Body position used by healthy and frail older adults to rise from the floor

Article Abstract:

A cross-sectional analysis of young, healthy, older and congregate- housing older women has been carried out to investigate how older adults, particularly those who are physically impaired, might differ from healthy controls in body positions used to rise from the floor. As age is greater and physical impairment more severe, body positions used in rising suggest preferring to keep upper and lower extremity contact from the floor. Findings may help to train older adults who may fall.

Prevention, Falls (Accidents), Accidental falls, Nursing assessment, Frail elderly

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Self-reported walking ability predicts functional mobility performance in frail older adults

Article Abstract:

A cross-sectional analysis of older adults has been used to find out how self-reported physical function relates to performance in each of three mobility domains, stance maintenance, walking, and rising from a chair. Self-reported walking ability is better as a predictor of overall functional mobility than other self-report items. Subjects had no clinical evidence of dementia, were aged 60-102, numbered 229, and had mean age of 79.9 years.

Care and treatment, Diagnosis, Measurement, Walking, Self-evaluation, Self evaluation

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Task-specific resistance training to improve the ability of activities of daily living-impaired older adults to rise from a bed and from a chair

Article Abstract:

Research indicates that task-specific resistance training is helpful in improving mobility in subjects 65 years of age and older, specifically in rising from a bed and from a chair. Resistance training also decreased the time subjects required to perform rising activities.

Health risk assessment

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