Hospital-acquired disability (HAD), defined as functional loss that is acquired during hospitalization, occurs in over 30% of hospitalized adults age 65 and, with most older adults (70–80%) not returning to baseline function in mobility and other activities of daily living ( Buurman et al., 2011
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Physical Activity in Hospitalized Persons With Dementia: Feasibility and Validity of the MotionWatch 8
Ashley Kuzmik, Barbara Resnick, Pamela Cacchione, Rachel Arendacs, and Marie Boltz
Effects of Home-Based Exercise Programs on Mobility, Muscle Strength, Balance, and Gait in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Sabrine Nayara Costa, Luis Henrique Boiko Ferreira, and Paulo C. B. Bento
older adults ( Yoshiko et al., 2018 ), and it may stimulate independent exercise, which can be sustained for extended periods ( Byrne et al., 2016 ). Thus, individual home-based exercise programs have been proposed as a suitable strategy to enhance muscle strength, physical function, gait, and balance
The Effects of High- Versus Low-Intensity Power Training on Muscle Power Outcomes in Healthy, Older Adults: A Systematic Review
Konstantina Katsoulis, Liza Stathokostas, and Catherine E. Amara
functional decline, and indeed, muscle power has been shown to be a crucial determinant of function in older adults ( Reid & Fielding, 2012 ). An explosion of interest in studying muscle power and its role in age-related functional decline has occurred in recent years with the goal to elucidate the
Does Preoperative Pain Catastrophizing Influence Objectively Measured Physical Activity Before and After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Cohort Study
Sara Birch, Torben Bæk Hansen, Maiken Stilling, and Inger Mechlenburg
The majority of patients having a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) report large pain reduction and improvements in physical function and quality of life after TKA, but around 20% of the patients report persistent pain up to 6 months after the operation ( Beswick et al., 2012 ). Different causes for
Protein Supplementation for Strength and Functionality in Older Adults: Is There Still Any Doubt? A Brief Update Review
Júlio Benvenutti Bueno de Camargo and Alexandre Ferraz de Oliveira
regarding the increased protein demand by the older adults, there seems to be a certain resistance by these individuals in adhering to this nutritional approach, usually justified by eventual impairments on bone health and/or kidney function induced by higher amounts of protein ingestion. However, large
The Effect of Therapeutic Exercise Interventions on Physical and Psychosocial Outcomes in Adults Aged 80 Years and Older: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Philippa J.A. Nicolson, Vicky Duong, Esther Williamson, Sally Hopewell, and Sarah E. Lamb
Statistics, 2012 ). Optimizing physical function, quality of life, and psychosocial outcomes among this group is essential to facilitate ongoing independence. Therapeutic exercise is participation in physical activity that is planned, structured, repetitive, and purposeful for the improvement or maintenance
Feasibility, Reliability, and Validity of the MotionWatch 8 to Evaluate Physical Activity Among Older Adults With and Without Cognitive Impairment in Assisted Living Settings
Barbara Resnick, Marie Boltz, Elizabeth Galik, Steven Fix, and Shijun Zhu
moderate-level physical activity (i.e., ≥3 metabolic equivalents or including activities such as walking up a flight of stairs or walking at 100 steps per minute). Given the combined cognitive and functional impairments of these residents, innovative approaches are needed to help them optimize function and
Promoting Physical Activity in Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis and Hypertension: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Elizabeth A. Schlenk, G. Kelley Fitzgerald, Joan C. Rogers, C. Kent Kwoh, and Susan M. Sereika
Osthoff et al., 2018 ). Three meta-analyses reported the benefits of physical activity interventions focused on lower-extremity exercise (LEE) and/or aerobic exercise in adults with lower-extremity OA with significant small to moderate effects on reducing pain (SMD = 0.20–0.50) and improving function (SMD
A Descriptive Study Using Rasch Analysis and Hypothesis Testing to Evaluate the Psychometric Properties of the UMOVE Mobility Screen Tested With Hospitalized Older Adults
Barbara Resnick, Marie Boltz, Chris L. Wells, Elizabeth Galik, Ashley Kuzmik, and Rachel McPherson
decline in function and subsequent higher rates of discharge to subacute or long-term settings ( Tasheva et al., 2020 ; Zisberg et al., 2011 , 2015 ), a decline in strength, muscle mass and aerobic capacity ( Kehler et al., 2019 ; Van Ancum et al., 2017 ), and fatigue, and poor quality of life ( Rezaei
Personal Factors, Perceived Environment, and Objectively Measured Walking in Old Age
Lucelia Luna de Melo, Verena Menec, Michelle M. Porter, and A. Elizabeth Ready
This study examined the associations between walking behavior and the perceived environment and personal factors among older adults. Sixty participants age 65 yr or older (mean 77 ± 7.27, range 65–92) wore pedometers for 3 consecutive days. Perceived environment was assessed using the Neighborhood Environment Walk-ability Scale (abbreviated version). Physical function was measured using the timed chair-stands test. The mean number of steps per day was 5,289 steps (SD = 4,029). Regression analyses showed a significant association between personal factors, including physical function (relative rate = 1.05, p < .01) and income (RR = 1.43, p < .05) and the average daily number of steps taken. In terms of perceived environment, only access to services was significantly related to walking at the univariate level, an association that remained marginally significant when controlling for personal characteristics. These results suggest that among this sample of older adults, walking behavior was more related to personal and intrinsic physical capabilities than to the perceived environment.
