Background With life expectancy continuing to rise in the United Kingdom there is an
increasing public health focus on the maintenance of physical independence among all …

Objectives: This umbrella review aimed to determine the effectiveness of exercise
interventions, alone or in combination with other interventions, in improving physical function …

Background Mild or pre-frailty is common and associated with increased risks of
hospitalisation, functional decline, moves to long-term care, and death. Little is known about …

While the positive effects of exercise on frailty are well documented, the effect of exercise on
quality of life (QoL) and activities of daily living (ADL) in frail older adults remains less …

Background Frailty is a geriatric syndrome, which is highly prevalent in community-dwelling
older adults and is associated with a variety of unwanted health outcomes, including …

Background Frailty is a well known and accepted term to clinicians working with older
people. The study aim was to determine whether an intervention could reduce frailty and …

Background Frailty endangers the health of older adults. Furthermore, the prevalence of
frailty continues to increase as the global population ageing. Objective To update evidence …

Background Low physical activity has been shown to be one of the most common
components of frailty, and interventions have been considered to prevent or reverse this …

Background evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to prevent frailty is scarce.
Objective to assess the effect of an intervention in preventing frailty progression in pre-frail …

Objective: to determine the effects of physical rehabilitation for older people resident in long-
term care. Design: systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Data sources: The …