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A 12-month moderate-intensity home-based exercise program significantly increases total energy expenditure and time spent in physical activity in older family caregivers compared to a nutrition education control.
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Caregivers assigned to the physical activity condition reported a significantly greater total daily energy expenditure at 12 months (baseline-adjusted 12-month mean, 2.1 kcal/kg/day) relative to caregivers assigned to nutrition (adjusted mean, 1.3 kcal/kg/day; p < .02).
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Randomized controlled trial with a relevant control group.
Source
Effects of Moderate-Intensity Exercise on Physiological, Behavioral, and Emotional Responses to Family Caregiving: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Abby C. King et al. · The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2002
DOI 10.1093/gerona/57.1.m26
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