Is functional training functional? a systematic review of its effects in community-dwelling older adults.

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Background

Age-related decline in physical and cognitive capacity increases older adults' risk of disability, long-term care placement, and mortality rate. Functional training, which uses activities of daily living or simulated movements to complete activities as the intervention medium, could be more effective than rote exercise, which uses repetitive movements without added purpose, in preventing late-life disability in older people. With a growing number of studies in this area, systematically studying the effect of functional training is needed. The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the effects of functional training on the outcomes of activities of daily living, physical functioning, and cognitive function in community-dwelling older adults.

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SUBMITTER: Liu CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11664925 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature