Kinesiology 3925Q/R/S/T Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Woodworking, Knee Replacement, Soft Drink
20 Apr 2016
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Lecture 2: readings: purpose and importance of assessment of older adults. Indicator of program effectiveness (testing before and after) Identify order adults at risk of frailty due to inactivity. Frailty can be defined a non-specific state of increasing risk, which reflects multisystem physiological change o: no specific definition; increasing risks that affect functional independence. Predict falls; institutionalization into long term care; mortality. Determine program needs and evaluate how well the program meets the needs of older adult participants. Age (chronological age doesn"t affect functional ability) Routine activities that people perform everyday without needing assistance (getting up from a chair, brushing teeth) Assessment of physical ability of older adults is relative to their strength, endurance, flexibility, balance and coordination not age. Useful to understand physical function in older adults and . Predict future health care needs o o: baselines for exercise program evaluations, help increase life expectancy and quality of life through maintaining badls and iadls.
