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Data sources and search strategy

PK Prabal Kumar
SU Shashikiran Umakanth
NG N. Girish
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A systematic literature search was undertaken in December 2021 using the following electronic databases: PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Cumulated Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and Web of Science. Relevant MeSH terms and Boolean phases were used for the search: “sarcopenia” OR “reduced skeletal muscle mass” OR “muscle mass loss” OR “muscle atrophy” AND “aged” OR “elderly” OR “older adults” OR “older people” AND “physical therapy” OR “rehabilitation programme” OR “therapeutic exercise”  AND “residential care facilities” OR “long-term care facilities” OR “old age homes” without time restrictions and no filters were applied. The complete search strategy for each database is shown in the supporting information (search strategy.pdf).

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