DETERMINANTS OF FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY IN OLDER ADULTS

Factors associated with the functional independence level in older adults

Introduction: Functional independence in old age refers to active presence in daily life. One of the best ways to evaluate the functional independence of elderly is assessing the level of activities. This study aims to determine the status of functional independence in performing instrumental and daily activities as well as its related factors. Methods: This cross-sectional study was cond...

Maintaining and promoting mobility and functional independence in older adults.

Subclinical hypothyroidism and functional mobility in older adults.

BACKGROUND Health risks associated with subclinical hypothyroidism in older adults are unclear. Our objective was to compare the functional mobility of people aged 70 to 79 years by thyroid function categorized by thyrotropin (TSH) level as euthyroid (>or=0.4 to <4.5 mIU/L), mild subclinical hypothyroid (>or=4.5 to <7.0 mIU/L), or moderate subclinical hypothyroid (>or=7.0 to <or=20.0 mIU/L with...

Sensorimotor and psychosocial determinants of 3-year incident mobility disability in middle-aged and older adults.

OBJECTIVE to identify sensorimotor and psychosocial determinants of 3-year incident mobility disability. DESIGN prospective. SETTING population-based sample of community-dwelling older persons. PARTICIPANTS community-living middle-aged and older persons (age: 50-85 years) without baseline mobility disability (n = 622). MEASUREMENTS mobility disability, defined as self-reported inability...

Assessing fatigability in mobility-intact older adults.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the criterion validity of two measures of fatigability, defined as performance deterioration or perceived effort to perform a standardized task. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis of data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA). SETTING National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, Clinical Research Unit, Baltimore, Maryland. PARTICIPANTS Six ...