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      Clinical Interventions in Aging (submit here)

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      Effects of a giant exercising board game intervention on ambulatory physical activity among nursing home residents: a preliminary study

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          Purpose

          This study examined the effects of a giant (4×3 m) exercising board game intervention on ambulatory physical activity (PA) and a broader array of physical and psychological outcomes among nursing home residents.

          Materials and methods

          A quasi-experimental longitudinal study was carried out in two comparable nursing homes. Ten participants (aged 82.5±6.3 and comprising 6 women) meeting the inclusion criteria took part in the 1-month intervention in one nursing home, whereas 11 participants (aged 89.9±3.1 with 8 women) were assigned to the control group in the other nursing home. The giant exercising board game required participants to per-form strength, flexibility, balance and endurance activities. The assistance provided by an exercising specialist decreased gradually during the intervention in an autonomy-oriented approach based on the self-determination theory. The following were assessed at baseline, after the intervention and after a follow-up period of 3 months: PA (steps/day and energy expenditure/day with ActiGraph), cognitive status (mini mental state examination), quality of life (EuroQol 5-dimensions), motivation for PA (Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire-2), gait and balance (Tinetti and Short Physical Performance Battery), functional mobility (timed up and go), and the muscular isometric strength of the lower limb muscles.

          Results and conclusion

          In the intervention group, PA increased from 2,921 steps/day at baseline to 3,358 steps/day after the intervention (+14.9%, P=0.04) and 4,083 steps/day (+39.8%, P=0.03) after 3 months. Energy expenditure/day also increased after the intervention (+110 kcal/day, +6.3%, P=0.01) and after 3 months (+219 kcal/day, +12.3%, P=0.02). Quality of life ( P<0.05), balance and gait ( P<0.05), and strength of the ankle ( P<0.05) were also improved after 3 months. Such improvements were not observed in the control group. The preliminary results are promising but further investigation is required to confirm and evaluate the long-term effectiveness of PA interventions in nursing homes.

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              Although exercise is an established component in the management of many chronic diseases associated with aging, activity levels tend to progressively decline with increasing age. Given the growing proportion of older adults, these suboptimal levels of physical activity represent an increasing public health problem. The predicators of adherence elucidated in younger adults are unreliable in elderly populations. Age-specific barriers and motivators unique to this cohort are relevant and must be acknowledged. The identification of reliable predictors of exercise adherence will allow healthcare providers to effectively intervene and change patterns of physical activity in sedentary elderly. In particular, because older patients respect their physician's advice and have regular contact with their family doctor, physicians can play a key and pivotal role in the initiation and maintenance of exercise behavior among the older population.
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                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Clin Interv Aging
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Clin Interv Aging
                Journal ID (publisher-id): Clinical Interventions in Aging
                Title: Clinical Interventions in Aging
                Publisher: Dove Medical Press
                ISSN (Print): 1176-9092
                ISSN (Electronic): 1178-1998
                Publication date Collection: 2017
                Publication date (Electronic): 22 May 2017
                Volume: 12
                Pages: 847-858
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Department of Sport and Rehabilitation Sciences, Multidisciplinary Research Unit on Health and Society, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
                [2 ]Department of Health Promotion, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+), Maastricht
                [3 ]School of Sport Studies, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
                [4 ]Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège Teaching Hospital (CHU), Liège, Belgium
                Author notes
                Correspondence: Alexandre Mouton, Department of Sports Sciences, University of Liège, Blanc Gravier, Allée des Sports, 4, 4000 Liège, Belgium, Tel +32 4366 3896, Fax +32 4366 2901, Email alexandre.mouton@ 123456ulg.ac.be
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                Publisher ID: cia-12-847
                DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S134760
                PMC ID: 5446970
                PubMed ID: 28579765
                SO-VID: 2a0356d0-eb66-46c1-9635-f9a29b56b32e
                Copyright © © 2017 Mouton et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Health & Social care
                Keywords: exercise,nursing home,elderly,ambulatory physical activity,autonomy,game
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                Keywords: exercise, nursing home, elderly, ambulatory physical activity, autonomy, game

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