical activity times were assessed using an ActiGraph® GT1M accelerometer, whereas physical fitness was evaluated with the Senior Fitness Test. Results: MVPA time was correlated with lower body mass index (BMI) ((rs = −0.218; p = 0.048; −0.3 < r ≤ −0.1 (small)) and shorter time to complete the agility test ((rs = −0.367; p = 0.001; −0.5 < r ≤ −0.3 (low)). Moreover, MVPA time was positively correlated with aerobic endurance ((rs = 0.397; p = 0.000; 0.5 < r ≤ 0.3 (low)) and strength ((rs = 0.243; p = 0.027; 0.3 < r ≤ 0.1 (small)). In the inactive group, MVPA time was positively correlated with upper limb flexibility ((rs = 0.400; p = 0.028; 0.5 < r ≤ 0.3 (low)); moreover, sedentary time was negatively correlated with upper limb flexibility ((r = −0.443; p = 0.014; −0.5 < r ≤ −0.3 (low)), and LPA time was negatively correlated with BMI ((r = −0.423; p = 0.020; −0.5 < r ≤ −0.3 (low)). In the active group, MVPA time was correlated with lower BMI ((rs = −0.320; p = 0.020; −0.5 < r ≤ −0.3 (low)), and shorter time to complete agility test ((rs = −0.296; p = 0.031; −0.3 < r ≤ −0.1 (small)). Conclusions: Our results reinforce the importance of promoting MVPA practice among the elderly, thereby allowing physical fitness maintenance or improvement.

scholarly journals Socioeconomic and lifestyle determinants of prevalence of hypertension  among the elderly in rural southwest China: a structural equation modeling approach

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Li ◽  
Le Cai ◽  
Gui-Yi Wang ◽  
Lu-Ming Fan ◽  
Wen-Long Cui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Family History ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Physical Inactivity ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
History Of ◽  
Family History Of Hypertension

Abstract Background: This study examines the association between socioeconomic and lifestyle factors and the prevalence of hypertension among the elderly in rural southwest China.Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 4,833 consenting adults aged ≥60 years in rural regions of Yunnan Province, China was conducted in 2017. Data on individual socioeconomic status, sleep quality, physical activity level, and family history of hypertension were collected with a standardized questionnaire. Blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, height, weight, and waist circumference were also measured. An individual socioeconomic position (SEP) index was constructed using principal component analysis. Structure equation modeling (SEM) was applied to analyze the association between socioeconomic and lifestyle factors and the prevalence of hypertension. Results: The overall prevalence of hypertension was 50.6% in the study population. The following associated factors had statistically significant effect on hypertension: body composition, including measures of obesity and central obesity, had the greatest total effect on hypertension (0.21), followed by family history of hypertension (0.14), gender (0.08), sleep quality (-0.07), SEP (-0.06), physical inactivity (0.06), and diabetes (0.06). Body composition, SEP, and family history of hypertension had both direct and indirect effects on hypertension, whereas those of physical inactivity, diabetes, and sleep quality were directly associated with prevalence of hypertension. Gender was indirectly associated with prevalence of hypertension. Conclusion: Individual SEP, body composition, physical inactivity, diabetes, and sleep quality critically influence the prevalence of hypertension. Future interventions to prevent and control hypertension should give increased attention to individuals with low SEP and should focus on controlling diabetes and obesity, increasing physical activity levels, and improving quality of sleep among older adults aged ≥60 years in rural southwest China.

scholarly journals Assessment of the nutritional pattern in frailty syndrome dependent institutionalized elderly

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-10
Author(s):  
Felicia Lupascu-Volentir ◽  
◽  
Gabriela Soric ◽  
Ana Popescu ◽  
Anatolie Negara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Neurological Status ◽  
Frailty Syndrome ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Reduced Physical Activity

