TY - JOUR AU - Miranda, Fábio Batista AU - Castro, Juliana Brandão Pinto de AU - Santos, Andressa Oliveira Barros dos AU - Pereira Salustiano Mallen da Silva, Giullio César AU - Nogueira, Carlos José AU - Guimarães, Andréa Carmen AU - Lima, Vicente Pinheiro AU - Vale, Rodrigo Gomes de Souza AU - Dantas, Estélio Henrique Martin PY - 2022/09/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Effects of resistance training on the functional autonomy of middle-aged and older women: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials JF - JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS JA - Gerontology and Geriatrics VL - 70 IS - 4 SE - Clinical Geriatrics - Reviews DO - 10.36150/2499-6564-N508 UR - https://www.jgerontology-geriatrics.com/article/view/508 SP - 280-292 AB - Background. Resistance training (RT) is a modality of physical training widely prescribed for middle-aged and older women, who tend to suffer declines in functional autonomy, which is the ability to perform activities of daily living independently. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify and summarize the effects of RT on the functional autonomy of middle-aged and older women. Methods. This study followed the PRISMA guidelines and was registered on PROSPERO, as number CRD42021245475. We searched MedLine (via PubMed), Scopus, LILACS (via BVS), and ScienceDirect for eligible randomized controlled trials that observed middle-aged and older women submitted to RT programs that reported functional autonomy outcomes. The methodological quality and the risk of bias were assessed using the Jadad scale and Cochrane tool, respectively. Results. Twelve eligible studies were included. Although the practice of RT at least twice a week for 12 weeks showed to be effective in improving the functional autonomy of the participants, the study protocols present a high heterogeneity, with training session times lasting between 45 to 150 minutes and different exercise configurations. According to the Jadad scale, most studies (n = 7) had low methodological quality and 5 studies had good methodological quality. The Cochrane tool showed one study with a low risk of bias, 10 studies at uncertain risk, and one study with a high risk of bias. Conclusions. RT showed to be efficacious to improve the functional autonomy of middle-aged and older women. However, the interventions need greater standardization and the studies require higher methodological quality to establish further conclusions. ER -