Protein intake and physical function in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

HJ Coelho-Júnior, R Calvani, M Tosato, F Landi… - Ageing research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The present study explored cross-sectional and longitudinal associations
between protein intake and physical function in older adults. Methods We conducted a …

Multicomponent intervention to prevent mobility disability in frail older adults: randomised controlled trial (SPRINTT project)

R Bernabei, F Landi, R Calvani, M Cesari… - Bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
Objective To determine whether a multicomponent intervention based on physical activity
with technological support and nutritional counselling prevents mobility disability in older …

Association between physical activity and body posture: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Salsali, R Sheikhhoseini, P Sayyadi, JA Hides… - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Objective To estimate the possible associations between posture and physical activity (PA).
Design A systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources The search was conducted in …

The effects of the Otago Exercise Programme on actual and perceived balance in older adults: A meta-analysis

HL Chiu, TT Yeh, YT Lo, PJ Liang, SC Lee - PLoS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Objective Falls are serious issues in older populations. Balance problems are a major cause
of falls and may lead to fear of falling and decreased balance confidence. The Otago …

Benefits of virtual reality program and motor imagery training on balance and fall efficacy in isolated older adults: a randomized controlled trial

SH Kim, SH Cho - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: for isolated older adults, alternative training indoors to maintain
balance is essential; however, related studies are lacking. To improve the balance of …

Noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation sustainably improves posture in bilateral vestibulopathy

C Fujimoto, N Egami, T Kawahara, Y Uemura… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Patients with bilateral vestibulopathy (BV) suffer from persistent postural imbalance, leading
to a marked decrease in quality of life and a higher risk of falls. However, so far, the effective …

Relationship of muscle function to circulating myostatin, follistatin and GDF11 in older women and men

E Fife, J Kostka, Ł Kroc, A Guligowska, M Pigłowska… - BMC geriatrics, 2018 - Springer
Background Myostatin, its inhibitor follistatin, and growth/differentiation factor 11 (GDF11)
have been proposed as factors that could potentially modify biological aging. The study …

Older adults with hypertension: Prevalence of falls and their associated factors

AAZ Abu Bakar, A Abdul Kadir, NS Idris… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Falls are prominent health issues among older adults. Among hypertensive older adults,
falls may have a detrimental effect on their health and wellbeing. The purpose of this study is …

Artificial Intelligence and IoT in Elderly Fall Prevention: A Review

D Mohan, DZ Al-Hamid, PHJ Chong… - IEEE Sensors …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Globally, the number of falls among the elderly is rising, particularly among those 60 and
older. An important contributing element to these falls is the fact that elderly people who live …

Assessment of gait and posture characteristics using a smartphone wearable system for persons with osteoporosis with and without falls

KB Doshi, SH Moon, MD Whitaker, TE Lockhart - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
We used smartphone technology to differentiate the gait characteristics of older adults with
osteoporosis with falls from those without falls. We assessed gait mannerism and obtained …