Poor balance ability has not been studied among older adults living at high alludes. In this study, we analysed factors associated with poor balance ability by using the Functional Reach (FR) among older adults living in nine high-allude communities.Urrunaga-Pastor, DiegoMoncada-Mapelli, Enrique...
"The next stage of the research would be to find out the whys; for example, the connection between poor balance and neurological, cognitive or muscular degeneration," Fiatarone Singh said. "Loss of muscle mass, for instance, is common among older people, so that could affect their ability t...
The results indicated that overweight and obesity significantly associated with health-related physical fitness performance in the Taiwanese older adult population. In particular, the upper extremity muscular endurance scores of older adults with poor activity and physical fitness scores revealed obesity as ...
Poor balance predicts falls over 12months, and baseline lower gray matter densities in the middle frontal gyrus and superior frontal gyrus were associated with falls in older adults with MCI. Maintaining physical function, especially balance, and brain structural changes through many sorts of ...
past, present, and future, older adults can maintain identity, a sense of belonging, and balance in the midst of adversities. By engaging with older adults' stories, health and care professionals can support the older adult in the ongoing process of being and becoming ‘a frail older adult’...
Interestingly, older adult patients with pre-existing risk factors for falls were more likely to receive benzodiazepines (Bartlett et al., 2009). In Saudi Arabia, older adults represent approximately 3.2% of the general population (General Authority for Statistics, 2017). With the current aging ...
However, due to the growing number of smaller families with fewer children as well as the rise of population mobility, the availability of adult children to provide support and care for older parents is declining. In urban areas, the emerging “4–2-1” family structure (four grandparents, ...
Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults JAMA US Preventive Services Task Force February 25, 2020 This 2020 Recommendation Statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force concludes that current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for cognitive...
Poor balance 314 (31) 255 (29) 59 (41) <0.001 Inactivity 554 (54) 451 (52) 103 (71) <0.001 Exhaustion 424 (42) 354 (40) 70 (48) 0.08 Weight loss 179 (18) 146 (17) 33 (23) 0.07 Diminished appetite 268 (26) 210 (24) 58 (40) <0.001 Depressed mood 325 (32) 263 (30)...
2000). Since ACE2 catalyzes the cleavage of angiotensin II, a vasoconstrictor, into angiotensin (1–7) (Ang 1–7), a vasodilator, its extra-respiratory localization has supported hypotheses on the relationship of SARS-CoV-2 infection with the cardiovascular (CV) system. Indeed, adult patients...