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Promoting active ageing through a physical exercise program aimed at reducing frailty and risk of falling among older adults

2017

Introduction: Risk of falling and frailty have been revealed as the most important conditions causing dependency among older people [1]. Older adults taking physical activity regularly can benefit of a proper maintenance of muscle strength and mass, which helps to retain function and independence, and to prevent falls and other injuries [2]. Concretely, the effectiveness of balance and strength training programs on the reduction of falls [3] and frailty [4] has been sufficiently proved.Theory/Methods: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of an intervention based on a physical exercise program addressed at 65+ people suffering from risk of falling and frailty, and ultimately aimed…

GerontologyLongitudinal studymedicine.medical_specialtyHealth (social science)Sociology and Political Sciencebusiness.industryStrength trainingfrailty; risk of falling; falls; physical exercise program; balance; active ageingHealth PolicyPsychological interventionFalls in older adultsPhysical exerciseActive ageing03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinePhysical therapyMedicine030212 general & internal medicinebusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgeryBalance (ability)Fall preventionInternational Journal of Integrated Care
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Effectiveness and Estimation of Cost-Effectiveness of a Group-Based Multicomponent Physical Exercise Programme on Risk of Falling and Frailty in Comm…

2019

This study analyses the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a group-based multicomponent physical exercise programme aimed at reducing the risk of falling and frailty in community-dwelling older adults. This is a pretest&ndash

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyActivities of daily livingCost effectivenessCost-Benefit AnalysisHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesislcsh:MedicinePoison controlPhysical exercisefrailtySuicide preventionArticleOccupational safety and healthBody Mass Index03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinephysical exerciseActivities of Daily LivingfallsInjury preventionHumansMedicine030212 general & internal medicineExercisePostural Balanceolder adultsAgedAged 80 and overbusiness.industrylcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthExercise TherapySelf Carerisk of fallingageingPhysical therapyAccidental FallsFemaleIndependent Livingbusinesshuman activitiesBody mass index030217 neurology & neurosurgeryInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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