Relationships of the performance in a walking test on an unstable walkway with various motor abilities and fall experiences in active elderly people

2021 ◽  
Vol 180 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroki SUGIURA ◽  
Takanori NOGUCHI ◽  
Tomohisa YOKOYA ◽  
Asana IKARI ◽  
Yuki SAMEJIMA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Walking Test ◽  
Motor Abilities

Standardisation of a Three-metre Walking Test for Elderly People

Physiotherapy ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Worsfold ◽  
Janet M Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Walking Test

scholarly journals Factors affecting a 50-meter round walking test in the elderly people requiring nursing care

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-22
Author(s):  
Mizuki Hachiya ◽  
Shin Murata ◽  
Hiroshi Otao ◽  
Takehiko Ihara ◽  
Toyoko Asami
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Walking Test ◽  
Factors Affecting

scholarly journals Effects of resistance training and aerobic exercise in elderly people concerning physical fitness and ability: a prospective clinical trial

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Fernanda Bottino Roma ◽  
Alexandre Leopold Busse ◽  
Rosana Aparecida Betoni ◽  
Antonio Cesar de Melo ◽  
Juwando Kong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Resistance Training ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Aerobic Exercise ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Statistical Difference ◽  
Training Group ◽  
Exercise Group ◽  
Walking Test ◽  
The Third

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of physical fitness and function on older adults in two programs of supervised exercise activity: resistance training and aerobic exercise. METHODS: This study is a randomized, prospective clinical trial composed of sedentary elderly people who did not have contraindications to exercise. Participants were divided into two groups: group one performed 6 exercises of resistance training twice a week, and group two participated in walking activity for 30 minutes twice a week. Functional assessment (time 0,6 and 12 months) was measured by the Short Physical Performance Battery (time to sit or stand, gait speed, and balance), flexibility test, and the six-minute walking test. We randomly selected 96 patients: 46 in the Resistance Training Group and 50 in the Aerobic Exercise Group. In the Resistance Training Group, 46 attended the first assessment and 20 attended until the third section. In the Aerobic Exercise Group, 50 attended the first assessment and 12 attended until the third assessment. RESULTS: Mean age was 68.8 years in the Resistance Training Group and 69.1 years in the Aerobic Exercise Group. The Resistance Training Group showed improvement in the sit/stand (p=0.022), balance with feet in a row (p=0.039) and queued (p=0.001). The second showed a statistical difference in speed and balance with the feet lined up and the feet together (p=0.008; p=0.02; and p=0.043, respectively). Concerning flexibility, the Resistance Training Group had improvement (p=0.001), whereas in the Aerobic Exercise Group, no significant difference was seen (p=0.359). Both groups had improvement in the six-minute walking test, but no significant improvement was seen in the Aerobic Exercise Group (p=0.033). CONCLUSION: Both groups showed improvement in physical fitness. No statistical difference was seen when groups was compared in the short physical performance battery, flexibility, and six-minute walking test.

scholarly journals Effects of Centella asiatica L. Capsul on Muscle Disfunction on Elderly People

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 142
Author(s):  
I Dewa Putu Pramantara ◽  
Nyoman Nyoman Kertia ◽  
Mae Sri Hartati Wahyuningsih ◽  
Nur Arfian
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Walking Speed ◽  
Centella Asiatica ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Toxicity Tests ◽  
Double Blind Study ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Walking Test ◽  
Healthy Elderly ◽  
Better Than

Pegagan (Centella asiatica L) has been traditionally used to treat wounds, disordered nerve system, blood circulation, and prevent muscle disorders. Extract of Pegagan was considered safe and non-toxic as the acuut and chronic toxicity tests on male SD rats were not significant. It meant that further study was potential to be proceeded. Study of C.asiatica on muscle function of the elderly has not been done, therefore this study is aimed to observe  effects of C.asiatica extract on muscle masses, holding hands, walking speed (4.57 meter), walking test (6 minutes), and Time Up and Go test of the elderly. This study is designed for clinical double blind study with 2 groups of people, these are C. asiatica (18 people) treated with capsul (550 mg C. asiatica extract/day for 90 days) and placebo (17 people). This study is performed in the RSUP Dr. Sardjito hospital at the geriatric division. Subjects for this study were healthy elderly people and fit with the criteria of subjects for experiment. Result of the study, muscle masses do not decrease and all the measurements are not different with that of placebo. Except that the walking speed (6 minutes) of the treated subjects is better than that of the placebo. The conclusion of the study, the capsul containing C. asiatica extract (550 mg, once a day for 90 days) increases the strengh of hands holding, and the walking test (6 minutes) almost twice better than that of the placebo although the muscle masses does not increase significantly.

The Standardized Three-metre Walking Test for elderly people (WALK3m): repeatability and real change

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 843-850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet M Simpson ◽  
John Valentine ◽  
Christian Worsfold
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Walking Test ◽  
Real Change

scholarly journals Factors associating with shuttle walking test results in community-dwelling elderly people

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 829-834 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daiki Adachi ◽  
Shu Nishiguchi ◽  
Naoto Fukutani ◽  
Hiroki Kayama ◽  
Takanori Tanigawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Walking Test

The Relationship Between Antioxidant Nutrient Intake and Cataracts in Older People

2006 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. 359-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodríguez-Rodríguez ◽  
Ortega ◽  
López-Sobaler ◽  
Aparicio ◽  
Bermejo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin C ◽  
Older People ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Protective Effect ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Institutionalized Elderly ◽  
Weighing Method ◽  
The Relationship

This study investigated the relationship between the intake of antioxidant nutrients and the suffering of cataracts in 177 institutionalized elderly people (61 men and 116 women) aged ≥ 65 years. Dietary intake was monitored for 7 consecutive days using a "precise individual weighing" method. Subjects, who during their earlier years were exposed by their work to sunlight, had a greater risk of suffering cataracts (OR = 3.2; Cl: 1.1–9.3, P < 0.05) than those who worked indoors. A relationship was found between increased vitamin C intake and a reduced prevalence of cataracts (i.e., when comparing those above P95 for vitamin C intake with those below P5; (OR = 0.08; Cl: 0.01–0.75, P 0.05). Among subjects with cataracts, 12.1% had vitamin C intakes of < 61 mg/day (P10) and only 2.2% had intakes of > 183 mg/day (P95) (p < 0.01). Subjects who consumed > 3290 μg/day (P95) of lutein were less likely to have cataracts (OR = 0.086; Cl: 0.007–1.084; p < 0.05) than those whose consumption was < 256 μg/day (P5). In men, high intakes of zeaxanthin seemed to provide a protective effect against the problem (OR = 0.96; Cl: 0.91–0.99; p < 0.05). The results suggest an association exists between exposure to sunlight and the development of cataracts, and that vitamin C, lutein, and zeaxanthin offer some protection against this disorder.

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