Association Between Improved Mobility and Distal Health Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We examined the association between improved mobility and distal health outcomes in older adults using secondary analysis of data from a cluster-randomized controlled group exercise trial.

Methods

Participants were 303 men and women aged ≥65 and older in 32 independent living facilities, senior apartments, and community centers who participated in 12-week group exercise interventions. Included were those who completed ≥1 follow-up phone call regarding outcomes assessment in the following year. Gait speed and 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) were assessed at baseline and immediately after 12-week interventions to determine mobility performance change status. Falls, emergency department (ED) visits, and hospitalizations were assessed monthly for 12 months following the

SUBMITTER: Shuman V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7662180 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature