Assessment of the Reliability of the DoboMed Exercise Method Mastery Evaluation Scale in People with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Background: Conservative treatment of lateral idiopathic curvatures of the spine is a difficult and complex therapeutic process that is not always successful. Repeated assessments of the patient's mastery of a given exercise may significantly increase the effectiveness of conservative treatment. The aim of the study was to assess the credibility of an original scale for evaluating DoboMed exercise proficiency in a group of people with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Predictors of Adverse Outcomes in Healthy Aging Adults: Coronary Artery Disease, Lower Educational Status and Higher P-Selectin Levels.

Background: Societal aging - as a global demographic phenomenon - shows no indication of abating. As a result, the problem of age-associated disability and related long-term care is emerging as a major public health challenge. It is important that methods for identifying older adults at risk of adverse outcomes are implemented early.

Predicting Adverse Outcomes in Healthy Aging Community-Dwelling Early-Old Adults with the Timed Up and Go Test.

Background: Simple, easy-to-perform, safe and cost-effective methods for the prediction of adverse outcomes in older adults are essential for the identification of patients who are most likely to benefit from early preventive interventions.

Methods: The study included 160 community-dwelling individuals aged 60-74 years, with 44.4% women.

Frailty Phenotype: Evidence of Both Physical and Mental Health Components in Community-Dwelling Early-Old Adults.

Background: Demographic aging results in increased incidence of old-age disability. Frailty is a major factor contributing to old-age disability. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of the frailty phenotype as defined by Fried et al and to estimate the need for associated preventative interventions in early-old community-dwelling inhabitants of the southern industrial region of Poland, as well as to investigate the defining components of the frailty phenotype.