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Systematic Reviews on Exercise for Older People
Follow the links below to find summaries of ystematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of exercise for older people.
Reviewed November 2011
9 Resources Found
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| Title: | Exercise for improving balance in older people |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Balance is staying upright and steady when stationary, such as when standing or sitting, or during movement. The loss of ability to balance may be linked with a higher risk of falling, increased dependency, illness and sometimes early death. However, i... |
| Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Title: | Exercise for preventing and treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of exercise on bone mass in postmenopausal women. The review shows that for postmenopausal women - Exercise will improve bone mineral density slightly... |
| Date: | Jan 2011 |
| Title: | Rehabilitation for older people in long-term care |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Rehabilitation treatments may be effective in improving the physical condition of older people in long-term care. In 1997 the number of over-65 year olds constituted 6.6% of the world's population, and this is predicted to increase to 10% by 2025. It ... |
| Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Title: | Physical activity and enhanced fitness to improve cognitive function in older people without known cognitive impairment |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Physical activity is beneficial for healthy ageing. It may also help maintain good cognitive function in older age. Aerobic activity improves cardiovascular fitness, but it is not known whether this sort of fitness is necessary for improved cognitive fu... |
| Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Title: | There is insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of physical activity programs in managing or improving cognition, function, behaviour, depression, and mortality in people with dementia |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Few trials examined these important outcomes. In addition, family caregiver outcomes and use of health care services were not reported in any of the included studies. There is some evidence that physical activity delays the onset of dementia in healthy ... |
| Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Title: | Progressive resistance strength training for improving physical function in older adults |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Older people generally lose muscle strength as they age. This reduction in muscle strength and associated weakness means that older people are more likely to have problems carrying out their daily activities and to fall. Progressive resistance training ... |
| Date: | Dec 2007 |
| Title: | Exercise for older patients in hospital |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effects of exercise for older patients who are admitted to hospital. The review shows that: For older patients who are admitted to hospital, exercise sessions - may not lea... |
| Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Title: | Physical activity programs for older adults |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | To improve health, is it better to do an exercise programme at home or at a hospital center? To answer this question scientists from the Cochrane Group found and analyzed 6 studies. These studies tested over 370 people over 50 years old who had heart di... |
| Date: | Nov 2004 |
| Title: | Physical exercise as a treatment for sleep problems in older people |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Sleep problems become more common with age, affect quality of life for individuals and their families, and can increase healthcare costs. Older people are often prescribed a range of drugs for their health problems (including with sleep) many of which h... |
| Date: | Feb 2002 |
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