Effect, process, and economic evaluation of a combined resistance exercise and diet intervention (ProMuscle in Practice) for community-dwelling older adults: design and methods of a randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Ellen J. I. van Dongen (Author), Annemien Haveman-Nies (Author), Nick L. W. Wezenbeek (Author), Berber G. Dorhout (Author), Esmée L. Doets (Author), Lisette C. P. G. M. de Groot (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Exercise and nutrition are important for older adults to maintain or to regain their muscle mass, function, strength, and ultimately quality of life. The effectiveness of combined resistance exercise and diet interventions is commonly evaluated in controlled clinical studies, but...