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Reactive Response and Adaptive Modifications in Dynamic Stability to Changes in Lower Limb Dynamics in the Elderly while Walking
2011
The aim of this study was to examine the reactive responses and adaptive modifications in dynamic stability resulting from a unilateral change in lower limb dynamics in older and younger adults while walking. Eleven older (62- 76yrs) and eleven younger (22-30yrs) subjects walked on a treadmill and performed different gait conditions using an external resistance against lower limb movement. The margin of stability (MoS) at touchdown was calculated as the difference between base of support (BoS) and extrapolated centre of mass. After the resistance was turned on unexpectedly, older adults needed more steps to get back to the MoS baseline level due to a lower increase of the BoS. In the follow…
The Quality of Prenatal Period Nursing Care from the Perspective of Pregnant Women
2014
Introducción: la calidad de la atención a la embarazada exige acogimiento, escucha, envolvimiento y compromiso, además de la resolución de problemas o disponibilidad de recursos tecnológicos e infraestructura. Objetivo: describir la visión de las embarazadas acerca de la calidad de la asistencia de enfermería en el periodo prenatal e identificar las expectativas y necesidades de las mujeres en esa perspectiva. Materiales y métodos: investigación cualitativa, exploratoria, realizada en el Hospital de Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Participaron veinte embarazadas. Se utilizó la entrevista abierta e individual; el referencial metodológico fue el análisis del contenido de Bardin. La investigación fue …
Immediate Effects of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Postural Stability Using Computerized Dynamic Posturography in People With Chr…
2020
Postural stability is commonly decreased in individuals with chronic post-stroke hemiparesis due to multisystemic deficits. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive method to modulate cortical excitability, inducing neuroplastic changes to the targeted cortical areas and has been suggested to potentially improve motor functions in individuals with neurological impairments. The purpose of this double-blinded, sham-controlled study was to examine the acute effects of anodal tDCS over the lesioned motor cortex leg area with concurrent limits of stability training on postural control in individuals with chronic post-stroke hemiparesis. Ten individuals with chronic post-s…
The Louder, the Longer: Object Length Perception Is Influenced by Loudness, but Not by Pitch
2019
Sound by itself can be a reliable source of information about an object&rsquo
Associations of neuroticism with falls in older adults : do psychological factors mediate the association?
2020
OBJECTIVES Neuroticism predicts falls in older people. In addition, concern about falling and depressive symptoms are associated with fall risk. This study examined whether concern about falling and depressive symptoms mediate the association between neuroticism and falls. METHOD Cross-sectional data on 314 community-dwelling people aged 70–85 years were utilized. Neuroticism was assessed with a short modified form of the Eysenck Personality Inventory. Indoor and outdoor falls during the past year were self-reported. Concern about falling was assessed with the Falls Efficacy Scale-International and depressive symptoms with the Geriatric Depression Scale-15. Path modeling was used to examine…
The importance of association between sexsteroids deficiency, reduction of bone mineral density and falling risk in men with implications in medical …
2021
Introduction. Endocrino-metabolic rehabilitation represent one of the most complex sector in clinical medicine, regarding functional rehabilitation. Sex hormones deficiency plays an important role in the etiology of osteoporosis in men. At the same time, with age, the trophic role of androgens on muscle decreases and determines an increased frequency of falls. The objective of our study is to determine the association between sexsteroids deficiency, reduction of bone mineral density (BMD) and falling risk in men. Methods. Our retrospective cross-sectional study included 146 men aged between 65–85 years with low BMD (study group) and 121 men with normal BMD (control group). The measurement o…
Fall Detection Using Location Sensors and Accelerometers
2015
The rapid aging of the world's population is driving the development of pervasive solutions for elder care. These solutions, which often involve fall detection with accelerometers, are accurate in laboratory conditions but can fail in some real-life situations. To overcome this, the authors present the Confidence system, which detects falls mainly with location sensors. A user wears one to four tags. By detecting tag locations with sensors, the system can recognize the user's activity, such as falling and then lying down afterward, as well as the context in terms of the location in the home. The authors used a scenario consisting of events difficult to recognize as falls or nonfalls to comp…
Accumulation of sensory difficulties predicts fear of falling in older women
2013
Objectives: To explore whether the accumulation of sensory difficulties predicts fear of falling (FOF), and whether the traits correlate with each other regardless of familial factors. Methods: Self-reported hearing, vision and balance difficulties, and FOF were assessed using structured questionnaires at the baseline and after a 3-year follow-up in 63- to 76-year-old women (n = 434). Results: Among the women without FOF at baseline (n = 245), 41% reported FOF at follow-up. Increasing numbers of sensory difficulties at baseline predicted higher incidence of FOF. The relationship between accumulated sensory difficulties and FOF was not mediated by familial factors. Discussion: The accumulati…