Prescribing Exercise for Frail Elders: A Cognicise Fitness Training Intervention as an Example
1 Introduction Frailty in older adults refers to the loss of some functional abilities (Fried & Tangen, et al,2001;Wilson & Jackson, et al, 2017).However, frailty is not synonymous with disability.Frailty can be seen as the risk of instability and loss of function as brought about by the functional degradation of various body systems (Angulo & E1 Assar, et al, 2016;Ruan Yu &Chen Bao, et al, 2015).Frailty can also be seen as a biological syndrome that includes a reduced level of resistance in the face of multiple sources of pressure due to a decline in physiological and psychological functions (Keevil & Romero-Ortuno, 2015).Therefore,many forms of frailty exist, including functional, medical, intellectual and psychological, and physiological frailty.In recent years, frailty has been described as a dominant characteristic that can be observed via five dimensions, namely, unintentional weight loss, self-reported exhaustion, low levels of physical activity, slowness, and weakness.An individual who exhibits three or more of these five symptoms may be considered to be suffering from frailty.Using this definition, about 7％ of older adults aged 65 years and above meet the criteria for this definition (Bortz, 2002;Heath & Stuart, 2002).However, exercise prescription and physical activities can improve the physical functions of older adults and thereby help to prevent or reduce their frailty (Hotting Roder, 2013;Lautenschlager & Cox, et al, 2008).
Qingyun Huang Xiuhua Wang
Nanhua University, Taiwan Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
国际会议
北京
英文
132-149
2018-09-18（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）