Question: How has adherence been measured in recent prospective studies focusing on adherence to exercise programs among older people? What is the range of adherence rates? Which factors are associated with better adherence?
Design: Systematic review of prospective studies that had a primary aim of assessing adherence to exercise programs.
Participants: Older people undertaking exercise programs.
Intervention: Exercise programs.
Outcome Measures: Measures of adherence, adherence rates and factors associated with adherence.
Results: Nine eligible papers were identified. The most common adherence measures were the proportion of participants completing exercise programs (ie, did not cease participation, four studies, range 65 to 86%), proportion of available sessions attended (five studies, range 58 to 77%) and average number of home exercise sessions completed per week (two studies, range 1.5 to 3 times per week). Adherence rates were generally higher in supervised programs. The person-level factors associated with better adherence included: demographic factors (higher socioeconomic status, living alone); health status (fewer health conditions, better self-rated health, taking fewer medications); physical factors (better physical abilities); and psychological factors (better cognitive ability, fewer depressive symptoms).
Conclusion: Older people's adherence to exercise programs is most commonly measured with dropout and attendance rates and is associated with a range of program and personal factors.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2014.06.012 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Low back pain treatment adherence barriers in Eswatini private physiotherapy practices: A pilot study.
S Afr J Physiother
December 2024
Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Background: Adherence to management regimes is pivotal to successfully managing patients with low back pain (LBP). Barriers decrease adherence, resulting in disability.
Objectives: Our pilot study aimed to determine barriers associated with physiotherapy treatment attendance and home exercise programme adherence among patients with LBP and treating physiotherapists in Eswatini.
Perceived Barriers to Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among Physically Active Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury.
Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl
December 2024
Discipline of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faulty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Objective: To investigate barriers to leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) for physically active people with spinal cord injury (SCI).
Design: Prospective cross-sectional.
Setting: General community.
Adaptive Approaches to Exercise Rehabilitation for Postural Tachycardia Syndrome and Related Autonomic Disorders.
Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl
December 2024
Department of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Exercise is a well-documented, nonpharmacologic treatment for individuals with autonomic dysfunction and associated orthostatic intolerance, such as postural tachycardia syndrome and related disorders. Exercise has been shown to increase blood volume, reverse cardiovascular deconditioning, and improve quality of life. Current first-line standard of care treatment for autonomic dysfunction combines graded approaches to exercise with medications and lifestyle modifications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffectiveness of a Knowledge Level of Hypertension on Blood Pressure Control, Treatment Adherence, and Physical Activity of Hypertensive Individuals.
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)
January 2025
Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Türkiye.
Individuals' knowledge and attitudes about hypertension are important in controlling blood pressure (BP) and reducing hypertension-related mortality and morbidity. The current study aimed to investigate the effect of hypertension knowledge level on treatment adherence, BP control, and physical activity of hypertensive individuals. This prospective and cross-sectional study was conducted in the Family Medicine clinic of a tertiary healthcare institution between October 2023 and April 2024.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFactors related to cough strength before tracheal extubation in post-cardiac surgery patients: A cross-sectional study.
Nurs Crit Care
January 2025
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Background: Tracheal extubation failure after cardiac surgery is associated with diminished cough strength, albeit the information on cough strength in post-cardiac surgery patients is limited.
Aim: To investigate the cough strength in patients after cardiac surgery before tracheal extubation and the related influencing factors.
Study Design: A cross-sectional study was designed, with adherence to the STROBE guidelines.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!