TY - JOUR
T1 - Walking is Associated With Physical Capacity and Fatigue but not Cognition in Long-Term Care Residents
AU - Taylor, Lynne M.
AU - Lord, Sue
AU - Parsons, John
AU - Moyes, Simin A
AU - Rehman, Rana Zia Ur
AU - Buckley, Christopher
AU - Rochester, Lynn
AU - Del Din, Silvia
AU - Kerse, Ngaire M.
N1 - Funding information: This work was supported by the Health Research Council of New Zealand, New Zealand (Grant 18/414) awarded to NK.
PY - 2022/11/1
Y1 - 2022/11/1
N2 - Identifying modifiable factors that influence physical activity in older people living in long-term care (LTC) facilities aids in tailoring preventive strategies to maintain function. Information on the association between frailty indicators and objectively measured physical activity in long-term care (LTC) residents is scarce. Physical limitations, fatigue, pain, shortness of breath, depressive symptoms, and chronic illness (eg, arthritis and heart disease) negatively influence LTC residents' willingness to participate in physical activity. 1 We sought to determine whether these same factors predicted habitual walking behavior.
AB - Identifying modifiable factors that influence physical activity in older people living in long-term care (LTC) facilities aids in tailoring preventive strategies to maintain function. Information on the association between frailty indicators and objectively measured physical activity in long-term care (LTC) residents is scarce. Physical limitations, fatigue, pain, shortness of breath, depressive symptoms, and chronic illness (eg, arthritis and heart disease) negatively influence LTC residents' willingness to participate in physical activity. 1 We sought to determine whether these same factors predicted habitual walking behavior.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.05.013
DO - 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.05.013
M3 - Letter
C2 - 35714702
SN - 1525-8610
VL - 23
SP - e1-e2
JO - Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
JF - Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
IS - 11
M1 - S1525-8610(22)00405-4
ER -