SynthesisNutrients2020
Nutritional Intervention to Prevent the Functional Decline in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of nutritional guidance on frailty in older adults: A systematic review.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between sarcopenia and myocardial infarction.BMC geriatrics · 2023Pooled it
- Association between Dysphagia and Frailty in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Efficacy of a Multicomponent Intervention for Frailty or Physical Function in Prefrail or Frail Older Adults: FRAILMERIT Multicenter Clinical Trial.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2026Trial
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- Nutritional Status and Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults: Clinical Perspectives from Mechanisms to Management.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Role of sarcopenia, obesity and sarcopenic obesity in frailty, frailty transitions and death.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
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- The mediating role of activities of daily living in the association between intrinsic capacity and health-related quality of life: evidence from the WHO ICOPE pilot in China.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2026Article
- The role of protein quality and amino acid composition in preventing sarcopenia and functional decline in older adults.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Empowering the vulnerable in internal medicine: a narrative review on physical exercise as a tool to tackle frailty.Internal and emergency medicine · 2025Review
- An individualized physical function improvement program for frailty elderly using goal attainment scaling (GAS) as evaluation method: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
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- Addressing Inflammaging and Disease-Related Malnutrition: Adequacy of Oral Nutritional Supplements in Clinical Care.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Correlation between obesity and early vascular aging in middle-aged and young adult health check-up populations.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2024Article
- Sarcopenia and frailty in inflammatory bowel disease: Emerging concepts and evidence.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2024Review
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- The Geras virtual frailty rehabilitation program to build resilience in older adults with frailty during COVID-19: a randomized feasibility trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2023Article
- Intrinsic Capacities, Functional Ability, Physiological Systems, and Caregiver Support: A Targeted Synthesis of Effective Interventions and International Recommendations for Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Aging is a global public health concern. From the age of 50, muscle mass, muscle strength and physical performance tend to decline. Sarcopenia and frailty are frequent in community-dwelling older adults and are associated with negative outcomes such as physical disability and mortality. Therefore, the identification of therapeutic strategies to prevent and fight sarcopenia and frailty is of great interest. This systematic review aims to summarize the impact of nutritional interventions alone or combined with other treatment(s) in older community-dwelling adults on (1) the three indicators of sarcopenia, i.e., muscle mass, muscle strength and physical performance; and (2) the hospitalization and readmission rates. The literature search was performed on Medline and included studies published between January 2010 and June 2020. We included randomized controlled trials of nutritional intervention alone or combined with other treatment(s) in community-living subjects aged 65 or older. In total, 28 articles were retained in the final analysis. This systematic review highlights the importance of a multimodal approach, including at least a combined nutritional and exercise intervention, to improve muscle mass, muscle strength and physical performance, in community-dwelling older adults but especially in frail and sarcopenic subjects. Regarding hospitalization and readmission rate, data were limited and inconclusive. Future studies should continue to investigate the effects of such interventions in this population.
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