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ArticleAge and ageing2017

Interventions to prevent or reduce the level of frailty in community-dwelling older adults: a scoping review of the literature and international policies.

Martine T E Puts, Samar Toubasi, Melissa K Andrew, Maureen C Ashe, Jenny Ploeg, Esther Atkinson, Ana Patricia Ayala, Angelique Roy, Miriam Rodríguez Monforte, Howard Bergman and 1 more

3 registry-linked trialsAbstract readScoping Review
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In one paragraph

Article in Age and ageing, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 322 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04902716 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

The Effectiveness of Precision Nursing Intervention Program on Cognitive Function、Sleep Quality and Emotional State of Frail Female Elderly in the Community

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Taipei University of Nursing and Health SciencesRan2021 to 2022Enrolled70ConditionsThe Effectiveness of Precision Nursing Intervention Program on Cognitive Function、Sleep Quality and Emotional State of Frail Femal Elderly in the CommunityArmsDesign course
NCT05371210 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

SAIF: An End-to-end System for Assessment and Intervention of Frailty

TypeinterventionalSponsorTan Tock Seng HospitalRan2021 to 2022Enrolled105ConditionsFrailtyArmsSAIF
NCT07027241 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Multicomponent Exercise and Nutrition Based Frailty Intervention in Postoperative Hip Fracture Inpatients

TypeinterventionalSponsorRoyal College of Surgeons, IrelandRan2025 to 2026Enrolled50ConditionsHip Fractures (ICD-10 72.01-72.2), Frailty at Older Adults, Strength Training, Resistance TrainingArmsExercise Intervention, Usual Care, Nutritional Intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

322 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  14. Impact of multidomain lifestyle intervention on dynamics of cognitive frailty: post hoc analysis of the FINGER trial.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026
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262 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Martine T E PutsUniversity of Toronto-Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Samar ToubasiUniversity of Toronto-Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Melissa K AndrewDalhousie University-Division of Geriatric Medicine, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Maureen C AsheUniversity of British Columbia-Family Practice, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1M9, Canada.
Jenny PloegMcMaster University-School of Nursing, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Esther AtkinsonUniversity of Toronto-Gerstein Information Science, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ana Patricia AyalaUniversity of Toronto-Gerstein Information Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Angelique RoyUniversity Health Network-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Miriam Rodríguez MonforteUniversity of Toronto-Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Howard BergmanDepartment of Family Medicine, McGill University-Geriatric Medicine, Montréal, Canada.
Kathy McGiltonUniversity Health Network-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: frailty impacts older adults' ability to recover from an acute illness, injuries and other stresses. Currently, a systematic synthesis of available interventions to prevent or reduce frailty does not exist. Therefore, we conducted a scoping review of interventions and international policies designed to prevent or reduce the level of frailty in community-dwelling older adults. Methods and analysis: we conducted a scoping review using the framework of Arksey and O'Malley. We systematically searched articles and grey literature to identify interventions and policies that aimed to prevent or reduce the level of frailty. Results: fourteen studies were included: 12 randomised controlled trials and 2 cohort studies (mean number of participants 260 (range 51-610)), with most research conducted in USA and Japan. The study quality was moderate to good. The interventions included physical activity; physical activity combined with nutrition; physical activity plus nutrition plus memory training; home modifications; prehabilitation (physical therapy plus exercise plus home modifications) and comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA). Our review showed that the interventions that significantly reduced the number of frailty markers present or the prevalence of frailty included the physical activity interventions (all types and combinations), and prehabilitation. The CGA studies had mixed findings. Conclusion: nine of the 14 studies reported that the intervention reduced the level of frailty. The results need to be interpreted with caution, as only 14 studies using 6 different definitions of frailty were retained. Future research could combine interventions targeting more frailty markers including cognitive or psychosocial well-being.

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AgingAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsCognitionExerciseFemaleFrail ElderlyFrailtyGeriatric AssessmentGeriatricsGovernment RegulationHealth PolicyHumansIndependent LivingMalefrail elderlyinterventionsnutritionolder peoplephysical activityscoping review

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PMID28064173
PMCPMC5405756

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