ArticleMedicine2020
Effects of concurrent aerobic and resistance exercise in frail and pre-frail older adults: A randomized trial of supervised versus home-based programs.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of Exergaming on Frailty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Community-based exercises improve health status in pre-frail older adults: A systematic review with meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Supervised Versus Unsupervised Exercise for the Improvement of Physical Function and Well-Being Outcomes in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of Chronic Resistance Training on Circulating Irisin: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Home-Based Indoor Physical Activity Programs for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review.Sports healthPooled it
- Influence of a Multicomponent Supervised Exercise Program on Frail and Prefrail Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Trial
- Short-term changes in frailty status and associated factors over 3 months of multidisciplinary outpatient care in older adults.Journal of physical therapy science · 2026Article
- Effects of Exercise on Physical Fitness in Older Adults with and Without Severe Cognitive Impairment.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Physical Exercise Intervention Characteristics and Outcomes in Frail and Pre-Frail Older Adults.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Comment on "Effects of Vivifrail multicomponent intervention on functional capacity" by Casas-Herrero et al.-The authors reply.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2024Article
- Independent and joint associations of skeletal muscle mass and physical performance with all-cause mortality among older adults: a 12-year prospective cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Effectiveness and usability of the system for assessment and intervention of frailty for community-dwelling pre-frail older adults: A pilot study.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to investigate the effects of supervised and home-based exercise programs on older people with frailty or pre-frailty.
methodsA total of 146 community-dwelling participants aged 65 and older who were prefrail or frail were randomly allocated into supervised exercise (N = 74) and home exercise (N = 72) groups. The 3-month supervised exercise training consisted of 3 exercise sessions per week, was performed at a hospital and supervised by a physical therapist. Home exercise participants took instructions on exercise and illustrated exercise handouts. The baseline and 3-month follow-up measurements included body composition, strength of selected upper and lower limb muscle groups, grip and leg press strengths, and five physical performance tests. Mixed-model repeated-measures analysis was applied to determine whether two groups differ in terms of changes before and after the intervention and to compare within-group improvements.
resultsAfter 3 months of supervised or home-based exercise, the average number of frailty criteria met and fat percentage decreased significantly. Strength of knee extensors, knee flexors and leg press improved significantly in supervised exercise group. In home-based exercise group, the strength of all muscle groups tested improved significantly, except for leg press strength. Walking speed improved in both groups, and timed-up-and-go and timed chair rise tests improved significantly only in supervised exercise group.
conclusionsThree-month supervised or home-based exercise improved walking speed and strength of the limb muscles. Supervised group showed more improvements in the physical performance tests compared with home-based exercise group.
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