The official journal of the European Group for Research on Aging and Physical Activity (EGRAPA)
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Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2024 21:12
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Cross-sectional associations between patterns and composition of upright and stepping events with physical function: insights from The Maastricht Study
Age-related declines in physical functioning have significant implications for health in later life. Physical activity (PA) volume is associated with physical function, but the importance of the pattern in whi...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2024 21:10 -
A within-subject examination of grandparents’ physical activity and sedentary behavior levels in the presence or absence of grandchild care provision
This study aimed to examine within-subject differences in levels of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) among Flemish grandparents aged 50 years and older during a day of providing versus not pr...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2024 21:11 -
Resistance training's impact on blood biomarkers and cognitive function in older adults with low and high risk of mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial
The aging brain exhibits a neuroinflammatory state, driven partly by peripheral pro-inflammatory stimuli, that accelerates cognitive deterioration. A growing body of evidence clearly indicates that physical ex...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2024 21:9 -
Do changes in the frailty score differ by the type of group sports and exercises participated in? A 3-year longitudinal study
Older adults who engage in group sports and exercises achieve greater health benefits than those who exercise by themselves. The benefits of group participation may vary depending on the type of sports/exercis...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2024 21:8 -
Protective effects of physical activity on episodic memory during aging are explained by executive functioning
Aging is marked by a memory decline related to an executive function decline. Physical activity (PA) has beneficial effects on both executive functions and memory, especially in aging. The protective effects o...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2024 21:7 -
Differential association between physical activity behaviours and dynapenia by comorbid diseases in community-dwelling Korean older adults
Physical activity (PA) behaviours and comorbid diseases are associated with muscle strength. However, the association between dynapenia and detailed PA behaviours, including participation in aerobic and resist...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2024 21:6 -
Associations of resistance training levels with low muscle mass: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Korea
Low muscle mass is associated with adverse health outcomes such as functional decline and all-cause mortality. This study investigated the relationship between the risk of low muscle mass and the training peri...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2024 21:5 -
The effects of respiratory muscle training on respiratory function and functional capacity in patients with early stroke: a meta-analysis
Respiratory muscle training is a continuous and standardized training of respiratory muscles, but the evidence of the effects on early stroke patients is not clear. This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the ...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2024 21:4 -
Defining and reporting exercise intensity in interventions for older adults: a modified Delphi process
Many exercise studies, including older adults, do not report all relevant exercise characteristics. Especially the description of exercise intensity is missing and mostly not controlled. This leads to difficul...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2024 21:3 -
The relationship between self-perceived fatigue, muscle endurance, and circulating markers of inflammation in participants of the Copenhagen aging and Midlife Biobank (CAMB)
Fatigue, low muscle endurance, muscle weakness and low-grade inflammation are strongly related to frailty at higher age. When signs of self-perceived fatigue and low muscle endurance are interrelated with low-...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2024 21:2 -
Movement patterns during gait initiation in older adults with various stages of frailty: a biomechanical analysis
Gait initiation is challenging for older individuals with poor physical function, particularly for those with frailty. Frailty is a geriatric syndrome associated with increased risk of illness, falls, and func...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2024 21:1 -
The association of technology acceptance and physical activity on frailty in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic period
Physical activity was known to be the protective factor against frailty. Technology acceptance is associated with behavioural intention to technology usage. Technology has been effective in promoting healthy b...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:24 -
Patterns of physical activity among nursing home residents before and during the Covid 19 pandemic—a systematic observation
The Covid-19 outbreak in spring of 2020 posed an array of challenges for nursing homes, including promoting resident physical activity (PA). Given the diversity of factors affecting resident PA, we explored ho...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:23 -
Is moderate resistance training adequate for older adults with sarcopenia? A systematic review and network meta-analysis of RCTs
Resistance training (RT) and nutritional supplementation are recommended for the management of sarcopenia in older adults. However, optimal RT intensity for the treatment of sarcopenia has not been well invest...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:22 -
Agility training to integratively promote neuromuscular, cardiorespiratory and cognitive function in healthy older adults: a one-year randomized-controlled trial
Exercise training recommendations for seniors include the targeted training of strength, balance, endurance and flexibility domains. Agility training (AT) is conceptualized as a multi-component and time-effici...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:21 -
