ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2008
Accelerometer-measured daily physical activity among octogenerians: results and associations to other indices of physical performance and bone density.
Article in European journal of applied physiology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT01698463 (Tailored Exercise for Fall and Fracture Prevention in Older Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Tailored Exercise for Fall and Fracture Prevention in Older Adults: A Family Health Team Approach
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Direct and indirect measurement of physical activity in older adults: a systematic review of the literature.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2012Pooled it
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- Age and Sex Differences in Physical Activity of Portuguese Adults and Older Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Sensor Technologies to Manage the Physiological Traits of Chronic Pain: A Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Associations Between Objectively Measured Physical Activity, Body Composition and Sarcopenia: Findings from the Hertfordshire Sarcopenia Study (HSS).Calcified tissue international · 2018Article
- The relationship between objectively assessed physical activity and bone health in older adults differs by sex and is mediated by lean mass.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2018Article
- A Review of Activity Trackers for Senior Citizens: Research Perspectives, Commercial Landscape and the Role of the Insurance Industry.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Review
- Accelerometer assessed moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and successful ageing: results from the Whitehall II study.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Relationships between physical activity and muscular strength among healthy adults across the lifespan.SpringerPlus · 2015Article
- Accelerometry analysis of physical activity and sedentary behavior in older adults: a systematic review and data analysis.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2014Review
- Using cadence to study free-living ambulatory behaviour.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2012Review
- Accelerometer use with children, older adults, and adults with functional limitations.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2012Review
- Physical activity in the post-hip-fracture period.Journal of aging and physical activity · 2011Article
- [Pain and fear of movement in the elderly : the need for an interdisciplinary approach].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2010Article
- Estimating absolute and relative physical activity intensity across age via accelerometry in adults.Journal of aging and physical activity · 2010Article
- Steps per day: the road to senior health?Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2009Article
- Physical activity in an indigenous Ecuadorian forager-horticulturalist population as measured using accelerometry.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology CouncilArticle
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Abstract
Information on objectively assessed physical activity in elderly people is scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate accelerometer measures in elderly women, and its relation to other indices of physical activity and bone density. A subset of 57 women, all 80 years old, (range 80.0-80.7) of the Malmö OPRA study was equipped with an MTI accelerometer for a period of 5-7 days. A 7-day activity log was used. At baseline a self-assessment questionnaire was used and isometric muscle strength (knee), gait speed, balance and bone density measurements [dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (total body, hip, and spine), and quantitative ultrasound of the calcaneus] were measured. About 14% (8 out of 57) had a moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) (>1,952 counts per min [CPM]) exceeding 30 min/day. The median CPM was 18. When compared to questionnaire data, the correlation between MVPA and physical activity was 0.50 (P < 0.001). The corresponding result for CPM was 0.48, P < 0.001. When compared to the activity log, the correlation between MVPA and physical activity away from home was 0.49 (P < 0.001). The corresponding result for CPM was 0.55, P < 0.001. The correlation between MVPA and gait speed was 0.41 (P = 0.002). The corresponding result for CPM was 0.40, P = 0.002. There were no correlations to the measurements of muscle strength, balance or bone density (all P > or = 0.07). Accelerometers can be used for measuring of physical activity also of the elderly. Questions on daily physical activity correlated modestly with accelerometer results in elderly women. Accelerometer results were not correlated to measures of balance, muscle strength and bone density.
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