Salzburg Skiing for the Elderly Study: study design and intervention - health benefit of alpine skiing for elderly

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports Vol. 21; no. s1; pp. 1 - 8
• Main Authors: Müller, E., Gimpl, M., Poetzelsberger, B., Finkenzeller, T., Scheiber, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2011
• Subjects: Accidental Falls; Adaptation, Physiological; Adaptation, Psychological; Affect; Age; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Austria; Falling; Female; Geographic Information Systems; Geriatrics; Gerontology; Health Status Indicators; Heart Rate; Humans; Male; Measurement; mental stress; mood state; Moods; Older people; physiological loading; Psychometrics; Skiing; Skiing - physiology; Skiing - psychology; skiing intervention; Sports medicine; Stress, Physiological; Stress, Psychological; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time Factors; Winter sports; Work load; Austria

The aim of this study was to monitor the long‐term effects of skiing on the health‐related parameters of older individuals. This paper describes the overall study design and the intervention phase. The study utilized a randomized control group design consisting of an intervention group (n=27; age: 6...