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December 1, 1991Journal of Applied Gerontology

The Impact of Supervised Exercise on the Psychological Well-Being and Health Status of Older Veterans

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Why the study?

Does supervised exercise improve psychological well-being and health status in elderly veterans?

Population

43 elderly veterans

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

1-year

Authors

PCPatricia A. CowperDuke UniversityMMMiriam C. MoreyDuke UniversityLBLucille B. BearonNorth Carolina State University

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Implication

Supervised exercise was associated with well-being gains in elderly veterans; hypothesis-generating, needs RCT confirmation.

Structured PICO

Does supervised exercise improve psychological well-being and health status in elderly veterans?

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Population
43 elderly veterans
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Intervention
Supervised exercise consisting of 90 minutes of exercise, 3 days per week at 70% of maximal capacity for 1 year
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Outcome
Health status (measured by the Sickness Impact Profile [SIP]) and well-being (measured by the Psychological General Well-Being Index [PGWB]) at 1-year follow-uppatient reported

Supervised exercise in elderly veterans provides small but significant improvements in psychological well-being and cardiovascular fitness.

Cite This Study

Cowper et al. (1991) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1be44526cb5670aa9d11c3https://doi.org/10.1177/073346489101000408
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