Physical Resilience in Older Adults: Systematic Review and Development of an Emerging Construct
Heather E. Whitson · Wei Duan-Porter · Kenneth E. Schmader · Miriam C. Morey · Harvey J. Cohen · Cathleen S. Colón-Emeric
The Journals of Gerontology: Series A · 2016
What the research tells us
Distinguishes reserve from performance after a health stressor and proposes a working definition of physical resilience.
What to keep in mind
Definitions and measures varied. The review does not establish a universal resilience score for younger adults.
Study details
Source-linked reading note. Bibliographic details checked; full-text extraction and scientific review remain incomplete.
- POPULATION & SAMPLE
- 49 articles addressing physical health and resilience in older adults
- EXPOSURE / INTERVENTION / SUBJECT
- Physical resilience in older adults; construct review
- OUTCOMES
- Definitions, measures and a proposed conceptual framework
- TIME FRAME
- English-language literature through January 2015
- STUDY FUNDING
- Not yet verified against the full text.
- STUDY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
- Not yet verified against the full text.
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