Characteristics of community-based exercise programs for community-dwelling older adults in rural/regional areas: a scoping review

Samantha Fien; Corey Linton; Jules Mitchell; Daniel Wadsworth; Helen Szabo; Christopher Askew; Mia Schaumberg

doi:10.1007/s40520-022-02079-y

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Characteristics of community-based exercise programs for community-dwelling older adults in rural/regional areas: a scoping review

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Characteristics of community-based exercise programs for community-dwelling older adults in rural/regional areas: a scoping review

Samantha Fien, Corey Linton, Jules Mitchell, Daniel Wadsworth, Helen Szabo, Christopher Askew and Mia Schaumberg

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, Vol.34(7), pp.1511-1528

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-022-02079-y

PMCID: PMC8852913

PMID: 35152393

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older adult

physical function

psychosocial health

regional/rural

Community-based exercise programs for older adults play a potentially important role in mitigating the decline in functional outcomes, body composition, psychosocial outcomes, and cardiovascular health outcomes that commonly occurs with advancing age. There is a limited understanding of the characteristics and effectiveness of community-based exercise programs, particularly when those programs are offered outside metropolitan areas. Rural/regional settings face unique challenges, such as limited access to equipment/resources, transportation, and services, as well as significant costs to run programs. The objective of this scoping review was to characterise studies in the field that have aimed to implement community-based programs in settings identified as rural / regional. A secondary aim was to establish guidance for future exercise programs in this setting and highlight future research directions. A total of 12 studies were conducted in settings identified as rural/regional areas in various countries across the world were included. Of the included studies, five were randomised controlled trials. The majority of included studies reported on functional outcomes (83%) and psychosocial outcomes (75%), yet only 42% reported body composition, 17% reported cardiovascular health and 17% reported dietary outcomes. Low male representation was observed, with women outnumbering men in 7 of 12 studies. There was also minimal investigation of qualitative outcomes in existing community-based exercise programs in rural/regional settings, presenting a key gap for future research to address.

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Title: Characteristics of community-based exercise programs for community-dwelling older adults in rural/regional areas: a scoping review
Authors: Samantha Fien (Corresponding Author) - Central Queensland University
Corey Linton (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Jules Mitchell (Author) - University of New England
Daniel Wadsworth (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
Helen Szabo (Author) - Sunshine Coast Council (Australia)
Christopher Askew (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Mia Schaumberg (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Publication details: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, Vol.34(7), pp.1511-1528
Publisher: Springer
Date published: 2022
DOI: 10.1007/s40520-022-02079-y
ISSN: 1720-8319
PMID: 35152393; PMC8852913
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Grant note: This study was supported by a University of the Sunshine Coast—Sunshine Coast Council Regional Partnership Agreement Grant.
Organisation Unit: School of Health - Biomedicine; School of Health - Nursing; School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics; Thompson Institute; Cancer Research Cluster; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; School of Health - Sports & Exercise Science; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99607008802621
Output Type: Journal article

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