@article{ref1,
title="Exercise interventions for community-dwelling older adults following an emergency department consultation for a minor injury",
journal="Journal of aging and physical activity",
year="2020",
author="Fruteau de Laclos, Laurence and Sirois, Marie-Josée and Blanchette, Andreanne and Martel, Dominic and Blais, Joannie and Emond, Marcel and Daoust, Raoul and Aubertin-Leheudre, Mylène",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="This study compared effects of exercise-based interventions with usual care on functional decline, physical performance, and health-related quality of life (12-item Short-Form health survey) at 3 and 6 months after minor injuries, in older adults discharged from emergency departments. Participants were randomized either to the intervention or control groups. The interventions consisted of 12-week exercise programs available in their communities. Groups were compared on cumulative incidences of functional decline, physical performances, and 12-item Short-Form health survey scores at all time points. Functional decline incidences were: intervention, 4.8% versus control, 15.4% (p =.11) at 3 months, and 5.3% versus 17.0% (p =.06) at 6 months. While the control group remained stable, the intervention group improved in Five Times Sit-To-Stand Test (3.0 ± 4.5 s, p <.01). The 12-item Short-Form health survey role physical score improvement was twice as high following intervention compared with control. Early exercises improved leg strength and reduced self-perceived limitations following a minor injury.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1063-8652",
doi="10.1123/japa.2019-0200",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.2019-0200"
}