ReviewZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2016
Frailty and exercise interventions : Evidence and barriers for exercise programs.
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- BRIDGe recruitment strategies for frail older adults in intervention trials: lessons learned from the ACTIVE-AGE@home trial.BMC medical research methodology · 2025Trial
- Outdoor Exercise Facility-Based Integrative Mobile Health Intervention to Support Physical Activity, Mental Well-Being, and Exercise Self-Efficacy Among Older Adults With Prefrailty and Frailty in Hong Kong: Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Trial
- Effects of lower limb resistance exercise on muscle strength, physical fitness, and metabolism in pre-frail elderly patients: a randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2021Trial
- Effects of a physical activity programme to prevent physical performance decline in onco-geriatric patients: a randomized multicentre trial.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2019Trial
- Investigating dose-response effects of multimodal exercise programs on health-related quality of life in older adults.Clinical interventions in aging · 2019Trial
- Virtual GERAS DANcing for Cognition Exercise (DANCE) for older adults at home: a randomized feasibility trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- Psychophysiological effects of a supervised home-based resistance band exercise program in pre-frail older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Impact of frailty on rehabilitation exercise adherence in patients with ischemic stroke.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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- Clinical Application of Frailty in the Evaluation of Solid Organ Transplant Patients.Current transplantation reports · 2024Article
- The Frailty Reduction via Implementation of Exercise, Nutrition, and Deprescribing (FRIEND) Trial: Study Protocol and Recruitment Results.Methods and protocols · 2024Article
- Technology and physical activity for preventing cognitive and physical decline in older adults: Protocol of a pilot RCT.PloS one · 2024Article
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- Effects of the Otago Exercise Program in older hypertensive patients with pre-frailty.Journal of physical therapy science · 2022Article
- Characterization by Gender of Frailty Syndrome in Elderly People according to Frail Trait Scale and Fried Frailty Phenotype.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Development of GERAS DANcing for Cognition and Exercise (DANCE): a feasibility study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2022Article
- Multicomponent Physical Exercise Training in Multimorbid and Palliative Oldest Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Perspectives of older adults with a chronic condition on functioning, social participation and health: a qualitative study.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundDue to the worldwide demographic transition healthcare systems are facing new demands and are increasingly confronted with an older population with specific medical needs related to multiple chronic disorders. The majority of older persons have an increased risk of frailty. In addition to pharmaceutical interventions another beneficial approach for counteracting frailty might be exercise or physical activity intervention.
objectiveThe first goal was to narratively investigate the state of the art effective exercise interventions for frail older persons and briefly discuss the importance of exercise intervention for frailty. The second goal was to give recommendations to overcome barriers in the recruitment process and how to increase adherence of frail older persons in exercise programs.
resultsSeveral systematic reviews came to the same conclusion that exercise has beneficial effects in frail older persons although uncertainty exists on the optimal exercise program with regard to frequency, type of exercise and duration. Furthermore, all reviews demonstrated the superior nature of multicomponent exercise programs as opposed to single component exercise programs. With regard to barriers different levels have to be taken into account and addressed: older persons themselves with self-efficacy and attitudes, the healthcare personnel involved and the provider of the intervention program.
conclusionExercise seems a promising approach to counteract frailty but including frail older persons in research programs is challenging. Researchers have to be aware of the different levels of possible barriers ranging from older frail persons and medical personnel to researchers.
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