Successful ageing has become an important concept to describe the quality of ageing. It is a
multidimensional concept, and the main focus is how to expand functional years in a later …

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 Fall prevention interventions with home-based exercise programmes are
effective to reduce the number and the rate of falls, by reducing risk factors. They improve …

This cross-sectional study investigated the association of physical fitness with cognitive
function, functional capacity and quality of life among institutionalized older adults with …

Background Osteoporosis and vertebral fractures represent a major health burden
worldwide, and the prevalence of osteoporosis is expected to increase as the world's …

Objectives. This study aims (1) to determine the association between kinesiophobia and
pain, muscle functions, and functional performances and (2) to determine whether …

With age, the physiological responses to occasional or regular stressors from a broad range
of functions tend to change and adjust at a different pace and restoring these functions in the …

Objectives The objective of this systematic review was to synthesise the psychometric
properties of measures of perceived mobility ability and related frameworks used to define …

Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of a progressive virtual
exercise and self-management intervention, the TeleRehabilitation with Aims to Improve …

Aim The main purpose of the present study was to verify the feasibility of wearable inertial
sensors (IMUs) in a clinical setting to screen gait and functional mobility in Italian older …