Review
Biology
Yeny Concha-Cisternas, Jose Castro-Pinero, Ana Maria Leiva-Ordonez, Pablo Valdes-Badilla, Carlos Celis-Morales, Eduardo Guzman-Munoz
Summary: This systematic review aimed to assess the effects of neuromuscular training on physical performance in older adults. A literature search was conducted, and 10 studies were included in the review. The results showed that neuromuscular training had a positive effect on postural balance, flexibility, cardiorespiratory fitness, strength power of the upper and lower limbs and autonomy in older adults. However, the methodological quality and certainty of the evidence in the available literature are limited, indicating a need for more high-quality studies.
Article
Rehabilitation
Sean D. Rundell, Amol Karmarkar, Michael Nash, Kushang V. Patel
Summary: The study found that older adults with back pain who have multiple chronic conditions, especially arthritis, depression, and anxiety, are associated with poor physical functioning and an increased risk of falls over time.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Katherine J. Rennie, Miles Witham, Penny Bradley, Andrew Clegg, Stephen Connolly, Helen C. Hancock, Shaun Hiu, Leanne Marsay, Claire McDonald, Laura Robertson, Laura Simms, Alison J. Steel, Claire J. Steves, Bryony Storey, James Wason, Nina Wilson, Thomas von Zglinicki, Avan A. P. Sayer
Summary: This trial aims to investigate whether metformin can improve physical performance in older people with sarcopenia and physical frailty. Participants will receive oral treatment for 4 months and measurements will be taken at the end of the follow-up period. The results will be shared with relevant teams and the scientific community.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ning Wei, Xinxin Wang, Ling Chen, Mengyu Lyu
Summary: This study aims to investigate the effects of a 12-week flexi-bar training programme on muscle strength and physical function in older people with dynapenia. The study will include 114 participants randomly divided into flexi-bar, placebo, and control groups. Assessments will include timed-up-and-go test, five-repetition sit-to-stand test, 10-metre walking test, handgrip strength, serum albumin, and haemoglobin levels.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Javier Courel-Ibanez, Fernando Estevez-Lopez, Ciara Hughes, Nicola Adams, Brona M. Fullen, Gareth Davison, Ashley Montgomery, Fiona Cramp, Cristina Maestre, Denis Martin, Joseph G. McVeigh
Summary: The study aimed to establish proof of concept for a prehabilitation intervention in people with fibromyalgia (FM), which combined education and behavioural change preceding a physical activity programme. Results showed that this intervention was feasible and acceptable to individuals with FM.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Esther Williamson, Graham Boniface, Ioana R. Marian, Susan J. Dutton, Angela Garrett, Alana Morris, Zara Hansen, Lesley Ward, Philippa J. A. Nicolson, David Rogers, Karen L. Barker, Jeremy Fairbank, Judith Fitch, David P. French, Christine Comer, Christian D. Mallen, Sarah E. Lamb
Summary: The study found that the BOOST program significantly improved mobility for older adults with neurogenic claudication. However, there was no significant difference in Oswestry Disability Index scores between the BOOST program and best practice advice at 12 months. The BOOST program showed better results in walking capacity and reducing falls risk.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Shane Naidoo, Samuel Otoo, Niri Naidoo
Summary: The global population of older people is increasing and is expected to surpass the population of younger people by 2050. In sub-Saharan Africa, infectious diseases and lower fertility rates are contributing to an exponential growth in the aging population. Non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of mortality and disability in older people in sub-Saharan Africa. Physical activity has been proven to have positive benefits in reducing the prevalence of non-communicable diseases in older people. This scoping review aims to summarize the evidence on the feasibility and effectiveness of physical activity interventions among older people in sub-Saharan Africa.
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Philip A. Heslop, Christopher Hurst, Avan A. Sayer, Miles D. Witham
Summary: Remotely collected physical performance measures have the potential to improve inclusion of under-served groups in clinical research and enable research continuity during pandemics. However, it remains unclear whether remote collection is feasible and acceptable to older patients, and whether the results are comparable to face-to-face measures. A systematic review was conducted, including studies with participants aged 60 and above, and various physical performance assessments. The review found a lack of robust evidence on the acceptability, feasibility, and comparability of remote collection of physical performance measures.
