TY - JOUR
T1 - Does passive leg activity influence oxygen saturation and activity in sedentary elderly adults?
AU - Carmeli, Eli
AU - Bartur, Gadi
AU - Peleg, Sara
AU - Barchad, Shemuel
AU - Vatine, Jean Jacques
PY - 2006/8/31
Y1 - 2006/8/31
N2 - This study aimed to investigate whether any physiological changes might have a clinically significant effect on function in sedentary, institutionalized, older adults treated by a passive training program. A total of 18 subjects (mean age 60.7 ± 3.4) with intellectual disability (ID) participated. We measured SpO2% (arterial oxygen saturation) before, during, and after passive training, and used Barthel Index to measure daily living activities. The general trend indicated that inactive people with ID evidenced a continual increase in SpO2% levels and some functional gains during passive treatment, with superiority to manual passive treatment compared to mechanical active passive training. For current clinical practice, most sedentary patients who experience clinically significant deconditioning and desaturation can benefit from passive treatment.
AB - This study aimed to investigate whether any physiological changes might have a clinically significant effect on function in sedentary, institutionalized, older adults treated by a passive training program. A total of 18 subjects (mean age 60.7 ± 3.4) with intellectual disability (ID) participated. We measured SpO2% (arterial oxygen saturation) before, during, and after passive training, and used Barthel Index to measure daily living activities. The general trend indicated that inactive people with ID evidenced a continual increase in SpO2% levels and some functional gains during passive treatment, with superiority to manual passive treatment compared to mechanical active passive training. For current clinical practice, most sedentary patients who experience clinically significant deconditioning and desaturation can benefit from passive treatment.
KW - Intellectual disability
KW - Israel
KW - Long-term care
KW - Oxygen saturation
KW - Positioning
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U2 - 10.1100/tsw.2006.199
DO - 10.1100/tsw.2006.199
M3 - מאמר
C2 - 16951900
AN - SCOPUS:33748863185
VL - 6
SP - 1075
EP - 1080
JO - The Scientific World Journal
JF - The Scientific World Journal
SN - 2356-6140
ER -