Determinants of caregiving grandparents’ physical activity and sedentary behavior: a qualitative study using focus group discussions
Evidence on the factors influencing physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) in middle-aged and older adults taking care of their grandchild(ren) is limited, even though this knowledge seems imperati...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:20 -
Determining minimum number of valid days for accurate estimation of sedentary behaviour and awake-time movement behaviours using the ActivPAL3 in nursing home residents
Scarce evidence is available about the minimum number of valid days wearing the activPAL3 to obtain a precise estimate of sedentary behaviour (SB) and awake-time movement behaviours (ATMB) in nursing home (NH)...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:19 -
Change in physical activity and systolic blood pressure trajectories throughout mid-life and the development of dementia in older age: the HUNT study
There is lack of research on combinations of possible modifiable risk factors for dementia in a life-time perspective. Dementia has currently no cure, and therefore new knowledge of preventive factors is impor...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:18 -
Cognitive, physical and emotional determinants of activities of daily living in nursing home residents—a cross-sectional study within the PROCARE-project
Interdependencies of health, fitness, cognition, and emotion can promote or inhibit mobility. This study aimed to analyse pathways and interactions between individual subjective and objective physical performa...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:17 -
Concept of the term long lie: a scoping review
The term “long lie” is often used when individuals who have fallen are unable to stand up on their own, so they have to lie unintentionally for a longer period of time until they are noticed and can be helped....
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:16 -
Mind body exercise improves cognitive function more than aerobic- and resistance exercise in healthy adults aged 55 years and older – an umbrella review
Exercise is often cited as a major factor contributing to improved cognitive functioning. As a result, the relationship between exercise and cognition has received much attention in scholarly literature. Syste...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:15 -
Objective assessment of the association between frailty and sedentary behavior in older adults: a cross-sectional study
Given the inconsistent findings of the association between frailty and sedentary behavior in older adults, this cross-sectional study investigated the aforementioned association using four different frailty cr...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:14 -
Grip strength cut-points from the Swiss DO-HEALTH population
While grip strength (GS) is commonly assessed using a Dynamometer, the Martin Vigorimeter was proposed as an alternative method especially in older adults. However, its reference values for Swiss older adults ...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:13 -
‘Maintaining balance in life’—exploring older adults’ long-term engagement in self-managed digital fall prevention exercise
Accidental falls are one of the greatest threats to older adults’ health and well-being. The risk of falling can be significantly reduced with strength and balance interventions. However, there needs to be fur...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:12 -
Peroneal muscle response to single-leg drop-jump and unexpected leg-drop in young and middle-aged adults before and after one session of neuromuscular training
Changes in neuromuscular ability in middle age (MA) may lead to deterioration of postural control. The aim of this study was to investigate the anticipatory response of the peroneus longus muscle (PL) to landi...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:11 -
Physical activity monitoring-based interventions in geriatric patients: a scoping review on intervention components and clinical applicability
To identify and analyze the components applied in interventions using physical activity (PA) monitoring in geriatric patients and determine their feasibility and applicability.
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:10 -
Effects of home-based manual dexterity training on cognitive function among older adults: a randomized controlled trial
The relationship between manual dexterity and cognitive function among older adults is well known; however, few studies have focused on manual dexterity training that confirms cognitive load of training in old...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:9 -
Effectiveness and therapeutic validity of physiotherapeutic exercise starting within one year following total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: a systematic review
To determine the effectiveness and therapeutic validity of physiotherapeutic exercise after total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis. It was hypothesized that interventions of high thera...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:8 -
Evidence-based yet still challenging! Research on physical activity in old age
Preserving functional health and quality-of-life in old age is a major goal and global challenge in public health. The high rate of sedentary behavior that is characteristic of the older adult population exace...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:7 -
Sleep, physical activity, and sedentary behaviors as factors related to depression and health-related quality of life among older women living alone: a population-based study
Although the number of older women living alone (OWLA) has risen steadily in aging societies, and research has been conducted on depression and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among older adults, resear...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:6 -
Device-measured movement behaviors and cardiac biomarkers in older adults without major cardiovascular disease: the Seniors-ENRICA-2 study
High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) are biomarkers of myocardial infarction and heart failure, respectively, and indicate cardiovascular risk....
