Poor nutrition and poverty are prevalent in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC), and
consumption of animal source foods (ASF), rich in high-quality calories and micronutrients …

Background Body mass index (BMI) is an inadequate marker of obesity, and cannot
distinguish between fat mass, fat free mass and distribution of adipose tissue. The purpose …

This systematic review aimed to identify the physical/motor fitness tests for nursing home
residents and to examine their psychometric properties. Electronic databases were …

Background & Aims Ageing is a risk factor for diabetes mellitus (DM) and frailty. It is
associated with body composition changes including increase in fat mass (FM), central fat …

Aim To determine the predictors of physical function (PF) decline among nursing home
residents using items from the Long‐term care Information system For Evidence (LIFE), a …

Background Mood disturbance is a pervasive problem affecting persons of all ages in the
general population and the subset of those receiving services from different health care …

Highlights•Importance of interconnectedness between life, state of consciousness and the
self.•A clear overview of biological correlates to vitality is still lacking.•We suggest a bio …

Introduction Vitality is a construct based on traditional vitalism, and is a concept similar to
energy (Qi), passion, and motivation as the essential power possessed by organisms …

Purpose This study aimed to assess the factors associated with pain and evaluate the
impact of dual-task exercise on pain improvement, quality of life (QOL), cognition and …

Objectives To review the evidence on incidence and predictive factors of functional decline
(FD) in nursing home (NH) residents. Design A systematic review of the literature. Setting …