Evaluating the muscular strength, functional capacity, and risk of sarcopenia in elderly women who practice Mat Pilates

Abstract Introduction: Despite the importance of appropriate levels of muscular strength to maintain the functional capacity and a healthy life in old age, the current literature still lacks studies that investigate the profile of elderly women who practice Mat Pilates regarding these variables. Objective: This study aimed to analyze muscular strength, functional capacity, and risk of sarcopenia in elderly women who practiced Mat Pilates. Method: This is a cross-sectional study carried out with 50 elderly women who practice Mat Pilates in the city of Maringá, Paraná. Sociodemographic and health questionnaires were used, in addition to tests created by a Latin American development group for maturity called Grupo de Desenvolvimento Latino Americano para a Maturidade (GDLAM), sitting-rising test, arm curl test, and SARC-F questionnaire. For data analysis, Shapiro-Wilk and Mann-Whitney U tests, as well as Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficients, were used. The level of significance was p < 0.05. Results: The 70-79-year-old elderly women showed worse results in the functional capacity and muscular strength tests of the upper limbs and a higher risk of sarcopenia than the individuals who were under 70 years of age. Muscular strength was inversely related to the reduction of the risk of sarcopenia, and functional capacity was directly associated with this risk. Conclusion: A good functional capacity seems to be related to the reduction of the risk of sarcopenia. Age seems to be an intervening factor for reducing muscular strength levels and functional capacity and increasing the risk of sarcopenia.

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Reference values for Lactate Pro 2™ in fetal blood sampling during labor: a cross-sectional study

Journal of Perinatal Medicine ◽

10.1515/jpm-2016-0027 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 45 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Brynhildur Tinna Birgisdottir ◽

Malin Holzmann ◽

Ingela Hulthén Varli ◽

Sofie Graner ◽

Sissel Saltvedt ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Lactate Concentration ◽

Rank Correlation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

University Hospital ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽

Fetal Blood Sampling ◽

Conversion Equation

AbstractObjective:Lactate ProStudy design:A cross-sectional study was conducted at a university hospital in Sweden. A total of 113 laboring women with fetal heart rate abnormalities on cardiotocography (CTG) had FBS carried out. Lactate concentration was measured bedside with both LP1 and LP2 from the same blood sample capillary. A linear regression model was constructed to retrieve a conversion equation to convert LP2 values to LP1 values.Results:LP2 measured higher values than LP1 in all analyses. We found that 4.2 mmol/L with LP1 corresponded to 6.4 mmol/L with LP2. Likewise, 4.8 mmol/L with LP1 corresponded to 7.3 mmol/L with LP2. The correlation between the analyses was excellent (Spearman’s rank correlation, r=0.97).Conclusion:We recommend the following guidelines when interpreting lactate concentration in FBS with LP2: <6.4 mmol/L to be interpreted as normal, 6.4–7.3 mmol/L as preacidemia indicating a follow-up FBS within 20–30 min, and >7.3 mmol/L as acidemia indicating intervention.

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Cognitive and functional ability of elderly women practitioners of different modalities of exercise

Rev Rene ◽

10.15253/2175-6783.2015000600014 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 16 (6) ◽

pp. 872

Author(s):

Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira ◽

Ana Paula Serra Araújo ◽

Sônia Maria Marques Gomes Bertolini

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Ability ◽

Latin American ◽

Functional Capacity ◽

Functional Ability ◽

Elderly Women ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Training Group ◽

Functional Evaluation ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significant Difference

Objective: to compare the functional capacity and cognitive ability of elderly women engaged in various forms of physical exercise. Methods: quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive, observational and analytical study with 120 volunteers, divided into three groups of 40 elderly: water aerobics group, fitness center of the third age group and weight training group. Functional ability was assessed by functional evaluation Protocol of the Latin American Development Group for the Maturity and the cognitive ability was assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination. Results: the functional capacity of elderly in the three modalities were classified as weak, showing no significant difference between groups (p = 0.082). Cognitive ability reached nearly maximum scores in the three modalities of exercise, without statistical significance (p = 0.062). Conclusion: functional capacity of elderly women is low and the type of exercise does not interfere with cognitive performance.

