Muscle mass, strength, and physical performance predicting activities of daily living: a meta‐analysis

DXM Wang, J Yao, Y Zirek… - Journal of cachexia …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Health consequences of sarcopenic obesity: a narrative review

E Roh, KM Choi - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
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 …

NCCN guidelines® insights: older adult oncology, version 1.2021: featured updates to the NCCN guidelines

E Dotan, LC Walter, IS Browner, K Clifton… - Journal of the National …, 2021 - jnccn.org
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: the functional vital sign

A Middleton, SL Fritz, M Lusardi - Journal of aging and …, 2015 - journals.humankinetics.com
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 …

The impact of mild cognitive impairment on gait and balance: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies using instrumented assessment

L Bahureksa, B Najafi, A Saleh, M Sabbagh, D Coon… - Gerontology, 2016 - karger.com
Background: In addition to cognitive deficits, people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
can experience motor dysfunction, including deficits in gait and balance. Objective …

Gait speed and survival in older adults

S Studenski, S Perera, K Patel, C Rosano, K Faulkner… - Jama, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
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 …

The effect of fall prevention exercise programmes on fall induced injuries in community dwelling older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised …

F El-Khoury, B Cassou, MA Charles, P Dargent-Molina - BMj, 2013 - bmj.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosing sarcopenia: functional perspectives and a new algorithm from ISarcoPRM

K Murat, B Kaymak, WR Frontera, AM Ata… - Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …

Gait speed as a measure in geriatric assessment in clinical settings: a systematic review

NM Peel, SS Kuys, K Klein - Journals of Gerontology Series A …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background. Gait speed is a quick, inexpensive, reliable measure of functional capacity with
well-documented predictive value for major health-related outcomes. Numerous …

[HTML][HTML] Gait speed at usual pace as a predictor of adverse outcomes in community-dwelling older people an International Academy on Nutrition and Aging (IANA) …

GA Van Kan, Y Rolland, S Andrieu, J Bauer… - The Journal of Nutrition …, 2009 - Elsevier
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 …