The Impact of Executive Function on Retention and Compliance in Physical Therapy in Veterans.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine retention and compliance to a novel physical therapy (PT) treatment among Veterans with and without executive function deficits (EFD+/EFD-).

Design

This study was a preplanned secondary analysis of an ongoing randomized controlled trial.

Setting

Outpatient PT at VA Boston Healthcare System.

Participants

Seventy-two community-dwelling middle-aged and older Veterans (mean age, 72 years [range 51-91]; 87% male) with gait speed between 0.5 and 1.0 m/second were recruited from primary care practices.

Interventions

Eight-week moderate-to-vigorous intensity PT program.

Main outcome measure

Veterans' baseline mobility, retention (dropouts), and treatment compliance and posttreatment exercise compliance to 8-week PT treatment were eval

SUBMITTER: Ogawa EF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11733977 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature