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Population Studies Exercise and frailty in older adults

Figure 3. Network mapping of the main research themes and hotspots in the research on exercise and frailty

Figure 4. Overlay network mapping of the main research themes and hotspots in the research on exercise and frailty

be more beneficial than addressing either cognitive or improve cognitive function and physical performance in
physical aspects in isolation. By designing interventions older adults with cognitive frailty, it does not significantly
that simultaneously target both cognition and physical alter frailty scores (Nagai et al., 2018).
health – for instance, combining physical exercise with
cognitive training – researchers hope to more effectively 3.3.4. Exercise cluster (yellow)
combat the progression of frailty (Travers et al., 2018; Yoon Numerous exercise-related keywords, such as “physical
et al., 2018; Yu et al., 2021). In contrast, while high-speed activity,” “endurance,” and “resistance training,” dominate
resistance exercise training has been shown to effectively this largest cluster (Casas-Herrero et al., 2019; Flores-

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