Background: Problems of nutritional status are widespread, of which malnutrition occurs more frequently in vulnerable groups of the population, especially in the low-income elderly, including the institutionalized elderly. Material and methods: The study was performed on a group of 50 participants over the age of 65, from the nursing home; the nutritional status was assessed according to the Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA) score, the frailty syndrome (FS) was established based on Fried criteria and severity of FS – based on the Clinical Frailty Scale. The obtained data were statistically processed by using the “Statistica 6.0” software program. The difference was considered statistically significant with p <0.05. Results: The MNA score showed a positive correlation with reduced physical activity: r= 0.4*, between reduced physical activity and reduced walking speed: r= 0.66*, reduced physical activity and fatigue (lack of energy): r= 0.94* (p≤0.05). The cluster analysis revealed that against the background of the same food intake, body weight, mobility, neurological status can easily change, the phenomenon underlying the separation of the elderly in different clusters (1 and 2), while moderately low food intake in the last 3 months led to significantly reduced mobility, impaired neurological status (severe dementia or depression). Conclusions: This study reported that the elderly in the nursing home have an increased risk of malnutrition, being associated with nutritional pattern, such as: involuntary weight loss, the presence of neuropsychiatric disorders, decline in food consumption, affecting the quality of life.

scholarly journals MELANSIA: PEMBERDAYAAN LANSIA ANTI-STRES DI PANTI WERDHA DENGAN METODE BERKEBUN TANAMAN HERBAL

Dharma LPPM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Taesar Hawaij ◽  
Devi Fitri Rahayu ◽  
Fahmi Kurniahadi ◽  
Nadiyah Salsabilah ◽  
Anna Vipta Resti Mauludyani
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Nursing Home ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Connection To Nature ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Herbal Plants ◽  
High Level ◽  
Herbal Plant

Health care for elderly must be aimed for maintaining a productive and healty life. Unfortunately, most of the activities carried out by the nursing home are restricted, it's causing the elderly being less activities. Planting is one of the activites that can be overcome the issue. Planting activities can be used as an intervention technique and connection to nature that is used as a therapy and rehabilitation program. The aimed of this program is to empower the elderly for stay healthy and productive through the planting of herbal plants. This program was carried out at the Tresna Werdha Social Home, Budi Mulia 3, South Jakarta which was held from June to September 2021 by blended (offline : online = 60 : 40). This program includes 10 series of activities that is consist of planting herbal plants, education, and nutrition consultation. This program was followed by 16 participant which is 13 female and 3 male elderly and including nursing home staff. Based on the results of the activity, there was a significant increase in the proportion of the elderly with a high level of spiritual well-being up to 88%. It can be concluded that Melansia is a solution in anti-stress training for elderly during the pandemic through farming herbal plant activities that are proven to reduce stress levels in the elderly, and can increase the level of spiritual well-being and physical activity of the elderly.

scholarly journals PENYULUHAN AKTIVITAS FISIK DAN SCREENING PARAMETER SINDROM METABOLIK PADA POPULASI LANSIA

MEDIKORA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-39
Author(s):  
Cerika Rismayanthi ◽  
Prijo Sudibjo ◽  
Novita Intan Arovah ◽  
Krisnanda Dwi Apriyanto
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Check ◽  
Elderly Men ◽  
Fitness Level ◽  
Health Checks ◽  
The Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Screening Parameter

