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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2021 Mar;40(3):289-299.
doi: 10.1177/0733464820902652. Epub 2020 Mar 2.

The Otago Exercise Program With or Without Motivational Interviewing for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A 12-Month Follow-Up of a Randomized, Controlled Trial

Susanna Tuvemo Johnson  1 , Elisabeth Anens  1 , Ann-Christin Johansson  2 , Karin Hellström  1
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Randomized Controlled Trial

The Otago Exercise Program With or Without Motivational Interviewing for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A 12-Month Follow-Up of a Randomized, Controlled Trial

Susanna Tuvemo Johnson et al. J Appl Gerontol. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to examine the 12-month effects of the home-based Otago Exercise Program (OEP) with or without the support of motivational interviewing (MI) on community-dwelling people 75 years and older who needed walking aids and/or home help service. In total, 175 participants were randomized into three groups: OEP (n = 61), OEP with MI (n = 58), and a control group (n = 56) (M age = 83 years). Measures were physical performance, physical activity level, balance, grip strength, fall-related self-efficacy, fall rate, and fall injury rate. The OEP with and the OEP without MI, with the support of a physical therapist (six home visits and three phone calls), demonstrated no benefits in any of the measures compared with a control group. In this subgroup of pre-frail older adults, more frequent support by personnel may be required to secure efficient intensity and progression in the exercises performed on your own at home.

Keywords: Otago Exercise Program; exercise; falls; health behaviors; motivational interviewing; older adults; physical function.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1.
CONSORT flowchart of the participants. Note. MI = motivational interviewing; CONSORT = the consolidated standards of reporting trials
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