TY - JOUR
T1 - Improving Capacity of Older Adults with Locomotive Syndrome Stage 1 Living in Nursing Home
T2 - A Pilot Clinical Trial
AU - Prayogo, Michael
AU - Tinduh, Damayanti
AU - Poerwandari, Dewi
AU - Dharmanta, Rwahita Satyawati
AU - Wulan, Sri Mardjiati Mei
AU - Mikami, Yukio
AU - Melaniani, Soenarnatalina
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by a Riset Kolaborasi Mitra Luar Negeri grant from Airlangga University (No. 346/UN3/2020).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by The Korean Geriatrics Society.
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - Background: Aging causes locomotive syndrome (LS), which is characterized by difficulty in walking. The present study determined the effects of locomotion training and regular aerobic exercise programs on the aerobic capacity of older nursing home residents with LS stage 1. Meth-ods: This randomized controlled trial included 24 participants aged 60-80 years with LS stage 1 residing in a single nursing home in Surabaya, Indonesia. The participants were randomly as-signed to either the locomotion training group (LTG) or the control group (CG). Both the groups performed 30 minutes of a daily group-based aerobic exercise program for 8 weeks. The LTG performed additional locomotion training three times weekly, with three sets per session, gradually increasing to five sets per session according to the participant’s tolerance. Two-minute walking test (2MWT) values before and after the 8-week intervention were determined in both the groups and converted to maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max) values. Results: After 8 weeks of inter-vention, a significant increase in VO2max was observed in both the groups (both p<0.05). The LTG showed a more significant improvement in VO2max (p<0.05) compared to the CG. Conclusion: The study results demonstrated the positive effect of 8 weeks of locomotion training and regular aerobic exercise programs in improving the aerobic capacity of older adult nursing home residents with LS stage 1.
AB - Background: Aging causes locomotive syndrome (LS), which is characterized by difficulty in walking. The present study determined the effects of locomotion training and regular aerobic exercise programs on the aerobic capacity of older nursing home residents with LS stage 1. Meth-ods: This randomized controlled trial included 24 participants aged 60-80 years with LS stage 1 residing in a single nursing home in Surabaya, Indonesia. The participants were randomly as-signed to either the locomotion training group (LTG) or the control group (CG). Both the groups performed 30 minutes of a daily group-based aerobic exercise program for 8 weeks. The LTG performed additional locomotion training three times weekly, with three sets per session, gradually increasing to five sets per session according to the participant’s tolerance. Two-minute walking test (2MWT) values before and after the 8-week intervention were determined in both the groups and converted to maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max) values. Results: After 8 weeks of inter-vention, a significant increase in VO2max was observed in both the groups (both p<0.05). The LTG showed a more significant improvement in VO2max (p<0.05) compared to the CG. Conclusion: The study results demonstrated the positive effect of 8 weeks of locomotion training and regular aerobic exercise programs in improving the aerobic capacity of older adult nursing home residents with LS stage 1.
KW - Aerobic exercise
KW - Locomotion
KW - Mobility limitation
KW - Nursing home
KW - Older adult
KW - Physical Fitness
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U2 - 10.4235/agmr.22.0073
DO - 10.4235/agmr.22.0073
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85145235431
SN - 2508-4798
VL - 26
SP - 323
EP - 329
JO - Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research
JF - Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research
IS - 4
ER -