title: Recommendations on Physical Activity and Exercise for Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Taskforce Report.
abstract: A taskforce, under the auspices of The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics-Global Aging Research Network (IAGG-GARN) and the IAGG European Region Clinical Section, composed of experts from the fields of exercise science and geriatrics, met in Toulouse, in December 2015, with the aim of establishing recommendations of physical activity and exercise for older adults living in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Due to the high heterogeneity in terms of functional ability and cognitive function that characterizes older adults living in LTCFs, taskforce members established 2 sets of recommendations: recommendations for reducing sedentary behaviors for all LTCF residents and recommendations for defining specific, evidence-based guidelines for exercise training for subgroups of LTCF residents. To promote a successful implementation of recommendations, taskforce experts highlighted the importance of promoting residents' motivation and pleasure, the key factors that can be increased when taking into account residents' desires, preferences, beliefs, and attitudes toward physical activity and exercise. The importance of organizational factors related to LTCFs and health care systems were recognized by the experts. In conclusion, this taskforce report proposes standards for the elaboration of strategies to increase physical activity as well as to prescribe exercise programs for older adults living in LTCFs. This report should be used as a guide for professionals working in LTCF settings.
authors.affiliation: Gerontopole of Toulouse, University Hospital of Toulouse (CHU-Toulouse), Toulouse, France; UMR INSERM 1027, University of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France. Electronic address: philipebarreto81@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Philipe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: de Souto Barreto
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Geriatric Medicine and Endocrinology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO.
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Morley
authors.affiliation: Graduate College, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL.
authors.forename: Wojtek
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chodzko-Zajko
authors.affiliation: Unit of Primary Health Care, Department of General Practice and Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Kaisu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: H Pitkala
authors.affiliation: Lectoraat Healthy Aging, Allied Health Care and Nursing, School of Health Care Studies, Hanze University, Groningen, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Weening-Djiksterhuis
authors.affiliation: Service of Geriatrics, Getafe University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Leocadio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Mañas
authors.affiliation: International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics for the European Region, Chair of the Clinical Section, Palermo, Italy; University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barbagallo
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rosendahl
authors.affiliation: University of Aston & Diabetes Frail, Birmingham, United kingdom.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, Neurosciences and Orthopedics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Landi
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarre, Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: Mikel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Izquierdo
authors.affiliation: Gerontopole of Toulouse, University Hospital of Toulouse (CHU-Toulouse), Toulouse, France; UMR INSERM 1027, University of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vellas
authors.affiliation: Gerontopole of Toulouse, University Hospital of Toulouse (CHU-Toulouse), Toulouse, France; UMR INSERM 1027, University of Toulouse III, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rolland
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D040561:Assisted Living Facilities; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation
keywords: Physical activity; elderly; exercise; functional ability; long-term care; nursing home