Age independency of mobility decrease assessed using the Locomotive Syndrome Risk Test in elderly with disability: a cross-sectional study

Age independency of mobility decrease assessed using the Locomotive Syndrome Risk Test in elderly with disability: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Mobility decrease is reportedly age-dependent in community dwelling elderly, and a major factor of disability in the geriatric population. The purpose of this study is to examine whether mobility decrease, as assessed using a set of tests, is similarly age-dependent in elderly ad...

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Main Authors: Keiko Yamada, Shingo Muranaga, Tomohiro Shinozaki, Kozo Nakamura, Sakae Tanaka, Toru Ogata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Mobility decrease
Age-independent
Care level
Disabled elderly
Cross-sectional study
Locomotive syndrome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0698-7

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