Weighted Vest Interventions in Older Adults: A Narrative Review of 15 Studies
by Hongcheng Luo·Updated 2mo ago
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Description
Hongcheng Luo's narrative review synthesizes findings from 15 peer-reviewed studies on weighted vest interventions for adults aged 60 and older. The document, last updated in March 2026, summarizes implementation methods, observed benefits, and limitations from a literature search of Web of Science, PubMed, and EBSCOhost. It is a 686.9 KB text file available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.
Use Cases
Summarizing implementation protocols for weighted vest use based on the described wear-only and task-based modes.
Analyzing reported benefits and limitations of weighted vest interventions based on the synthesized findings from 15 studies.
Identifying research gaps for future trials based on the described limitations in sample size and protocol heterogeneity.
Strengths
Synthesizes findings from 15 peer-reviewed studies.
Provides a clear summary of two implementation modes (wear-only and task-based).
Explicitly documents the literature search methodology and inclusion criteria.
Limitations
Row count and column-level data are unknown; the document is a narrative review, not a structured dataset.
The 686.9 KB file size indicates a limited textual scope, not a large-scale data collection.
Findings are based on a qualitative synthesis of a limited number of available studies.
Provenance
Source
figshare, author Hongcheng Luo.
Collection Method
Narrative review based on a literature search of Web of Science, PubMed, and EBSCOhost conducted in October 2025, with citation searching.
Time Range
Studies included are not date-bound in the description; the review search was conducted in October 2025.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-03-25 05:21:26.
Geography
Spatial coverage is not specified.
File is in DOCX format; a word processor or compatible text reader is required.