Physical Activity as a Preventative Factor for Frailty: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study
Year: 2009
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: It is unclear if physical activity (PA) can prevent or reverse frailty. We examined different doses and types of PA and their association with the onset and severity of frailty.
DOI: 10.17615/kgvp-za50
Authors: Peterson, Matthew J., Giuliani, Carol, Morey, Miriam C., Pieper, Carl F., Evenson, Kelly R., Mercer, Vicki, Cohen, Harvey J., Visser, Marjolein, Brach, Jennifer S., Kritchevsky, Stephen B., Goodpaster, Bret H., Rubin, Susan, Satterfield, Suzanne, Newman, Anne B., Simonsick, Eleanor M.
Institutions: Duke University, Durham VA Medical Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, University of Pittsburgh, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Wake Forest University, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine, National Institute on Aging
Language: English
Topic: Frailty in Older Adults
Subfield: Geriatrics and Gerontology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: G1083180012, G2815873878, G581554933
OpenAlex ID: W3011308488