Effectiveness of an intervention to prevent frailty in pre-frail community-dwelling older people consulting in primary care: A randomised controlled trial

Age and Ageing

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 401-407

  Serra Prat, M ^a,b   Sist, X ^a   Domenich, R ^c   Jurado, L ^d   Saiz, A ^c   Roces, A ^d   Palomera, E ^a   Tarradelles, M ^a   Papiol, M ^e  

^a Research Unit   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c ABS Centre   (Spain)

^d ABS Cirera Molins   (Spain)

^e ABS Argentona   (Spain)

Author keywords

Frailty; Functional capacity; Nutritional status; Older people; Physical activity; Prevention

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY LIVING; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE TRAINING; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; WALKING SPEED; AGE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EXERCISE; FRAILTY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTHY AGING; INDEPENDENT LIVING; KINESIOTHERAPY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT DROPOUT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FRAILTY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTHY AGING; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT DROPOUTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85019232325     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afw242     Document Type: Article

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