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Characteristics of community-based exercise programs for community-dwelling older adults in rural/regional areas: A scoping review

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العنوان: Characteristics of community-based exercise programs for community-dwelling older adults in rural/regional areas: A scoping review
المؤلفون: Samantha Fien, Corey Linton, Jules S Mitchell, Daniel P Wadsworth, Helen Szabo, Christopher D Askew, Mia A Schaumberg
سنة النشر: 2022
مصطلحات موضوعية: Geriatrics and gerontology, Community and primary care, Health promotion, Older adult, Physical function ·, Psychosocial health ·, Regional/rural, Humans, Exercise, Exercise Therapy, Diet, Aged, Rural Population, Female, Male, Independent Living, Physical function, Psychosocial health, Geriatrics
الوصف: Community-based exercise programs for older adults play a potentially important role in mitigating the decline in functional outcomes, body composition, psychosocial outcomes, and cardiovascular health outcomes that commonly occurs with advancing age. There is a limited understanding of the characteristics and effectiveness of community-based exercise programs, particularly when those programs are offered outside metropolitan areas. Rural/regional settings face unique challenges, such as limited access to equipment/resources, transportation, and services, as well as significant costs to run programs. The objective of this scoping review was to characterise studies in the field that have aimed to implement community-based programs in settings identified as rural / regional. A secondary aim was to establish guidance for future exercise programs in this setting and highlight future research directions. A total of 12 studies were conducted in settings identified as rural/regional areas in various countries across the world were included. Of the included studies, five were randomised controlled trials. The majority of included studies reported on functional outcomes (83%) and psychosocial outcomes (75%), yet only 42% reported body composition, 17% reported cardiovascular health and 17% reported dietary outcomes. Low male representation was observed, with women outnumbering men in 7 of 12 studies. There was also minimal investigation of qualitative outcomes in existing community-based exercise programs in rural/regional settings, presenting a key gap for future research to address. Study Protocol: https://osf.io/txpm3/. Date of registration: 20 July 2020.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
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Relation: https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Characteristics_of_community-based_exercise_programs_for_community-dwelling_older_adults_in_rural_regional_areas_A_scoping_review/22261414; http://hdl.handle.net/10779/cqu.22261414.v1
الاتاحة: http://hdl.handle.net/10779/cqu.22261414.v1
Rights: CC BY 4.0
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.1FB1A1FA
قاعدة البيانات: BASE