Impact of Baseline Fatigue on a Physical Activity Intervention to Prevent Mobility Disability.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Our aim was to examine the impacts of baseline fatigue on the effectiveness of a physical activity (PA) intervention to prevent major mobility disability (MMD) and persistent major mobility disability (PMMD) in participants from the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders (LIFE) study.

Design

Prospective cohort of individuals aged 65 years or older undergoing structured PA intervention or health education (HE) for a mean of 2.6 years.

Setting

LIFE was a multicenter eight-site randomized trial that compared the efficacy of a structured PA intervention with an HE program in reducing the incidence of MMD.

Participants

Study participants (N = 1591) at baseline were 78.9 ± 5.2 years of age, with low PA and at risk for mobility impairment.

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SUBMITTER: Glynn NW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8061638 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature