Happier Elderly Residents. The Positive Impact of Physical Activity on Objective and Subjective Health Condition of Elderly People in Nursing Homes. Evidence from a Multi-Site Randomized Controlled Trial

Claudia Senik, Guglielmo Zappalà (), Carine Milcent, Chloé Gerves-Pinquié and Patricia Dargent-Molina
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Claudia Senik: Sorbonne University and Paris School of Economics
Guglielmo Zappalà: Paris School of Economics
Chloé Gerves-Pinquié: Institut de Recherche en Sante Respiratoire des Pays de la Loire
Patricia Dargent-Molina: INSERM

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2022, vol. 17, issue 2, No 31, 1111 pages

Abstract: Abstract We explore the effects of adapted physical exercise programs in nursing homes, in which some residents suffer from dementia and/or physical limitations and others do not. We use data from 452 participants followed over 12 months in 32 retirement homes in four European countries. Using a difference-in-difference with individual random effects model, we show that the program had a significant impact on the number of falls and the self-declared health and health-related quality of life of residents (EQ-5D). The wide scope of this study, in terms of sites, countries, and measured outcomes, brings generality to previously existing evidence. A simple computation, in the case of France, suggests that such programs are highly cost-efficient.

Keywords: Physical activity; Retirement homes; Impact study; Falls; Subjective health; I11; I12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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