BACKGROUND: A short battery of physical performance tests was used to assess lower extremity function in more than 5,000 persons age 71 years and older in three communities. METHODS: Balance, gait, strength, and endurance were evaluated by examining ability to stand with the feet together in the side-by-side, semi-tandem, and tandem positions, time to walk…
Journal of Gerontology Template
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Journal of Gerontology is a peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University Press, covering Aging and Gerontology Research, Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies, Retirement, Disability, and Employment.
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Author–year (OUP) Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Gerontology, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Aging and Gerontology Research Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies Retirement, Disability, and Employment Human auditory perception and evaluation Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes |
| ISSN | 0022-1422 |
| h-index | 216 |
| i10-index | 3,334 |
| Total citations | 284,020 |
| Top institutions publishing here | Washington University in St. Louis |
| Journal website | catalog.hathitrust.org |
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The phenomenon of growth, decline and death—aging—has been the source of considerable speculation (1, 8, 10). This cycle seems to be a more or less direct function of the metabolic rate and this in turn depends on the species (animal or plant) on which are superimposed the factors of heredity and the effects of the…
Two measures of social function designed for community studies of normal aging and mild senile dementia were evaluated in 195 older adults who underwent neurological, cognitive, and affective assessment. An examining and a reviewing neurologist and a neurologically trained nurse independently rated each on a scale of functional capacity. Interrater reliability was high (examining Vs.…
A new clinically accessible measure of balance, functional reach (FR), is the difference between arm's length and maximal forward reach, using a fixed base of support. The purposes of this study were to (a) establish FR as a measure of the margin of stability versus the laboratory measure, center of pressure excursion (COPE); (b) test…
Bernice L. Neugarten, Ph.D., Robert J. Havighurst, Ph.D., Sheldon S. Tobin, M.A.; The Measurement of Life Satisfaction*, Journal of Gerontology, Volume 16,