@article{ref1,
title="Effects of exercise on health-related quality of life and fear of falling among home-dwelling older women: A 12-month RCT and a one year follow-up",
journal="Journal of aging and physical activity",
year="2012",
author="Karinkanta, Saija and Nupponen, Ritva and Heinonen, Ari and Pasanen, Matti and Sievänen, Harri and Uusi-Rasi, Kirsti and Fogelholm, Mikael and Kannus, Pekka",
volume="20",
number="2",
pages="198-214",
abstract="This randomized, controlled trial evaluated the effects of exercise on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and fear of falling (FoF) among 149 home-dwelling older women. The 12-month exercise programme was intended to reduce risk for falls and fractures. HRQoL was assessed by RAND-36 Survey, and FoF by Visual Analogue Scale, at baseline, 12- and 24-month. On all RAND-36 scales, the scores accumulated at the values indicating better health and wellbeing. The exercise had hardly any effect on HRQoL; only General Health -score improved slightly compared with controls at 12-month (p=.019), but this gain was lost at 24-month. FoF decreased in both groups during the intervention with no between-group difference at 12- or 24-month. In conclusion, despite beneficial physiological changes, the exercise intervention showed rather limited effects on HRQoL and FoF among relatively high-functioning older women. This modest result may be partly due to insufficient responsiveness of the assessment instruments used.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1063-8652",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}