TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Activity trails, risk of falling, and health-related quality of life : Effects of a 12-week guided intervention
JO  - Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie
A1  - Niederer, D.
A1  - Beck, V.
A1  - Vogt, L.
A1  - Thiel, C.
A1  - Maulbecker-Armstrong, C.
A1  - Banzer, W.
SP  - 543
EP  - 547
VL  - 46
IS  - 6
N2  - BACKGROUND: The purpose was to evaluate the interventional effects of activity trails (courses) on fall risk factors and health-related quality of life (hrQoL). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 94 subjects (67.7 ± 5.7 years; 29 men, 65 women) completed the following measurements prior to and 12 weeks after the initiation of the activity trail intervention: maximum isometric leg extensors force (F(max), m3 diagnoses©), gait velocity (GV), and static postural stability (STAB, Zebris FDM©), fall-associated self-efficacy (FALL, FES-I), and hrQoL (SF-36). RESULTS: During the 12-week intervention period, the participants increased F(max) (1.63 ± 0.6 vs. 1.70 ± 0.6 N•kg(-1)) and GV (1.06 ± 0.25 vs. 1.11 ± 0.18m•s(-1); p < 0.05). Neither FALL (19.44 ± 3.6 vs. 19.41 ± 4.3 points) nor STAB (84.3 ± 56.4 vs. 79.7 ± 63.1 mm(2)) changed. Additionally, significant improvements in hrQoL regarding vitality (56.3 ± 17.2 vs. 63.2 ± 18.3 points) and mental health (69.4 ± 18.7 vs. 75.5 ± 16.5 points; p < 0.05) were found. CONCLUSION: The improvements in fall-related risk factors and hrQoL may be expected to contribute to fall prevention and psychosocial quality of life.<p />  <p>Language: de</p>
LA  - de
SN  - 0044-281X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00391-012-0408-1
ID  - ref1
ER  -