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Research shows that nursing home residents are largely inactive. This inactivity negatively influences physical fitness, and participation in daily activities is known to have a positive influence on physical function and quality of life. Existing research does not provide sufficient insight into the daily...

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February 18, 2019

Daily Physical Activity Predicts Frailty Development Among Community-Dwelling Older Japanese Adults

This study examined the association between frailty development and physical activity including the number of steps, the time of light-intensity physical activity (LPA) with <3.0 metabolic equivalents (METs), and the time of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) with ≥3.0 METs in comm...

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Daily (In)Activities of Nursing Home Residents in Their Wards: An Observation Study

Daily Physical Activity Predicts Frailty Development Among Community-Dwelling Older Japanese Adults

Dallas Nelson, MD, FACP, CMD

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