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JAMDA
August 26, 2016
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JAMDA
August 26, 2016
Transition Between the Timed up and Go Turn to Sit Subtasks: Is Timing Everything?
The Timed Up and Go (TUG), one of the most widely used tests of mobility, has been validated and associated with adverse outcomes in the community, acute care, and nursing home setting. It is composed of several distinct subtasks; however, the temporal relationship when transitioning between subtasks has n...
JAMDA
August 25, 2016
Association of Sarcopenia and Obesity With Multimorbidity in Korean Adults: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study
Age-related muscle loss (sarcopenia) and increased fat mass (obesity) may contribute to chronic disease. Multimorbidity needs more complex health care and is associated with an elevated risk of mortality, disability, and poor quality of life. Sarcopenia and obesity together may be more closely associated w...
JAMDA
August 25, 2016
Expanding the Proportion of Life With Polypharmacy in Sweden: 2006–2013
JAMDA
August 24, 2016
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the FRAIL Scale to Assess Frailty in Mexican Adults
The objectives of this study were to cross-culturally adapt and validate the FRAIL scale in Mexican community-dwelling adults.
JAMDA
August 24, 2016
Hearing What Our Patients Need and Assuring They Get It
JAMDA
August 20, 2016
Muscle Strength and Body Weight Mediate the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Usual Gait Speed
Usual gait speed (UGS) is recognized as a good indicator of a variety of health conditions as well as a predictor of future disability and mortality. There is evidence that UGS increases with physical activity. Muscle function and body composition changes may mediate these changes. However, we do not know ...
JAMDA
August 17, 2016
Exercise and Nutritional Supplementation on Community-Dwelling Elderly Japanese Women With Sarcopenic Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
To investigate the effects of exercise and/or nutritional supplementation on body composition, blood components, and physical function in community-dwelling elderly Japanese women with sarcopenic obesity.
JAMDA
August 12, 2016
Mini-Nutritional Assessment, Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool, and Nutrition Risk Screening Tool for the Nutritional Evaluation of Older Nursing Home Residents
Malnutrition plays a major role in clinical and functional impairment in older adults. The use of validated, user-friendly and rapid screening tools for malnutrition in the elderly may improve the diagnosis and, possibly, the prognosis. The aim of this study was to assess the agreement between Mini-Nutriti...
JAMDA
August 11, 2016