Reference

Number of studies/or participants

Age

Kind of measure

Statistical analyses used

Program used

Findings

Il-Young Jang, et al.

187 participants

Average age 77-years-old

Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score [27]

R software version 3.3.3

Physical activity alternated with additional elements

Beneficial effects on frailty and sarcopenia up to one year.

Beaudart, et al. (2017)

37/993 studies

≥ 60-years-old

Jadad score [28]

Descriptive

Physical activity alternated with additional nutrients

The effects of physical activity and nutrition in increasing the muscular mass and strength.

Kehler

16/582

Age frail

self-report

accelerometer

Descriptive/multiplied statistical model

Physical activity and sedentary life

Sedentary life has a negative effect on normal life after 60 years.

Gine-Garriga

51

80-90 years

NA

Linear mixed model

Circuit-training functional program

This program is effective in improving self-reported fear of falling and health in a group of physically frail individuals.

Dedeyne, et al.

12/200 studies

≥ 65 years

NA

Descriptive

Multi-domain effect compared to mono-domain intervention in vulnerability state

Positive effects in multi-domain use of frailty individuals.

Carmen de Labra, et al.

9/507 studies 1067 participants

Average age 82.5 ± 4.3

The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro scale) [29]^*

Descriptive

The intervention of aerobic physical activity and muscular resistance in frail individuals

Benefit from physical activity intervention, although the optimal intervention program remains unclear.

Kwon, et al.

89 women

≥ 70 vjeç

NA

Descriptive

Physical activity intervention accompanied by a nutrition program

Improvement in the quality of life of women in the study as a result of increased physical activity and nutrition.