Assessment of muscle function and physical performance in daily clinical practice: a position paper endorsed by the European Society for Clinical and Economic …

C Beaudart, Y Rolland, AJ Cruz-Jentoft… - Calcified tissue …, 2019‏ - Springer
It is well recognized that poor muscle function and poor physical performance are strong
predictors of clinically relevant adverse events in older people. Given the large number of …

Considerations and practical options for measuring muscle strength: a narrative review

RW Bohannon - BioMed Research International, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Muscle strength impairments are related to mobility limitations and other untoward
outcomes. This narrative review, therefore, describes considerations relative to the definition …

Effect of robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary diversion vs open radical cystectomy on 90-day morbidity and mortality among patients with …

JWF Catto, P Khetrapal, F Ricciardi, G Ambler… - Jama, 2022‏ - jamanetwork.com
Importance Robot-assisted radical cystectomy is being performed with increasing frequency,
but it is unclear whether total intracorporeal surgery improves recovery compared with open …

Performance on sit-to-stand tests in relation to measures of functional fitness and sarcopenia diagnosis in community-dwelling older adults

XS Yee, YS Ng, JC Allen, A Latib, EL Tay… - European Review of …, 2021‏ - Springer
Background The sit-to-stand (STS) test has been deployed as surrogate measures of
strength or physical performance in sarcopenia diagnosis. This study examines the …

An evaluation of the 30-s chair stand test in older adults: frailty detection based on kinematic parameters from a single inertial unit

N Millor, P Lecumberri, M Gómez… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2013‏ - Springer
Background A growing interest in frailty syndrome exists because it is regarded as a major
predictor of co-morbidities and mortality in older populations. Nevertheless, frailty …

Management of falls in community-dwelling older adults: clinical guidance statement from the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy of the American Physical …

KG Avin, TA Hanke, N Kirk-Sanchez… - Physical …, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
Background Falls in older adults are a major public health concern due to high prevalence,
impact on health outcomes and quality of life, and treatment costs. Physical therapists can …

Health-related physical fitness measures: reference values and reference equations for use in clinical practice

AT Tveter, H Dagfinrud, T Moseng, I Holm - Archives of Physical Medicine …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Objective To provide reference values and reference equations for frequently used clinical
field tests of health-related physical fitness for use in clinical practice. Design Cross …

[HTML][HTML] Text messaging for exercise promotion in older adults from an upper-middle-income country: randomized controlled trial

AM Müller, S Khoo, T Morris - Journal of medical Internet research, 2016‏ - jmir.org
Background Mobile technology to promote exercise is effective; however, most evidence is
from studies of younger groups in high-income countries. Investigating if short message …

Normative reference values and validity for the 30-second chair-stand test in healthy young adults

DH Lein Jr, M Alotaibi, M Almutairi… - International journal of …, 2022‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Clinicians often use physical performance tests (PPT) to measure performance
measures in sports since they are easy to administer, portable, and cost-efficient. However …

The effectiveness of a combined exercise intervention on physical fitness factors related to falls in community-dwelling older adults

J Zhuang, L Huang, Y Wu, Y Zhang - Clinical interventions in aging, 2014‏ - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative exercise program on muscle
strength, balance, and gait kinematics in elderly community-dwellers. The exercise program …