A protocol for randomized controlled trial on multidisciplinary interventions for mobility limitation in the older adults (M-MobiLE) [PDF]
Background Mobility limitation—the loss of exercise capacity or independent living ability—is a common geriatric syndrome in older adults. As a potentially reversible precursor to disability, mobility limitation is influenced by various factors. Moreover,
Guanzhen Wang +12 more
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Arabic translation and cultural adaptation of sedentary behavior, dietary habits, and preclinical mobility limitation questionnaires: A cognitive interview study. [PDF]
BackgroundDeveloping global evidence on the influence of health-related behaviors (e.g., sedentary behavior, diet) and mobility limitations on health requires global consortia from diverse sets of countries.
Abdulrahman I Alaqil +5 more
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Body Weight, BMI, Percent Fat and Associations with Mortality and Incident Mobility Limitation in Older Men [PDF]
How different measures of adiposity are similarly or differentially related to mobility limitation and mortality is not clear. In total, 5849 community-dwelling men aged ≥65 years (mean age: 72 years) were followed mortality over 10 years and self ...
Peggy M. Cawthon +10 more
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Association of Shoulder Dysfunction with Mobility Limitation Among Older Adults in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging [PDF]
Association between lower extremity dysfunction and mobility limitation in older adults is well-established; whereas, the impact of upper extremity dysfunction on mobility remains unclear. Since lower extremity dysfunction does not explain all mechanisms
Derik L. Davis MD +2 more
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Quantification of joint mobility limitation in adult type 1 diabetes [PDF]
AimsDiabetic cheiroarthropathies limit hand mobility due to fibrosis and could be markers of a global profibrotic trajectory. Heterogeneity in definitions and lack of a method to measure it complicate studying associations with organ involvement and ...
Sanat Phatak +12 more
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Church Attendance and Mobility Limitation Among Black and White Men With Prostate Cancer [PDF]
Prostate cancer is a significant impediment that can reduce physical functional status. Mobility is fundamental for quality of life and church attendance to be associated with improved physical functioning.
Marino A. Bruce PhD, MSRC, MDiv +6 more
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Prevalence and incidence of mobility limitation in Chinese older adults: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study [PDF]
Background: Mobility limitation, a manifestation of impaired intrinsic capacity, is the first obvious sign of functional decline. However, few studies have been conducted on the prevalence and incidence of mobility limitation.
Guanzhen Wang +6 more
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Foreign allometric exponents adequately normalize isokinetic knee extension strength to identify muscle weakness and mobility limitation in Portuguese older adults: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Background Identifying muscle weakness is challenging, because the reduction of strength with aging does not depend only on sarcopenia, but also on sensorimotor deficits.
Dalmo Roberto Lopes Machado +4 more
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Impact of Sarcopenia on Falls, Mobility Limitation, and Mortality Using the Diagnostic Criteria Proposed in the Korean Working Group on Sarcopenia Guideline [PDF]
Background The recent published Korean Working Group on Sarcopenia (KWGS) guideline includes the concept of functional sarcopenia. The study investigated the prevalence of sarcopenia and its association with health-related adverse outcomes defined by the
Ga Yang Shim +3 more
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Healthier diet quality and dietary patterns are associated with lower risk of mobility limitation in older men. [PDF]
Purpose To investigate associations between diet quality, dietary patterns and mobility limitation 15 years later in a population-based sample of older British men.
Parsons TJ +8 more
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