Background Activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)
are essential for independent living and are predictors of morbidity and mortality in older …

Measurement of motor competence is a vital process to advancing knowledge in the field of
motor development. As motor competence is being more widely linked to research in other …

Background Aging is a dynamic and heterogeneous process that may better be captured by
trajectories of aging biomarkers. Biological age has been advocated as a better biomarker of …

Background Mobile health (mHealth) is widely used as an innovative approach to delivering
physical activity (PA) programs. Users' adherence to mHealth programs is important to …

Background: Older adults often have a greater need for health information and health care
services because access to these helps them manage their health and the chronic …

Background Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) are not stable conditions but
change over time and among individuals, and both could have deleterious effects on health …

Objectives Intrinsic capacity (IC) is a key concept within the World Health Organization's
(WHO) healthy aging model. The systematic assessment of IC could provide a better …

As a result of advances in medical treatments and associated policy over the last century, life
expectancy has risen substantially and continues to increase globally. However, the …

Background Declining functionality affects an individual's musculoskeletal integrity
increasing the risk of fall and disability. Individuals with severe functional limitations are 5 …

Abstract Background The modern Geriatric Giants have evolved to encompass four new
syndromes, of frailty (linked to fatigue and physical inactivity), sarcopenia, anorexia of …