OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility, acceptability and potential efficacy of group exercise for residents in care homes. DESIGN: Exploratory cluster randomized controlled trial. SETTING: Five randomly selected care homes in South Birmingham, UK. @entity1 : Fifty-six care home residents (mean age 84.5, 71% female), 39 (70%) with @entity73 . INTERVENTION: Two homes (n = 28) were randomized to group exercise held twice weekly for five weeks. The remaining three homes (n = 28) formed the control group and received usual care, with no @entity1 specifically responsible for exercise training. OUTCOME MEASURES: Assessments were conducted at zero (pre-intervention), three (post-intervention) and six months (follow-up) using the Rivermead Mobility Index and Hospital Anxiety and @entity308 Scale or @entity64 Aphasic @entity308 Questionnaire (depending on @entity73 ). Adherence to group exercise and retention to the study were also documented. RESULTS: No statistically significant improvements in mobility or @entity308 were found in favour of group exercise. Retention to the study was high with 46 (82%) @entity1 completing all assessments. Adherence to group exercise was somewhat lower with @entity1 attending a mean of 3.61 out of 8.5 prescribed sessions (42.5%). CONCLUSIONS: Group exercise can be delivered to care home residents with reduced mobility but it is not suitable for residents with severe @entity73 . An estimated sample size of 240 @entity1 would be required to detect a clinically significant difference in the Rivermead Mobility Index with 90% power.

An exploratory cluster randomized controlled trial of group exercise on mobility and XXXX in care home residents.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'person', 'PARTICIPANTS'] @entity73 :: ('MESH:D003072', 'Disease') :: ['cognitive impairment', 'cognitive impairments'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['Depression', 'depression'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['Stroke']
@entity308 :: (MESH:D003866,Disease) :: ['depression']
