The association between the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score and several
adverse health outcomes, including mortality, has been reported in the scientific literature …

Abstract Background Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System
(PROMIS®) Dyspnea Activity Motivation & Requirement item pool and sleep related …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Existence of an association between sedentary behavior and
frailty among older adults has been suggested. However, there is a lack of studies …

Objetivo O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar a qualidade de vida entre idosos
sarcopênicos e não sarcopênicos e verificar a associação entre sarcopenia e qualidade de …

Objectives To compare the obtained and predicted peak expiratory flow (PEF) values
between frail, pre-frail, and non-frail older adults; verify the association between PEF and …

Background The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) is an instrument for assessing
physical performance widely used in research among the elderly in multiple settings. We did …

Breathlessness is common among older adults, but it is often hidden as “normal aging “or
considered narrowly as a symptom of cardio‐respiratory diseases. Studies on …

Results: Sarcopenic older adults presented significantly lower quality of life scores in the
domains of physical functioning, bodily pain, general health status, and social functioning …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Vitamin D has relationships with pathogenesis and
inflammation pathways in many diseases. Its deficiency may make clinicians think not only of …

ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Dyspnea is a symptom present in several chronic diseases
commonly seen among older adults. Since individuals with dyspnea tend to stay at rest, with …