The Home-based Older People's Exercise (HOPE) trial: a pilot randomised controlled trial of a home-based exercise intervention for older people with frailty | Zendy

Andrew Clegg | Zendy; Sally Barber | Zendy; John Young | Zendy; Steve Iliffe | Zendy; Anne Förster | Zendy

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The Home-based Older People's Exercise (HOPE) trial: a pilot randomised controlled trial of a home-based exercise intervention for older people with frailty

Author(s) -

Andrew Clegg,

Sally Barber,

John Young,

Steve Iliffe,

Anne Förster

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afu033

Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , quality of life (healthcare) , gerontology , clinical trial , older people , nursing , surgery , pathology

frailty is a state of vulnerability to stressor events. There is uncertainty about the beneficial effects of exercise interventions for older people with frailty. The Home-based Older People's Exercise (HOPE) programme is a 12-week-exercise intervention for older people with frailty designed to improve mobility and function.

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