BACKGROUND: People with Alzheimer's disease (AD) experience, in addition to the progressive loss of cognitive functions, a decline in functional performance such as mobility impairment and disability in activities of daily living (ADL). Functional decline in dementia is mainly linked to the progressive …

Purpose: This study examined the effects of a giant (4×3 m) exercising board game intervention on ambulatory physical activity (PA) and a broader array of physical and psychological outcomes among nursing home residents. Materials and methods: A quasi-experimental longitudinal study was carried out …

Om kwetsbare ouderen op de afdeling interne geneeskunde in het VieCuri Medisch Centrum te identificeren, is een fysiotherapeutische screening op vallen (Timed up and Go test; TUG) en fysieke beperkingen (Morton Mobility Index; DEMMI) bij patiënten boven de zeventig jaar geïmplementeerd. In combinatie …

Het doel van dit onderzoek was om de concurrent validiteit te bepalen van de Timed Up and Go (TUG) en het fall-risk screeningsprotocol van het Biodex Balance System in vergelijking met de Performance Oriënted Mobility Assessment (POMA), voor het screenen op valrisico bij ouderen ( >69 jaar) om hiermee …

When children are not ready to write, assessment of fine motor coordination may be indicated. The purpose of this study was to evaluate which fine motor test, the Nine-Hole Peg Test (9-HPT) or the newly developed Timed Test of In-Hand Manipulation (Timed-TIHM), correlates best with handwriting readiness …

Jaarlijks worden er 29000 totale heupprotheses (THP) geplaatst in Nederland. Na ontslag uit het ziekenhuis is de loopsnelheid verminderd wat de kans op vallen vergroot. Daarnaast is de score op de Timed Up and Go test (TUG) verminderd. De TUG geeft informatie over de mate van ADL‐zelfstandigheid. Patiënten …

Jaarlijks worden er 29000 totale heupprotheses (THP) geplaatst in Nederland. Na ontslag uit het ziekenhuis is de loopsnelheid verminderd , wat de kans op vallen vergroot. Daarnaast is de score op de Timed Up and Go test (TUG) verminderd. De TUG geeft informatie over de mate van ADL-zelfstandigheid. Patiënten …

To systematically review and summarize the clinimetric properties, including reliability, validity, and responsiveness, the procedures used, and the meanings of the scores in the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG). The TUG is a performance test that identifies problems with functional mobility in patients with …

The objective of this study is to investigate the value of dual-task performance for the prediction of falls inpatients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Two hundred sixty three patients with PD (H&Y 1–3, 65.2 ± 7.9 years)walked two times along a 10-m trajectory, both under single-task and dual-task (DT) …

BACKGROUND: Paratonia is a progressive motor problem that is observed in individuals with dementia and is not a well-known phenomenon. This study explores the development and risk factors of paratonia in moderate stage dementia patients. METHODS: A multi-center, longitudinal, one-year follow-up cohort …