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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Mari Sato, Ryoji Tominaga, Noriaki Kurita, Miho Sekiguchi, Koji Otani, Shin-ichi Konno, Naoyuki Oi
Summary: This study aims to investigate the relationship between dysphagia and motor function using a simple assessment method, and to promote early detection and prevention. The results suggest that skeletal muscle strength and dynamic balance function are associated with dysphagia in older people.
GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Matheus Lucena Germano, Cristiano dos Santos Gomes, Ingrid Guerra Azevedo, Juliana Fernandes, Raysa Vanessa de Medeiros Freitas, Ricardo Oliveira Guerra
Summary: The study revealed that PhA is a good marker of physical performance for community-dwelling older adults in Brazil, with handgrip strength and walking speed showing significant correlations with PhA.
EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Esther A. L. M. Molenaar, Di-Janne J. A. Barten, Anne M. S. de Hoop, Nienke Bleijenberg, Niek J. de Wit, Cindy Veenhof
Summary: This study identifies distinct subgroups of functional independence (FI) in Dutch community-dwelling older people, which can provide insight into personalized support and targeted interventions. The four identified subgroups differ in demographic characteristics and clinical FI outcomes. This subgrouping helps prevent the decline of FI in the community-dwelling older population.
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Ottavia Eleonora Ferraro, Antonio Guaita, Simona Villani
Summary: This study evaluated 993 elders and identified three different aging trajectories, finding that individuals with the worst performance had the highest incidence of dementia. Factors such as female gender, obesity, and low education were more represented in the severe trajectory group.
AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
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Psychology, Clinical
Jingjing Fu, Zhen Cheng, Siqi Liu, Zongping Hu, Zhu Zhong, Yu Luo
Summary: This study aimed to develop and test the psychometric properties of peer relationship scales for Chinese community-dwelling elderly. The results supported a two-factor model for PRS-Quantity and a three-factor model for PRS-Quality, showing good reliability and validity. These scales can be useful tools for assessing social health and service effectiveness among elderly individuals.
PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shinji Takahashi, Masatoshi Hoshino, Shoichiro Ohyama, Yusuke Hori, Akito Yabu, Akio Kobayashi, Tadao Tsujio, Shiro Kotake, Hiroaki Nakamura
Summary: This study found that stronger back, hip flexor, and knee extensor muscles can reduce the risk of spinal alignment abnormalities in elderly individuals, while factors such as age, disc degeneration, and vertebral fractures increase this risk.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
George Mochizuki, Mark Bayley, Tharshini Chandra, Paul Comper, Cynthia Danells, Evan Foster, Olinda Habib Perez, Hajr Hameed, Elizabeth Inness, Fatema Khimji, Michelle Sweeny
Summary: This study investigates the effects of concussion on balance and gait in community-dwelling adults and provides reference values that can inform clinical strategies and recovery progress.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Benjamin Scheckel, Stephanie Stock, Dirk Mueller
Summary: This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of fall prevention exercise for independently living older people in Germany. The results suggest that group-based FPE is not a cost-effective option to prevent hip fractures in independently living elderly, with high costs per avoided fracture. More clinical trials on preventing other types of fractures are needed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the cost effectiveness of FPE.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Maki Shirobe, Yutaka Watanabe, Tomoki Tanaka, Hirohiko Hirano, Takeshi Kikutani, Kazuko Nakajo, Tetsuro Sato, Junichi Furuya, Shunsuke Minakuchi, Katsuya Iijima
Summary: Interventions targeting oral frailty can effectively alleviate oral frailty and improve oral function. Key measures include oral exercises, mouth-opening training, tongue pressure training, prosodic training, and masticatory training. These interventions help improve articulation and tongue muscle strength in the elderly.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Wei-Cheng Chen, Yang-Tzu Li, Tao-Hsin Tung, Chieh Chen, Ching-Yao Tsai
Summary: The study found that experiences of falling in the previous month or year were significantly associated with fear of falling among older adults. Caregivers should take into consideration these findings when dealing with community-living elderly individuals.
Review
Cell Biology
Joanna M. Blodgett, Jodi P. Ventre, Richard Mills, Rebecca Hardy, Rachel Cooper
Summary: This systematic review aimed to synthesize published evidence on the association between one-legged balance performance and falls. Results from 55 papers involving 36954 participants showed that due to between-study heterogeneity, regression estimates between balance and fall outcomes could not be synthesized.
AGEING RESEARCH REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Marije C. Koele, Hanna C. Willems, Iris M. Harmsen, Karin M. A. Swart, Suzanne C. van Dijk, Paul Lips, Lisette C. P. G. M. de Groot, Tischa J. M. van Der Cammen, M. Carola Zillikens, Natasja M. van Schoor, Nathalie van Der Velde
Summary: A larger kyphosis angle is independently associated with poorer physical performance in community-dwelling older adults. This association is unidirectional, indicating that an increase in kyphosis angle is related to a decrease in physical performance, but physical performance does not affect kyphosis progression.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Satoshi Shimo, Yuta Sakamoto, Takashi Amari, Masaaki Chino, Rie Sakamoto, Masanori Nagai
Summary: The study found that there are differences in the impact of chronic pain and fatigue on men and women among elderly people living in communities in Japan. Women are more likely to have chronic pain in multiple areas compared to men, especially in the knees and upper arms. In terms of fatigue, men are more likely to be associated with the quick assessment tool of instrumental activities of daily living.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Claudio Pedone, Antonio De Vincentis, Federica Quarata, Stefania Bandinelli, Luigi Ferrucci, Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate whether the addition of other biological and social variables to the frailty phenotype (FP) could improve the prediction of declining functional ability in community-dwelling older people. A scoring system was derived and validated using data from two studies, including FP components, age, perceived health status, and socio-economic disadvantage markers. The results showed that this scoring system was able to predict the declining functional ability in older adults.
ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Isabella Khoo, Jacqueline C. T. Close, Stephen R. Lord, Kim Delbaere, Morag E. Taylor
Summary: This study found that depressive symptoms are associated with decreased physical and psychological function, as well as reduced quality of life in individuals with cognitive impairment. The relationships between depressive symptoms and balance issues, anxiety, falls, and quality of life were identified, highlighting the importance of considering these factors when assessing and intervening in this population. Longitudinal research is suggested to establish causality and evaluate intervention effectiveness in this group.
DEMENTIA AND GERIATRIC COGNITIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Kelli Berzuk, Barbara Shay
INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL
(2015)
Article
Clinical Neurology
B. Catharine Craven, Lora M. Giangregorio, S. Mohammad Alavinia, Lindsie A. Blencowe, Naaz Desai, Sander L. Hitzig, Kei Masani, Milos R. Popovic
JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE
(2017)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Taru Manyanga, Maria Froese, Ryan Zarychanski, Ahmed Abou-Setta, Carol Friesen, Michael Tennenhouse, Barbara L. Shay
BMC COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
(2014)
Article
Neurosciences
Tony Szturm, Pramila Maharjan, Jonathan J. Marotta, Barbara Shay, Shiva Shrestha, Vedant Sakhalkar
Article
Clinical Neurology
Naaz M. Kapadia, Mary K. Nagai, Vera Zivanovic, Janet Bernstein, Janet Woodhouse, Peter Rumney, Milos R. Popovic
JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY
(2014)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Naaz Kapadia, Kei Masani, B. Catharine Craven, Lora M. Giangregorio, Sander L. Hitzig, Kieva Richards, Milos R. Popovic
JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE
(2014)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Naaz M. Kapadia, Shaghayegh Bagher, Milos R. Popovic
JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE
(2014)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Bastien Moineau, Andrea Brown, Louise Brisbois, Vera Zivanovic, Masae Miyatani, Naaz Kapadia, Jane T. C. Hsieh, Milos R. Popovic
JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Naaz Kapadia, Vera Zivanovic, Bastien Moineau, Jonathan Downar, Jose Zariffa, Milos R. Popovic
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ONLINE
(2019)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Kim D. Anderson, James R. Wilson, Radha Korupolu, Jacqueline Pierce, James M. Bowen, Daria O'Reilly, Naaz Kapadia, Milos R. Popovic, Lehana Thabane, Kristin E. Musselman
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Naaz Kapadia, Mathew Myers, Kristin Musselman, Rosalie H. Wang, Aaron Yurkewich, Milos R. Popovic
Summary: This study successfully designed and constructed a 3D printed version of the TRI-HFT, showing high reliability and validity in assessing upper extremity motor function in individuals with stroke. The 3D TRI-HFT had high inter-rater and intra-rater reliability, and demonstrated moderate-to-strong correlation with other standard assessment tools.
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ONLINE
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Sukhvinder Kalsi-Ryan, Naaz Kapadia, Dany H. Gagnon, Molly C. Verrier, Jennifer Holmes, Heather Flett, Farnoosh Farahani, S. Mohammad Alavinia, Maryam Omidvar, Matheus J. Wiest, B. Catharine Craven
Summary: This study aimed to develop a set of structure, process, and outcome indicators to improve the quality of upper extremity rehabilitation for individuals living with spinal cord injury or disease, with the ultimate goal of increasing the proportion of tetraplegic individuals achieving improved upper extremity function by 18 months post-rehabilitation.
JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Naaz Kapadia, Bastien Moineau, Melissa Marquez-Chin, Matthew Myers, Kai Lon Fok, Kei Masani, Cesar Marquez-Chin, Milos R. Popovic
Summary: This study aimed to assess the feasibility of stimulating the lower trapezius, upper trapezius, and serratus anterior muscles using surface functional electrical stimulation (FES), and found that all three interscapular muscles can be stimulated using this method. Combined stimulation of the middle deltoid along with the interscapular muscles resulted in a greater maximum reach in abduction compared to stimulation of the middle deltoid alone.
JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Naaz Kapadia, Lazar Jovanovic, Kristin Musselman, Rosalie Wang, Cesar Marquez-Chin, Milos R. Popovic
Summary: The study showed that the 3D TRI-HFT has high inter-rater and intra-rater reliability in individuals with sub-acute and chronic SCI. Additionally, there were moderate to strong correlations between the object manipulation scores of 3D TRI-HFT and the self-care sub-scores of FIM and SCIM.
JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Lazar Jovanovic, Naaz Kapadia, Vera Zivanovic, Hope Jervis Rademeyer, Mohammad Alavinia, Colleen McGillivray, Sukhvinder Kalsi-Ryan, Milos R. Popovic, Cesar Marquez-Chin
Summary: The study found that the new BCI-FEST intervention is safe, feasible, and promising for the rehabilitation of reaching and grasping after SCI. Three out of five participants showed changes greater than the minimal clinically important differences (MCIDs), and four out of five participants achieved MCID in secondary outcome measures.
SPINAL CORD SERIES AND CASES
(2021)