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Effects of a Multicomponent Exercise Program on Prevalence and Severity of the Frailty Syndrome in a Sample of Italian Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Content Provider | MDPI |
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Author | Mulasso, Anna Roppolo, Mattia Rainoldi, Alberto Rabaglietti, Emanuela |
Copyright Year | 2022 |
Description | Background: Frailty is a well-known condition that leads to a lack of resilience, with a reduced homeostatic capacity and a consequent higher risk of suffering adverse health outcomes. This study investigated the effectiveness of an exercise program to improve and reverse physical frailty amongst Italian older adults. Methods: One hundred and twenty-three community dwelling older adults (mean age 74 years, SD = 6; 64% women) were involved in an experimental (EG; n = 62) and a control (CG; n = 61) group. Frailty was assessed at baseline and after the intervention using an adapted version of the frailty phenotype. The EG took part in a 16-week exercise program, consisting of endurance, strength, balance and flexibility exercises, while the CG maintained the same routine. Results: After the exercise program, the EG was more robust than the CG (F = 43.51, p < 0.001). Within the EG, 46% of pre-frail and 50% of frail people reached the robust and pre-frail levels, respectively. Effects of training were higher in frail and pre-frail people (reduction of frailty of 0.67 and 0.76 points, respectively) compared to robust ones (who frailty levels increased by 0.23 points; F = 11.32, p < 0.001). Conclusions: A multicomponent exercise program may be effective at improving and reverting frailty, specifically for frail and pre-frail people. |
Starting Page | 911 |
e-ISSN | 22279032 |
DOI | 10.3390/healthcare10050911 |
Journal | Healthcare |
Issue Number | 5 |
Volume Number | 10 |
Language | English |
Publisher | MDPI |
Publisher Date | 2022-05-13 |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Keyword | Healthcare Gerontology Physical Frailty Frailty Prevention Physical Exercise Program Longitudinal Study Italian Community-dwelling Older Adults Health Promotion Interventions |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Article |