Multicomponent exercise programmes among very elderly hospitalised patients can be safe and effective in reversing functional decline

Abstract

Commentary on: Martinez-Velilla N, Casas-Herrero A, Zambom-Ferraresi F, et al . Effect of exercise intervention on functional decline in very elderly patients during acute hospitalization: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Inter Med 2019;179:28–36. Functional decline is prevalent among older patients who have been hospitalised. During an acute hospitalisation, there may be significant functional decline with non-disabling (and disabling) conditions causing new disability.1 Decline often persists after discharge and at …