Telerehabilitation Exercise in Older Adults

Pamukkale University27 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of chair-based exercises and cognitive exercises through synchronous telerehabilitation in older adults. Older adults will be divided into two groups (intervention group n=16; control group n=11) .

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pain Elderly Balance

Interventions

chair-based exercisesBEHAVIORAL

Synchronous online telerehabilitation chair-based exercises will be performed under the supervision of a physiotherapist twice a week for 8 weeks for intervention group. The control group will be given a brochure with explanations of the exercises.

cognitive exercisesBEHAVIORAL

Cognitive exercises will be performed under the supervision of a physiotherapist 1 day a week for 8 weeks as online telerehabilitation for intervention group.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Getting a score of 6 or above on the Hodkinson Mental Test Exclusion Criteria: * -Having another chronic disease that can cause pain Having a neurological disease Being blind Having an orthopedic, neurological or mental disability

Locations (1)

Elif Gur Kabul

Uşak, Center, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Berg Balance Scale

It is a scale consisting of 14 items.The maximum score is 56.

Time frame: 15 minutes

Timed Up and Go Test During Dual Tasking

While performing the timed up and go test, the person will be asked to count backwards from 100, two by two.

Time frame: 5 minutes

Geriatric Pain Measure

It is a multidimensional scale with 24 items.Scores range from 0-100.

Time frame: 15 minutes

Older people's quality of life-brief (OPQOL-brief)

It consists of 13 items. Scores between 13 and 65 can be obtained, with higher scores indicating better quality of life.

Time frame: 8 minutes

Secondary Outcomes

Hodkinson Mental Test

The test consists of 10 questions in total.total score is between 0-10

Time frame: 5 minutes

Dominant Side One Leg Stand Test

The dominant leg will be asked to lift up. The time will end when the foot touches the ground.

Time frame: 30 seconds

Timed Up and Go Test

An area of 3 meters will be determined. The individual will be asked to get up from the chair, walk, come back and sit down without any support.

Time frame: 3 minutes

chair sit and stand test

You will be asked to stand up and sit down quickly for 30 seconds

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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