Resistance exercises or vitamin D did not improve physical health or reduce falls in frail older people
Year: 2003
Type: article
Abstract: Latham NK, Anderson CS, Lee A, et al. A randomized, controlled trial of quadriceps resistance exercise and vitamin D in frail older people: the Frailty Interventions Trial in Elderly Subjects (FITNESS). J Am Geriatr Soc2003 ; 51 : 291 –9. [OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3][Web of Science][4] QUESTION: In frail older people, does a home based programme of quadriceps resistance exercise or vitamin D supplementation improve physical health and reduce falls? Randomised (allocation concealed), blinded (clinicians, patients, and outcome assessors), controlled, factorial design trial with 6 months of follow up. 5 teaching hospitals in Auckland, New Zealand and Sydney, Australia. 243 people admitted to geriatric rehabilitation units (inpatient or day wards) who were ≥65 years of age (mean age 79 y, 53% women), considered frail (≥1 health problem or functional limitation [eg, dependency in an activity of daily living, prolonged bed rest, impaired mobility, or a recent fall]), and had no indication or contraindication for the study treatments. Exclusion criteria included poor prognosis, severe cognitive impairment, physical limitations restricting adherence to the exercise programme, unstable cardiac status, and large ulcers around the ankles. Follow up was 91%. Patients were allocated to resistance exercise (n=120) or attention control (n=123) and to vitamin D (six 1.25 mg tablets of calciferol) (n=121) or placebo (n=122). The quadriceps resistance exercise involved warm up stretches and 3 … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DJournal%2Bof%2Bthe%2BAmerican%2BGeriatrics%2BSociety%26rft.stitle%253DJ%2BAm%2BGeriatr%2BSoc%26rft.aulast%253DLatham%26rft.auinit1%253DN.%2BK.%26rft.volume%253D51%26rft.issue%253D3%26rft.spage%253D291%26rft.epage%253D299%26rft.atitle%253DA%2Brandomized%252C%2Bcontrolled%2Btrial%2Bof%2Bquadriceps%2Bresistance%2Bexercise%2Band%2Bvitamin%2BD%2Bin%2Bfrail%2Bolder%2Bpeople%253A%2Bthe%2BFrailty%2BInterventions%2BTrial%2Bin%2BElderly%2BSubjects%2B%2528FITNESS%2529.%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1046%252Fj.1532-5415.2003.51101.x%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F12588571%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.51101.x&link_type=DOI [3]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=12588571&link_type=MED&atom=%2Febnurs%2F6%2F4%2F116.atom [4]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=000181028100001&link_type=ISI
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing
DOI: 10.1136/ebn.6.4.116
Author: Deborah Messecar
Institution: Oregon Health & Science University
Language: English
Topic: Frailty in Older Adults
Subfield: Geriatrics and Gerontology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1996110487