Kegiatan Program Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat ini bertujuan untuk: (1) mendapatkan informasi tentang profil tingkat kebugaran lansia binaan Ikatan Dokter Indonesia (IDI) dan Ikatan Istri Dokter Indonesia (IIDI) Yogyakarta, (2) mendapatkan informasi tentang faktor risiko sindrom metabolik bagi lansia binaan Ikatan Dokter Indonesia (IDI) dan Ikatan Istri Dokter Indonesia (IIDI) Yogyakarta, (3) memberikan pengetahuan bagi lansia binaan Ikatan Dokter Indonesia (IDI) dan Ikatan Istri Dokter Indonesia (IIDI) Yogyakarta tentang pentingnya melakukan aktivitas fisik dan mengetahui parameter sindrom metabolik. Khalayak sasaran utama dari kegiatan ini adalah Kelompok Lansia Teratai Nogotirto, Kelurahan Nogotirto, Kecamatan Gamping Sleman berjumlah 118 orang. Metode kegiatan PPM dilakukan dengan beberapa kegiata meliputi: cek kesehatan, tes pengukuran kebugaran jasmani bagi lansia, serta evaluasi dan penyuluhan. Cek kesehatan meliputi pengukuran tekanan darah, lingkar perut, trigliserida, HDL dan glukosa darah puasa. Penyuluhan diberikan setelah para lansia mendapatkan hasil dari cek kesehatan. Metode penyuluhan dilakukan agar para lansia mempunyai motivasi untuk menjaga kesehatan dan terhindar dari sindrom metabolik yang dapat memicu munculnya penyakit degeneratif. Tes pengukuran kebugaran jasmani meliputi jalan selama 6 menit, fleksibilitas, keseimbangan. Pengisian kuesioner dilakukan untuk mengetahui seberapa penting manfaat kegiatan PPM ini bagi para lansia. Berdasarkan hasil cek kesehatan diperoleh data bahwa sejumlah 78 (66,1%) lansia terindikasi sindrom metabolik. Dan dari sejumlah 78 lansia, 98,71% (77 lansia) yang terindikasi sindrom metabolik adalah perempuan. Dari data lansia laki-laki diperoleh rata-rata usia 61,5 tahun, dengan norma normal jalan 6 menit lansia laki-laki dengan usia tersebut adalah 610 – 735 yards (558-672 meter) dan norma normal jalan 6 menit lansia wanita dengan usia tersebut adalah 545 – 660 yards (498-603 meter). Jadi kesimpulan dari tes kebugaran lansia, baik laki-laki maupun wanita mempunyai tingkat kebugaran yang di atas rata-rata (above average). Physical Activity Counseling and Screening Parameter Metabolic Syndrome in the Elderly PopulationAbstractThe Community Service Program activity aims to: (1) obtain information on the profile of the fitness level of the elderly under the guidance of the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) and the Indonesian Doctors' Wives Association (IIDI) Yogyakarta, (2) obtain information about the risk factors for metabolic syndrome for the elderly under the guidance of the Association Indonesian Doctors (IDI) and the Indonesian Doctors 'Wives Association (IIDI) Yogyakarta, (3) provides knowledge for the elderly assisted by the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) and the Indonesian Doctors' Wives Association (IIDI) Yogyakarta about the importance of physical activity and knowing the parameters of metabolic syndrome. The main target audience for this activity is the Elderly Lotus Group Nogotirto, Kelurahan Nogotirto, Sleman Gamping District, with a total of 118 people. The PPM activity method is carried out with several activities including: health check, physical fitness measurement test for the elderly, as well as evaluation and counseling. Health checks include measurements of blood pressure, stomach circumference, triglycerides, HDL and fasting blood glucose. Counseling is given after the elderly get the results of a health check. The counseling method is done so that the elderly have motivation to maintain health and avoid the metabolic syndrome which can trigger the emergence of degenerative diseases. Physical fitness measurement tests include walking for 6 minutes, flexibility, balance. The questionnaire was filled out to find out how important the benefits of PPM activities are for the elderly. Based on the results of health checks obtained data that a number of 78 (66.1%) elderly indicated metabolic syndrome. And of the 78 elderly, 98.71% (77 elderly) who indicated metabolic syndrome were women. From the data of elderly men obtained an average age of 61.5 years, with the normal norm of walking 6 minutes elderly men with that age is 610 - 735 meters (558-672 meters) and the normal norm of walking 6 minutes elderly women with age these are 545 - 660 yards (498-603 meters). So the conclusion of the elderly fitness test, both men and women have a fitness level that is above average (above average).

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