Scoping Review of Physical Activity Interventions for Non-Ambulant Older Persons

Ten studies from a 2023-2025 literature search form this scoping review. Elma van Garderen compiled evidence on interventions like wheelchair mobilization and neuromuscular stimulation. The review, last updated in April 2026, highlights scarce research on keeping temporarily non-ambulant older persons active.

Use Cases

• Identify effective intervention types for non-ambulant older persons based on the described categories of wheelchair mobilization, strength training, and seated programs.
• Analyze reported outcomes on physical function based on described effects like walking ability, muscle mass, and fear of falling.
• Inform the design of future clinical studies based on the review's conclusion regarding the scarcity of existing research.
• Support the development of hospital or rehabilitation guidelines based on the review's specific recommendation.

Strengths

• Clear methodological scope from a search across 9 major databases (PubMed, EMBASE, etc.).
• Provides a structured overview of a niche clinical topic, identifying 10 relevant studies.
• Licensed under CC-BY-4.0 for open reuse and sharing.

Limitations

• The 85.0 KB file size indicates a limited textual summary, not the raw study data.
• Column-level documentation for any extracted data is absent; field semantics must be inferred.
• The data is a review synthesis, which may reflect the publication bias inherent to the included literature sources.

Provenance

Source

Elma van Garderen via figshare.

Collection Method

Scoping review via systematic literature search in August 2023, updated in October 2024 and December 2025.

Time Range

Literature search covered up to December 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 05:44:00.

Geography

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