Associations between sleep duration and quality and physical frailty in community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study.

The effects of sleep duration and quality on physical frailty may differ. We examined the association between sleep duration/quality and frailty phenotype according to frailty components. This cross-sectional study analyzed 848 community-dwelling Japanese adults aged 65-75 years (mean age 70.

The Relationships Among Chronic Pain Subtypes, Motor Function, and Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Japanese Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Purpose: We investigated the relationships among motor function, physical activity, and the characteristics of chronic pain (the number of pain sites, pain intensity, and pain-type).

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: An ongoing community-based prospective study conducted in Itoshima, Japan.

Association of the Combination of Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity and Sleep Quality with Physical Frailty.

Background: The association of the individual and combined effects of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sleep quality with physical frailty in community-dwelling older adults is still unknown.

Subjects And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of older adults who had not required nursing care or support services. Physical frailty was assessed using Liu's definition based on Fried's concept.

Association between Active Hobby before Hospitalization and Frailty at Discharge in Patients with Acute Cardiovascular Disease.

Objectives: It is essential to identify the factors that reduce the risk of frailty at discharge in patients with cardiovascular disease. We sought to verify the association between pre-admission hobbies and frailty at discharge in patients hospitalized for acute cardiovascular diseases.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the cases of the 269 patients admitted to our hospital with cardiovascular diseases, excluding those who required assistance with activities of daily living before admission or had missing data on hobbies or frailty.

Association of Frailty and Depressive Symptoms With the Establishment of Exercise Habits in Patients Undergoing Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Objective: To assess whether patients undergoing outpatient cardiac rehabilitation who have frailty and depressive symptoms at discharge are less likely than those without these condition to establish positive exercise habits.

Design: A retrospective cohort study that involved the assessment of frailty and depressive symptoms at the end of a 3-month course of cardiac rehabilitation. Frailty was defined as the patient noting 3 or more items using the criteria of Fried et al, while depressive symptoms were delineated by Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scores of 10 or greater.

Associations between various types of activity and physical frailty in older Japanese: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Physical activity is known to help prevent physical frailty, but it is not clear which physical activities practiced alone or in combination are most closely associated with a lower risk of physical frailty. We investigated differences in the associations of exercise habit, social participation, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) with physical frailty and its components among community-dwelling older Japanese adults.

Subjects And Methods: A total of 831 older adults participated in this cross-sectional study.

Relationship Between Chronic Pain Types (Nociceptive and Neuropathic-Like Symptoms) and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Japanese Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Purpose: Chronic pain may accelerate the development of frailty in older adults through a variety of mechanisms. There are no published investigations of the influence of neuropathic-like symptoms on physical frailty. We investigated the association between chronic pain types (nociceptive and neuropathic-like symptoms) and frailty in community-dwelling Japanese older adults.

Association between Walking Habit and Physical Frailty among Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine whether older adults who practice walking have a lower risk of physical frailty than those who do not. The study subjects were 846 older adults and were not certified as needing support or nursing care. The subjects were classified as being physically frail or pre-frail or being robust, according to the revision of the Cardiovascular Health Study criteria.

Knee extensor muscle strength as a predictor of peak oxygen uptake in patients with heart disease.

[Purpose] The mortality rate increases when peak oxygen uptake is less than 5 metabolic equivalents, and peak oxygen uptake correlates with knee extensor muscle strength. This study aimed to determine the knee extensor muscle strength at peak oxygen uptake corresponding to 5 metabolic equivalents. [Participants and Methods] We enrolled 45 consecutive patients (29 males and 16 females; average age, 63.