Optimal dose and type of physical activity to improve functional capacity and minimise adverse events in acutely hospitalised older adults : a systematic review with dose-response network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
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Gallardo-Gómez, Daniel, Del Pozo-Cruz, Jesús, Pedder, Hugo, Alfonso-Rosa, Rosa M., Álvarez Barbosa, Francisco, Noetel, Michael, Jasper, Unyime, Chastin, Sebastien, Ramos-Munell, Javier and del Pozo Cruz, Borja. (2023). Optimal dose and type of physical activity to improve functional capacity and minimise adverse events in acutely hospitalised older adults : a systematic review with dose-response network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 57(19), pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-106409
Authors | Gallardo-Gómez, Daniel, Del Pozo-Cruz, Jesús, Pedder, Hugo, Alfonso-Rosa, Rosa M., Álvarez Barbosa, Francisco, Noetel, Michael, Jasper, Unyime, Chastin, Sebastien, Ramos-Munell, Javier and del Pozo Cruz, Borja |
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Abstract | Objective: To identify the optimal dose and type of physical activity to improve functional capacity and reduce adverse events in acutely hospitalised older adults. Design: Systematic review and Bayesian model-based network meta-analysis. Data sources: Four databases were searched from inception to 20 June 2022. Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Randomised controlled trials that assessed the effectiveness of a physical activity-based intervention on at least one functional outcome in people aged ≥50 years hospitalised due to an acute medical condition were included. Pooled effect estimates (ie, standardised mean differences for functional capacity and the ratio of means for adverse events) were calculated using random treatment effects network meta-analysis models. Results: Nineteen studies (3842 participants) met the inclusion criteria. Approximately 100 Metabolic Equivalents of Task per day (METs-min/day) (~40 min/day of light effort or ~25 min/day of moderate effort activities) was the minimal dose to improve the functional capacity of acute hospitalised older adults (standardised mean difference (SMD)=0.28, 95% credible interval (CrI) 0.01 to 0.55). The optimal dose was estimated at 159 METs-min/day (~70 min/day of light effort or ~40 min/day of moderate effort activities; SMD=0.41, 95% CrI 0.08 to 0.72). Ambulation was deemed the most efficient intervention, and the optimal dose was reached at 143 METs-min/day (~50 min/day of slow-paced walking; SMD=0.76, 95% CrI 0.35 to 1.16), showing a high evidential power (87.68%). The minimal effective ambulation dose was estimated at 74 METs-min/day (~25 min/day of slow-paced walking; SMD=0.25, 95% CrI 0.01 to 0.41). Physical activity interventions resulted in a decrease in the rate of adverse events compared with usual care at discharge (ratio of means=0.96, 95% CrI 0.95 to 0.97; median time 7 days). Conclusions: This meta-analysis yielded low to moderate evidence supporting the use of in-hospital supervised physical activity programmes in acutely hospitalised older adults. As little as ~25 min/day of slow-paced walking is sufficient to improve functional capacity and minimise adverse events in this population. Trial registration number: PROSPERO CRD42021271999. |
Keywords | older adults; Physical activity interventions; functional capacity |
Year | 01 Jan 2023 |
Journal | British Journal of Sports Medicine |
Journal citation | 57 (19), pp. 1-8 |
Publisher | BMJ GROUP |
ISSN | 0306-3674 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2022-106409 |
Web address (URL) | https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/19/1272 |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Scholarly |
Page range | 1-8 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 04 Oct 2023 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 30 Apr 2023 |
Deposited | 19 Mar 2024 |
Additional information | © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. |
Trial registration number: PROSPERO CRD42021271999. | |
Data are available in a public, open access repository. All data relevant to the study are included in the article or made available through a public repository (dgalgom; link: https://github.com/dgalgom/Optimal-dose-and-type-of-exercise-in-acut...). | |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
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