title: Task-Oriented Exercise to Reduce Activities of Daily Living Disability in Vulnerable Older Adults: A Feasibility Study of the 3-Step Workout for Life.
abstract: The purpose of this feasibility study was to evaluate the 3-Step Workout for Life program, a 10-week exercise program that included moderate-intensity muscle strength training followed by task-oriented training. Fourteen participants completed the program (mean age = 73 years; SD = 6.83). The Box and Block test (Z = -2.24, p = .03) and the 30-s chair stand test (Z = -2.21, p = .03) indicate improved physical functioning of the upper and lower extremities. More importantly, results of the function component from the Late-Life Function and Disability Instrument (Z = -2.04, p = .04) and motor skills scale from the Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (Z = -2.97, p = .003) indicate subjective and objective improvements on performing activities of daily living. Supplementing moderate-intensity muscle strength exercise with task-oriented training components is feasible. Preliminary data support the effectiveness of 3-Step Workout for Life in reducing late-life disability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.
authors.forename: Chiung-Ju
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Leah Y
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Formyduval A
authors.forename: Daniel O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D035862:Vulnerable Populations