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Short-Term 8-Foot up and Go Responsiveness in Institutionalized vs. Community-Dwelling Older Adults
| datacite.subject.fos | Ciências Médicas::Ciências da Saúde | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 03:Saúde de Qualidade | |
| datacite.subject.sdg | 10:Reduzir as Desigualdades | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rodrigues, Filipe | |
| dc.contributor.author | Monteiro, Diogo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Forte, Pedro | |
| dc.contributor.author | Monteiro, António M. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-20T10:23:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-03-20T10:23:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study aimed to examine the combined effects of Body Mass Index (BMI) and living setting on fall risk trajectories in older adults over a 16-week period. A total of 124 older adults were recruited from nursing homes (n = 65; Mage: 84.4 ± 7.7 years) and community settings (n = 59; Mage: 70.3 ± 3.6 years). Participants were stratified by BMI (normal weight, overweight, and obesity) and assessed for functional mobility using the 8-foot Timed Up and Go test at baseline and after 16 weeks. A 3 × 2 × 2 repeated-measures GLM using the multivariate approach (Pillai’s Trace) revealed significant main effects for time (p < 0.001) and Living Setting (p < 0.001), but not for BMI (p = 0.408). A significant time × living setting interaction (p < 0.001) indicated that institutionalized older adults demonstrated a significant reduction in 8-foot Up-and-Go completion time (~16%), whereas community-dwelling peers maintained their baseline levels. These findings suggest that the observed reduction in time reflects a test familiarization effect rather than physiological improvement. Analysis revealed that the living setting profile was strongly associated with performance, showing a more significant link to functional decline than BMI-defined weight status, as no significant differences were found across BMI categories. | eng |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This work was funded by National Funds by FCT–Foundation for Science and Technology under the following project UID/04045: Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences, and Human Development. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Rodrigues, Filipe; Monteiro, Diogo; Forte, Pedro; Monteiro, António M. (2026). Short-Term 8-Foot up and Go Responsiveness in Institutionalized vs. Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Sports. ISSN 2075-4663. 14:2, p. 1-13 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/sports14020047 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2075-4663 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10198/36155 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | |
| dc.relation | Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Sports | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Aging | |
| dc.subject | Fall risk | |
| dc.subject | Body mass index | |
| dc.subject | Institutionalization | |
| dc.subject | Functional mobility | |
| dc.subject | Sarcopenia | |
| dc.subject | Body composition | |
| dc.title | Short-Term 8-Foot up and Go Responsiveness in Institutionalized vs. Community-Dwelling Older Adults | eng |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.awardNumber | UID/DTP/04045/2019 | |
| oaire.awardTitle | Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UID%2FDTP%2F04045%2F2019/PT | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 13 | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 2 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 1 | |
| oaire.citation.title | Sports | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 14 | |
| oaire.fundingStream | 6817 - DCRRNI ID | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 | |
| person.familyName | Forte | |
| person.familyName | Monteiro | |
| person.givenName | Pedro | |
| person.givenName | António M. | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 351B-B16B-79C7 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | C41C-6CCD-A1F0 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-0184-6780 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-4467-1722 | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
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