ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2024
Physical independence and related factors among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Reversing Decline in Aging Muscles: Expected Trends, Impacts and Remedies.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Review
- Dose-response relationship between physical activity and anxiety symptoms in medical students from Serbia.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Adopting a physically active lifestyle is advocated as a strategy to prevent loss of physical independence and support healthy aging. This study aimed to evaluate the physical independence and related factors among older adults. Materials and methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted through electronic databases such as Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, Iranmedex, and Scientific Information Database from the earliest to 1 April 2022. Two researchers independently extracted information from the studies and evaluated the quality of the studies. The analysis was conducted using CMA program version 3, and each study's importance was determined based on its inverse variance. Results: Five thousand seven hundred thirty-three older adults participated in this review in six studies. All evaluated studies had high quality. The mean score of physical independence in older adults was 20.07 (SE=0.76) out of 24 (95% CI: 18.58-21.56; Conclusion: Older adults demonstrate favourable levels of physical independence. Notably, physical activity emerges as a significant determinant positively associated with such independence. Thus, policymakers and administrators are encouraged to strategize the creation of conducive environments for walking and exercise among older adults.
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