The relationships between muscle strength, biomechanical functional moments and health-related quality of life in non-elite older adults

Age and Ageing

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 224-230

  Samuel, Dinesh ^a   Rowe, Philip ^b   Hood, Victoria ^b   Nicol, Alexander ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Elderly; Functional ability; Grip strength; Moments; Muscle strength; Physical functioning; Quality of life; Sarcopaenia; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHAIR RISE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYNAMOMETER; EMOTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; SITTING; SOCIAL STATUS; STAIR ASCENT; STAIR DESCENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TORQUE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; TORQUE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84857227943     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afr156     Document Type: Article

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