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ArticleClinical interventions in aging2023

Effectiveness of Home-Based Exercise and Nutrition Programs for Senior Adults on Muscle Outcomes: A Scoping Review.

Emily Salas-Groves, Allison Childress, Kembra Albracht-Schulte, Michelle Alcorn, Shannon Galyean

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Article in Clinical interventions in aging, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Emily Salas-GrovesDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4192-1415
Allison ChildressDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Kembra Albracht-SchulteDepartment of Kinesiology & Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Michelle AlcornDepartment of Hospitality and Retail Management, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Shannon GalyeanDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9757-0039

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This scoping review investigates the volume of evidence for home-based exercise and nutrition programs and their effect on muscle quality among senior adults to inform implementation and future research. It aims to answer the research question: What are the evidence, challenges, and needs for research regarding a home-based exercise and nutrition intervention program to improve muscle outcomes in senior adults? This scoping review was conducted following the PRISMA extension for Scoping Review. The following databases were searched: PubMed, Scopus, MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library. Applied filters were used to help condense the research articles. A total of 13 studies met the inclusion criteria for this scoping review. Most exercise interventions were either resistance or multi-component exercise programs. The nature of the nutrition intervention varied between different supplements, foods, education, or counseling. Muscle outcomes included muscle mass in nine studies, muscle function in all the studies, muscle strength in ten studies, and biochemical analyses in two studies. Two studies found improvements in muscle mass; two studies revealed improvements in all their muscle function tests; and three studies revealed improvements in muscle strength. Muscle biopsy in a study revealed enhanced muscle fibers, but both studies did not reveal any biomarker improvements. The scoping review findings revealed mixed results on the effectiveness of a home-based exercise and nutrition program. However, the current evidence does have many gaps to address before recommending this form of intervention for senior adults as an effective way to prevent and manage sarcopenia. Since this review identified multiple knowledge gaps, strengths, and limitations in this growing field, it can be a starting point to help build future study designs and interventions in this population.

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ExerciseMuscle StrengthHumansMuscleshome-based exercise programmuscle functionmuscle massmuscle strengthnutritionsenior adults

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PMCPMC10349578

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