@article{ref1,
title="Effects of a community care station program with structured exercise intervention on physical performance and balance in community-dwelling older adults: a prospective 2-year observational study",
journal="Journal of aging and physical activity",
year="2017",
author="Liang, Chung-Chao and Change, Qi-Xing and Hung, Yu-Chou and Chizan-Chung, Chen and Lin, Chun-Hsiang and Wei, Yu-Chun and Chen, Jia-Ching",
volume="25",
number="4",
pages="596-603",
abstract="The Taiwanese government has developed community care stations (CCSs) for community-based elderly care. We investigated the effects of a structured exercise intervention, applied at CCS for 6 months, on physical performance and balance in community-dwelling older adults, including a 2-year reassessment. Fifty-eight participants (aged 76.9± 6.3 years) participated in the study. The Elderly Mobility Scale, Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), Timed Up and Go (TUG), gait speed, functional reach, one-leg-stance (OLS) and flexibility were evaluated at baseline, 6 months and 2 years. Compared with baseline, the participants improved significantly in the SPPB (0.93 points), TUG (1.94 s), gait speed (0.13 m/s) and right and left OLS (2.56 and 3.12 s) at 6 months. Furthermore, these significant effects except for OLS were maintained at the 2-year reassessment according to repeated measures ANOVA (p<.01). Our preliminary data suggests that adding a structured exercise program can benefit older adults participating in Taiwanese CCSs.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1063-8652",
doi="10.1123/japa.2015-0326",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.2015-0326"
}