Measuring physical capacity and performance in older people

Physical Function in Older People

Measuring DDF capacity and performance

The DDF (Distributed Data Facility) environment provides the capability for remote access to large DB2 databases by many remote application servers. While much of the application activity occurs outside the zseries complex, there are many measurements that can be used to understand not only the internal but also the remote activity that drives performance and capacity. This paper will explore t...

Inflammatory markers and physical performance in middle-aged and older people in Indonesia.

BACKGROUND although recent studies have suggested that inflammation may play an important role in the process of ageing and in the development of disabilities, knowledge about the role of inflammation in physical performance decline among middle-aged and older people in the context of developing countries is limited. OBJECTIVES to examine the association between C-reactive protein (CRP) and t...

Physical (in)activity and depression in older people.

BACKGROUND Knowledge about characteristics explaining low level of physical activity in late-life depression is needed to develop specific interventions aimed at improving physical health in depressed people above the age of 60. METHODS This cross-sectional study used data from the Netherlands Study of Depression in Older Persons (NESDO), a longitudinal multi-site naturalistic cohort study. P...

Physical (in)activity and cognition in cognitively impaired older people

Aging coincides with a decline in lower limb muscle strength (LLMS). Preserving LLMS may be considered a very important determinant of functional independence in the elderly. To maintain LLMS the question arises whether habitual physical activitys (HPAs) can prevent a decline in LLMS. This review aims to determine the relationship between HPAs throughout life and LLMS above age 50. Using releva...