Publications by authors named "Ioannis Savvakis"
Article Synopsis
- This study assessed frailty in older adults (65+) receiving home care services in Crete, Greece, focusing on psychological, biological, and social factors.
- A total of 730 participants were evaluated, revealing 14.8% as frail, 34.1% as pre-frail, and 51.1% non-frail, with significant connections found between nutritional status and functional independence.
- Conclusions highlighted that good nutritional status, oral health, and functional independence are crucial for reducing frailty among older adults.
Background: Frailty in older adults leads to progressive deterioration of their physical condition and makes them prone to develop Fear of Falling (FoF). Physical-activity interventions appear to be effective in managing the components of frailty but there is no clear evidence to determine whether physical-activity may affect FoF in frail and pre-frail older adults.
Objective: Τhis systematic literature review aims to synthesize evidence on the relationship between the physical interventions to ameliorate balance, strength, and mobility and FoF reduction in frail and pre-frail older adults.