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The Role of Leadership and its Relationship with the Performance of Community Health Volunteer: A Survey in Rural Indonesia

Disease Prevention and Public Health Journal ◽

10.12928/dpphj.v15i2.4194 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 103

Author(s):

Ngatoiatu Rohmani ◽

Dewi Utari

Keyword(s):

Community Health ◽

Rank Correlation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Community Health Services ◽

Bivariate Analysis ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽

Community Health Volunteer ◽

And Performance

Background: Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) are the manifestation of community participation to solve health issues of the community, which is reflected through Integrated Services Post or known as Posyandu activities. Therefore, CHVs selection criteria need to be upgraded to support their performance in delivering community health services. This research aimed at identifying the relationship between the role of leadership and their performance in Posyandu activities. Method: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in Purwomartani village, Sleman, with a total of 68 respondents. Data were collected using validated questionnaires to evaluate the leadership and performance of healthy volunteers. The data were analyzed using Spearman's rank correlation. Results: The respondents comprised 100% females, 71.3% were aged above 41, and 82.4% were housewives, and 83.3% completed their education up to senior high school. The study revealed that 57.4% of respondents showed excellent performance before, during, and after the Posyandu activities. Bivariate analysis revealed that the role of leadership has a significant relationship with the performance of health volunteers (p<0.05). Conclusion: Training on leadership and effective communication is needed to support the role of CHVs to motivate the community to use the facilities for better health status.

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Muscle strength and functional capacity of elderly people engaged in two types of strength training

Fisioterapia em Movimento ◽

10.1590/1980-5918.033.ao49 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 33 ◽

Author(s):

Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira ◽

Naelly Renata Saraiva Pivetta ◽

Fabiana Cristina Scherer ◽

José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento Júnior

Keyword(s):

Muscle Strength ◽

Elderly People ◽

Latin American ◽

Upper Limb ◽

Functional Capacity ◽

Weight Training ◽

Elbow Flexion ◽

The Elderly ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

Abstract Introduction: Regular physical activity is one of the main ways of avoiding compromised functional capacity and gaining muscle mass. Objective: investigate the differences in muscle strength and functional capacity of elderly people engaged in two types of strength exercises. Method: a cross-sectional study of 80 seniors of both sexes, 40 of whom engaged in weight training and 40 from the Fitness Zone in the city of Maringá, Paraná, state. A sociodemographic questionnaire, the sitting-rising and elbow flexion tests, and the functional capacity tests of the Latin American Development Maturity Group (GDLAM) were applied. The data were analyzed using the Shapiro-Wilk, Mann-Whitney “U” and Spearman’s correlation tests (p<0.05). Results: Most seniors who performed well in the sitting and rising test, rising from a chair and moving around the house and rising from the dorsal decubitus position engaged in weight training (p=0.001). Those engaged in weight training exhibited better upper limb strength and functional capacity in all the tests performed (p <0.05). Muscle strength is inversely related to functional capacity, that is, the better the result in the upper and lower limb muscle strength tests, the better the functional capacity of the elderly engaged in weight training. Conclusion: According to the results obtained, older people who engage in weight training display better upper limb strength and functional capacity than seniors from the Fitness Zone.

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Clock drawing test: comparison between the Pfizer and the Shulman systems

Dementia & Neuropsychologia ◽

10.1590/1980-57642021dn15-040009 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (4) ◽

pp. 480-484

Author(s):

Daniela Bertol Graeff ◽

Jéssica Maldaner Lui ◽

Nathália Dal Prá Zucco ◽

Ana Luisa Sant’Anna Alves ◽

Cassiano Mateus Forcelini ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Decline ◽

Rank Correlation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Clock Drawing Test ◽

Clock Drawing ◽

Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽

Drawing Test ◽

Spearman’S Rank Correlation Coefficient ◽

Previous Training

ABSTRACT Cognitive decline can be screened by the clock drawing test (CDT), which has several versions. Objective: This survey aimed to analyze the correlation between two simple methods for scoring the CDT. Methods: This cross-sectional study was nested in the Elo-Creati cohort from Passo Fundo, Brazil and comprised 404 subjects. Two raters underwent previous training and scored the subjects’ CDT according to both the Pfizer and Shulman systems. The inter-observer and intra-observer concordance within each method was analyzed with the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, as well as the concordance of the scores between the two methods. Age and scholarity were also correlated with the scores. Results: Most of the participants were women (93.8%) and Caucasian (84.6%), with a mean age of 66.9 (±7.8) years and a scholarity of 10.9 years (±5.6). There was significant inter-observer (Pfizer: r=0.739, p£0.001; Shulman: r=0.727, p£0.001) and intra-observer correlation (Pfizer: rater 1, r=0.628, p≤0.001; rater 2, r=0.821, p≤0.001; Shulman: rater 1, r=0.843, p≤0.001; rater 2: r=0.819; p≤0.001). Intra-observer correlation was also observed comparing Pfizer and Shulman methods (rater 1: r=0.744; p≤0.001; rater 2: r=0.702; p≤0.001). There was weak correlation of the scores with scholarity (Pfizer: r=0.283, p£0.001; Shulman: r=0.244, p£0.001) and age (Pfizer: r=-0.174, p£0.001; Shulman: r=-0.170, p£0.001). More participants were classified with decreased cognition through the Pfizer system (rater 1: 44.3 vs. 26.5%; rater 2: 42.1 vs. 16.3%; p≤0.001). Conclusions: For this population, our results suggest that the Pfizer system of scoring CDT is more suitable for screening cognitive decline.

