A Multicomponent Exercise Intervention that Reverses Frailty and Improves Cognition, Emotion, and Social Networking in the Community-Dwelling Frail Elderly: A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Published in: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association Vol. 17; no. 5; p. 426
• Main Authors: Tarazona-Santabalbina, Francisco José, Gómez-Cabrera, Mari Carmen, Pérez-Ros, Pilar, Martínez-Arnau, Francisco Miguel, Cabo, Helena, Tsaparas, Konstantina, Salvador-Pascual, Andrea, Rodriguez-Mañas, Leocadio, Viña, José
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2016
• Subjects: Aged; Aging - psychology; Cognition; Emotions; Exercise Therapy - methods; Female; Frail Elderly - psychology; Humans; Male; Social Networking; Healthy aging; disability

Frailty can be an important clinical target to reduce rates of disability. To ascertain if a supervised-facility multicomponent exercise program (MEP) when performed by frail older persons can reverse frailty and improve functionality; cognitive, emotional, and social networking; as well as biologic...