Article
Rehabilitation
Lindsey M. Knowles, Kala M. Phillips, Tracy E. Herring, Kevin N. Alschuler, Mark P. Jensen, Aaron P. Turner, Dawn M. Ehde
Summary: Pain intensity and interference are similar across patients with progressive MS and RRMS. Common factors associated with higher average pain intensity include more severe disability, lower education level, unemployment, and smoking.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Valeria Bravo Carrasco, Javier Munoz Vidal, Cristian Caparros-Manosalva
Summary: Globally, the aging population and increased life expectancy are presenting challenges in maintaining independence and preventing falls and disabilities. However, there are limited technologies available for the rehabilitation and promotion of autonomy in older adults. This study introduces a low-cost, wearable garment prototype that stimulates the lower limbs through muscle vibration and incorporates technical textile qualities. The proactive and preventive approach integrates electronic technology into everyday clothing to preserve functionality for the elderly. Through comprehensive research and development, including the design of leggings, vibration devices, and a smart belt, the prototype shows improved functional capacity in older adults' lower limbs.
MEDICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING & COMPUTING
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Kornanong Yuenyongchaiwat, Chareeporn Akekawatchai
Summary: This study explored the benefits of a pedometer-based walking program plus a resistance exercise program in older adults with sarcopenia. The results showed that this intervention program could improve cardio-respiratory performance and physical activity among older individuals with sarcopenia, thereby reducing the risk of developing the condition.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Antonio Sanchez Cabaco, Marina Wobbeking Sanchez, Manuel Mejia-Ramirez, Jose David Urchaga-Litago, Eduardo Castillo-Riedel, Beatriz Bonete-Lopez
Summary: This study examines the relationship between cognitive reserve, physical reserve, motivational reserve, and cognitive impairment in elderly subjects. The results suggest that individuals with higher reserves are less likely to experience cognitive impairment. Factors such as sex, age, educational level, and institutionalization also play a role in these relationships.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jan A. Overgaard, Thomas Kallemose, Kathleen K. Mangione, Morten T. Kristensen
Summary: A 12-week physical therapy program with progressive resistive training (PRT) did not show superiority over a 6-week program in improving walking distance after hip fracture surgery. Hip fracture-related pain was relatively low and strength testing and training were well tolerated.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Guy Rince, Catherine Couturier, Gilles Berrut, Anthony Dylis, Manuel Montero-Odasso, Thibault Deschamps
Summary: This study aimed to determine whether personalized intervention could improve gait and mobility performance in older-old adults, regardless of cognitive status and history of falls. The results suggest that personalized intervention can effectively improve physical performance measures in older-old adults, even for the frailest participants. Implementing personalized interventions for high-risk older-old adults is critical for achieving clinically meaningful changes in gait speed.
AGING CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Dalane W. Kitzman, David J. Whellan, Pamela Duncan, Amy M. Pastva, Robert J. Mentz, Gordon R. Reeves, M. Benjamin Nelson, Haiying Chen, Bharathi Upadhya, Shelby D. Reed, Mark A. Espeland, LeighAnn Hewston, Christopher M. O'Connor
Summary: In a diverse population of older patients who were hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure, an early, transitional, tailored, progressive rehabilitation intervention that included multiple physical-function domains resulted in greater improvement in physical function than usual care.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Meghan Ambrens, Melinda Stanners, Trinidad Valenzuela, Husna Razee, Jessica Chow, Kimberley S. van Schooten, Jaqueline C. T. Close, Lindy Clemson, G. A. Rixt Zijlstra, Stephen R. Lord, Anne Tiedemann, Stephanie J. Alley, Corneel Vandelanotte, Kim Delbaere
Summary: This study found that using digital technologies to deliver a fall prevention program is an effective and enjoyable method. Older adults are interested in learning how to engage successfully with novel technologies, although their experiences may vary. Despite some challenges, most participants were able to overcome difficulties and learn new skills. Understanding older adults' experiences with technology-driven methods is crucial for promoting and sustaining fall prevention programs.
JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Fredrick Alan Clive Wright, Ellie C. -C Shu, Robert G. Cumming, Vasi Naganathan, Fiona M. Blyth, Vasant Hirani, David G. Le Couteur, David J. Handelsman, Markus J. Seibel, Louise M. Waite, Fiona F. Stanaway
Summary: The study assessed the oral health-related quality of life in older Australian men and explored the association between their general health conditions, socio-demographic factors, and oral health-related quality of life. The results showed that older Australian men exhibited good oral health-related quality of life. The study also highlighted the inter-relationship between perceptions of general health and well-being, health and oral health variables, and social background, supporting the integration of general health and oral health services for older Australian men.
COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Kim M. Kiely, Saman Khalatbari-Soltani, Fiona M. Blyth, Vasikaran Naganathan, David J. Handelsman, Louise M. Waite, David G. Le Couteur, Moyra E. Mortby, Robert G. Cumming, Kaarin J. Anstey
Summary: This study aimed to assess the association between self-reported hearing difficulties and future risk of falling among older adults. The findings from the two Australian cohorts showed mixed results, suggesting that self-reported hearing difficulties may be predictive of falls in some cases but not in others.
Article
Rehabilitation
Marina B. Pinheiro, Leanne Hassett, Catherine Sherrington, Alison Hayes, Maayken van den Berg, Richard Lindley, Maria Crotty, Sakina Chagpar, Daniel Treacy, Heather Weber, Nicola Fairhall, Siobhan Wong, Annie McCluskey, Leanne Togher, Katharine Scrivener, Kirsten Howard
Summary: This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of adding a tailored digitally enabled exercise intervention to usual care in improving mobility, showing that the intervention saved costs and was more effective for mobility and quality-adjusted life years compared to usual care. Decision makers willing to pay AU$50,000 per meaningful improvement in mobility or quality-adjusted life year gained had a high probability of the intervention being cost-effective.
CLINICAL REHABILITATION
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Heidi Gilchrist, Abby Haynes, Juliana S. Oliveira, Anne Grunseit, Catherine Sherrington, Adrian Bauman, Roberta Shepherd, Anne Tiedemann
Summary: Exercise targeting balance and strength has been proven to prevent falls in older age. The Successful AGEing yoga trial is the first large randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of yoga on falls in people aged >= 60 years. A realist process evaluation was conducted, revealing that the mind-body connection created by relaxation, breathing, and yoga enhances participant engagement and satisfaction, with mindfulness and embodiment playing important roles.
JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Nisha Aravind, Daniel Treacy, Sakina Chagpar, Lisa A. Harvey, Joanne V. Glinsky, Catherine Sherrington, Leanne M. Hassett
Summary: This study aims to explore the feasibility of implementing digital devices into physiotherapy practice and assess the impact on patient outcomes. It includes an implementation phase to introduce the devices and a subsequent trial phase to evaluate the effects on inpatients' rehabilitation progress.
PILOT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
N. Ramsay, J. C. T. Close, I. A. Harris, L. A. Harvey
Summary: Using cement in arthroplasty for hip fracture can improve postoperative function but may increase the risk of early mortality. This study found no significant association between cement use and mortality at 30 days and one year in patients with hip fracture. Therefore, cementing in arthroplasty for hip fracture can be considered a safe means of surgical fixation.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Wing S. Kwok, Xenia Dolja-Gore, Saman Khalatbari-Soltani, Julie Byles, Juliana S. Oliveira, Marina B. Pinheiro, Vasi Naganathan, Anne Tiedemann, Catherine Sherrington
Summary: Participating in recommended levels of leisure-time physical activity is associated with lower odds of injurious falls in older women. The effect differs by the type of activity. Physical function limitation and frailty modify the association between physical activity and injurious falls.
