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Table 2 Description of the intervention (modified according to Cordes and colleagues [93])

From: A three-armed cognitive-motor exercise intervention to increase spatial orientation and life-space mobility in nursing home residents: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial in the PROfit project

Program

Session 1–4

Session 5–8

Session 9–12

Session 13–16

Session 17–20

Session 21–24

PROfit basic

 Mobilisation and warm-up (5–10 min.)

e.g., range of motion exercises for the wrists, hips, shoulders, knees, and ankles

Cf. session 1–4

 Coordination, balance, and cognitive exercises (10 min.)

e.g., standing balance, bodyweight shifting, motivational cognitive motor games with group interaction including balls and scarfs

Cf. session 1–4

e.g., standing balance with feet together, side-by-side, bodyweight shifting, motivational cognitive-motor games with group interaction including balls and scarfs

Cf. session 9–12

e.g., standing balance with feet together, side-by-side, semi-tandem, tandem, standing on one leg, bodyweight shifting, motivational cognitive-motor games with group interaction including balls and scarfs

Cf. session 17–20

 Aerobic walking exercises (20 min.)

e.g., under different single and dual-task conditions, 150 m

Cf. session 1–4, 150–180 m

Cf. session 1–4, 180–210 m

Cf. session 1–4, 210–240 m

Cf. session 1–4, 240–270 m

Cf. session 1–4, 270–300 m

 Muscle strengthening exercises (10 min.)

e.g., chair rises, upper body and trunk exercises with additional materials and weights, functional lower-limb exercises

Cf. session 1–4

Cf. session 1–4, extended by individual adjustments of the repetition numbers

Cf. session 9–12

Cf. session 9–12, extended by individual adjustments of the weights

Cf. session 17–20

 Cool down (5–10 min.)

e.g., stretching and relaxing exercises

Cf. session 1–4

PROfit plus

 Mobilisation and warm-up (5–10 min.)

e.g., range of motion exercises for the wrists, hips, shoulders, knees, and ankles

Cf. session 1–4

 Location change 1 (6–8 min.)

e.g., under different single and dual-task conditions, 50 m

Cf. session 1–4, 50–60 m

Cf. session 1–4, 60–70 m

Cf. session 1–4, 70–80 m

Cf. session 1–4, 80–90 m

Cf. session 1–4, 90–100 m

 Coordination, balance, and cognitive exercises

(10 min.)

e.g., standing balance, bodyweight shifting, motivational cognitive motor games with group interaction including balls and scarfs

Cf. session 1–4

e.g., standing balance with feet together, side-by-side, bodyweight shifting, motivational cognitive-motor games with group interaction including balls and scarfs

Cf. session 9–12

e.g., standing balance with feet together, side-by-side, semi-tandem, tandem, standing on one leg, bodyweight shifting, motivational cognitive-motor games with group interaction including balls and scarfs

Cf. session 17–20

 Location change 2 (6–8 min.)

e.g., under different single and dual-task conditions, 50 m

Cf. session 1–4, 50–60 m

Cf. session 1–4, 60–70 m

Cf. session 1–4, 70–80 m

Cf. session 1–4, 80–90 m

Cf. session 1–4, 90–100 m

 Muscle strengthening exercises

(10 min.)

e.g., chair rises, upper body and trunk exercises with additional materials and weights, functional lower-limb exercises

Cf. session 1–4

Cf. session 1–4, extended by individual adjustments of the repetition numbers

Cf. session 9–12

Cf. session 9–12, extended by individual adjustments of the weights

Cf. session 17–20

 Location change 3 (6–8 min.)

e.g., under different single and dual-task conditions, 50 m

Cf. session 1–4, 50–60 m

Cf. session 1–4, 60–70 m

Cf. session 1–4, 70–80 m

Cf. session 1–4, 80–90 m

Cf. session 1–4, 90–100 m

PROfit orientation

 Mobilisation and warm-up, (5–10 min.)

e.g., range of motion exercises for the wrists, hip, shoulders, knees, and ankles, integrated awareness developing for cardinal points and landmarks with visual aids

Cf. session 1–4

Cf. session 1–4, reduction of the number of optical aids

Cf. session 9–12

Cf. session 9–12, removal of optical aids

Cf. session 17–20

 Location change 1 (6–8 min.)

Direction pointing task (individually), Landmark recognition task and Landmark sequence task (group-wise), 50 m

Cf. session 1–4, 50–60 m

Cf. session 1–4, 60–70 m

Cf. session 1–4, 70–80 m

Cf. session 1–4, 80–90 m

Cf. session 1–4, 90–100 m

 Coordination, balance, and cognitive exercises, (10 min.)

e.g., standing balance, bodyweight shifting, motivational cognitive motor games with group interaction including balls and scarfs, integrated pointing to cardinal directions, assembling sections of facility map, listing the sequence of landmarks within the unit

Cf. session 1–4

Cf. session 1–4, extended number of facility-sections to assemble, landmarks to arrange in sequence from the entire facility

Cf. session 9–12

Cf. session 9–12, extended number of facility-sections to assemble, landmarks to arrange in sequence from outside the facility

Cf. session 17–20

 Location change 2 (6–8 min.)

Direction pointing task (individually), Landmark recognition task and Landmark sequence task (group-wise), 50 m

Cf. session 1–4, 50–60 m

Cf. session 1–4, 60–70 m

Cf. session 1–4, 70–80 m

Cf. session 1–4, 80–90 m

Cf. session 1–4, 90–100 m

 Muscle strengthening exercises (10 min.)

e.g., chair rises, upper body and trunk exercises with additional materials and weights, functional lower-limb exercises

Cf. session 1–4

Cf. session 1–4, extended by individual adjustments of the repetition numbers

Cf. session 9–12

Cf. session 9–12, extended by individual adjustments of the weights

Cf. session 17–20

 Location change 3 (6–8 min.)

Direction pointing task (individually), Landmark recognition task and Landmark sequence task (group-wise), 50 m

Cf. session 1–4, 50–60 m

Cf. session 1–4, 60–70 m

Cf. session 1–4, 70–80 m

Cf. session 1–4, 80–90 m

Cf. session 1–4, 90–100 m

 Cool down (5–10 min.)

e.g., stretching and relaxing exercises

Cf. session 1–4