Physical Resilience in Older Adults: Systematic Review and Development of an Emerging Construct

Conclusions.
Current biomedical literature lacks consensus on how to define and measure physical resilience. We propose a working definition of physical resilience at the whole person level: a characteristic which determines one’s ability to resist or recover from functional decline following health stressor(s). We present a conceptual framework that encompasses the related construct of physiologic reserve. We discuss gaps and opportunities in measurement, interactions across contributors to physical resilience, and points of intervention.

Source: Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences - March 7, 2016 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Whitson, H. E., Duan-Porter, W., Schmader, K. E., Morey, M. C., Cohen, H. J., Colon-Emeric, C. S. Tags: Review Source Type: research