Nonpharmacological interventions for physical frailty and sarcopenia

What is it about?

Physical frailty and sarcopenia are predictors of negative health outcomes such as falls, disability, hospitalization, and death. Different systematic review about nonpharmacological treatments for frailty and sarcopenia exist and there is a need to summarize them.

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Why is it important?

This systematic overview of reviews highlights the importance of exercise interventions with or without nutritional supplementation to improve the physical performance in community-dwelling patients aged 65 years with physical frailty and sarcopenia. Muscle strength improved with multidisciplinary treatment and exercise interventions in this population.