Elastic Band Power Training Improves Physical Function and Health-Related Quality of Life in Institutionalized Frail Older Adults

Elastic Band Power Training Improves Physical Function and Health-Related Quality of Life in Institutionalized Frail Older Adults

*Ricardo Aurélio Carvalho Sampaio^1,2, Priscila Yukari Sewo Sampaio^2,3, Hélio José Coelho-Júnior^2,4, Carolina Mie Kawagosi Onodera⁵, Eduardo Lusa Cadore⁶, Gustavo Luis Gutierrez⁷, Hidenori Arai⁸, Emanuele Marzetti⁹, Marco Carlos Uchidas^2,7

¹Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, SE, Brazil

²Applied Kinesiology Laboratory – School of Physical Education – University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil

³Department of Occupational Therapy, Federal University of Sergipe, Lagarto, SE, Brazil

4Institute of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy

⁵CHematology-Hemotherapy Center, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil

⁶School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Dance, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

⁷Department of Adapted Physical Activity – School of Physical Education – University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil

⁸ National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Aichi, Japan

⁹Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “Agostino Gemelli” IRCSS, Rome, Italy