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The association between motor capacity and mobility performance: frailty as a moderator
ConclusionIn pre-frail and frail persons, motor capacity is associated with everyday walking performance, indicating that functional capacity seems to better represent mobility performance in this impaired population. The limited relationship found in non-frail persons suggests that other factors account for their mobility performance. Our findings may help to inform tailored assessment approaches and interventions taking into consideration a person ’s frailty status. (Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity)
Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity - October 9, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Walking with rollator: a systematic review of gait parameters in older persons
ConclusionDue to the limited research on rollator supported gait in older adults, the number of parameters that could be analysed in this systematic review was restricted. Further research in the analysis of spatio-temporal parameters and a higher standardisation in clinical research will be necessary. (Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity)
Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity - September 9, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Profiles of physical activity biographies in relation to life and aging satisfaction in older adults: longitudinal findings
ConclusionsIn addition to current PA, our findings emphasize the value of PA biographies for life and aging satisfaction, which could inform lifespan theories of PA and health promotion. (Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity)
Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity - August 8, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Impact of home- and center- based physical training program on cardio-metabolic health and IGF-1 level in elderly women
ConclusionThe applied home-, and- center based training program effectively increased the daily physical activity of the elderly female patients and improved several cardio-metabolic parameters. Further investigations are needed on larger patient population to establish our findings and examine how these positive changes may decrease CV events and mortality. (Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity)
Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity - August 7, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

A taxonomy of cognitive tasks to evaluate cognitive-motor interference on spatiotemoporal gait parameters in older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ConclusionCMI was not significantly different between fallers and non-fallers or people with and without CoF; however, our taxonomy revealed a large variety of cognitive conditions and a higher number of studies using mental tracking tasks, which make it impossible to draw firm conclusions. Future studies should use a more standardised and ecologically valid approach when evaluating the validity of DT gait performance in the prediction of falls, CoF or other age-related conditions.Trial registrationThis review was registered at Prospero with the ID:CRD42017068912. (Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity)
Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity - July 26, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Is the 10 metre walk test on sloped surfaces associated with age and physical activity in healthy adults?
ConclusionsThe 10  m walk test has the greatest ability to discriminate age- and health-related changes in gait speed when it is performed at a fastest speed on any slope, or uphill at a preferred speed. The normative data reported in this study may be used to compare the performance of the 10 m walk test to that of healthy adults at preferred and fastest speeds on sloped surfaces. (Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity)
Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity - July 17, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Functional and/or structural brain changes in response to resistance exercises and resistance training lead to cognitive improvements – a systematic review
AbstractBackgroundDuring the aging process, physical capabilities (e.g., muscular strength) and cognitive functions (e.g., memory) gradually decrease. Regarding cognitive functions, substantial functional (e.g., compensatory brain activity) and structural changes (e.g., shrinking of the hippocampus) in the brain cause this decline. Notably, growing evidence points towards a relationship between cognition and measures of muscular strength and muscle mass. Based on this emerging evidence, resistance exercises and/or resistance training, which contributes to the preservation and augmentation of muscular strength and muscle ma...
Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity - July 9, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Day-to-day physical activity producing low gravitational impacts is associated with faster visual processing speed at age 69: cross-sectional study
ConclusionAccelerometer-derived low impact physical activity was associated with better visual processing speed in 69-year old men and women independently of childhood cognitive ability and other measured confounders. Day-to-day low impact physical activity may therefore have the potential to benefit cognitive health in older adults. (Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity)
Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity - June 24, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

The impact of exercise on growth factors (VEGF and FGF2): results from a 12-month randomized intervention trial
ConclusionsWe did not detect differences in growth factor levels related to increasing doses of exercise. It is unlikely that changes in VEGF and FGF2 levels mediate the reduction in risk of post-menopausal breast cancer development in associated with increased levels of exercise.Trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT01435005. (Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity)
Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity - June 23, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Physical activity monitors to enhance amount of physical activity in older adults – a systematic review and meta-analysis
The objective of this systematic review was to estimate the effect of physical activity monitor-based interventions on physical activity behavior in participants aged 65 and above. Subsequently we explored the effect on body mass index, physical capacity, and health-related quality of life and finally the impact of patient- and intervention characteristics.MethodsSearches in MEDLINE, EMBASE, SPORTDiscus, CINAHL, and CENTRAL were performed on April 26, 2018. No publication date filters were applied. References of eligible studies were scrutinized and relevant journals were hand-searched. Randomized controlled trials and ran...
Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity - May 3, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Is every-day walking in older adults more analogous to dual-task walking or to usual walking? Elucidating the gaps between gait performance in the lab and during 24/7 monitoring
ConclusionsGait values measured during relatively long (30-s) daily-living walking bouts are more similar to the corresponding values obtained in the lab during dual-task walking, as compared to usual walking. Still, gait performance during most daily-living walking bouts is worse than that measured during usual and dual-tasking in the lab. The values measured in the lab do not reliably reflect daily-living measures. That is, an older adult ’s typical daily-living gait cannot be estimated by simply measuring walking in a structured, laboratory setting. (Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity)
Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity - May 2, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Recommendations for assessing motor performance in individuals with dementia: suggestions of an expert panel – a qualitative approach
ConclusionsThese are the first recommendations for assessing motor performance in IWD based on a comprehensive qualitative approach. Due to limited evidence, it was not possible to address all existing questions. It is therefore important to evaluate these recommendations in studies with IWD. Besides tailoring and evaluating available assessments, future research should focus on developing specific tools for IWD. Moreover, further progress in standardisation is necessary to enhance comparability between different trials. This article provides initial approaches for overcoming existing limitations in trials with IWD by givi...
Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity - April 12, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Aspects of exercise with person-centred guidance influencing the transition to independent exercise: a qualitative interview study among older adults with rheumatoid arthritis
ConclusionThe participants described several aspects of participating in exercise that influenced and facilitated their transition to independent exercise. The exercise was experienced as manageable and positive, by a careful introduction and development of an individual exercise routine in partnership with a physiotherapist. This seems to have favored the development of self-efficacy, with importance for future independent exercise. Reduced physical health, both temporary and permanent, was described as a considerable barrier for exercise. The personal process of trying to make the exercise one ’s own, and developing kn...
Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity - April 4, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Daily sedentary time and physical activity as assessed by accelerometry and their correlates in older adults
ConclusionsDutch older adults spend on average 65% of their waking time sedentary. Older adults ’ sedentary time differs by age, sex, education and BMI groups. The combination of high sedentary time and low physical was associated with higher age, higher BMI, and slower walking speed compared to the combination of low sedentary time and high MVPA. This suggests that increasing light activity might be an effective and feasible strategy in older persons to reduce sedentary time. Future studies should assess whether low- sedentary and high-light physical activity are associated with improved long-term health outcomes (also ...
Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity - February 18, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Aging effects on prefrontal cortex oxygenation in a posture-cognition dual-task: an fNIRS pilot study
ConclusionsThere was a general lack of age-related changes except the better cognitive performance under motor-cognitive conditions in young compared to older adults. However, the current results point out that DLPFC is influenced more strongly by postural than cognitive load. Future studies should assess the different modalities of cognitive as well as postural load. (Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity)
Source: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity - January 11, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research