Feasibility of a 6-Month Home-Based Fall Prevention Exercise Program in Older Adults with COPD.

Marla K BeauchampCindy EllertonRenata Noce Kirkwood Dina BrooksJulie RichardsonRoger S GoldsteinStewart PugsleyDiana Hatzoglou

Published in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2021)

The home-based fall prevention exercise program met one of the three pre-specified feasibility criteria (exercise adherence), and improved balance-related measures of fall risk in older adults with COPD. Our findings highlight important opportunities for refinement of the study design prior to undertaking a full-scale trial.

Keyphrases

physical activity
high intensity
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
resistance training
quality improvement
lung function
clinical trial
phase ii
phase iii
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
open label
community dwelling