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Efectos del ejercicio físico en la funcionalidad y calidad de vida en mayores institucionalizados diagnosticados de gonartrosis

Publicated to:Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia. 47 (6): 262-265 - 2012-01-01 47(6), DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2011.06.011

Authors: Espejo Antúnez, Luis; Cardero Durán, María Angeles; Caro Puértolas, Berta; Téllez de Peralta, Gabriel

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Universidad de Extremadura - Author

Abstract

At present, aging and increased life expectancy implies a greater susceptibility to dependence, which then leads to the irreversible loss of quality of life, in many cases due to chronic diseases such as osteoarthritis (OA). The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a treatment based on aerobic exercise in institutionalised elderly people diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis.An experimental, prospective, single blind study was conducted. The sample (n=31), was divided into two groups. The experimental group (n=17) was treated based on aerobic exercise for 4 weeks with 2 sessions per week and each lasting 50minutes. We conducted a pre-test and post-test assessment using a visual analogue scale, WOMAC questionnaire and SF-36 as measuring instruments. The statistical program SPSS15.0 was used for the analysis of the data.We obtained significant differences in the t-test for paired samples in the three dimensions of the WOMAC questionnaire, P<.001, in the perceived pain P<.001 and in the physical function, vitality and mental health dimensions of the SF-36 with a 95% confidence interval.Exercise gave positive results in functional (pain, stiffness, physical function) and psychological aspects (mental health and vitality) in the institutionalised elderly.Copyright © 2011 SEGG. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved.

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AgingEducação físicaGeneral medicineGeriatrics and gerontologyInterdisciplinarMedicina iMedicina iiMedicine (miscellaneous)

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia, Q3 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in Medicine (Miscellaneous), give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 1.56, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-06:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 83.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 168 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (TELLEZ DE PERALTA, GABRIEL).