Poster Session: Room 3 / Salle 112
11:00AM-12:15PM (Sorbonne Université)
Effects of Vibration Training on Lower Extremity Strength: A Systematic Literature Review
Poster Session R. Kirby Baloy
Strength training of the lower extremity has been shown to improve overall leg musculature strength. The combination of vibration training (VT) and strength training (ST) has seen increased popularity among various populations. Evidence, however, is scant on how this combined training regimen influences lower extremity muscle strength. Systematic literature searches for randomized controlled trials between 2000-2020 were performed in the databases of PubMed, PEDro Database, Ovid, Cochrane Library, and EBSCO between April 30 to July 26, 2020. Nineteen randomized controlled trials (full text available, PEDro score > 6, and conducted in the past 10 years) with a total of 987 subjects met methodological quality guidelines using PEDro scale. A total of forty (40) articles were screened, and nineteen (19) studies with a total population of n = 987 were included. With heterogeneity in modality intensity/frequency including dosing and prescriptions, no meta-analysis was conducted. No significant differences were found between VT + ST vs ST alone in eleven (11) of the randomized controlled trials (n= 678). Statistically significant improvements were reported in terms of improved strength outcomes in VT + ST vs ST alone in eight (8) of the randomized controlled trials (n= 309). The addition of VT to lower extremity(LE) ST does not significantly elicit improvements in LE muscular strength in majority of the studies. The use of VT does not significantly affect strength and performance gains when compared to traditional strengthening exercises for the lower extremities.
The Impact of Social Isolation Due to COVID-19 on Fear of Falling in Aging Adults View Digital Media
Poster Session Jennifer Holbein, Olaf Morkeberg, Grette Schmidt, Kieran Mullen, Emma Hanson
This qualitative research study explores the effects of COVID-19 on the fear of falling (FoF) in the aging adult population as well as the efficacy of the fall prevention course, A Matter of Balance (MOB). The study analyzed the fear of falling in a rural community of aging adults in Northfield, Minnesota. It was the only face-to-face fall prevention course in Minnesota offered during the pre-vaccination times of COVID-19, which provided a unique set of data. After the intervention course, semi-structured interviews identified the importance of a social community in decreasing fear of falling. The research also identified the importance of both physiological and psychological interventions within the fear of falling. The isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic elevated the importance of social community in the aging population in regards to fall prevention. This research yields future possibilities to explore further relationships between aspects of the social community and other benefits for aging adults.
Exploring the Health Implications of Out-migration Among Rural Indigenous Maya in Western Guatemala: A Multi-method Approach Using Focus Groups and Photovoice Interviews View Digital Media
Poster Session Haley Minae Ciborowski
This study explores the health concerns of Indigenous Mayans in rural migrant-sending communities of Guatemala using their own visual images and narratives. Half of households in the study region have at least one member that has left for the United States as an undocumented immigrant. Indigenous Mayans experienced genocide during the 36-year civil war in Guatemala, and continue to face structural violence and threats to health and safety. Two focus groups with 20 participants each, and photographs and narratives from 20 Photovoice researchers, aged 16 – 65, revealed significant health challenges related to conditions of poverty. Drivers of immigration to the United States included lack of access to healthcare, lack of economic opportunity, and an inability to pay for children’s education. Health implications of living in communities “left-behind” to immigration centered around changes in societal structure and values. Mental health challenges, sadness and loss were experienced by both children and adults left behind. An increase in substance use as a coping mechanism is described as increasingly common, and parental absence leaves aging grandparents raising children with less guidance and supervision. Lack of economic opportunity and parental supervision has left young adults vulnerable to the influence of cartel gangs that are well-established in this region. Findings from this study provide insight into challenges driving immigration, and the health impacts faced by rural, Indigenous communities left behind to international immigration. Results may inform research and interventions addressing disparities experienced in these communities, and challenges resulting from drastically changing societal structures.
