@article{ref1,
title="Effects of Exercise on Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Older Arthritic Adults: A Pilot Study",
journal="Activities, adaptation and aging",
year="1995",
author="Karper, William B. and Goldfarb, Allan H.",
volume="19",
number="3",
pages="1-10",
abstract="The effects of exercise on acute upper and lower respiratory tract infections (UW) were examined in arthritic women 62-78 years old, looking at stress as a mediating variable. Subjects trained for 12 months, 3 days per week for approximately 50 minutes per session. Exercise consisted of stretching, 1 lb. dumbbell weighttraining and walking. Data were compared on ULRI for the year before the study versus the year of the study. Also, functional walking capacity, arm strength/endurance, grip strength, psycho-social stress and white blood cell parameters were determined before and after the study-year. Results suggest no clinically significant effect from exercise. Importance of this pilot investigation compared to those involving non-arthritic older adult populations and the implications for researchers and older adult activity program managers are discussed.<p />",
language="",
issn="0192-4788",
doi="10.1300/J016v19n03_01",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J016v19n03_01"
}