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The use of the Hungarian Test Your Memory (TYM-HUN), MMSE, and ADAS-Cog tests for patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) in a Hungarian population: a cross-sectional study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-18916/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Szabolcs Garbóczy ◽

Éva Magócs ◽

Gergő Szőllősi ◽

Szilvia Harsányi ◽

Égerházi Anikó ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Alzheimer’S Disease ◽

Alzheimer's Disease ◽

Cognitive Impairment ◽

Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽

Early Recognition ◽

Rank Correlation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Disease Assessment ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Spearman’S Rank Correlation

Abstract BACKGROUND: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) often presages the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Accurate and early identification of cognitive impairment will substantially reduce the burden on the family and alleviate the costs for the whole society. There is a need for testing methods that are easy to perform even in a general practitioner’s office, inexpensive and non-invasive, which could help the early recognition of mental decline. We have selected Test Your Memory (TYM), which has proven to be reliable for detecting AD and MCI in several countries. Our study was designed to test the usability of the TYM-HUN comparing with the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog) in MCI recognition in the Hungarian population.METHODS: TYM test was translated and validated into Hungarian (TYM-HUN) in a previous study. The TYM-HUN test was used in conjunction with and compared with the MMSE and the ADAS-Cog. For our study, 50 subjects were selected: 25 MCI patients and 25 healthy controls (HC). Spearman’s rank correlation was used to analyse the correlation between the scores of MMSE and ADAS-Cog with TYM-HUN.RESULTS: MCI can be distinguished from normal aging using TYM-HUN. We established a 'cut-off' point of TYM-HUN (44/45points) where optimal sensitivity (80%) and specificity (92%) values were obtained to screen MCI. The total TYM-HUN scores significantly correlated with the MMSE scores (ρ=0.626; p<0.001) and ADAS-Cog scores (ρ=-0.723; p<0.001).CONCLUSIONS: Our results showed that the Hungarian version of TYM (TYM-HUN) is a reliable, fast, self-administered questionnaire with the right low threshold regarding MCI and can be used for the early diagnosis of cognitive impairment.

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Does multimorbitdity interfere with the fundtionality of the physically active elderly?

Fisioterapia em Movimento ◽

10.1590/1980-5918.033.ao52 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 33 ◽

Author(s):

Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira ◽

Caio Rosas Moreira ◽

Gabriel Lucas Morais Freire ◽

Rogério Soares de Melo ◽

Maura Fernandes Franco ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Interpersonal Relationships ◽

Rank Correlation ◽

The Elderly ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

World Health ◽

Functional Domain ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Physically Active ◽

Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽

Health Organization

Abstract Introduction: Multimorbidity is currently considered as a relevant clinical condition due to its severity and the high prevalence among the elderly. Objective: Assessing whether multimorbidity is an intervening factor in the functionality of the physically active elderly. Method: This is a cross-sectional study carried out with 70 older people of both sexes who practice exercises at the Fitness zones (FZ) in the municipality of Maringá, state of Paraná. A sociodemographic questionnaire, and the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Scale (WHO-DAS 2.0) were used as instruments. Data analysis was performed by using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Mann-Whitney test and Spearman’s rank correlation, in addition to the Path Analysis (p <0.05). Results: the elderly who have more than two diseases showed worse functionality than the ones with none or from 1 to 2 diseases (p <0.05). The number of diseases showed a significant association (p <0.05) with a reduction in functional domain scores, which explains from 15% to 31% of the variable’s variability. Specifically, the number of diseases was positively associated with the strong effect on the domains referred to as self-care (β = 0.56) and cognition (β = 0.55), besides a moderate effect on interpersonal relationships (β = 0.39) and social participation domains (β = 0.39). Conclusion: it was concluded that multimorbidity can be considered as an intervening factor in the functionality of elderly people who practice physical activity.

