Applying research to practice: implementing strength training in a senior high rise.
One of the challenges of using research is applying the results of scientific investigation to the relatively uncontrolled real-life practice situations that health care professionals encounter. This process was used to design and implement a strength-training program for older adults in a senior high-rise building with 425 residents. The resulting program demonstrated that positive benefits can be obtained by applying research findings to the community with a relatively uncontrolled population.
Tucker
Dee
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Piedmont Hospital Sixty Plus Older Adult Services in Atlanta, GA, USA.
Allen
Glenn
G
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D005260:Female; D016852:Housing for the Elderly; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000502:physiology*