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Frailty is a geriatric and physiological syndrome, which is highly prevalent in community-dwelling older adults. In particular, prevention of mental health is a key objective for successful ageing in older adults who are becoming frailty state. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to determine the effect of physical exercise on Quality of Life (QOL) and mental health of the frail older adults. A literature review of research was conducted using the PubMed, SCOPUS, Google Scholar and Web of Science electronic databases for papers published between 2016 and 2021. Randomized controlled studies were included that were aimed at the QOL and Mental health of frailty older adults. The inclusion criteria were: frailty; QOL and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL), Mental health (MH); physical exercise; intervention; controlled trial study and published in English. After screening, 7 research were included in this literature review (n=1038, age range: 68.9±3.9 to 85.2±7.4 years). There was a significant, positive impact on QOL and MH outcomes in 3 out of the 7 studies included in the literature review. Furthermore, there was proof that using a clinically validated measures of frailty affected the results of QOL.
