Evidence – Later Life Training

PSI in Care Homes – Research Evidence

PSI (FaME) was always designed and evidenced for working with those who live in their own homes. But as many of you know, we give chair based starting alternatives to every exercise and frailer people can make a start with the programme. Sophie Thomas, a PSI doing her degree in Brighton, chose to do her…

May 9, 2018Evidence Base for LLT Courses, News, PSI CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Service Evaluations, Published abstracts and other testimonials to the delivery of LLT course exercises in practice

September 10, 2013Evidence Base for LLT Courses, News, Research and Research OrganisationsBy Dawn Skelton

Positive EfS Service Evaluation – Wiltshire

Wiltshire’s Exercise after Stroke (EAS) Programme is funded by Public Health and was launched in September 2012. There are currently 9 starter classes and 4 maintenance groups across Wiltshire (May 2013). Over the past 6 months the existing Marlborough class has been transitioned into the new ‘starter’ format and 3 new locations for additional classes…

June 29, 2013EfS Course, NewsBy Dawn Skelton

Research – seated balance training in residential care – McMurdo – 2000

This home based seated balance program in community dwelling older people considered falls risk. Only 68% of residents completed the 6 month intervention. Seated balance exercises did not reduce the risk of falls in these older people. It may be that the exercises were not sufficiently vigorous or that to improve balance exercise must be performed…

December 8, 2012CBE CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Research – low versus high intensity strength training in frail elders – Seynnes – 2004

This study measured the dose response effect of a free weight based strength training program in nursing home residents. Groups trained at either forty percent or eighty percent of their one repetition max three times a week for ten weeks. Knee strength and endurance as well as function improved in both groups. Only the high…

December 8, 2012CBE CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Research – CBE in long term care – Baum – 2003

This pilot RCT was to determine whether a strength and flexibility program in frail long term care residents would improve function. Class was one hour three times a week for six months. There were improvements in strength, range of movement and balance. Click here to read more.

December 8, 2012CBE CourseBy Dawn Skelton

WEBINAR on falls and visual impairment – open access to talks

This Age UK sponsored webinar (on the 20th June 2011) aimed to increase awareness of the risks of falls which are related to vision, and discuss the effective assessment methods and interventions that can reduce the risk of falls among visually impaired older people. A panel of experts presented current evidence and examples of good…

July 4, 2011News, Seminars and Conferences of InterestBy Dawn Skelton

Someone Like Me: Increasing Participation in Physical Activity Among Seniors With Senior Peer Health Mentors

Abstract presented at the 7th World Congress on Active Ageing in Japan in 2008. Authors, the 3 LLt Directors, Bob Laventure, Susie Dinan and Dawn Skelton. To view the abstract, click here.

December 29, 2010SLM CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Get Moving Nottingham – LEAP Project

The Local Exercise Action pilot (LEAP) programme was an exciting public health programme funded by the Department of Health, Sport England and the Countryside Agency to test out and evaluate different evidence based ways to increase physical activity levels in the community. Nottingham involved peer mentors in their pilot, read the evaluation here.

December 28, 2010SLM CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Activity Friends – Nottingham

Activity Friends is a volunteer programme for the over 50’s designed to help people achieve a healthier lifestyle through increasing physical activity and befriending to alleviate social isolation. Volunteers are trained as ‘Activity Friends’ who then reach out to their peers in their local community. Support and encouragement is given on a one-to-one or a…

December 28, 2010SLM CourseBy Dawn Skelton

Tag Archives: Evidence

PSI in Care Homes – Research Evidence

Service Evaluations, Published abstracts and other testimonials to the delivery of LLT course exercises in practice

Positive EfS Service Evaluation – Wiltshire

Research – seated balance training in residential care – McMurdo – 2000

Research – low versus high intensity strength training in frail elders – Seynnes – 2004

Research – CBE in long term care – Baum – 2003

WEBINAR on falls and visual impairment – open access to talks

Someone Like Me: Increasing Participation in Physical Activity Among Seniors With Senior Peer Health Mentors

Get Moving Nottingham – LEAP Project

Activity Friends – Nottingham

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