• The Adapted Lifestyle-Integrated Functional Exercise Program for Preventing Functional Decline in Young Seniors: Development and Initial Evaluation 

      Schwenk, Michael; Bergquist, Ronny; Boulton, Elisabeth; Van Ancum, Jeanine M.; Nerz, Corinna; Weber, Michaela; Barz, Carolin; Jonkman, Nini H.; Taraldsen, Kristin; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix; Pijnappels, Mirjam; Maier, Andrea B.; Zhang, Wei; Becker, Clemens; Todd, Chris; Clemson, Lindy; Hawley-Hague, H. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background: The Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise (LiFE) program is an intervention integrating balance and strength activities into daily life, effective at reducing falls in at-risk people ≥70 years. There is ...
    • Attitudes Towards Adapted Lifestyle-Integrated Functional Exercise Developed for 60-70-Year-Olds: Perceptions of Participants and Trainers 

      Boulton, Elisabeth; Weber, Michaela; Hawley-Hague, Helen; Bergquist, Ronny; Van Ancum, Jeanine M.; Jonkman, Nini H.; Taraldsen, Kristin; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Maier, Andrea B.; Becker, Clemens; Todd, Chris; Clemson, Lindy; Schwenk, Michael (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background: Time commitments, limited access, or unwillingness to join a group are some of the many reasons for low adherence to structured exercise in older adults. A promising alternative approach is integrating exercise ...
    • Complexity of daily physical activity is more sensitive than conventional metrics to assess functional change in younger older adults 

      Zhang, Wei; Schwenk, Michael; Mellone, Sabato; Paraschiv-Ionescu, Anisoara; Vereijken, Beatrix; Pijnappels, Mirjam; Mikolaizak, A. Stefanie; Boulton, Elisabeth; Jonkman, Nini H.; Maier, Andrea B.; Klenk, Jochen; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Taraldsen, Kristin; Aminian, Kamiar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The emerging mHealth applications, incorporating wearable sensors, enables continuous monitoring of physical activity (PA). This study aimed at analyzing the relevance of a multivariate complexity metric in assessment of ...
    • Concurrent validity and reliability of the Community Balance and Mobility Scale in young-older adults. 

      Weber, Michaela; Van Ancum, Jeanine M.; Bergquist, Ronny; Taraldsen, Kristin; Gordt, Katharina; Mikolaizak, A. Stefanie; Nerz, Corinna; Pijnappels, Mirjam; Jonkman, Nini H.; Maier, Andrea B.; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix; Becker, Clemens; Schwenk, Michael (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background With the growing number of young-older adults (baby-boomers), there is an increasing demand for assessment tools specific for this population, which are able to detect subtle balance and mobility deficits. ...
    • Development of a clinical prediction model for the onset of functional decline in people aged 65-75 years: Pooled analysis of four European cohort studies 

      Jonkman, Nini H.; Colpo, Marco; Klenk, Jochen; Todd, Chris; Hoekstra, Trynke; Del Panta, Vieri; Rapp, Kilian; van Schoor, Natasja M.; Bandinelli, Stefania; Heymans, Martijn W.; Mauger, Dominique; Cattelani, Luca; Denkinger, Michael D.; Rothenbacher, Dietrich; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix; Maier, Andrea B.; Pijnappels, Mirjam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background Identifying those people at increased risk of early functional decline in activities of daily living (ADL) is essential for initiating preventive interventions. The aim of this study is to develop and validate ...
    • Protocol for the PreventIT feasibility randomised controlled trial of a lifestyle-integrated exercise intervention in young older adults 

      Taraldsen, Kristin; Mikolaizak, A. Stefanie; Maier, Andrea B.; Boulton, Elisabeth; Aminian, Kamiar; van Ancum, Jeanine; Bandinelli, Stefania; Becker, Clemens; Bergquist, Ronny; Chiari, Lorenzo; Clemson, Lindy; French, David P.; Gannon, Brenda; Hawley-Hague, Helen; Jonkman, Nini H.; Mellone, Sabato; Paraschiv-Ionescu, Anisoara; Pijnappels, Mirjam; Schwenk, Michael; Todd, Chris; Yang, Fan Bella; Zacchi, Anna; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Vereijken, Beatrix (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Introduction The European population is rapidly ageing. In order to handle substantial future challenges in the healthcare system, we need to shift focus from treatment towards health promotion. The PreventIT project has ...