Resistance training as a tool for changing muscle mass and frailty status in sarcopenic older women: a quasi-experimental study

• Main Authors: Joana Ude Viana (Author), João Marcos Domingues Dias (Author), Leani Souza Máximo Pereira (Author), Silvia Lanziotti Azevedo da Silva (Author), Rosângela Corrêa Dias (Author), Lygia Paccini Lustosa (in memoriam) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Frailty and sarcopenia are geriatric syndromes highly prevalent, complex, and hard to diagnose and treat. The literature still lacks a consensus on which resistance training program is better for older people, especially when considering frailty status and sarcopenia. We aimed to evaluate t...