Medical Clearance of Older Adults Participating in Preventative Direct Access Physical Therapy.

ABSTRACT: Background The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of evidence-based cognitive and cardiovascular screening prior to initiating a prevention-focused exercise program that utilizes a physical therapist (PT) direct consumer access referral model is safe. Methods A retrospective descriptive analysis of data from a prior randomized controlled trial (RCT) was performed. Two data sets emerged: Group S was screened for study inclusion but not enrolled, and Group E was enrolled and participated in preventative exercise. Participant outcomes of cognitive screenings (Mini-Cog, Trail Making Test-Part B) and cardiovascular screening (American College of Sports Medicine Exercise Pre-participation Health Screening) were extracted. Descriptive statistics were generated for demographic and o

SUBMITTER: Arena SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10072195 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature