The Development and National Norming of a Functional Fitness Test for Older Adults

Chodzko-Zajko, Wojtek; Rikli, Roberta E.; Jones, Chris

doi:10.1097/00005768-199905001-02042

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“…The Body Mass Index (BMI) (kg/m These three tests were taken from the " Senior Fitness Test" [24] and are valid and suitable for an elderly population. Performance on the 6-minutes walking test measured the maximum distance traveled during 6 minutes (min) of walking [25].…”

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Is a decrease of grip strength associated with community mobility restriction in dynapenic older women?

Blamoutier¹,

Boissy

Brière³

et al. 2018

JCSM Clinical Reports

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Aims Absolute grip strength (aGS) measures are not only used to detect dynapenia, but can also provide a robust indicator of functional impairments such as mobility limitations. Mobility limitations can impact community mobility. The main objective of this study was to investigate whether dynapenia status measured with aGS can be used as a predictor of the level of community mobility measured by Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Life-Space Assessment questionnaire (LSA) in healthy older adults. It has been shown that body weight related grip strength (GS/BW) is also a clinical predictor of functional limitation. The secondary objective of the study was to assess the relationship between the community mobility and the GS/BW. Method and resultsThe population studied (n=62) was composed of a dynapenic group of women (aged 66.4 ± 4.8) according to an aGS threshold of ≤ 19.9kg and an age-matched group of women (aged 66.1 ± 5.2) with no detectable dynapenia. Clinical and laboratory evaluations were conducted to measure functional capacity tests, body composition and respiratory capacity. Body weigth related to grip strength (GS/BW) was computed. During 12 days, each participant wore a GPS receiver unit with a data logging =-.67) compared system during waking hours. Transit distance in vehicle per day, Transit distance on foot per day and Ellipse area were extracted from the time series of GPS data (longitude, latitude) collected at 1 Hz. The Life space was assessed using a questionnaire. A Wilcoxon test was used to compare the 2 groups for the community mobility measures. Then, data of the 2 groups were pooled to assess the relationship between GS/BW and community mobility measures. A Spearman correlation was used. The dynapenic group had indeed lower aGS (z=-5.3, p≤.05, r=-.67) and GS/BW (z=-5.3, p≤.05, r=-.67)compared to the non-dynapenic group. Furthermore, we found a lower performance to the step test (z=-2.5, p=.011, r=-.32) and lower walking speed (z=-2.1, p=033, r=-.27) for the dynapenic group. However, no significant differences (Wilcoxon signed-ranks test) were found for community mobility measures with the GPS and the LSA between the two groups. There were significant positive relationships between the GS/BW and one leg stand test (r=.353, p=0.005), step test (r=.409, p=0.001) and walking speed (r=.428, p=0.001). No significant relationship (Spearman correlation test) was found for the GS/BW and community mobility measures with the GPS and the LSA. ConclusionsThis study confirms that aGS and GS/BW are good indicators of mobility limitations measured with clinical and laboratory evaluations. However, grip strength alone should not be considered as an indicator of community mobility restriction in an older adult dynapenic population.

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Section: Measurementsmentioning

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Is a decrease of grip strength associated with community mobility restriction in dynapenic older women?

Blamoutier¹,

Boissy

Brière³

et al. 2018

JCSM Clinical Reports

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“…Although MCI syndrome is defined as greater than expected cognitive declines based on education and age, and older adults with MCI compared to age-matched controls exhibit impairments in complex activities of daily living [63,64], MCI has often been shown to have no significant effects on daily activities [1,23]. Since the item scores of the SFPF test are associated with independent functioning in the elderly [60], the present study's comparable scores on the SFPF test in aMCI and control groups, except for lower body flexibility, indicate that older adults with aMCI might still have sufficient capacities to show intact overall daily functioning and maintain their usual daily activities. However, the current findings are somewhat inconsistent with Hesseberg et al [38], which reported that older people with MCI or dementia showed lower scores on all of the SFPF tests, except the Arm-curl test, as compared to the normative data.…”

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“…In order to assess the participants' physical fitness, they completed the Senior Functional Physical Fitness (SFPF) test [60], which includes (1) the Back Scratch test and Chair Sit-and-Reach test, which assess upper body and lower body flexibility, respectively, (distance in centimeters between the third fingertip of each hand, and fingertips and toes, respectively); (2) the Arm Curl test, which assesses arm muscle strength endurance (specifically of the biceps) (number of repetitions in 30 s); (3) 8-Foot Up-andGo test, which assesses physical agility and dynamic balance (time to rise, walk eight feet and return to the chair, the best of two timed trials); and (4) the Chair Stand test, which assesses lower body strength (number of repetitions in 30 s). With regard to cardiorespiratory fitness, the Rockport Fitness Walking Test was used to estimate VO 2max [61], in which the participants were required to walk one mile as quickly as possible, during which their heart rate was continuously recorded using a Polar heart rate monitor (RX800CX, Finland).…”

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The Role of Physical Fitness in the Neurocognitive Performance of Task Switching in Older Persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment

Tsai

Pai

Ukropec

et al. 2016

JAD

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Abstract. Although elderly people with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) have been found to show impaired behavioral performance in task switching, no research has yet explored the electrophysiological mechanisms and the potential correlation between physical fitness and neurocognitive (i.e., behavioral and electrophysiological) performance in aMCI. The present study was thus aimed to examine whether there are differences in electrophysiological (i.e., event-related potential) performance between aMCI participants and controls when performing a task-switching paradigm, and to investigate the role of physical fitness in the relationship between neurocognitive performance and aMCI. Sixty participants were classified into aMCI (n = 30) and control (n = 30) groups, and performed a task-switching paradigm with concomitant electrophysiological recording, as well as underwent senior functional physical fitness tests. The aMCI group showed comparable scores on most parts of the physical fitness tests, but reduced lower body flexibility and VO 2max as compared to the control group. When performing the task-switching paradigm, the aMCI group showed slower reaction times in the heterogeneous condition and larger global switching costs, although no significant difference was observed in accuracy rates between the two groups. In addition, the aMCI group showed significantly prolonged P3 latencies in the homogeneous and heterogeneous conditions, and a smaller P3 amplitude only in the heterogeneous condition. The level of cardiorespiratory fitness was significantly correlated with P3 amplitude in the aMCI group, particularly in the heterogeneous condition of the task-switching paradigm. These results show that the aMCI group exhibited abnormalities in their neurocognitive performance when performing the task-switching paradigm and such a deficit was likely associated with reduced cardiorespiratory fitness, which was shown to be the important predictor of neurocognitive performance.

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“…Levantar-se e sentar-se em uma cadeira durante 30 segundos 37 , para estimar a força-resistência do membro inferior. Sit and reach modificado 38 , para avaliar a flexibilidade da musculatura extensora do tronco e da musculatura isquiotibial.…”

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“…A prova de flexão de cotovelos às costa 37 avaliou a flexibilidade dos membros superiores, já que o sujeito passou uma mão por cima do mesmo ombro e a outra por trás das costas, tentando tocar o eixo médio do corpo. Ir e voltar 37 , estima à agilidade, já que o sujeito, partindo da posição de sentado, deve levantar-se, caminhar até um cone situado a 2,44 m, girar e voltar a sentar-se.…”

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Influência de um programa de treinamento em circuito sobre a condição física saudável e a qualidade de vida de mulheres sedentárias com mais de 70 anos.

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García³

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The Development and National Norming of a Functional Fitness Test for Older Adults

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Is a decrease of grip strength associated with community mobility restriction in dynapenic older women?

Is a decrease of grip strength associated with community mobility restriction in dynapenic older women?

The Role of Physical Fitness in the Neurocognitive Performance of Task Switching in Older Persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment

Influência de um programa de treinamento em circuito sobre a condição física saudável e a qualidade de vida de mulheres sedentárias com mais de 70 anos.

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