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Home-based leg-strengthening exercise improves function 1 year after hip fracture: a randomized controlled study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20929467     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: To compare the effectiveness of a short-term leg-strengthening exercise program with that of attentional control on improving strength, walking abilities, and function 1 year after hip fracture.
DESIGN: Randomized controlled pilot study.
SETTING: Patients' homes.
PARTICIPANTS: Community-dwelling older adults (n=26) 6 months after hip fracture at baseline.
INTERVENTION: Exercise and control participants received interventions from physical therapists twice a week for 10 weeks. The exercise group received high-intensity leg-strengthening exercises. The control group received transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and mental imagery.
MEASUREMENTS: Isometric force production of lower extremity muscles, usual and fast gait speed, 6-minute walk (6-MW) distance, modified Physical Performance Test (mPPT), and Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form Survey (SF-36) physical function.
RESULTS: The primary endpoint was 1 year after fracture. Isometric force production (P=.006), usual (P=.02) and fast (P=.03) gait speed, 6-MW distance (P=.005), and mPPT score (P<.001) were improved 1 year after fracture with exercise. Effect sizes were 0.79 for strength, 0.81 for mPPT score, 0.56 for gait speed, 0.49 for 6-MW, and 0.30 for SF-36 score. More patients in the exercise group made meaningful changes in gait speed and 6-MW distance than control patients (chi-square P=.004).
CONCLUSION: A 10-week home-based progressive resistance exercise program was sufficient to achieve moderate to large effects on physical performance and quality of life and may offer an alternative intervention mode for patients with hip fracture who are unable to leave home by 6 months after the fracture. The effects were maintained at 3 months after completion of the training program.
Authors:
Kathleen K Mangione; Rebecca L Craik; Kerstin M Palombaro; Susan S Tomlinson; Mary T Hofmann
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society     Volume:  58     ISSN:  1532-5415     ISO Abbreviation:  J Am Geriatr Soc     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-08     Completed Date:  2010-10-28     Revised Date:  2012-05-07    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503062     Medline TA:  J Am Geriatr Soc     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1911-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
© 2010, Copyright the Authors. Journal compilation © 2010, The American Geriatrics Society.
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Therapy, Arcadia University, Glenside, Pennsylvania 19039, USA. mangione@arcadia.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hip Fractures / physiopathology,  rehabilitation*
Hip Joint / physiopathology*
Home Care Services*
Humans
Male
Motor Activity / physiology*
Quality of Life
Range of Motion, Articular / physiology*
Recovery of Function*
Resistance Training / methods*
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1 R03 HD041944-01A1/HD/NICHD NIH HHS
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