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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of rabies prophylaxis among medical officers of anti-rabies vaccination clinics of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20210819 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 1312

Author(s):

Achhelal R. Pasi ◽

M. K. Sudarshan ◽

Kanica Kaushal ◽

Tanzin Dikid ◽

Sheela Jagtap ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Rank Correlation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Route Of Administration ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

The Difference ◽

Facility Survey ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽

Rabies Vaccination

Background: We conducted the present study to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of rabies prophylaxis among medical officers of anti-rabies vaccination clinics of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM).Methods: We conducted a cross sectional study in 30 ARV clinics of MCGM. We collected data using pretested, structured, self-administered questionnaire and a facility survey check list. Questionnaire included questions pertaining to epidemiology of animal bite, biologicals supplied, protocols and guidelines for rabies prophylaxis, dosage and route of administration of ARV and training status. We analysed data using Microsoft Excel, 2007. Spearman’s rank correlation and Friedman test was used to examine the relationship between knowledge, attitude, and practice. The results were presented in the form of rates and ratios appropriately and p≤0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results: Mean knowledge, attitude and practice score of the study participants was 74.6%, 68.7% and 41% respectively. The difference between knowledge, attitude and practice was statistically significant (p<0.01). Knowledge poorly correlated with attitude (r=0.18) and practice (r=0.13).Conclusions: In Mumbai ARV clinics are uniformly spread in the community. All the clinics are well equipped and staffed. There was no shortage of vaccine in any centre. Counselling of patients was done in all ARV clinics however there was lack of patient education materials. Knowledge of medical officers in respect of dose, route of administration, site of vaccination and schedule of vaccination of anti-rabies vaccine was good. The knowledge of immunoglobulins was poor. Knowledge poorly correlated with attitude and practice.

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Association of trait and specific hopes: cross sectional study on students and workers of health professions in Split, Croatia

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.1604 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

pp. e1604 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mario Malički ◽

Domagoj Marković ◽

Matko Marušić

Keyword(s):

Health Professionals ◽

Rank Correlation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Self Confidence ◽

Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽

Department Of Health ◽

Spearman’S Rank Correlation Coefficient ◽

Dispositional Trait ◽

Trait Hope

Introduction.Hope (hoping) is most commonly assessed as a dispositional trait and associated with quality of life, self-care agency and non-attempts of suicide. However, little research has been conducted on hoping for specific events.Materials and Methods.We distributed a survey consisting of Integrative Hope Scale (IHS) and visual analogue scales on which respondents could declare their levels (intensity) of hope for specific events, to all first year health students enrolled at the University Department of Health Studies, Split, Croatia in 2011/2012, as well as to working health professionals attending a nursing conference in April 2012.Results.A total of 161 (89.4%) students and 88 (89.8%) working health professionals returned the completed questionnaires. We found high trait hope scores of students and working health professionals (Md = 111, 95% CI [109–113] vs. Md = 115, 95% CI [112–119];U= 5,353,P= 0.065), and weak to moderate correlations of trait and specific hopes (r= 0.18–0.48, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient). Students and workers reported 31 different things they hoped for most in life, of which the most prevalent were being healthy and happy. There was very little agreement between participants’ reported influence of the four factors compromising the trait hope (self-confidence, ambition, optimism, and social support) on their specific hopes.Conclusions.Our findings, while strengthening the validity of hope as a trait, indicate that specific hopes of individuals are moderated by factors not captured by the IHS trait scale. Further research should explore specific hoping in detail, as well as the effectiveness of interventions aimed at increasing specific or generalized hoping.

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Correlation between Cognitive Function and Physical Performance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Althea Medical Journal ◽

10.15850/amj.v8n2.2145 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Amanda Risviandari ◽

Rensa Rensa

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Cognitive Function ◽

Physical Performance ◽

Rank Correlation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Timed Up And Go ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽

Community Dwelling Older Adults

Background: One of the health problems often found among older adults in Indonesia is cognitive impairment, resulting in difficulties daily life and a significant decrease in functional status. This study aimed to determine the correlation between cognitive function and physical performance in community-dwelling older adults.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted from October–November 2019. Samples were collected from North Jakarta through consecutive sampling (n=38). Cognitive function was measured using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the physical performance was measured using the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) method. The statistical test applied in this study was Spearman’s rank correlation (p<0.05). Results: The majority of the subjects in this study were mostly female young older adults with the most received ≥12 years of education. The results for both MMSE and TUG were normal. There was a negative correlation between MMSE and TUG scores (r= -0.357, p=0.028).Conclusions: There is a weak but significant correlation between cognitive function and physical performance in community-dwelling older adults. A further study exploring cognitive dysfunction and physical performance in older adults is needed.

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