A study protocol of a randomised controlled trial to measure the effects of an augmented prescribed exercise programme (APEP) for frail older medical patients in the acute setting

BACKGROUND: Older adults experience functional decline in hospital leading to increased healthcare burden and morbidity. The benefits of augmented exercise in hospital remain uncertain. The aim of this trial is to measure the short and longer-term effects of augmented exercise for older medical in-p...

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Autores principales: McCullagh, Ruth, O’Connell, Eimear, O’Meara, Sarah, Perry, Ivan, Fitzgerald, Anthony, O’Connor, Kieran, Horgan, N. Frances, Timmons, Suzanne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4826551/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27059306
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0252-z

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