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. 2023 Sep 2;22(2):1053-1071.
doi: 10.1007/s40200-023-01283-5. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Effects of resistance training on muscular strength, endurance, body composition and functional performance among sarcopenic patients: a systematic review

Nidhi Sharma  1 , Aksh Chahal  2 , Karthick Balasubramanian  3 , Ramya Ramasamy Sanjeevi  3 , Richa Hirendra Rai  4 , Nitesh Bansal  5 , Ramprasad Muthukrishnan  6 , Abhishek Sharma  7
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Effects of resistance training on muscular strength, endurance, body composition and functional performance among sarcopenic patients: a systematic review

Nidhi Sharma et al. J Diabetes Metab Disord. .

Abstract

Background: Sarcopenia, a gradual loss of muscle mass and strength associated with ageing, contributes to a decline in physical abilities, increase in disability and frailty and loss of functional independence. This functional deterioration which comes with ageing, can be slowed in pace with exercise.

Objective: The objective of the current review was to thoroughly search for literature assessing impact of RT on physical performance, body composition, muscle strength and endurance in sarcopenic elderly patients.

Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and PEDro databases were brought in use for a thorough search for articles published from 2010 to 2023. Two researchers independently retrieved data from studies that complied with the inclusion and exclusion criteria, while they also evaluated quality of the evidence.

Results: In total, 14 studies with 742 patients with mean age of 72.4 ± 9.22 years were included in the analysis for this review. Results indicate, RT improves body composition (p = 0.001), functional performance (p 0.001), postural stability (p = 0.005) and muscle strength (p 0.001) in elderly sarcopenic patients.

Conclusion: A promising intervention for the management of sarcopenia is RT. To yield RT's positive effects, a well-designed prescription is the need of the hour, just like it is with other treatment strategies.

Keywords: Ageing; Body composition; Frailty; Sarcopenia.

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PRISMA Flow diagram of study selection in review. From: Page MJ, McKenzie JE, Bossuyt PM, Boutron I, Hoffmann TC, Mulrow CD, et al. The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews. BMJ 2021;372:n71. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n71. For more information, visit: http://www.prisma-statement.org/
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Risk of bias graph
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Risk of bias summary
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Forest plot for Body fat
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Forest plot for functional strength
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