Are vertical jumps able to predict 24-month follow-up functional geriatric assessment in a healthy community-dwelling older cohort?

ABSTRACT:

Background

When older adults fall below the thresholds of functional geriatric assessment (FGA), they may already be at risk of mobility impairment. A reduction in (jumping) power could be an indication of functional decline, one of the main risk factors for falls.

Objective

This paper explores whether six-month delta (∆) values of muscle power can predict 24-month follow-up FGA in older adults.

Methods

This observational study of independent, healthy, high-performing community-dwelling adults aged 70 + years involved FGA (mobility, balance, and endurance tests) at baseline (t₀), after 6 months (t₁), and after 24 months (t₂); maximum jumping power (max JP) was determined at t₀ and t₁. A predictive linear model was

SUBMITTER: Diekmann R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9675680 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature