ReviewClinical cardiology2020
The importance of physical function as a clinical outcome: Assessment and enhancement.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.
- Unsupervised Functional Capacity Testing at Home: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2026Pooled it
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- Effects of Baduanjin exercise on the physical function of middle-aged and elderly people: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of the Association Between Muscular Fitness and Telomere Length Across the Adult Lifespan.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Pooled it
- Feasibility of Virtually Delivering Functional Fitness Assessments and a Fitness Training Program in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Assessing Quality of Life and Associated Factors Among Caregivers of Children With Chronic Conditions at Tamale Teaching Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Balance and Mobility Impairment in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease Before and After Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Physical Performance as a Predictor of Length of Hospital Stay in Patients Undergoing Open-Heart Surgery: A Multicenter Prospective Study.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Prevalence of Limited Health Literacy During Middle Adulthood and Its Associations with Health Self-Management and Physical Function.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Article
- Physical function frailty trajectory before and after cardiovascular event among older adults in three multinational cohorts.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Metabolic syndrome duration and risk of frailty among midlife women: the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026Article
- Sleep quality and its relationship with physical activity and frailty syndrome among hospitalized older adults in North Iran.African health sciences · 2026Article
- Physical performance measures associated with life space of older adults.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025Article
- Dependency profile of the older adult population of a family health unit in northern Portugal.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Associations between multimorbidity and unintentional falls among older adults with coronary heart disease.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The agreement of the various distance walkway in the 6-minute walk test in healthy adults.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Outcome Measures to Evaluate Functional Recovery in Survivors of Respiratory Failure: A Scoping Review.CHEST critical care · 2024Article
- Measuring Physical Functioning Using Wearable Sensors in Parkinson Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (the Accuracy of Digital Assessment of Performance Trial Study): Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Performance of the Physical Functioning Activities of Daily Living Scale in the 2020 Medicare Health Outcomes Survey.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2024Article
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Abstract
The burgeoning population of older adults is intrinsically prone to cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a context of multimorbidity and geriatric syndromes. Risks include high susceptibility to functional decline, with many older adults tipping towards patterns of sedentary behavior and to downstream effects of frailty, falls, disability, poor quality of life, as well as increased morbidity and mortality even if the incident CVD was treated perfectly. While physical activity has been shown to moderate these patterns both as primary or secondary preventive medical care, the majority of older adults fail to meet physical activity recommendations. Clinicians of all specialities, including CVD medicine, can benefit from greater proficiency in functional assessments for their older adults, as well as from insights how to initiate effective functional enhancing approaches even in older adults who may be frail, deconditioned, and medically complex. Pertinent functional assessments include traditional cardiovascular metrics of cardiorespiratory fitness, as well as strength and balance. This review summarizes the components of a wide-ranging functional assessment that can be used to enhance care for older adults with CVD, as well as interventions to improve physical function.
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