Health Care : Current Reviews

Independent and combined effects of diet and exercise to improve physical function in older adults

Euro Health Care and Fitness Summit

September 01-03, 2015 Valencia, Spain

Maria Giné-Garriga, Eulàlia Vidal, Natàlia Gòmara and Blanca Roman

Ramon Llull University, Spain

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Health Care: Current Reviews

Abstract:

Objective: To conduct a systematic review to determine the efficacy of independent and combined effects of diet and exercisebased interventions on improving performance-based measures of physical function in community-dwelling older adults. Data Sources: Comprehensive bibliographic searches in MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, and PEDro databases were conducted (September 2014). Study Selection: Randomized controlled trials, cohort and cross-sectional studies of community-dwelling older adults (older than 65 years old), with and without non-communicable diseases, without dementia, and without advanced disability or endstage disease. Included trials had to assess diet interventions, physical activity interventions or a combination of diet and physical activity interventions to improve performance-based measures of physical function in older adults. Data Extraction: Two review authors independently screened the search results and performed data extraction and risk of bias assessment. We used a recent systematic review to assess the independent effects of physical activity interventions, and we focused on diet interventions and a combination of diet and physical activity interventions. Nine trials were included, 7 of them comparing a combination of diet and exercise interventions with an inactive control. Data Synthesis: We are finishing the data extraction and data analysis will be finished at the end of the year 2014. Conclusions: We will be able to conclude the study at the end of the year. mariagg@blanquerna.url.edu

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Email: mariagg@blanquerna.url.edu