Multifactorial and functional mobility assessment tools for fall risk among older adults in community, home-support, long-term and acute care settings

V Scott, K Votova, A Scanlan, J Close - Age and ageing, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Objective: to conduct a systematic review of published studies that test the validity and
reliability of fall-risk assessment tools for use among older adults in community, home-support, …

Effectiveness of virtual reality technology on functional mobility of older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis

AI Corregidor-Sánchez, A Segura-Fragoso… - Age and …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
… Our results suggest that VRT is an effective intervention for improving functional mobility in
older persons compared with CT. VRT-NS proved to be more effective than VRT-S. However, …

The effect of whole body vibration exposure on balance and functional mobility in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Orr - Maturitas, 2015 - Elsevier
functional mobility in older adults. A literature search of randomized controlled trials (RCT)
reporting the effects of WBV on balance or functional mobility outcomes in older adultsmobility

Effects of lower extremity strength training on functional mobility in older adults

LJ Brandon, LW Boyette… - Journal of Aging …, 2000 - journals.humankinetics.com
… -training program on mobility in older adults. Eighty-five … mobility, but increasing strength
above baseline provides only marginal improvement in mobility for reasonably fit older adults. …

Obesity, functional mobility and quality of life

M Forhan, SV Gill - Best practice & research Clinical endocrinology & …, 2013 - Elsevier
… factors contribute to functional mobility and health related … that contribute to functional
mobility and influence participation in … in older adults could be important in preventing functional

Effects of maximal isometric and isokinetic resistance training on strength and functional mobility in older adults

TB Symons, AA Vandervoort, CL Rice… - The Journals of …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
functional tasks. Therefore, a second aim of this study was to compare the changes in functional
mobility … -only and isokinetic concentric-only resistance training in healthy older adults. …

Low mobility during hospitalization and functional decline in older adults

A Zisberg, E Shadmi, G Sinoff… - Journal of the …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
functional outcomes in older adults. The objectives of this study were to assess … mobility
rates of older hospitalized adults and to determine the degree to which mobility affects functional

Subclinical hypothyroidism and functional mobility in older adults

EM Simonsick, AB Newman, L Ferrucci… - Archives of internal …, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
… subclinical hypothyroidism in older adults are unclear. Our objective was to compare the
functional mobility of people aged 70 to 79 years by thyroid function categorized by thyrotropin (…

[HTML][HTML] Functional mobility and its contributing factors for older adults in different cities in Taiwan

SI Lin, HC Lee, KC Chang, YC Yang… - Journal of the Formosan …, 2017 - Elsevier
… of functional capacity promotion programs. This study investigated the performance of a
basic mobility task and its contributing factors in older adults who had mobility problems and …

Effects of core instability strength training on trunk muscle strength, spinal mobility, dynamic balance and functional mobility in older adults

U Granacher, A Lacroix, T Muehlbauer, K Roettger… - Gerontology, 2013 - karger.com
… of functional mobility in community-dwelling older adults (age range 70–79 years). It was
found that older adults with poor trunk muscle composition exhibit reduced functional mobility 3 …