Article
Clinical Neurology
M. Ben, J. V. Glinsky, J. Chu, A. I. Spooren, S. Roberts, L. W. Chen, S. Denis, M. Lorusso, V. Jorgensen, E. J. Gollan, J. Agostinello, C. C. M. Van Laake-Geelen, C. Lincoln, J. M. Stolwijk, C. Bell, S. Paddison, D. Rainey, K. Tranter, J. Ilha, K. Oostra, C. Sherrington, L. A. Harvey
Summary: This study aims to describe the intervention provided in a large multi-centre randomised controlled trial called the SCI-MT Trial. The paper focuses on the rationale and principles of Motor Training for people with spinal cord injuries, and provides a detailed description of the intervention based on the TIDieR checklist.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Lisa A. Harvey, Joanne V. Glinsky, Jackie Chu, Robert D. Herbert, Hueiming Liu, Stephen Jan, Laurent Billot, Giorgio Scivoletto, Annemie I. Spooren, Henk A. Seelen, Marsha Ben, Keira Tranter, Lydia W. Chen, Donna Rainey, Christine Rimmer, Vivien Jorgensen, Fernanda Di Natal, Sophie Denis, Emilie J. Gollan, Federica Tamburella, Jacqui Agostinello, Charlotte M. van Laake-Geelen, Chris Bell, Claire Lincoln, Janneke M. Stolwijk, Jessica van der Lede, Sue Paddison, Kristine Oostra, Ian D. Cameron, Gerard Weber, Catherine Sherrington, Andrew K. Nunn, Emma-Leigh Synnott, Euan McCaughey, Jasbeer Kaur, Sachin Shetty
Summary: This study is a multi-centre randomised controlled trial aiming to determine whether intensive motor training for 10 weeks enhances neurological recovery in individuals with recent spinal cord injury (SCI). The trial will take place in 15 spinal injury units across Australia, Scotland, England, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, and Belgium. Two hundred and twenty participants with recent SCI will be randomised to receive either usual care plus intensive motor training or usual care alone, with various outcomes measured at 10 weeks and 6 months.
Meeting Abstract
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Dana Bliuc, Thach Tran, Weiwen Chen, Dunia Alarkawi, Dima Alajlouni, Fiona Blyth, Lyn March, Robert D. Blank, Jacqueline R. Center
JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Weiwen Chen, Thach Tran, Dana Bliuc, March Lyn, Fiona Blyth, Rob Blank, Jacqueline Center
JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Rebecca Luong, R. V. Ribeiro, A. Rangan, V. Naganathan, F. Blyth, L. M. Waite, D. J. Handelsman, D. G. Le Couteur, M. J. Seibel, V. Hirani
Summary: This study evaluated the associations between dietary iron intake and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). It found that higher haem iron intake was associated with increased risks of five-point MACE, four-point MACE excluding all-cause mortality, all-cause mortality, congestive cardiac failure (CCF), and coronary revascularisation in older men over 5 years.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION HEALTH & AGING
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Heidi Gilchrist, Abby Haynes, Juliana S. Oliveira, Catherine Sherrington, Lana Clementson, Janetta Glenn, June Jones, Romina Sesto, Anne Tiedemann
Summary: This research examines the challenges and opportunities faced by yoga instructors when transitioning to online teleyoga classes, specifically in the delivery of the SAGE yoga programme. Four main concerns were identified: safety risks, changes in interpersonal dynamics, maintaining mind-body connection, and difficulties with technology. The instructors implemented eight modifications to address these challenges, including individual participant interviews, improved verbal instructions, increased focus on interoception, and IT support. These strategies can enhance engagement and adherence to teleyoga for older adults and can be applied to other telehealth classes.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Abby Haynes, Kirsten Howard, Liam Johnson, Gavin Williams, Kelly Clanchy, Sean Tweedy, Adam Scheinberg, Sakina Chagpar, Belinda Wang, Gabrielle Vassallo, Rhys Ashpole, Catherine Sherrington, Leanne Hassett
Summary: This study successfully developed a discrete choice experiment survey tool through discussions and interviews with patients with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury. The tool aimed to understand the preferences for physical activity among these patients and improve the World Health Organization guidelines for physical activity in traumatic brain injury. The formative co-development process significantly improved the relevance and comprehensibility of the survey tool.
PATIENT-PATIENT CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH
(2023)
