TY - JOUR ID - 9311 TI - Effect of Resistance Training using Thera-Band on Muscular Strength and Quality of Life among the Elderly JO - Evidence Based Care JA - EBCJ LA - en SN - 2008-2487 AU - Pourtaghi, Fatemeh AU - Emami Moghadam, Zahra AU - Ramezani, Monir AU - Behnam Vashani, Hamidreza AU - Mohajer, Samira AD - MSc Student in Geriatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Instructor, Faculty Member, Department of Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Assistant Professor, Evidence Based Care Research Center, Department of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Instructor, Department of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Instructor, MNSc in Geriatric Nursing, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Evidence-based Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 7 IS - 3 SP - 7 EP - 16 KW - Elderly individual KW - Muscular strength KW - Quality of life KW - Resistance training KW - Thera-Band DO - 10.22038/ebcj.2017.25876.1584 N2 - Background: Lack of mobility and motor impairments can intensify mental health problems in the elderly. Muscle weakness is one of the most important cause of fall in the old individuals. Muscular performance is regarded as one of the significant components of quality of life in older adults. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the effect of resistance training using Thera-Band on muscular strength and quality of life among the elderly. Method: This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 70 elderly people referring to the health centers of Mashhad in 2016. The participants were randomly assigned into two groups of intervention and control. The intervention group was subjected to lower- and upper-extremity resistance training with Thera-Band performed two thirty-minute sessions a week for six weeks. However, the control group did not receive any training. Data collection was performed using a dynamometer and the short version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life. The data were analyzed in SPSS version 16 using independent t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, paired t-test, Chi-square test, and exact Chi-square. Results: The mean ages of the individuals in the intervention and control groups were 69.7±6.1 and 77.2±6.2 years, respectively. After intervention, the mean scores of quality of life (P>0.001) and muscular strength in the upper and lower extremities (P>0.001) were significantly higher in the intervention group than those in the control group. Implications for Practice: Resistance training with Thera-Band could enhance muscular strength and improve quality of life in the elderly. It was concluded that the promotion of this exercise program could have a positive effect on the muscular strength and quality of life among this population. UR - https://ebcj.mums.ac.ir/article_9311.html L1 - https://ebcj.mums.ac.ir/article_9311_2df979688328cfaa2bf40d3d1d2c931b.pdf ER -