ArticleAge and ageing2017
Objectively measured physical activity and physical performance in old age.
Article in Age and ageing, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06018974 (Effectiveness of Digital Gaming Intervention With Yetitablet for Older Peoples' Functioning and Activity in Long-term Care Environment - Quasi-experimental Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 33 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of Digital Gaming Intervention With Yetitablet for Older Peoples' Functioning and Activity in Long-term Care Environment - Quasi-experimental Study
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Objectively Measured Sedentary Behavior and Physical Fitness in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- The level of actual functional fitness of men from different living environments in Poland and associations with health - a cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
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- COX7A2L genetic variants determine cardiorespiratory fitness in mice and human.Nature metabolism · 2022Article
- Longitudinal associations of mid-life employment status with impaired physical function in the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation.Annals of epidemiology · 2022Article
- Patterns of objectively measured physical activity differ between men living with and without HIV.AIDS (London, England) · 2022Article
- The relative contributions of adiposity and activity levels to physical performance in children with excess weight.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2022Article
- An Intervention of 12 Weeks of Nordic Walking and Recreational Walking to Improve Cardiorespiratory Capacity and Fitness in Older Adult Women.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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- Normative values and integrated score of functional fitness among Chinese community-dwelling older adults in Suzhou.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Unobtrusive Sensors for the Assessment of Older Adult's Frailty: A Scoping Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Background: physical performance is a key factor that determines how older people cope with daily tasks and maintain independency. There is strong evidence suggesting that physical activity (PA) is important in maintaining physical performance in old age. However, most studies have been done using self-reported PA. Our aim was to explore the association between objectively measured PA and physical performance in old age. Methods: we studied 695 participants (mean age 70.7 years, SD 2.7) from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study. Physical performance was assessed with the Senior Fitness Test (SFT) and PA with a multisensory activity monitor SenseWear Pro 3 Armband. Results: total volume of PA was significantly associated with the overall SFT score (β = 0.08; 95% confidence interval: 0.07-0.10, P < 0.001). There were no significant differences between men and women. Both light and moderate to vigorous level of PA were positively associated with the overall SFT score, while sedentary time was negatively associated with the overall SFT score. Conclusions: volume of objectively measured PA among older people was positively associated with the physical performance measured with a validated fitness test battery.
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