Going through the motions.
The benefits of exercise to a person's health and self-esteem are well recognized. Yet, for the institutionalized elderly person, exercise can be a rarity. Unfortunately, too many gerontological nurses struggle to enhance their patients' quality of life and to reduce the risk of physical and mental deterioration while ignoring this basis nursing measure. Range-of-motion (ROM) exercise is one simple activity that can have unqualified results. It can strengthen an elderly person's quality of life by increasing self-control, self-functioning, independence and, thus, self-esteem.
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Curran-Smith
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D000368:Aged; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D011788:Quality of Life