Implications of low muscle mass across the continuum of care: a narrative review

CM Prado, SA Purcell, C Alish, SL Pereira… - Annals of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Abnormalities in body composition can occur at any body weight. Low muscle mass is a
predictor of poor morbidity and mortality and occurs in several populations. This narrative …

Differences in handgrip strength protocols to identify sarcopenia and frailty-a systematic review

AR Sousa-Santos, TF Amaral - BMC geriatrics, 2017 - Springer
Background Hand grip strength (HGS) is used for the diagnosis of sarcopenia and frailty.
Several factors have been shown to influence HGS values during measurement. Therefore …

Determinants of active aging and quality of life among older adults: systematic review

RR Marzo, P Khanal, S Shrestha, D Mohan… - Frontiers in public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Population demography across the globe shows an increasing trend in the
aging population due to better healthcare, improved nutrition, advanced health-related …

The relationship between smartphone usage duration (using smartphone's ability to monitor screen time) with hand-grip and pinch-grip strength among young people …

A Osailan - BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2021 - Springer
Background The use of smartphones has become widely popular, especially among young
people, for multiple purposes other than communication, including gaming and internet …

Suspension training HIIT improves gait speed, strength and quality of life in older adults

JD Jiménez-García, A Martínez-Amat… - … journal of sports …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a 12-week high-intensity interval exercise (HIIT)
training program involving suspension exercises (TRX) on the muscle strength, body …

Wearable sensors and the assessment of frailty among vulnerable older adults: an observational cohort study

J Razjouyan, AD Naik, MJ Horstman, ME Kunik… - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
Background: The geriatric syndrome of frailty is one of the greatest challenges facing the US
aging population. Frailty in older adults is associated with higher adverse outcomes, such as …

Muscle strength is related to mental and physical quality of life in the oldest old

A Laudisio, S Giovannini, P Finamore, C Loreti… - Archives of Gerontology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose of the study Quality of life represents the principal outcome of health interventions
for the oldest old. However, little is known about the determinants of quality of life in this …

Changes in phase angle and handgrip strength induced by suspension training in older women

F Campa, AM Silva, S Toselli - International journal of sports …, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
This study aimed to present a suspension exercise training program suitable for older adults
and to verify the effect of 12 weeks of training on handgrip strength (HS) and anthropometric …

Quality of life associated with handgrip strength and sarcopenia: EpiFloripa Aging Study

LP Marques, SC Confortin, LM Ono, AR Barbosa… - Archives of gerontology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Quality of life (QoL) is an important measure, and it can be defined as
the presence of control, autonomy, self-realization and pleasure. This study aims to verify the …

Toward using wearables to remotely monitor cognitive frailty in community-living older adults: an observational study

J Razjouyan, B Najafi, M Horstman, A Sharafkhaneh… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Physical frailty together with cognitive impairment (Cog), known as cognitive frailty, is
emerging as a strong and independent predictor of cognitive decline over time. We …