Chasing a theoretical basis for the definition and analysis of nonlinear patterns of activity in older adults

S.F.M. Chastin; S. Lord; L. Rochester

doi:10.1093/gerona/glq085

Chasing a theoretical basis for the definition and analysis of nonlinear patterns of activity in older adults

S.F.M. Chastin, S. Lord, L. Rochester

Physiotherapy

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Abstract

We read with interest the article by Cavanaugh and colleagues (1) concerning the natural ambulatory activity patterns of older community-dwelling adults. The use of nonlinear analysis to describe habitual activity is an area of emerging research, prompted by the limited value in reporting the amount of physical activity, such as the number of steps walked in a day. Timing, duration, and variability of activity may be relevant to health and successful ageing.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1254-1255
Number of pages	2
Journal	The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
Volume	65
Issue number	11
Early online date	3 Jun 2010
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glq085
Publication status	Published - 2010

Keywords

older adults
physical activity
nonlinear patterns

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