frail elderly
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
Sin Cire Co., Ltd.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) A level of nursing care classified as either support required (1 and 2) or long-term care required (Care level 1 and 2); (2) Persons judged by examiner in charge to be able to exercise at rehabilitation day service;(3) Persons who can regularly visit the rehabilitation day service at least once a week;(4) Informed consent was obtained from the participants;(5) 65 years old and over
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) those who had difficulty participating in the exercise program due to apparent cognitive symptoms; (2) those who had limitations due to some reason, or when discontinuation of the ongoing program was determined to be a better option; (3) when it became difficult for the participant to continue the exercise program on a regular basis; (4) when the attending physician determined that the participant had to stop using day services because of the effects of diseases; and (5) other people whom the physician in charge of the research program determined as being inappropriate for inclusion.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome was the difference in mean values obtained from the Timed Up & Go test (TUG, for evaluating the ability to perform compound motions). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcomes were the differences in mean values obtained from the chair-stand test (lower-limb muscle strength), and the one-leg standing test with eyes open (balance ability). | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKanae Kanda
Kagawa University Department of Public Health,
Outcome results
None listed