The purpose of this study was to develop and test a measure of physical activity for residents in long-term-care facilities, the Physical Activity Survey in Long-Term Care (PAS-LTC). Sixty-six activities are included in the PAS-LTC: routine physical activity, personal-care activities, structured exercise, recreational activities, caretaking activities, and repetitive activities. The study included 13 residents in a long-term-care facility, most of whom were women (62%), with an average age of 84 years (± 6.0) and an average Mini Mental State Examination score of 6 (± 6.9). There was evidence of interrater reliability of the PAS-LTC with intraclass correlations of .83-.94. There was some evidence of validity of the measure with statistically significant correlations between PAS-LTC recorded during the evening and night shifts and the number of counts of activity per the ActiGraph (r = .60 and r = .57, respectively, p < .05) and the calories estimated (r = .58 and r = .60, respectively, p < .05). The PAS-LTC completed during the day shift and total activity based on the PAS-LTC showed nonsignificant correlations of .40 or greater with the ActiGraph activity counts and calories.
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balance and mobility among older people living in long-term care facilities . Geriatrics Nursing, 32 ( 2 ), 106 – 113 . doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2010.11.004 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2010.11.004 Pin , S. , & Spini , D. ( 2016 ). Impact of falling on social participation and social support trajectories
Karim Korchi, Frédéric Noé, Noëlle Bru and Thierry Paillard
physical exercise interventions on falls prevention in older people living in long-term care facilities, a special focus should be placed on the optimization of the impact of balance and gait exercises. The foot being the only contact point between the body and the external environment, somatosensory
Natasha Reid, Justin W. Keogh, Paul Swinton, Paul A. Gardiner and Timothy R. Henwood
ascertain if function more broadly can be improved by reducing sitting time and replacing it with low intensity physical activity (e.g., standing or light walking; de Souto Barreto, 2015 ). A small pilot study in 26 participants in long-term care facilities showed that an intervention to break up sitting
Francisco Alvarez-Barbosa, Jesús del Pozo-Cruz, Borja del Pozo-Cruz, Antonio García-Hermoso and Rosa María Alfonso-Rosa
balance and mobility among older people living in long-term care facilities . Geriatric Nursing, 32 ( 2 ), 106 – 113 . doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2010.11.004 Ochi , A. , Abe , T. , Yamada , K. , Ibuki , S. , Tateuchi , H. , & Ichihashi , N. ( 2015 ). Effect of balance exercise in
Lindsey Brett, Victoria Traynor, Paul Stapley and Shahla Meedya
understanding about the effectiveness of healthcare services can be obtained by exploring the experiences of practitioners, consumers, and family carers who deliver and are recipients of these services. Barriers to implementation of physical exercise and other activities in nursing homes and long-term care
Catherine E. Tong, Joanie Sims Gould and Heather A. McKay
in long-term care facilities or were unable to complete the interview in one of the offered languages: Hindi, Punjabi, Cantonese, Mandarin, or English. We offered all aspects of the study in these five languages. Study documents were professionally translated (recruitment letters, consent forms
Nicolas Farina, Laura J. Hughes, Amber Watts and Ruth G. Lowry
and sleep patterns among older people with dementia living in long-term care facilities: A 24-h snapshot . Maturitas, 102 , 62 – 68 . PubMed ID: 28610686 doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.05.015 10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.05.015 Ostbye , T. , Tyas , S. , McDowell , I. , & Koval , J. ( 1997
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, M.J. , van Poppel , M.N. , Twisk , J.W. , & van Mechelen , W. ( 2006 ). Once a week not enough, twice a week not feasible? A randomized controlled exercise trial in long-term care facilities [ISRCTN87177281] . Patient Education and Counseling, 63 ( 1-2 ), 205 – 214 . doi:10.1016/j
