Senior fitness test; a useful tool to measure physical fitness in persons with acquired brain injury

Langhammer, Birgitta; Stanghelle, Johan Kvalvik

doi:10.1080/02699052.2018.1540796

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“…While under the sub-theme of combined capacities, the single-leg stance [ 33 , 40 , 42 , 48 ] was embraced by most researchers among all the five assessment tools. The Senior Fitness Test [ 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 ] and the Short Physical Performance Battery [ 34 , 37 , 53 ] were the most common measures to assess complex capacities of older adults.…”

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“…There were two comprehensive and well-conducted measures available and reliable for assessing physical competence within physical literacy for the older population. The Senior Fitness Test [ 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 ] and the Short Physical Performance Battery [ 34 , 37 , 53 ] were reported to be able to measure the complex capabilities with excellent test–retest reliability especially in community-dwelling older adults. These two kits of assessment tools examine the ability of strength, mobility, balance, flexibility, and aerobic fitness for the older adults.…”

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Measurements of Older Adults’ Physical Competence under the Concept of Physical Literacy: A Scoping Review

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Yang

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Physical literacy, especially in the fields of physical education and public health, has been gaining global interest in recent years. Applying an appropriate method to measure physical competence under the concept of physical literacy for older adults aligns with the goal of healthy aging. In this scoping review, we reflected on previous empirical studies regarding the measurements of physical competence among older adults holistically and systematically to identify and analyze gaps in the topic of “physical literacy” among older adults as a precursor to a systematic review. We searched five databases using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) for Protocols guidelines: (1) SPORTDiscus; (2) PubMed; (3) Scopus; (4) ScienceDirect; and (5) Web of Science. There were 29 studies included in our thematic analysis. Through our review, we found that 73% of the mean age of the participants comprised older baby boomers who were from 65–74 years old as aging continues. Therefore, more effort should be made in developing physical literacy for older adults with the goal of health promotion. Our results showed that most studies adopted both self-reported and objective measures, in which objective measures were widely embraced by scholars in the measurement, while self-reported measures were encouraged to be included in the assessment as well. Using assessment tools to measure a combination of actual physical competence and perceived physical competence is recommended in the measurement of physical competence, especially in older adults. In addition, other elements of physical literacy should be taken into account when measuring physical competency in older adults. For future implementation, when framing the model to chart physical literacy for older adults, it is important to review the definition again and adopt a holistic measurement system including every aspect of physical literacy.

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Measurements of Older Adults’ Physical Competence under the Concept of Physical Literacy: A Scoping Review

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“…Fatigue was defined by clinicians as at least two of the following criteria: loss of body mass exceeding 10%, NIJMEGEN superior or equal to 23 19 , PCL-5 test superior to 20 20 and 30 s of up and down test inferior to 3 21 .…”

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Clinical characterization of dysautonomia in long COVID-19 patients

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Russel

et al. 2021

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Increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients, continue to experience symptoms months after recovering from mild cases of COVID-19. Amongst these symptoms, several are related to neurological manifestations, including fatigue, anosmia, hypogeusia, headaches and hypoxia. However, the involvement of the autonomic nervous system, expressed by a dysautonomia, which can aggregate all these neurological symptoms has not been prominently reported. Here, we hypothesize that dysautonomia, could occur in secondary COVID-19 infection, also referred to as “long COVID” infection. 39 participants were included from December 2020 to January 2021 for assessment by the Department of physical medicine to enhance their physical capabilities: 12 participants with COVID-19 diagnosis and fatigue, 15 participants with COVID-19 diagnosis without fatigue and 12 control participants without COVID-19 diagnosis and without fatigue. Heart rate variability (HRV) during a change in position is commonly measured to diagnose autonomic dysregulation. In this cohort, to reflect HRV, parasympathetic/sympathetic balance was estimated using the NOL index, a multiparameter artificial intelligence-driven index calculated from extracted physiological signals by the PMD-200 pain monitoring system. Repeated-measures mixed-models testing group effect were performed to analyze NOL index changes over time between groups. A significant NOL index dissociation over time between long COVID-19 participants with fatigue and control participants was observed (p = 0.046). A trend towards significant NOL index dissociation over time was observed between long COVID-19 participants without fatigue and control participants (p = 0.109). No difference over time was observed between the two groups of long COVID-19 participants (p = 0.904). Long COVID-19 participants with fatigue may exhibit a dysautonomia characterized by dysregulation of the HRV, that is reflected by the NOL index measurements, compared to control participants. Dysautonomia may explain the persistent symptoms observed in long COVID-19 patients, such as fatigue and hypoxia. Trial registration: The study was approved by the Foch IRB: IRB00012437 (Approval Number: 20-12-02) on December 16, 2020.

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“…Fatigue was defined by clinicians as at least two of the following criteria: loss of body mass exceeding 10%, NIJMEGEN superior or equal to 23 17 , PCL-5 test superior to 20 18 and 30 seconds of up and down test inferior to 3 19 .…”

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Dysautonomia in post-COVID-19 patients: new insights

Barizien

Guen

Russel

et al. 2021

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Background: Increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients, continue to experience symptoms months after recovering from mild cases of COVID-19. Amongst these symptoms, several are related to neurological manifestations, including fatigue, anosmia, hypogeusia, headaches and hypoxia. However, the involvement of the autonomic nervous system, expressed by a dysautonomia, which can aggregate all these neurological symptoms has not been prominently reported. Here, we hypothesize that dysautonomia, could occur in secondary COVID-19 infection, also referred to as “long COVID” infection. Methods: 39 participants were included from December 2020 to January 2021for assessment by the Department of physical medicine to enhance their physical capabilities: 12 participants with COVID-19 diagnosis and fatigue, 15 participants with COVID-19 diagnosis without fatigue and 12 control participants without COVID-19 diagnosis and without fatigue. Heart rate variability (HRV) during a change in position is commonly measured to diagnose autonomic dysregulation. In this cohort, to reflect HRV, parasympathetic/sympathetic balance was estimated using the NOL™ index, a multiparameter artificial intelligence-driven index calculated from extracted physiological signals by the PMD-200TM pain monitoring system. Repeated-measures mixed-models testing group effect were performed to analyze NOL index changes over time between groups. Results: A significant NOL index dissociation over time between post-COVID-19 participants with fatigue and control participants was observed (p=0.046). A trend towards significant NOL index dissociation over time was observed between post-COVID-19 participants without fatigue and control participants (p=0.109). No difference over time was observed between the two groups of post-COVID-19 participants (p=0.904). Conclusions: Post-COVID-19 participants with fatigue may exhibit a dysautonomia characterized by dysregulation of the HRV, that is reflected by the NOL index measurements, compared to control participants. Dysautonomia may explain the persistent symptoms observed in post-COVID-19 patients, such as fatigue and hypoxia.

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Senior fitness test; a useful tool to measure physical fitness in persons with acquired brain injury

Cited by 11 publications

References 23 publications

Measurements of Older Adults’ Physical Competence under the Concept of Physical Literacy: A Scoping Review

Measurements of Older Adults’ Physical Competence under the Concept of Physical Literacy: A Scoping Review

Clinical characterization of dysautonomia in long COVID-19 patients

Dysautonomia in post-COVID-19 patients: new insights

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