FICSIT


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FICSITFrailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Techniques (clinical trial)
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The Seattle FICSIT group used a single exercise strategy (strengthening only or endurance training only) and a combination strategy (strengthening and endurance training) in their design [36].
Update on falls prevention for community-dwelling older adults: review of single and multifactorial intervention programs
The Atlanta FICSIT study: two exercise interventions to reduce frailty in elders.
Proximal femoral fracture: achievements and prospects
The Boston FICSIT study: The effects of resistance training and nutritional supplementation on physical frailty in the oldest old.
Strength training and falls among older adults: a community-based TR intervention
1993; Sherman, D'Agostino, Cobb, & Kannel, 1994) and have higher physical functioning (Guralnik & Kaplan, 1989; Judge, Schechtman, Cress, & the FICSIT Group, 1996; Kaplan, Strawbridge, Camacho, & Cohen, 1993) despite the usual decline in functioning seen with increasing age (Maddox & Clark, 1992).
Physical activity determinants of older women: what influences activity? (CE Series)
Factors affecting sample selection in a randomized trial of balance enhancement: the FICSIT study.
Physical activity and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate, insulin-like growth factor I and testosterone in healthy active elderly people
In an extension of the Romberg test, the FICSIT evaluates the ability to maintain balance for at least 10 seconds with feet in parallel, semi-tandem, tandem and one-legged stances.
Choosing outcome measures that reflect what is important to the patient: a case study of Clinical Pilates in a woman with multiple sclerosis
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