of acute and long-term health care resources. 2 In addition, loss of muscle mass, impaired balance, and decline in muscle strength and endurance are attributed to the aging process. 3 Comorbidities influence mobility limitations, particularly cardiovascular disease and obesity. 4 Nevertheless
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Functional Exercise Improves Mobility Performance in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Kimberlee A. Gretebeck, Caroline S. Blaum, Tisha Moore, Roger Brown, Andrzej Galecki, Debra Strasburg, Shu Chen, and Neil B. Alexander
Altered Trunk Position Sense and Its Relationship With Spinal Posture and Spinal Mobility in Patients With Parkinson’s Disease
Mustafa Ertuğrul Yaşa, Ali Rıza Sonkaya, Buse Korkmaz, Özge Çoban, and Necmiye Ün Yıldırım
al., 2011 ). Many problems such as increased risk of fall, gait disturbances, pain, and restriction of lung expansion, which significantly limit a patient’s social participation, are results of these postural deformities ( Zhao et al., 2021 ). In addition, patients struggle with spinal mobility
Socioeconomic Status and Life-Space Mobility in Old Age
Johanna Eronen, Mikaela von Bonsdorff, Merja Rantakokko, Erja Portegijs, Anne Viljanen, and Taina Rantanen
Life-space mobility describes the extent of community mobility of older persons. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and life-space mobility and to investigate whether associations might be explained by SES-related disparities in health and functioning. The participants (n = 848) were community-dwelling adults aged 75–90. Education and occupation were used to indicate SES. Life-space assessment (range 0–120) was used to indicate distance and frequency of moving and assistance needed in moving. People with low education had lower life-space mobility scores than those with intermediate or high education: marginal means 63.5, 64.8, and 70.0 (p = .003), respectively. SES-related health disparities, i.e., higher body mass index, poorer cognitive capacity, and poorer physical performance explained the association, rendering it nonsignificant (marginal means 65.2, 65.3, and 67.5, p = .390). Low SES and restricted life-space mobility often coexist with overweight, reduced cognition, and poorer physical performance.
Walking Up to One Hour Per Week Maintains Mobility as Older Women Age: Findings from an Australian Longitudinal Study
Bonnie Field, Tom Cochrane, Rachel Davey, and Yohannes Kinfu
The aim of this study was to identify determinants of walking and whether walking maintained mobility among women as they transition from their mid-70s to their late 80s. We used 12 years of follow-up data (baseline 1999) from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (n = 10,322). Fifteen determinants of walking were included in the analysis and three indicators of mobility. Longitudinal data analyses techniques were employed. Thirteen of the 15 determinants were significant predictors of walking. Women in their mid-70s who walked up to 1 hr per week were less likely to experience loss of mobility in very old age, including reduced likelihood of using a mobility aid. Hence, older women who do no walking should be encouraged to walk to maintain their mobility and their independence as they age, particularly women in their 70s and 80s who smoke, are overweight, have arthritis, or who have had a recent fall.
Interrater Reliability of Historical Virtual Audits Using Archived Google Street View Imagery
Alyson B. Harding, Nancy W. Glynn, Stephanie A. Studenski, Philippa J. Clarke, Ayushi A. Divecha, and Andrea L. Rosso
While mobility is key to functional independence in aging, the influence of the local environment has only recently been included in human aging research ( Cunningham & Michael, 2004 ). In older adults, the capacity to move through the environment (mobility) affects functional independence and
Feasibility of a Virtual Health-Promoting Intervention (Choose to Move) for Older Adults: A Rapid Adaptation in Response to COVID-19
Samantha M. Gray, Lindsay Nettlefold, Dawn Mackey, Joanie Sims Gould, and Heather A. McKay
; Shahid et al., 2020 ; World Health Organization, 2021 ). Although the COVID stay-at-home public health directives countered transmission of COVID, they dramatically reduced older adults’ occupied life spaces, mobility, physical activity, and social connections ( Hartmann-Boyce et al., 2020 ; Santini et
Stand Up Now: A Sedentary Behavior Intervention in Older Adults of Moderate to Low Physical Function
Katie Thralls Butte and Susan S. Levy
(SUN STS group) or reduce total sitting time (SUN SL group), as well as to examine changes in physical function and mobility, as measured by the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and 8-foot up and go (UG), respectively, at 6 and 12 weeks. We hypothesized that both SUN groups would
Use of Dual-Task Timed-Up-and-Go Tests for Predicting Falls in Physically Active, Community-Dwelling Older Adults—A Prospective Study
Yujie Tong, Jifeng Rong, Xiaochun Tian, Yejun Wang, Zhengquan Chen, Roger Adams, Jeremy Witchalls, Gordon Waddington, Doa El-Ansary, Sam Wu, Oren Tirosh, Tao Wu, and Jia Han
adults over 65 ( Ambrose et al., 2013 ). Given the severe consequences of falls in older adults, falls screening and falls prevention programs are important in community physical therapy. Falls in older adults are caused by a variety of factors ( Kruschke & Butcher, 2017 ), and decrease in mobility is an
Improving Mobility Performance in Wheelchair Basketball
Thom T.J. Veeger, Annemarie M.H. de Witte, Monique A.M. Berger, Rienk M.A. van der Slikke, Dirkjan (H.E.J.) Veeger, and Marco J.M. Hoozemans
. For the latter, both ball skills and wheelchair handling skills—or “mobility performance”—are essential. Mobility performance in itself is dependent on both physical performance and capacity, and quality of wheelchair handling. Thus, mobility performance is not only dependent on physical athlete
Cognitive-Motor Interference and Cortical Activation While Walking in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis
Michael VanNostrand, Brittany Belanger, Gabriel Purin, Susan L. Kasser, and Michael Cannizzaro
The neurodegeneration associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) leads to persistent and progressive functional decline and compromised mobility. Almost 90% of those with MS experience difficulty walking ( Allali et al., 2014 ), including those in early stages of the disease and with low levels of
