On your feet: protocol for a randomized controlled trial to compare the effects of pole walking and regular walking on physical and psychosocial health in older adults

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Fritschi, Juliette O, Brown, Wendy J and van Uffelen, Jannique (2014) On your feet: protocol for a randomized controlled trial to compare the effects of pole walking and regular walking on physical and psychosocial health in older adults. BMC Public Health, 14 (375). ISSN 1471-2458

Abstract

Physical activity is associated with better physical and mental health in older adults. Pole walking is a form of walking which may have additional health benefits in older adults, because of the addition of hand held poles, and consequent upper limb involvement. However, few studies have examined the potential additional effects of pole walking on physical and psychosocial health in older adults compared with walking. The aim of this study is to compare the effect of a pole walking program with the effects of a walking program, on physical and psychosocial wellbeing, in older adults in assisted living facilities

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Item type Article
URI https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/25121
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-14-375
Official URL http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/14/375
Funders http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/569940
Subjects Historical > FOR Classification > 1106 Human Movement and Sports Science
Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL)
Keywords physical activity, PA, pole walking, PW, older adults, health, techniques
Citations in Scopus 5 - View on Scopus
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