BACKGROUND Many approaches are used to evaluate fall risk. While their properties and performance vary, most reflect performance at a specific moment or are based on subjective self-report. OBJECTIVE To quantify fall risk in the home setting using an accelerometer. METHODS Seventy-one community-living older adults were studied. In the laboratory, fall risk was assessed using performance-bas...

The authors describe their experience in the ambulatory treatment of varicocele. Forty-four patients were treated through an infrapubic approach and only one recurrence was observed. The authors conclude that ambulatory treatment of varicoccle is safe, easy to perform and the patient can resume his daily activity within 48.-72 h.

Although many organisms show daily rhythms in their activity patterns, the mechanistic causes of these patterns are poorly understood. Here we show that host plant volatiles affect the nocturnal behavior of the caterpillar Mythimna separata. Irrespective of light status, the caterpillars behaved as if they were in the dark when exposed to volatiles emitted from host plants (either uninfested or...

Necessary and sufficient conditions for a GADL to become an ADL are obtained interms of congruence relations and proved that every associative GADL is an ADL.

Occupational therapists working with Mexican and Mexican American populations may encounter traditional healing practices associated with curanderismo within a variety of practice settings. Curanderismo is a term referring to the practice of traditional healing in Latin American (Hispanic) cultures. This article reviews from the literature the different types of traditional healers (curanderos/...

OBJECTIVES To examine the association of living arrangements with functional disability among older persons and explore the mediation of impact factors on the relationship. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis using data from Healthy Aging study in Zhejiang Province. PARTICIPANTS Analyzed sample was drawn from a representative rural population of older persons in Wuyi County, Zhejiang Province, ...

Background/Aims: Elderly individuals with dementia are vulnerable for a decline in physical functioning and basic activities of daily living (BADL) which can lead to a decline in autonomy and participation. This study reviews the effect of physical activity on physical functioning and BADL in elderly subjects with dementia. Methods: A systematic search of the literature was performed.

Driving is a daily activity throughout the world. However, driving at highways or city requires significant cognitive and motor skills such as visual-spatial ability, memory and information processing and rapid reaction. Recent studies show lack of driver alertness to be a major cause of automobile accidents on roadways across the world. The perceived state of alertness is a complex physiologic...