The effectiveness of functional task exercise and physical therapy as prevention of functional decline in community dwelling older people with complex health problems

BMC Geriatrics
Petra C SiemonsmaNico L U van Meeteren

Abstract

A physically active lifestyle in older people contributes to the preservation of good health. We assessed the influence of physiotherapy on daily functioning among community dwelling older people (75+) with complex health problems identified with screening, versus usual care. We also compared functional task exercise (FTE), with problems prioritized by older people, trained in the home environment, versus usual preventive physical therapy (PPT). Design: FTE and PPT were compared in a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Both interventions were compared with daily functioning in an observational study: control group. Community-dwelling persons aged ≥75 years with daily activity limitations enlisted in 83 general practices (n = 155). Both intervention groups (FTE, n = 76 and PPT, n = 79) received individual, 30 min treatments. The control group (n = 228) did not get any experimental intervention offered. Groningen Activities of Daily Living Restriction Scale (GARS). Linear Mixed Model analysis, correcting for age, sex, baseline scores and clustering by physiotherapist were used to compare the different groups. At baseline, 74% percent of the intervention trial group was female vs 79% in the control group. Median ages were 83.9 and ...Continue Reading

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