Background Activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)
are essential for independent living and are predictors of morbidity and mortality in older …

Sarcopenia is defined as the age-related loss of muscle mass and strength or physical
performance. Increased amounts of adipose tissue often accompany sarcopenia, a condition …

The NCCN Guidelines for Older Adult Oncology address specific issues related to the
management of cancer in older adults, including screening and comprehensive geriatric …

Walking speed (WS) is a valid, reliable, and sensitive measure appropriate for assessing
and monitoring functional status and overall health in a wide range of populations. These …

Background: In addition to cognitive deficits, people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
can experience motor dysfunction, including deficits in gait and balance. Objective …

Context Survival estimates help individualize goals of care for geriatric patients, but life
tables fail to account for the great variability in survival. Physical performance measures …

Objective To determine whether, and to what extent, fall prevention exercise interventions for
older community dwelling people are effective in preventing different types of fall related …

Sarcopenia is an important public health problem, characterized by age-related loss of
muscle mass and muscle function. It is a precursor of physical frailty, mobility limitation, and …

Background. Gait speed is a quick, inexpensive, reliable measure of functional capacity with
well-documented predictive value for major health-related outcomes. Numerous …

Introduction The use of a simple, safe, and easy to perform assessment tool, like gait speed,
to evaluate vulnerability to adverse outcomes in community-dwelling older people is …