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ArticleMissouri medicine

Physical Activity in Older Persons.

Julie K Gammack

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Article in Missouri medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Julie K GammackJulie K. Gammack, MD, CMD, is Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Saint Louis University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Physical activity in older adults has been shown to improve physical, cognitive and functional status and to reduce risk of frailty. Guidelines recommend at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity each week as well as strength activities. There is little evidence of adverse events or harm with regular physical activity in older adults. Group-based and center-based models may help maximize short-term benefits, but creating home-based activities can improve the long-term compliance of a physical activity program.

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PMID30228555
PMCPMC6140016
OpenAlexW3025532899

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