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:5 -
Trajectory of physical activity frequency and cancer risk: Findings from a population-based cohort study
Physical activity (PA) changes throughout an individual’s life, but the association between such changes and cancer risk seems to be overlooked in the literature. Thus, this study aimed to examine the associat...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:4 -
Does a bicycle accident as the cause of proximal femur fracture indicate that geriatric co-management is superfluous? A retrospective cohort study
Deployment of geriatric care would be more sustainable if we could limit geriatric co-management to older hip fracture patients who benefit most from it. We assumed that riding a bicycle is a proxy of good hea...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:3 -
Systematic review of candidate prognostic factors for falling in older adults identified from motion analysis of challenging walking tasks
The objective of this systematic review is to identify motion analysis parameters measured during challenging walking tasks which can predict fall risk in the older population. Numerous studies have attempted ...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:2 -
Exercise based reduction of falls in communitydwelling older adults: a network meta-analysis
Traditional meta-analyses with pairwise direct comparison revealed that a variety of exercise-based training interventions can prevent falls in community-dwelling older adults. This network meta-analysis adds ...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2023 20:1 -
The value of walking: a systematic review on mobility and healthcare costs
The ability to walk is an important indicator of general health and mobility deficits have wide-ranging economic implications. We undertook a systematic review to elucidate the impact of walking parameters on ...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2022 19:31 -
Impacts of COVID-19 restrictions on level of physical activity and health in home-dwelling older adults in Norway
The spread of the coronavirus in spring 2020 led to a lockdown of physical activity (PA) offers. The aim of this study was to investigate how PA, as well as general and mental health, in community-dwelling old...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2022 19:30 -
Spatiotemporal gait parameters in young individuals wearing an age simulation suit compared to healthy older individuals
Aging is accompanied by changes in muscle mass, strength and loss of sensory, visual and auditive functions. However, these changes do not occur linearly, most spatiotemporal gait parameters change with aging....
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2022 19:29 -
The burden of mild cognitive impairment attributable to physical inactivity in Colombia
Mild cognitive impairment often precedes dementia. The purpose of this analysis was to estimate the population attributable fraction for physical activity in Colombia, which is the reduction in cases that woul...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2022 19:28 -
Correction: Effects of functional training with blood occlusion on the irisin, follistatin, and myostatin myokines in elderly men
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2022 19:27 -
Onset of the COVID-19 pandemic reduced active time in patients with implanted cardiac devices
Physical inactivity and sedentary behavior are modifiable risk factors for chronic disease and all-cause mortality that may have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 shutdowns.
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2022 19:26 -
Correction: Physical activity and recurrent fall risk in community-dwelling Japanese people aged 40–74 years: the Murakami cohort study
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2022 19:25 -
Correction: An interrater reliability study of gait analysis systems with the dual task paradigm in healthy young and older adults
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2022 19:24 -
Heavy-load exercise in older adults activates vasculogenesis and has a stronger impact on muscle gene expression than in young adults
A striking effect of old age is the involuntary loss of muscle mass and strength leading to sarcopenia and reduced physiological functions. However, effects of heavy-load exercise in older adults on diseases a...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2022 19:23 -
Effects of functional training with blood occlusion on the irisin, follistatin, and myostatin myokines in elderly men
This study aimed to determine the efficacy of functional training with and without blood flow restriction (BFR) on muscle hypertrophy indices and strength in older men.
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2022 19:22 -
The effect of exercise modality on age-related changes observed during running
With the increase in participation by older adults in endurance events, research is needed to evaluate how exercising throughout the lifespan can affect the aging process regarding gait and mobility. The purpo...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2022 19:21 -
Physical activity and recurrent fall risk in community-dwelling Japanese people aged 40–74 years: the Murakami cohort study
Falls are important causes of injury and mortality in older people, and associated medical costs can be enormous. Physical activity (PA) is a potential preventive factor for falls. However, few studies have ex...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2022 19:20 -
The effects of interventions to enhance cognitive and physical functions in older people with cognitive frailty: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Cognitive frailty is the co-existence of mild cognitive impairment and physical frailty that increases the risk of adverse health outcomes. The existing systematic reviews on cognitive frailty in the literatur...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2022 19:19 -
Effectiveness of power training compared to strength training in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Research suggests that muscle power is a more critical determinant of physical functioning in older adults than muscle strength. The objective of this study was to systematically review the literature on the e...
Citation: European Review of Aging and Physical Activity 2022 19:18
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