Frailty

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A randomized trial of physical rehabilitation for very frail nursing home residents [see comments].
Mulrow CD; Gerety MB; Kanten D; Cornell JE; DeNino LA; Chiodo L; Aguilar C; O'Neil MB; Rosenberg J; Solis RM
JAMA. 1994 Feb 16; 271(7); 519-24.
Keywords: exercise /randomized trial /frailty /frail elderly
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Psychosocial and behavioral dimensions of physical frailty.
Schulz R; Williamson GM
J-Gerontol. 1993 Sep; 48(); 39-43.
Keywords: control /coping skills /disability /family /pain management /social support /review /depression /frailty /stress /frail elderly
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Frailty and injuries in later life: the FICSIT trials.
Ory MG; Schechtman KB; Miller JP; Hadley EC; Fiatarone MA; Province MA; Arfken CL; Morgan D; Weiss S; Kaplan M
J-Am-Geriatr-Soc. 1993 Mar; 41(3); 283-96.
Keywords: exercise /randomized trial /frailty /frail elderly
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The Atlanta FICSIT study: two exercise interventions to reduce frailty in elders.
Wolf SL; Kutner NG; Green RC; McNeely E
J-Am-Geriatr-Soc. 1993 Mar; 41(3); 329-32.
Keywords: exercise /electronic monitoring /feedback /individual /supporting /randomized trial /frailty /frail elderly
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The Boston FICSIT Study: The effects of resistance training and nutritional supplementation on physical frailty in the oldest old.
Fiatarone MA; O'Neill EF; Doyle N; Clements KM; Roberts SB; Kehayias JJ; Lipsitz LA; Evans WJ
J-Am-Geriatr-Soc. 1993; 41(); 333-337.
Keywords: exercise /functioning /nutrition /group /supporting /randomized trial /frailty /frail elderly
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