Home-based prescribed exercise improves balance-related activities and gait speed in people with Parkinson 's disease , and these improvements are similar to improvements with equivalent centre-based exercise .
QUESTIONS In people with Parkinson 's disease , does home-based prescribed exercise improve balance-related activities and quality of life compared with no intervention ?
Are the effects of home-based exercise similar to those of equivalent centre-based exercise ?
A pilot study of a minimally supervised home exercise and walking program for people with Parkinson's disease in Jordan.
AIM This study aim ed to evaluate the feasibility and cultural considerations of a minimally supervised , home-based exercise program in Jordan . METHODS Quantitative and qualitative approaches were used . Thirty participants were r and omly allocated to either an 8-week intervention group ( n = 16 ) , or a st and ard care group ( n = 14 ) . The intervention incorporated the home use of an exercise DVD , walking program and initial instructional sessions and weekly phone calls provided by a physiotherapist . Interviews were used to explore feasibility . Unified Parkinson 's disease rating scale ( UPDRS-III ) ; balance and walking speed were assessed . RESULTS The retention rate was 86.7 % and mean adherence rate was 77 % . Personal and sociocultural barriers of adherence to the exercise program were identified . UPDRS-III at follow-up was lower in the intervention group . CONCLUSION A home exercise program was feasible . Sociocultural barriers specific to Arabic culture may affect the uptake of such an intervention in Parkinson 's disease in these countries
Home-based prescribed exercise improves balance-related activities and gait speed in people with Parkinson 's disease , and these improvements are similar to improvements with equivalent centre-based exercise .
QUESTIONS In people with Parkinson 's disease , does home-based prescribed exercise improve balance-related activities and quality of life compared with no intervention ?
Are the effects of home-based exercise similar to those of equivalent centre-based exercise ?