Predictors of real-world adherence to prescribed home exercise in older patients with a risk of falling: A prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Using a multi-ethnic Asian population, this study assessed adherence to prescribed home exercise programs, explored factors predicting adherence, and evaluated whether home exercise adherence was associated with physical activity.

Methods

A prospective cohort study was conducted in 68 older adults (aged ≥65 years) from two geriatric outpatient clinics in Singapore, who were receiving tailored home exercises while undergoing 6 weeks of outpatient physical therapy for falls prevention. Adherence was measured as the percentage of prescribed sessions completed. Predictor variables included sociodemographic factors, clinical characteristics, intervention-specific factors, and physical and psychosocial measures. Multivariable linear regressions were performed to develop

SUBMITTER: Teng B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10792326 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature