Browsing by Subject "Physical function"
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Association of Drug Burden Index with Grip Strength, Timed Up and Go and Barthel Index Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: An Observational Cross-sectional Study
(2019)Background: Drug Burden Index (DBI), a measure of exposure to medications with anticholinergic and sedative activity, has been associated with poorer physical function in older adults in the general population. While ... -
Feasibility of a Broad Test Battery to Assess Physical Functioning Limitations of People Experiencing Homelessness
(2021)Background: People who are homeless experience poor health. Reflective of overall health and factors such as acquired injuries, physical ability or functioning is often low among people who are homeless, but there is a ... -
Pain-related Disability, Physical Function and Behavioural Aspects of Ankylosing Spondylitis-related Inflammatory Low Back Pain
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Physiotherapy, 2019)Inflammatory low back pain (ILBP) is a key clinical symptom and a significant problem in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and its high socioeconomic costs are mainly attributed to disability. Ankylosing spondylitis-related ... -
A Profile of Physical Fitness Variables in an Out-Patient Adult Population with Narcolepsy
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Physiotherapy, 2021)Background: Narcolepsy is a disabling lifelong condition that impacts an individuals ability to regulate sleep-wake patterns. Narcolepsy can significantly impact the physical and mental wellbeing of people with narcolepsy, ... -
A Real-world Prospective Cohort Study to Examine the Relationship Between Simple Physical Functioning Tests and Complications Following Abdominal Surgery
(2020)BACKGROUND:The relationship between physical function and the development of complications in people after abdominal surgery is not well known. The objective of this study was to prospectively examine the relationship ... -
Vitamin D in ageing: an investigation into the role of vitamin D in cognitive and physical functioning in coummunity-dwelling older adults
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2018)With our growing older population, there is an increasing need to identify potentially modifiable characteristics or interventions that are intended to enhance the functioning of older adults who could be described as ...