Effects of physical exercise interventions in frail older adults: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials Physical functioning, physical health and activity

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  De Labra, Carmen ^a   Guimaraes Pinheiro, Christyanne ^b   Maseda, Ana ^b   Lorenzo, Trinidad ^a   Millán Calenti, José C ^b  

^a Development and Innovation Department   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exercise; Frail elderly; Functional capacity; Physical activity; Randomized controlled trial; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NARRATIVE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDRO; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SYNTHESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGED; FALLING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; KINESIOTHERAPY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); VERY ELDERLY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84949477734     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-015-0155-4     Document Type: Review

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