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PubMed: 42559904 DOI: 10.61409/V01260030
[The role of physical exercise in preventing and treating frailty].
Ugeskr Laeger 188(28)
Authors: Anne Theil Gates, Morten Tange Kristensen, Jørn Wulff Helge, Mette Kreutzfeldt Zebis, John Paulin Hansen, Michael Kjaer, Charlotte Suetta
Affiliations
- Institut for Idrætsmedicin, Københavns Universitetshospital - Bispebjerg og Frederiksberg Hospital.
- Fysio- og Ergoterapiafdelingen, Københavns Universitetshospital - Bispebjerg og Frederiksberg Hospital.
- Institut for Klinisk Medicin, Københavns Universitet.
- Biomedicinsk Institut, Københavns Universitet.
- Institut for Idrætsmedicin, Københavns Universitetshospital - Bispebjerg og Frederiksberg Hospital. Institut for Terapeut- og Jordemoderuddannelser, Fakultet for Sundhedsuddannelser og Teknologi, Københavns Professionshøjskole.
- Institut for Teknologi, Ledelse og Økonomi, DTU.
- Institut for Idrætsmedicin, Københavns Universitetshospital - Bispebjerg og Frederiksberg Hospital. Institut for Klinisk Medicin, Københavns Universitet.
- Geriatrisk og Palliativ Afdeling, Københavns Universitetshospital - Bispebjerg og Frederiksbergs Hospital.
Abstract
Frailty is a common and clinically important condition in older adults, associated with increased risk of falls, functional decline, hospitalisation, and mortality. Growing evidence indicates that frailty is a dynamic, partly reversible condition. Physical exercise is the most effective intervention and can both prevent progression from pre-frailty and improve physical function in manifest frailty. This review outlines the evidence for strength, balance, functional, endurance, and multimodal training, outlines underlying physiological mechanisms, and discusses future research perspectives.
MeSH
Exercise, Frailty