Search Results - "Van Lummel, Rob C"
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Physical Performance and Physical Activity in Older Adults: Associated but Separate Domains of Physical Function in Old Age
Published in PloS one (02-12-2015)“…Physical function is a crucial factor in the prevention and treatment of health conditions in older adults and is usually measured objectively with physical…”
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The Instrumented Sit-to-Stand Test (iSTS) Has Greater Clinical Relevance than the Manually Recorded Sit-to-Stand Test in Older Adults
Published in PloS one (08-07-2016)“…The ability to rise from sitting to standing is critical to an individual's quality of life, as it is a prerequisite for functional independence. The purpose…”
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Impaired trunk stability in individuals at high risk for Parkinson's disease
Published in PloS one (23-03-2012)“…The search for disease-modifying treatments for Parkinson's disease advances, however necessary markers for early detection of the disease are still lacking…”
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Quantitative Timed-Up-and-Go Parameters in Relation to Cognitive Parameters and Health-Related Quality of Life in Mild-to-Moderate Parkinson's Disease
Published in PloS one (07-04-2016)“…The instrumented-Timed-Up-and-Go test (iTUG) provides detailed information about the following movement patterns: sit-to-walk (siwa), straight walking, turning…”
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Estimating Activity-related Energy Expenditure Under Sedentary Conditions Using a Tri-axial Seismic Accelerometer
Published in Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (01-06-2009)“…Activity‐related energy expenditure (AEE) is difficult to quantify, especially under sedentary conditions. Here, a model was developed using the detected type…”
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Dual vs. Single Tasking During Circular Walking: What Better Reflects Progression in Parkinson's Disease?
Published in Frontiers in neurology (14-05-2019)“…Reliable, valid and sensitive measures of dual-task-associated impairments in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) may reveal progressive deficits unnoticed…”
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Intra-Rater, Inter-Rater and Test-Retest Reliability of an Instrumented Timed Up and Go (iTUG) Test in Patients with Parkinson's Disease
Published in PloS one (21-03-2016)“…The "Timed Up and Go" (TUG) is a widely used measure of physical functioning in older people and in neurological populations, including Parkinson's Disease…”
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A body-fixed-sensor-based analysis of stair ascent and sit-to-stand to detect age-related differences in leg-extensor power
Published in PloS one (17-01-2019)“…Human ageing is accompanied by a progressive decline in leg-extensor power (LEP). LEP is typically measured with specialized and expensive equipment, which…”
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Older Adults with Weaker Muscle Strength Stand up from a Sitting Position with More Dynamic Trunk Use
Published in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) (17-04-2018)“…The ability to stand up from a sitting position is essential for older adults to live independently. Body-fixed inertial sensors may provide an approach for…”
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Assessment of maximal handgrip strength: how many attempts are needed?
Published in Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (01-06-2017)“…Background Handgrip strength (HGS) is used to identify individuals with low muscle strength (dynapenia). The influence of the number of attempts on maximal HGS…”
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Potential Markers of Progression in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease Derived From Assessment of Circular Gait With a Single Body-Fixed-Sensor: A 5 Year Longitudinal Study
Published in Frontiers in human neuroscience (19-02-2019)“…Development of objective, reliable and easy-to-use methods to obtain progression markers of Parkinson's disease (PD) is required to evaluate interventions and…”
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Instrumented Assessment of Physical Activity Is Associated With Muscle Function but Not With Muscle Mass in a General Population
Published in Journal of aging and health (01-10-2018)“…Objectives: Self-reported physical activity has shown to affect muscle-related parameters. As self-report is likely biased, this study aimed to assess the…”
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The association between age and accelerometry-derived types of habitual daily activity: an observational study over the adult life span in the Netherlands
Published in BMC public health (04-07-2018)“…Advances in sensor technology allow for objective and high-resolution monitoring of physical activity and sedentary behaviour. Novel epidemiological data is…”
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A novel accelerometry-based algorithm for the detection of step durations over short episodes of gait in healthy elderly
Published in Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation (19-04-2016)“…The assessment of short episodes of gait is clinically relevant and easily implemented, especially given limited space and time requirements. BFS…”
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Minimal correlation between physical exercise capacity and daily activity in patients with intermittent claudication
Published in Journal of vascular surgery (01-04-2016)“…Background Walking capacity measured by a treadmill test (TT) reflects the patient's maximal capacity in a controlled setting and is part of the physical…”
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Markedly impaired bilateral coordination of gait in post-stroke patients: Is this deficit distinct from asymmetry? A cohort study
Published in Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation (05-05-2011)“…Multiple aspects of gait are typically impaired post-stroke. Asymmetric gait is common as a consequence of unilateral brain lesions. The relationship between…”
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Gait speed assessed by a 4-m walk test is not representative of daily-life gait speed in community-dwelling adults
Published in Maturitas (01-03-2019)“…•The 4-m gait speed corresponds to the high end of daily-life gait speed.•The 4-m gait speed is very weakly correlated with daily-life gait speed.•The 4-m and…”
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Objectively Measured Physical Activity as a COPD Clinical Trial Outcome
Published in Chest (01-12-2021)“…Reduced physical activity is common in COPD and is associated with poor outcomes. Physical activity is therefore a worthy target for intervention in clinical…”
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Athletic skill level is reflected in body sway: A test case for accelometry in combination with stochastic dynamics
Published in Gait & posture (01-06-2009)“…Abstract Recent studies on postural control have shown that the variability of body sway during quiet standing may provide valuable information to characterize…”
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The validity of assessing temporal events, sub-phases and trunk kinematics of the Sit-To-Walk movement in older adults using a single inertial sensor
Published in Journal of biomechanics (14-06-2016)“…Abstract The aim of this study was to develop a method to identify temporal events, sub-phases and trunk kinematics of the sit-to-walk (STW) using a single…”
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