HA Yeom, J Fleury, C Keller - Geriatric nursing, 2008 - Elsevier
Although a variety of risk factors for mobility limitation in older adults have been examined, a collective review of relevant literature has not been reported. The purposes of this review are …
SC Webber, MM Porter, VH Menec - The gerontologist, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Mobility is fundamental to active aging and is intimately linked to health status and quality of life. Although there is widespread acceptance regarding the importance of mobility in older …
GD Fulk, Y He, P Boyne, K Dunning - Stroke, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Walking ability poststroke is commonly assessed using gait speed categories developed by Perry et al. The purpose of this study was to reexamine …
Rationale. The neighbourhood socio-physical environment has effects on health in later life including health behaviours, chronic illnesses, mental health and mortality. Few studies …
PN Matsuda, A Shumway-Cook, AM Bamer… - PM&R, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To examine incidence, associated factors, and health care provider (HCP) response to falls in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). DESIGN: Cross-sectional …
PN Matsuda, A Shumway-Cook, MA Ciol… - Physical …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background Falls in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) are a serious health concern, and the percentage of people who restrict their activity because of concerns about falling (CAF) …
Background The development of optimal strategies to treat impaired mobility related to ageing and chronic disease requires better ways to detect and measure it. Digital health …
We examined age-related differences in frontal plane stability during performance of narrow base (NB) walking relative to usual gait. A cross-sectional analysis of participants from the …
Background: Life space is a measure of where a person goes, the frequency of going there, and the dependency in getting there. It may be a more accurate measure of mobility in older …