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Effectiveness of exercise interventions on physical function in community-dwelling frail older people

Authors :
Agathe Daria Jadczak
Renuka Visvanathan
Naresh Makwana
Natalie D. Luscombe-Marsh
Tim Schultz
Source :
JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports. 14:93-102
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2016.

Abstract

The objectives of this umbrella review are to determine the effectiveness of exercise interventions, alone or in combination with other interventions, for improving physical function in community-dwelling older people who are identified as frail or at risk of frailty, and to identify if any particular intervention type or characteristic is the most effective.Specifically, the review question is: What is the effectiveness of exercise interventions, alone or in combination with other interventions, for improving physical function in community-dwelling older people identified as frail or at risk of frailty?

Details

ISSN :
22024433
Volume :
14
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....46ac3eeb25e95a19a5460bd6716988ed
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.11124/jbisrir-2016-003081