A5047192496- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Older Adults Driving Studies
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
University of Caldas
2016-2025
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2025
Instituto Benjamin Constant
2019
Western Health
2018
The University of Sydney
2009-2018
Nepean Hospital
2009-2018
Basque Government
2018
Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science
2018
The University of Melbourne
2018
Generalitat Valenciana
2002
falls and fall-related injuries are common in older adults, have negative effects on functional independence quality of life associated with increased morbidity, mortality health related costs. Current guidelines inconsistent, no up-to-date, globally applicable ones present.
To assess the validity (convergent and construct) reliability of Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) among non-disabled adults between 65 to 74 years age residing in Andes Mountains Colombia.Design Validation study;150 subjects aged recruited from elderly associations (day-centers) Manizales, Colombia.The SPPB tests balance, including time walk 4 meters required stand a chair 5 times were administered all participants. Reliability was analyzed with 7-day interval assessments use...
This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and associated factors related frailty, by Fried criteria, in elderly population a rural area Andes Mountains, analyze relationship of these with comorbidity disability. A cross-sectional was undertaken involving 1878 participants 60 years age older. The frailty syndrome diagnosed based on criteria (weakness, low speed, physical activity, exhaustion, weight loss). Variables were grouped as theoretical domains and, along other potential confounders,...
Objective . To describe the design of SABE Colombia study. The major health study old people in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) is Survey on Health, Well-Being, Aging LAC, (from initials Spanish: SAlud, Bienestar & Envejecimiento). Methods a population-based cross-sectional health, aging, well-being elderly individuals aged at least 60 years focusing attention social determinants inequities. were similar to original LAC SABE. total sample size urban rural research sites (244...
Abstract Background falls and fall-related injuries are common in older adults, have negative effects both on quality of life functional independence associated with increased morbidity, mortality health care costs. Current clinical approaches advice from guidelines vary substantially between countries settings, warranting a standardised approach. At the first World Congress Falls Postural Instability Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 2019, worldwide task force experts committed to achieving...
Objectives The objectives of this study were to report on the use Spanish version Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA‐S) as cognitive screening tool in a population aged 65 74 years Andes Mountains Colombia, assessing influence education, and examine its test–retest reliability. Methods We performed cross‐sectional 150 subjects recruited from older community social centers Manizales, Colombia. Leganes Test (LCT), test for populations with low was used exclude those who likely have dementia....
In older persons, the combination of osteoporosis and sarcopenia has been proposed as a subset frailer individuals at higher risk falls fractures. However, particular nutritional status sarco-osteoporotic (SOP) patients remains unknown. The goal this study was to obtain comprehensive picture in SOP patients.
This study examines the associations between activity restriction related to fear of falling and sociodemographic health factors among people aged 60 older living in Colombian Andes mountains.The sample includes 1,668 community-living participants. Outcomes included no falling, alone, or falling.Fear was reported by 83.3%, these 52.2% restriction. Independent for (vs. alone) were low income, functional difficulty, decreasing physical activity, polypharmacy, poor self-perceived health,...
To estimate the prevalence of frailty and evaluate relationship with social determinants health in elderly residents urban rural areas Colombia.The SABE (Health, Wellbeing, Aging) Colombia project is a cross-sectional study, carried out 2014-2015, involving 24,553 men women aged 60 years older who live community Colombia. For this analysis, we used data from 4,474 participants included as subsample grip strength measurements. The syndrome was diagnosed according to Fried criteria (weakness,...
Objective: The EMECAM study is a collaborative effort to evaluate the impact of air pollution on mortality in Spain. In this paper combined results are presented for short term effects particulates and sulfur dioxide both daily all specific causes. Methods: relation between causes, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory (daily concentrations) SO 2 (24 1 hour was assessed 13 Spanish cities period 1990–6. With standardised method, magnitude association each city estimated by Poisson regression...
BACKGROUND: The role of sarcopenia and dynapenia in disability older persons from falls bone health clinics remain unknown.AIM: This study aims to compare the association with physical instrumental a population attending fractures clinic.METHODS: is cross-sectional Manizales, Andes Mountains, Colombia. 534 subjects (mean age = 74, 75% female) Sarcopenia was measured according European Working Group on Older People (EWGSOP) including an index skeletal mass, muscle strength, gait speed....
Abstract Background We determine the best combination of factors for predicting risk developing fear falling (FOF) in older people via Classification Regression Tree (CaRT) analysis. Methods Community-dwelling adults living Canada, Albania, Brazil, and Colombia were from International Mobility Aging Study (IMIAS). In 2014, 1,725 participants (aged 65–74) assessed. With a retention rate 81%, 2016, 1,409 individuals reassessed. Risk FOF entered into CaRT: age, sex, education, self-rated...
Frailty, a state of vulnerability to poor resolution homoeostasis after health stressor, may be result cumulative decline in many physiological systems across the life course and its prevalence incidence rates vary widely depending on place population subgroup.This study aims examine social economic factors as predictors worse frailty status over 2 years follow-up sample community-dwelling older adults from International Mobility Aging Study.We analyzed 2012 baseline 2014 (n = 1,724) data...
Introduction: Potentially inappropriate medication is associated with adverse health and functional outcomes, as well increased care costs.Objective: To estimate the prevalence types of potentially according to Beers criteria in community-dwelling older persons identify major clinical consequences during two years following.Materials methods: We conducted a longitudinal, descriptive, observational study that included 400 65-year or people (48% women) selected by simple random sampling 2012....
Background and purpose: The Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I) is widely used in clinical practice, but it unclear how each item can discriminate different levels of fall concern. This study applied response theory (IRT) to evaluate the psychometric properties original English version FES-I among older adults, compared those across genders with translations French, Portuguese, Spanish. Methods: cross-sectional data from International Mobility Aging Study, which recruited...