TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - 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
JO  - Journal of aging and physical activity
A1  - Karinkanta, Saija
A1  - Nupponen, Ritva
A1  - Heinonen, Ari
A1  - Pasanen, Matti
A1  - Sievänen, Harri
A1  - Uusi-Rasi, Kirsti
A1  - Fogelholm, Mikael
A1  - Kannus, Pekka
SP  - 198
EP  - 214
VL  - 20
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1063-8652
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -