Individualized home-based exercise and nutrition interventions improve frailty in older adults: a randomized controlled trial

Autor: Yaw-Wen Kang, Likwang Chen, Tsung-Jen Hsieh, Shao Yuan Chuang, Szu-Yun Wu, Hsing-Yi Chang, Li-Lin Hsu, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Shin-Chang Su, Wen-Harn Pan, Chun-Wei Chen, Ming-Hsia Hu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2019)
ISSN: 1479-5868
Popis: Background Frail older adults are predisposed to multiple comorbidities and adverse events. Recent interventional studies have shown that frailty can be improved and managed. In this study, effective individualized home-based exercise and nutrition interventions were developed for reducing frailty in older adults. Methods This study was a four-arm, single-blind, randomized controlled trial conducted between October 2015 and June 2017 at Miaoli General Hospital in Taiwan. Overall, 319 pre-frail or frail older adults were randomly assigned into one of the four study groups (control, exercise, nutrition, and exercise plus nutrition [combination]) and followed up during a 3-month intervention period and 3-month self-maintenance period. Improvement in frailty scores was the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes included improvements in physical performance and mental health. The measurements were performed at baseline, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months. Results At the 6-month measurement, the exercise (difference in frailty score change from baseline: − 0.23; 95% confidence interval [CI]: − 0.41, − 0.05; p = 0.012), nutrition (− 0.28; 95% CI: − 0.46, − 0.11; p = 0.002), and combination (− 0.34; 95% CI: − 0.52, − 0.16; p Conclusions The designated home-based exercise and nutrition interventions can help pre-frail or frail older adults to improve their frailty score and physical performance. Trial registration Retrospectively registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (identifier: NCT03477097); registration date: March 26, 2018.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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