%0 Journal Article
%T The Seattle FICSIT/MoveIt study: the effect of exercise on gait and balance in older adults
%J Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
%D 1993
%A Buchner, D. M.
%A Cress, M. E.
%A Wagner, E. H.
%A de Lateur, B. J.
%A Price, R.
%A Abrass, I. B.
%V 41
%N 3
%P 321-325
%X While exercise is generally recommended for older adults, the specific role of exercise in preventing falls and frail health is unclear. The Seattle FICSIT/MoveIt study is a population-based, randomized, controlled trial comparing the effects of three 6-month exercise interventions (endurance training, strength training, or combined endurance and strength training), and three 3-month endurance training interventions (stationary cycle, walking, or aerobic movement). Primary study outcomes are aerobic capacity, strength, gait, balance, and physical functional status. The study enrolls adults age 68-85 who have leg weakness and impaired gait. It differs from most previous community-based exercise studies in several respects: recruitment of subjects from a defined population; eligibility criteria based upon physiologic and functional status deficits; random assignment to exercise groups; assessment of both physiologic and functional status outcomes; follow-up beyond the completion of supervised exercise; and a large sample size (Total N = 180).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 0002-8614
%U http://dx.doi.org/