Background Recommendations for routine frailty screening in general practice are
increasing as frailty prevalence grows. In England, frailty identification became a contractual …

Objective To conduct a systematic review to determine the efficacy of exercise-based
interventions on improving performance-based measures of physical function and markers …

Background Obesity exacerbates the age-related decline in physical function and causes
frailty in older adults; however, the appropriate treatment for obese older adults is …

Progressive resistance strength training for improving physical function in older adults - Liu,
CJ - 2009 | Cochrane Library Skip to Content Cookies Our site uses cookies to improve your …

The concept of 'successful aging'has long intrigued the scientific community. Despite this
long-standing interest, a consensus definition has proven to be a difficult task, due to the …

Ever since Bedford's seminal Lancet case series in 1955, we have known that perioperative
care is sometimes followed by significant cognitive dysfunction (1). Although the safety of …

This systematic review examines the effectiveness of current exercise interventions for the
management of frailty. Eight electronic databases were searched for randomized controlled …

Background In older adults, diminished balance is associated with reduced physical
functioning and an increased risk of falling. This is an update of a Cochrane review first …

Frailty is a geriatric syndrome of increased vulnerability to stressors that has been implicated
as a causative and prognostic factor in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The …

The population is ageing worldwide at a phenomenal pace from 900 million≥ 60 years old
in 2015 to 2 billion in 2050 (1). The longer lifespan is due to advancement in public health …