Low relative mechanical power in older adults: An operational definition and algorithm for its application in the clinical setting

TL;DR: In this article, a validated, standardized, and feasible test to assess muscle power in older adults has been reported: the sit-to-stand (STS) muscle power test.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors evaluated the longitudinal changes in the torque velocity relationship and Pmax of the knee-extensor muscles in young, middle-aged, and older adults after 10 years of follow-up.

TL;DR: In this article, the influence of muscle power and adiposity on all-cause mortality risk and to evaluate the 'fat but powerful' (F+P) (or "fat but fit") paradox in older adults was assessed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the pattern and time course of variations in relative, allometric and specific sit-to-stand muscle power throughout the lifespan of the 30-s version of the STS muscle power test.

TL;DR: The Mini-Mental State (MMS) as mentioned in this paper is a simplified version of the standard WAIS with eleven questions and requires only 5-10 min to administer, and is therefore practical to use serially and routinely.

TL;DR: Two scales first standardized on their own population are presented, one of which taps a level of functioning heretofore inadequately represented in attempts to assess everyday functional competence, and the other taps a schema of competence into which these behaviors fit.

TL;DR: An emphasis is placed on low muscle strength as a key characteristic of sarcopenia, uses detection of low muscle quantity and quality to confirm the sarc Openia diagnosis, and provides clear cut-off points for measurements of variables that identify and characterise sarc openia.

TL;DR: Evidence is presented that performance measures can validly characterize older persons across a broad spectrum of lower extremity function and that performance and self-report measures may complement each other in providing useful information about functional status.