[HTML][HTML] Activity monitors as support for older persons' physical activity in daily life: qualitative study of the users' experiences

M Ehn, LC Eriksson, N Åkerberg… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2018 - mhealth.jmir.org
Physical activity (PA) has numerous health benefits in all age groups. For older persons,
it can contribute to maintenance of autonomy and quality of life. Older adults value their …

Physical activity and motor decline in older persons

AS Buchman, PA Boyle, RS Wilson… - Muscle & Nerve …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… 850 older persons without dementia, we found that a higher level of physical activity was …
Moreover, the association of physical activity with motor function persisted even after controlling …

Physical activity is associated with incident disability in community‐based older persons

PA Boyle, AS Buchman, RS Wilson… - Journal of the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… of community-based older persons have reported that physical activity is associated with …
between physical activity and disability in older persons, 17 and physical activity has been …

Association of the built environment with physical activity and obesity in older persons

EM Berke, TD Koepsell, AV Moudon… - … journal of public …, 2007 - ajph.aphapublications.org
… We examined whether older persons who live in areas that are conducive to walking are
more active or less obese than those living in areas where walking is more difficult. …

Impact of cardiovascular fitness and physical activity level on health outcomes in older persons

IJ Dionne, PA Ades, ET Poehlman - Mechanisms of ageing and …, 2003 - Elsevier
… That is, it is commonly believed that individuals who are physically active … physical activity
level and cardiovascular fitness in older individuals is complex as changes in physical activity

A physical activity intervention to treat the frailty syndrome in older persons—results from the LIFE-P study

M Cesari, B Vellas, FC Hsu, AB Newman… - … of gerontology series …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
… Aim of the study is to explore whether a physical activity (PA) intervention can reduce
prevalence and severity of frailty in a community-dwelling elders at risk of disability. …

Physical activity program for older persons: effect on balance, strength, neuromuscular control, and reaction time

SR Lord, S Castell - Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 1994 - Elsevier
… maintaining fitness and stability in older persons. Aniansson and colleagues’ suggest that
exercise programs offer older persons a means of keeping physically active. even when they …

Older persons afraid of falling reduce physical activity to prevent outdoor falls

GJ Wijlhuizen, R de Jong, M Hopman-Rock - Preventive medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE.: The aim of this study was to test the assumption that the level of outdoor
physical activity mediates the relationship between fear of falling and actual outdoor falls …

Psychological and physical activity training for older persons: Who does not attend?

MJG Van Heuvelen, JBH Hochstenbach, WH Brouwer… - Gerontology, 2006 - karger.com
… Conclusion: Psychological training may be more suitable for frail older persons with chronic
… than physical activity training, and may help to prepare such persons for physical activity. …

Physical activity and leg strength predict decline in mobility performance in older persons

AS Buchman, RS Wilson, PA Boyle… - Journal of the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
… -based ambulatory older persons without dementia who were … the extent to which physical
activity and leg strength are … , physical activity is associated with mobility in older persons