Search Results - "Nyquist, Linda"
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Wrist-worn voice recorders capture the circumstances and context of losses of balance among community-dwelling older adults
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (16-08-2024)“…Most falls among community-dwelling older adults are due to a loss of balance (LOB) after tripping or slipping. Unfortunately, limited insight is available on…”
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Effects of high- and low-velocity resistance training on the contractile properties of skeletal muscle fibers from young and older humans
Published in Journal of applied physiology (1985) (01-10-2011)“…A two-arm, prospective, randomized, controlled trial study was conducted to investigate the effects of movement velocity during progressive resistance training…”
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Reconstruction of body motion during self-reported losses of balance in community-dwelling older adults
Published in Medical engineering & physics (01-02-2019)“…•Method to reconstruct loss-of-balance (LOB) events from long-term movement monitoring.•Monitoring with wearable IMUs (feet, trunk, and wrist) and a…”
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Automated Loss-of-Balance Event Identification in Older Adults at Risk of Falls during Real-World Walking Using Wearable Inertial Measurement Units
Published in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) (07-07-2021)“…Loss-of-balance (LOB) events, such as trips and slips, are frequent among community-dwelling older adults and are an indicator of increased fall risk. In a…”
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Optimizing Retention in a Pragmatic Trial of Community‐Living Older Persons: The STRIDE Study
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-06-2020)“…OBJECTIVES The Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders (STRIDE) study is testing the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention to…”
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Screening, Recruitment, and Baseline Characteristics for the Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders (STRIDE) Study
Published in The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (08-10-2018)“…We describe the recruitment of participants for Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders (STRIDE), a large pragmatic cluster randomized…”
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Behaviours of older adults and caregivers preparing for elective surgery: a virtually conducted mixed-methods research protocol to improve surgical outcomes
Published in BMJ open (18-10-2021)“…IntroductionOlder adults (age ≥65 years) are pursuing increasingly complex, elective surgeries; and, are at higher risk for intraoperative and postoperative…”
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Detection of Real-World Trips in At-Fall Risk Community Dwelling Older Adults Using Wearable Sensors
Published in Frontiers in medicine (02-09-2020)“…Near-falls such as a trip, slip, stumble, or misstep involve a loss of balance (LOB) that does not result in a fall, occur more frequently than actual falls,…”
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Comprehensive Comparison of Health-Related Quality of Life After Contemporary Therapies for Localized Prostate Cancer
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Engaging diverse populations in aging research during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned from four National Institutes of Health funded-Centers
Published in Frontiers in public health (2023)“…The COVID-19 pandemic's impact on our personal and professional lives required a rapid adaptation to the evolving health crisis and accumulating social…”
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Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (LongROAD): study design and methods
Published in Injury epidemiology (01-12-2017)“…As an important indicator of mobility, driving confers a host of social and health benefits to older adults. Despite the importance of safe mobility as the…”
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Comprehensive comparison of health-related quality of life after contemporary therapies for localized prostate cancer
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (15-01-2002)“…Health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) concerns are pivotal in choosing prostate cancer therapy. However, concurrent HRQOL comparison between brachytherapy,…”
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Improving Safe Mobility: An Assessment of Vehicles and Technologies among a Large Cohort of Older Drivers
Published in Occupational therapy in health care (02-01-2019)“…Evidence suggests that older driver safety may be improved by good vehicle maintenance, in-vehicle advanced technologies, and proper vehicle adaptations. This…”
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Cardiometabolic Risk, Socio-Psychological Factors, and Trajectory of Grip Strength Among Older Japanese Adults
Published in Journal of aging and health (01-10-2015)“…Objective: To examine the association between cardiometabolic risk (percent body fat [BF%], triglycerides [TG], high-density lipoprotein [HDL]-cholesterol,…”
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Dynamic Balance and Stepping Versus Tai Chi Training to Improve Balance and Stepping in At-Risk Older Adults
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-12-2006)“…OBJECTIVES: To compare the effect of two 10‐week balance training programs, Combined Balance and Step Training (CBST) versus tai chi (TC), on balance and…”
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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
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-11-2001)“…OBJECTIVES: To determine the effect of a 12‐week intervention to improve the ability of disabled older adults to rise from a bed and from a chair. DESIGN:…”
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Minimally supervised multimodal exercise to reduce falls risk in economically and educationally disadvantaged older adults
Published in Journal of aging and physical activity (01-07-2013)“…Few studies have evaluated the benefit of providing exercise to underprivileged older adults at risk for falls. Economically and educationally disadvantaged…”
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Bath Transfers in Older Adult Congregate Housing Residents: Assessing the Person-Environment Interaction
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-08-2006)“…OBJECTIVES: To examine environmental feature utilization (EFU) and the types and prevalence of performance difficulties during a videotaped bath transfer and…”
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Perception of general and oral health in White and African American adults: assessing the effect of neighborhood socioeconomic conditions
Published in Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (01-10-2004)“…This study investigates the independent and joint effects of family income and neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) on general health and oral health before…”
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Floor-Rise Strategy Training in Older Adults
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-10-2002)“…OBJECTIVES: To determine the effect of a 2‐week (six‐session) training intervention to improve the ability of disabled older adults to rise from the floor…”
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