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| Title |
Whole body vibration for older persons: an open randomized, multicentre, parallel, clinical trial
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| Published in |
BMC Geriatrics, December 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2318-11-89 |
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| Authors |
Mercè Sitjà-Rabert, Mª José Martínez-Zapata, Azahara Fort-Vanmeerhaeghe, Ferran Rey-Abella, Daniel Romero-Rodríguez, Xavier Bonfill |
| Abstract |
Institutionalized older persons have a poor functional capacity. Including physical exercise in their routine activities decreases their frailty and improves their quality of life. Whole-body vibration (WBV) training is a type of exercise that seems beneficial in frail older persons to improve their functional mobility, but the evidence is inconclusive. This trial will compare the results of exercise with WBV and exercise without WBV in improving body balance, muscle performance and fall prevention in institutionalized older persons. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 247 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 243 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 47 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 31 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 10% |
| Researcher | 20 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 15 | 6% |
| Other | 29 | 12% |
| Unknown | 81 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 43 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 40 | 16% |
| Sports and Recreations | 32 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 5% |
| Engineering | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 30 | 12% |
| Unknown | 84 | 34% |