Does Type 2 Diabetes Duration Influence the Effectiveness of Elastic Band Resistance Training: Results from the Band-Frail Study
Description: Does Type 2 Diabetes Duration Influence the Effectiveness of Elastic Band Resistance Training: Results from the Band-Frail Study New Brunswick is suffering the consequences of Canada's aging population, with an 80% increase in diabetes cases and a frailty prevalence 4% higher than the national average. In older adults, frailty and type 2 diabetes (T2D) exacerbate each other, resulting in serious consequences to the individual, including declines in physical functioning, and a greater strain on the healthcare system. Based on the new Diabetes Canada guidelines, T2D duration is an underappreciated risk factor for managing T2D and its complications that may play a role in the efficacy of lifestyle interventions. As the prevalence of diabetes and frailty is expected to increase, understanding how T2D duration might impact the efficacy of a lifestyle intervention to improve physical functioning in older adults with T2D and frailty is imperative to prevent consequences to the individual and the healthcare system, and to provide better management of the disease. The main objective of this secondary analysis of the Band-Frail Study is to investigate the efficacy of a lifestyle intervention (exercise + diabetes education) on glycemia and physical functioning in pre-frail/frail individuals with short (<10 years) and long (?10 years) durations of T2D. The results of this analysis will improve our understanding of T2D duration's role in the efficacy of exercise interventions for frail older adults with T2D. It will also provide new insight into T2D management and contribute to developing new duration-based treatment recommendations.
Amount: CA$27,000
Funding type: fellowship
Funder scheme: Master's Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships
Start date: 2024-09-01
End date: 2025-08-31
Investigator: Amy Thomson
Institution: University of New Brunswick (Fredericton)
Topic: Frailty in Older Adults
Subfield: Geriatrics and Gerontology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Funded outputs count: 0
Funder award ID: 194833_1
OpenAlex ID: G6474777596