Effects of an Adapted Physical Activity Program on the Physical Condition of Elderly Women: an Analysis of Efficiency
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 120
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Efficiency Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study was to identify the effects and the efficiency of an adapted physical activity program as regards the physical condition of older Brazilian women.
详细描述
Although physical activity programs for the elderly have proved to be able to curb harmful changes due to ageing, not all programs show the same effectiveness, even though they are generally regarded as being effective. The existence of a wide variety of programs calls for debate about their outcomes.
Specific research tools and designs can assist in identifying not only program effectiveness but also program efficiency and use in terms of a better physical performance of subjects on carrying out exercises with less effort, influenced by multiple factors, one of them being adherence to the program. These analyses allow the influence of efficiency and the factors that determine it or are associated with it to be tested, and can provide classifications and subgroups to which interventions should be adapted if they are to offer the best service to them in the short and medium term.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 60 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •60 or more years
- •participants of an Adult Revitalization Program in São Carlos (São Paulo State - Brazil)
排除标准
- •physical characteristics and previous health problems that might hinder their participation in the program activities.
- •adherence to the program sessions lower than 75%.
结局指标
主要结局
Efficiency Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)
时间窗: 1 year
Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a test of operational investigation It was used to determine the relative efficiency of the older women, considered Decision Making Units (DMU). This analysis supports the hypothesis that the outputs do not need to be proportional to the inputs.
次要结局
- Grip strength(1 year)
- Sit-and-Reach Test(1 year)
- Static balance(1 year)
- Dynamic balance(1 year)
- VO2max(1 year)
研究者
Francisco Alburquerque
Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos