BACKGROUND To identify the relationship between perceived environmental barriers and disability in community-dwelling elderly. METHODS Cross-sectional study in two community service centers in Tainan. We enrolled 200 community-dwelling residents, aged above 65 years, who had resided in the same community for at least 12 months. Basic activity of daily living (BADL) and instrumental activity o...

OBJECTIVE Evaluating the effects of Tai Chi exercise on physical fitness, blood pressure, and perceived health in community-dwelling elderly. DESIGN A randomized controlled trial. SETTING Community-dwelling elderly in Vinh city, Vietnam. PARTICIPANTS Ninety-six community-dwelling participants aged 60 to 79 years (68.9 ± 5.1 years) were recruited. INTERVENTION SUBJECTS WERE DIVIDED RANDO...

Background. Knowing lower extremity muscle groups associated with community ambulation functions is important for developing physical disability prevention/intervention programmes for older adults experiencing falls. We aimed to identify lower extremity muscle groups significantly associated with walking endurance, walking speed, and stepping performance among community-dwelling elderly fallers...

This study identifies relationships among the quality of perceived social support and sleep problems and napping habits in community-dwelling elderly. This study is part of a larger multicenter project entitled "Frailty in Brazilian Elderly Individuals", conducted in 17 Brazilian cities. A total of 498 elderly individuals capable of participating in interviews and free of cognitive deficits or ...

Introduction The impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on mental health have been relatively severe. Objectives This study examined influence COVID-19 especially depression and suicidal ideation in community-dwelling elderly Korea. Methods Data were employed from a survey Jeollanam-do (southwest province Korea). A total 2,423 elderlies recruited 22 counties between April O...

BACKGROUND Loss of functional capabilities due to inactivity is one of the most common reasons for fall accidents, and it has been well established that loss of capabilities can be effectively reduced by physical activity. Pilot studies indicate a possible improvement in functional abilities of community dwelling elderly as a result of short-term playing with an exergame system in the form of i...

CONTEXT Although elder mistreatment is suspected to be life threatening in some instances, little is known about the survival of elderly persons who have been mistreated. OBJECTIVE To estimate the independent contribution of reported elder abuse and neglect to all-cause mortality in an observational cohort of community-dwelling older adults. DESIGN Prospective cohort study with at least 9 y...