Rapid Transition to Telehealth Group Exercise and Functional Assessments in Response to COVID-19
Exercise is critical for health maintenance in late life. The COVID-19 shelter in place and social distancing orders resulted in wide-scale interruptions of exercise therapies, placing older adults at risk for the consequences of decreased mobilization. The purpose of this paper is to describe rapid...
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| author | Stephen C. Jennings MS Kenneth M. Manning MS Janet Prvu Bettger ScD Katherine M. Hall PhD Megan Pearson MA Catalin Mateas BS Brandon C. Briggs MS Krisann K. Oursler MD Erin Blanchard MS Cathy C. Lee MD Steven Castle MD Willy M. Valencia MD Leslie I. Katzel MD Jamie Giffuni MA Teresa Kopp MBA, PT Michelle McDonald BA, OT Rebekah Harris PT, DPT Jonathan F. Bean MD, MPH Katherine Althuis MS Neil B. Alexander MD Kalpana P. Padala MD, MS Lauren M. Abbate MD, PhD Toby Wellington MS James Kostra MS Kelly Allsup MS Daniel E. Forman MD Arti S. Tayade MD Alan D. Wesley BA Alice Holder PT Miriam C. Morey PhD |
| author_facet | Stephen C. Jennings MS Kenneth M. Manning MS Janet Prvu Bettger ScD Katherine M. Hall PhD Megan Pearson MA Catalin Mateas BS Brandon C. Briggs MS Krisann K. Oursler MD Erin Blanchard MS Cathy C. Lee MD Steven Castle MD Willy M. Valencia MD Leslie I. Katzel MD Jamie Giffuni MA Teresa Kopp MBA, PT Michelle McDonald BA, OT Rebekah Harris PT, DPT Jonathan F. Bean MD, MPH Katherine Althuis MS Neil B. Alexander MD Kalpana P. Padala MD, MS Lauren M. Abbate MD, PhD Toby Wellington MS James Kostra MS Kelly Allsup MS Daniel E. Forman MD Arti S. Tayade MD Alan D. Wesley BA Alice Holder PT Miriam C. Morey PhD |
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| description | Exercise is critical for health maintenance in late life. The COVID-19 shelter in place and social distancing orders resulted in wide-scale interruptions of exercise therapies, placing older adults at risk for the consequences of decreased mobilization. The purpose of this paper is to describe rapid transition of the Gerofit facility-based group exercise program to telehealth delivery. This Gerofit-to-Home (GTH) program continued with group-based synchronous exercise classes that ranged from 1 to 24 Veterans per class and 1 to 9 classes offered per week in the different locations. Three hundred and eight of 1149 (27%) Veterans active in the Gerofit facility-based programs made the transition to the telehealth delivered classes. Participants’ physical performance testing continued remotely as scheduled with comparisons between most recent facility-based and remote testing suggesting that participants retained physical function. Detailed protocols for remote physical performance testing and sample exercise routines are described. Translation to remote delivery of exercise programs for older adults could mitigate negative health effects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c38b01ebae544e3384fab40ae3ac61982022-12-21T19:45:31ZengSAGE PublishingGerontology and Geriatric Medicine2333-72142020-12-01610.1177/2333721420980313Rapid Transition to Telehealth Group Exercise and Functional Assessments in Response to COVID-19Stephen C. Jennings MS0Kenneth M. Manning MS1Janet Prvu Bettger ScD2Katherine M. Hall PhD3Megan Pearson MA4Catalin Mateas BS5Brandon C. Briggs MS6Krisann K. Oursler MD7Erin Blanchard MS8Cathy C. Lee MD9Steven Castle MD10Willy M. Valencia MD11Leslie I. Katzel MD12Jamie Giffuni MA13Teresa Kopp MBA, PT14Michelle McDonald BA, OT15Rebekah Harris PT, DPT16Jonathan F. Bean MD, MPH17Katherine Althuis MS18Neil B. Alexander MD19Kalpana P. Padala MD, MS20Lauren M. Abbate MD, PhD21Toby Wellington MS22James Kostra MS23Kelly Allsup MS24Daniel E. Forman MD25Arti S. Tayade MD26Alan D. Wesley BA27Alice Holder PT28Miriam C. Morey PhD29VA Health Care System, Durham, NC, USAVA Health Care System, Durham, NC, USADuke University, Durham, NC, USADuke University, Durham, NC, USAVA Health Care System, Durham, NC, USAVA Health Care System, Durham, NC, USASalem VA Medical Center, VA, USAVirginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, USAVA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, CA, USADavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USADavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USAUniversity of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, FL, USAUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USAUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USAVA Medical Center, Canandaigua, NY, USAVA Pacific Health Care System, Honolulu, HI, USAVA Boston Healthcare System, MA, USAHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USAUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USAUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USAUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USAUnverisity of Colorado, Aurora, USAEastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, USAUniversity of Pittsburgh, PA, USAVA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, PA, USAUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA, USAUniversity of Washington, Seattle, USAVA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USACincinnati VA Medical Center, OH, USADuke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USAExercise is critical for health maintenance in late life. The COVID-19 shelter in place and social distancing orders resulted in wide-scale interruptions of exercise therapies, placing older adults at risk for the consequences of decreased mobilization. The purpose of this paper is to describe rapid transition of the Gerofit facility-based group exercise program to telehealth delivery. This Gerofit-to-Home (GTH) program continued with group-based synchronous exercise classes that ranged from 1 to 24 Veterans per class and 1 to 9 classes offered per week in the different locations. Three hundred and eight of 1149 (27%) Veterans active in the Gerofit facility-based programs made the transition to the telehealth delivered classes. Participants’ physical performance testing continued remotely as scheduled with comparisons between most recent facility-based and remote testing suggesting that participants retained physical function. Detailed protocols for remote physical performance testing and sample exercise routines are described. Translation to remote delivery of exercise programs for older adults could mitigate negative health effects.https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721420980313 |
| spellingShingle | Stephen C. Jennings MS Kenneth M. Manning MS Janet Prvu Bettger ScD Katherine M. Hall PhD Megan Pearson MA Catalin Mateas BS Brandon C. Briggs MS Krisann K. Oursler MD Erin Blanchard MS Cathy C. Lee MD Steven Castle MD Willy M. Valencia MD Leslie I. Katzel MD Jamie Giffuni MA Teresa Kopp MBA, PT Michelle McDonald BA, OT Rebekah Harris PT, DPT Jonathan F. Bean MD, MPH Katherine Althuis MS Neil B. Alexander MD Kalpana P. Padala MD, MS Lauren M. Abbate MD, PhD Toby Wellington MS James Kostra MS Kelly Allsup MS Daniel E. Forman MD Arti S. Tayade MD Alan D. Wesley BA Alice Holder PT Miriam C. Morey PhD Rapid Transition to Telehealth Group Exercise and Functional Assessments in Response to COVID-19 Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine |
| title | Rapid Transition to Telehealth Group Exercise and Functional Assessments in Response to COVID-19 |
| title_full | Rapid Transition to Telehealth Group Exercise and Functional Assessments in Response to COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | Rapid Transition to Telehealth Group Exercise and Functional Assessments in Response to COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rapid Transition to Telehealth Group Exercise and Functional Assessments in Response to COVID-19 |
| title_short | Rapid Transition to Telehealth Group Exercise and Functional Assessments in Response to COVID-19 |
| title_sort | rapid transition to telehealth group exercise and functional assessments in response to covid 19 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721420980313 |
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