title: Effect of 8 months of whole-body vibration training on quality of life in elderly women.
abstract: Whole-body vibration (WBV) training in elderly may improve muscle strength, muscle power and postural control. However, knowledge about the effect of WBV training in elderly on measures of health as a multidimensional construct (health-related quality of life, HRQoL) is scarce. The present study aimed to determine the effects of WBV training on HRQoL in elderly women. A total of 37 women (aged 82.4 ± 5.7 years) were recruited and were assigned to either the WBV group or to the control (CON) group. After 8 months of training, the WBV group showed non-significant changes on HRQoL and additional health-related outcomes (fall risk, life satisfaction or cognitive status). Our findings are in disagreement with previous studies of shorter duration (6 weeks), which reported positive significant changes in HRQoL in elderly people. Discrepancies among studies may be partly attributed to methodological differences, but the existence of publication bias in previous studies cannot be discarded.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biomedical Sciences , University of León , León , Spain.
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Santin-Medeiros
authors.affiliation: b GIDFYS, Department of Health Sciences , European University Miguel de Cervantes , Valladolid , Spain.|c Research Institute of Hospital 12 de Octubre ('i+12') , Madrid , Spain.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Santos-Lozano
authors.affiliation: d IRyS Group, Physical Education School , Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso , Valparaíso , Chile.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cristi-Montero
authors.affiliation: b GIDFYS, Department of Health Sciences , European University Miguel de Cervantes , Valladolid , Spain.|e Faculty of Health and Sport Science, Department of Physioteraphy and Nursing , University of Zaragoza , Huesca , Spain.
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Garatachea Vallejo
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006304:Health Status; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D004856:Postural Balance; D011788:Quality of Life; D057566:Self Report; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014732:Vibration / Q000627:therapeutic use*
keywords: Exercise; aging; autonomy