Age-related changes in mobility assessments correlate with repetitive goal-directed arm-movement performance

• Published in: BMC geriatrics Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 487 - 12
• Main Authors: Walz, Isabelle Daniela, Waibel, Sarah, Kuhner, Andreas, Gollhofer, Albert, Maurer, Christoph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 11.08.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Age; Age factors in disease; Aged; Analysis; Arm; Calibration; Clinical trials; Data analysis; Data processing; Disease; Dual-task; Falls; Falls (Accidents); Fast gait speed; Fast repetitive targeted arm-movement; Gait; Gait speed; Geriatrics; Goals; Health aspects; Humans; Instrumented Timed Up and Go test; Kinematics; Middle Aged; Mobility; Mortality; Motion capture; Older people; Postural Balance; Prevention; Risk factors; Social aspects; Time and Motion Studies; Walking; Germany; United States > US; Instrumented Timed Up and Go test; Dual-task; Gait speed; Fast gait speed; Fast repetitive targeted arm-movement

There is ample evidence that mobility abilities between healthy young and elderly people differ. However, we do not know whether these differences are based on different lower leg motor capacity or instead reveal a general motor condition that could be detected by monitoring upper-limb motor behavio...