RESUMO Este estudo analisou o uso do timed up and go test (TUG) como ferramenta de avaliação da força muscular em idosos comunidade. Como metodologia, foi realizado um observacional, transversal e analítico. Foram analisados dados 442 idosos, sexo feminino (71,7%) masculino (28,3%), com idades entre 62 104 anos, média 80,85 (±8,047) anos. O TUG utilizado instrumento muscular. realizadas análise...

BACKGROUND Anticholinergic drugs in elderly people have been associated with some serious side-effects. Patients in Turkey tend to attend primary care centers to have prescriptions of the drugs they chronically use. However, very little are known about how frequent that these drugs are prescribed and their side-effects in Turkish population. We aimed to investigate the usage and side-effects of...

This study investigated test-retest reliability of sensor-based sit-to-stand (STS) peak power and other STS measures in young and older adults. In addition, test-retest reliability of the sensor method was compared to test-retest reliability of the Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT) and Five-Times-Sit-to-Stand Test (FTSST) in older adults. Ten healthy young female adults (20-23 years) and 31 older adu...

OBJECTIVE to evaluate the impact of a staff-oriented intervention on the number of accidental falls in residents with and without cognitive impairment. DESIGN clustered randomised controlled trial. METHODS ten nursing wards from 7 nursing homes were randomised in a control (5 wards) and intervention (5 wards) group. The nurses from the intervention group received multi-faceted training abou...

A new generation of manufacturing machines so-called MIMCA (modular and integrated machine control architecture) capable of handling much increased complexity in manufacturing control-systems is presented. Requirement for more flexible and effective control systems for manufacturing machine systems is investigated and dimensioned-which highlights a need for improved means of coordinating and mo...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of horseback riding training on the physical function and psychological problems of stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty stroke patients were divided evenly into an experimental group and a control group. Both groups carried out neurodevelopmental treatment. The experimental group additionally performed mechanical hors...