Exergame Training for Frailty and Sarcopenia in Older Long-Term Care Residents: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants who work with older adults in skilled nursing facilities, day care centers, assisted living, home health, and outpatient geriatrics, and who want a plain-language account of what an exergame-delivered exercise program did and did not change in this trial.

Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants; also useful to rehabilitation directors and activity program staff in long-term care settings.

Intended audience

Physical Therapy

Level

Intermediate

Delivery format

Online, asynchronous, self-paced course: interactive reading with audio or video, and a scored post-test.

Based on

This course is based on a single source article:

Tuan SH, Chang LH, Sun SF, Li CH, Chen GB, Tsai YJ. Assessing the Clinical Effectiveness of an Exergame-Based Exercise Training Program Using Ring Fit Adventure to Prevent and Postpone Frailty and Sarcopenia Among Older Adults in Rural Long-Term Care Facilities: Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2024;26:e59468. doi:10.2196/59468. PMID: 39024000. PMCID: PMC11294767.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05360667.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

1. Describe the population, setting, and comparison used in this randomized controlled trial of a seated exergame exercise program delivered through Ring Fit Adventure.
2. State what the trial found for frailty status, muscle mass, handgrip strength, walking speed, hand dexterity, and quality of life, including the outcomes where no clear difference emerged.
3. Explain the limitations the authors identified and how they described the applicability of their findings to long-term care settings.

1. Start Here: How This Course Works
2. Podcast: Gaming the Exercise Session in Long-Term Care (about nine minutes)
3. Frailty and Sarcopenia in Rural Long-Term Care: The Question Behind the Trial
4. Inside the Program: A Seated Exergame Session, Twice a Week for 12 Weeks
5. What Changed After 12 Weeks, and What Did Not
6. Where the Evidence Thins: Limits the Authors Named
7. What This Could Mean in a Long-Term Care Setting
8. Key Takeaways
9. Post-Test and Course Evaluation

Quinn Millington, PT, DPT, ECS is the instructor of record: the licensed clinician who reviewed this course and signed off on it. The name and credentials print on the certificate.

Disclosures. This course was developed by The ConEd Solution, which has a financial interest in its sale. No outside funding or sponsorship was received. The instructor of record has no affiliation with the authors of the source publication or their institutions.

This course awards 0.5 contact hours (30 min). How you earn them:

1. Complete the course. Every lesson, in order.
2. Pass the post-test. Score 80% or higher. Retakes are allowed.
3. Complete the evaluation. A short form rating each learning objective and the course.
4. Download your certificate. It is issued on completion and stays available in My Account.

The episode time is its measured length. Reading, post-test and evaluation times are estimates.

This course is designed to satisfy the quality requirements state boards set for continuing education. Requirements vary by state, and confirming that a course fits your renewal is up to you. Each state’s own acceptance statement is in the credit panel on this page.

1. This course is based on a single source article:
2. Tuan SH, Chang LH, Sun SF, Li CH, Chen GB, Tsai YJ. Assessing the Clinical Effectiveness of an Exergame-Based Exercise Training Program Using Ring Fit Adventure to Prevent and Postpone Frailty and Sarcopenia Among Older Adults in Rural Long-Term Care Facilities: Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2024;26:e59468. doi:10.2196/59468. PMID: 39024000. PMCID: PMC11294767.
3. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05360667.