BACKGROUND Changes arising from the aging process, particularly changes in body composition, contribute to the functional decline of the elderly. OBJECTIVE To compare the body composition and muscle strength, mobility and quality in active elderly women according to the distance walked during the 6-minute walk test (6MWT). METHOD The study included 77 active elderly women aged 65 to 80 year...

OBJECTIVE To comparatively analyze the rate and magnitude of age-related changes between two groups of elderly women with different lifestyles living in Poland: women attending a University of the Third Age (active lifestyle) and less-active peers not involved in any seniors association. METHODS The study was conducted in 2010-2012. The study design was approved by the Senate Ethics Committee...

Background and Aims Nowadays, imbalance is one of the most prevalent problems elderly that causes injury, disability, reduction independence among elderly. The present study was conducted to investigate impact resistance training methods on dynamic balance, fall risk, range motion ankle in active women. Methods In current quasi-experimental study, participants were 30 women (64.79±3.33) Tehran ...

PURPOSE This study determines the survival benefit and cost-effectiveness of adjuvant chemotherapy in elderly women with breast cancer. In addition, the analysis measures the impact of substituting active life expectancy for survival in the clinical decision. PATIENTS AND METHODS Two cohorts of women with estrogen receptor (ER)-negative, stage I breast cancer from age 60 to 80 years were moni...

investigation of the elderly women practice in nursing   home regarding to prevention of lower   uti infection, 1383     p. amini [1] , m. hemmati [2] , h. khalilzadeh [3] , m. nosrati [4] , m. kiani asl [5] , z. moshiri [6]     abstract:   introduction: the incidence of lower urinary tract infection in women is more than men because of anatomical differences. the research showed one of every f...

BACKGROUND Active transportation including walking and bicycling is an important source of physical activity. Promoting active transportation is a challenge for the fields of public health and transportation. Descriptive data on the predictors of active transportation, including seasonal patterns in active transportation in the US as a whole, is needed to inform interventions and policies. ME...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to examine the cross validity of two anthropometric equations commonly used and propose simple anthropometric equations to estimate appendicular muscle mass (AMM) in elderly women. METHODS Among 234 physically active and functionally independent elderly women, 101 (60 to 89 years) were selected through simple drawing to compose the study sample. The paired t test an...

AIMS First delivery at an older age is not an uncommon event in modern obstetric practice. The present study was undertaken to compare the prevalence of postpartum stress urinary incontinence (SUI) according to maternal age and mode of delivery. METHODS Fifty two consecutive elderly primiparae (mean age 40.0 +/- 1.8) who underwent spontaneous vaginal delivery, 42 consecutive elderly primipara...