Exercise improves long-term social and behavioral rhythms in older adults: Did it play a role during the COVID-19 lockdown?
The study aimed to verify whether exercise training in older adults can improve social behavioral rhythms (SBR) and if any modification is maintained over time. Older adults (n=120) from a previous randomized controlled trial, were randomly allocated to either a moderate-intensity exercise group or...
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doaj-a74b5f79626a4d1eaa057ac78dbdb0d52021-08-06T08:38:43ZengPAGEPress PublicationsJournal of Public Health Research2279-90282279-90362021-08-0110.4081/jphr.2021.2432Exercise improves long-term social and behavioral rhythms in older adults: Did it play a role during the COVID-19 lockdown?Giulia Cossu0Cesar Ivan Abbile Gonzalez1Luigi Minerba2Roberto Demontis3Massimiliano Pau4Fernanda Velluzzi5Caterina Ferreli6Laura Atzori7Sergio Machado8Dario Fortin9Ferdinando Romano10Mauro Giovanni Carta11Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of CagliariUniversity Hospital of CagliariDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of CagliariDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of CagliariDepartment of Mechanical, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of CagliariDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of CagliariDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of CagliariDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of CagliariDepartment of Sports and Methods Techniques, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM)University of TrentoLa Sapienza University of RomeDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari The study aimed to verify whether exercise training in older adults can improve social behavioral rhythms (SBR) and if any modification is maintained over time. Older adults (n=120) from a previous randomized controlled trial, were randomly allocated to either a moderate-intensity exercise group or a control group. SBR was evaluated at t0, t26, and t48 weeks (during the COVID-19 lockdown), using the brief social rhythms scale (BSRS). Seventy-nine participants completed the follow-up (age 72.3±4.7, women 55.3%). An improvement in the BSRS score was found in the exercise group at 26 weeks (p=0.035) when the exercise program was concluded, and it was maintained at 48 weeks (p=0.013). No improvements were observed in the control group. To conclude, SBR, previously found as a resilience factor in older adults during COVID-19, appear to improve after a moderate 12 weeks exercise program, and the improvement persisted even after stopping exercise during the COVID-19 lockdown. https://www.jphres.org/index.php/jphres/article/view/2432exercisesocial behavioral rhythmsolder adultscovid-19 lockdown |
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Exercise improves long-term social and behavioral rhythms in older adults: Did it play a role during the COVID-19 lockdown? |
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Exercise improves long-term social and behavioral rhythms in older adults: Did it play a role during the COVID-19 lockdown? |
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Exercise improves long-term social and behavioral rhythms in older adults: Did it play a role during the COVID-19 lockdown? |
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Exercise improves long-term social and behavioral rhythms in older adults: Did it play a role during the COVID-19 lockdown? |
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Exercise improves long-term social and behavioral rhythms in older adults: Did it play a role during the COVID-19 lockdown? |
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exercise improves long-term social and behavioral rhythms in older adults: did it play a role during the covid-19 lockdown? |
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Journal of Public Health Research |
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The study aimed to verify whether exercise training in older adults can improve social behavioral rhythms (SBR) and if any modification is maintained over time. Older adults (n=120) from a previous randomized controlled trial, were randomly allocated to either a moderate-intensity exercise group or a control group. SBR was evaluated at t0, t26, and t48 weeks (during the COVID-19 lockdown), using the brief social rhythms scale (BSRS). Seventy-nine participants completed the follow-up (age 72.3±4.7, women 55.3%). An improvement in the BSRS score was found in the exercise group at 26 weeks (p=0.035) when the exercise program was concluded, and it was maintained at 48 weeks (p=0.013). No improvements were observed in the control group. To conclude, SBR, previously found as a resilience factor in older adults during COVID-19, appear to improve after a moderate 12 weeks exercise program, and the improvement persisted even after stopping exercise during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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