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. 2021;25(9):1106-1111.
doi: 10.1007/s12603-021-1688-1.

Feasibility and Acceptability of Remote Physical Exercise Programs to Prevent Mobility Loss in Pre-Disabled Older Adults during Isolation Periods Such as the COVID-19 Pandemic

F Buckinx  1 , M Aubertin-Leheudre, R Daoust, S Hegg, D Martel, M Martel-Thibault, M-J Sirois
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Feasibility and Acceptability of Remote Physical Exercise Programs to Prevent Mobility Loss in Pre-Disabled Older Adults during Isolation Periods Such as the COVID-19 Pandemic

F Buckinx et al. J Nutr Health Aging. 2021.

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of remote physical exercise (PE) to prevent mobility loss among pre-disabled older adults during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Participants followed a 12-week PE remote program in Zoom© supervised groups (Web-Ex group, n=11) or phone-supervised individual booklet-based home-program (Booklet group, n=33). The total rate of adherence was 82.5% in the Web-Ex group and 85.8% in the Booklet group. The level of satisfaction was « a lot » for 60% of the participants in the Web-ex group and for 37.9% of those included in the Booklet group. Respectively 10% and 31% of the participants rated the difficulty as « low » in the web-ex and Booklet groups. Remote physical exercise using a web technology or booklets at home with regular and personalized follow-up during the lockdown was feasible and acceptable among pre-disabled seniors.

Keywords: Remote exercise program; adherence; difficulty; satisfaction; validation; web technology.

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Figure 1
Adherence rate to the intervention, by group Legend: W= weeks
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Levels of satisfaction in participants during the 12-week intervention, according to groups (Figure 2A : Booklet group; Figure 2B: Web-Ex group
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