A physical activity program versus usual care in the management of quality of life for pre-frail older adults with chronic pain: randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exercise has shown being effective for managing chronic pain and preventing frailty status in older adults but the effect of an exercise program in the quality of life of pre-frail older adults with chronic pain remains unclear. Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of multicomponent structured physical exercise program for pre-frail adults aged 65 years or more with chronic pain to improve their perceived health related quality of life, compared with usual care.

Methods

Open label randomized controlled trial. Participants were community-dwelling pre-frail older adults aged 65 years or older with chronic pain and non-dependent for basic activities of daily living attending a Primary Healthcare Centre. Forty-four participants were randomly allocated to a

SUBMITTER: Otones P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7545899 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature