SynthesisGeroScience2021
Resistance exercise intervention on muscular strength and power, and functional capacity in acute hospitalized older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 2498 patients in 7 randomized clinical trials.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Frailty Intervention for Older Patients with Frailty during Hospitalization.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2023Trial
- Transitions in Functional Status and Frailty Among Post-Hospitalized COVID-19 Oldest-Old Adults: An 18-Month Follow-Up Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Skeletal Muscle-Cardiac Muscle Aging: Shared Mechanisms and Multimodal Interventions.JACC. Advances · 2025Review
- Advances in Nutritional and Therapeutic Strategies for Type 2 Intestinal Failure: A Narrative Review.Nutrition reviews · 2025Review
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- Acute Sarcopenia: Mechanisms and Management.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Muscle mass loss measured with portable ultrasound in hospitalized older adults: The ECOSARC study.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2024Observational
- Effectiveness of a sensorimotor exercise program on proprioception, balance, muscle strength, functional mobility and risk of falls in older people.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Effects of resistance training and protein supplementation interventions on muscle volume and muscle function: sex differences in humans.Physical activity and nutrition · 2023Article
- Resistance Training in Post-COVID Recovery: Rationale and Current Evidence.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2023Review
- Comparison of Exergames Versus Conventional Exercises on the Health Benefits of Older Adults: Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR serious games · 2023Review
- Bidirectional association between handgrip strength and ADLs disability: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Editorial: Mediterranean Diet, In-Hospital Exercise, and the Incidence of Hospital-Acquired Disability in Old Patients.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2023Article
- Effects of age on muscle power, postural control and functional capacity after short-term immobilization and retraining.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2022Article
- Association between systemic inflammation and activities of daily living disability among Chinese elderly individuals: the mediating role of handgrip strength.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
- Metabolic Flexibility and Mechanical Efficiency in Women Over-60.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Screening, Diagnosis and Management of Sarcopenia and Frailty in Hospitalized Older Adults: Recommendations from the Australian and New Zealand Society for Sarcopenia and Frailty Research (ANZSSFR) Expert Working Group.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2022Review
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Authors and funding
8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
To date, no meta-analytical study evaluating the benefits of resistance exercise intervention on muscular strength and power and functional capacity in acute hospitalized older adults was conducted. Then, to synthesize the emerging evidence on the effects of resistance exercise intervention on muscular strength and power and functional capacity in acute hospitalized older adults, two independent authors performed a systematic search (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and SciELO) until January 2021. Randomized clinical trials were included regarding the effects of resistance exercise and hospital usual care. The Cochrane Collaboration assessment tool was used to analyze the risk of bias. The comparisons included muscular strength (isometric handgrip strength and one-repetition maximum test of leg press), muscular power (output during leg press exercise), and functional capacity (timed-up-and-go, and short physical performance battery). Resistance exercise intervention increased muscular strength (isometric handgrip strength: mean difference = 2.50 kg, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.33, 3.67; and one-repetition maximum test of leg press: mean difference = 19.28 kg, 95% confidence interval = 14.70, 23.86) and muscular power (mean difference = 29.52 W, 95% confidence interval = 28.84, 30.21), and functional capacity (timed-up-and-go: mean difference = 3.40 s, 95% confidence interval = 0.47, 6.36; and short physical performance battery: mean difference = 1.29 points, 95% confidence interval = 0.10, 2.48) at discharge compared with hospital usual care. This meta-analysis endorses the increase of muscular strength and power gains and improving the functional capacity in favor of resistance exercise intervention in acute hospitalized older adults.
trial registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42020203658.
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