Publications by authors named "R P W Kenny"
The Association of Regular Dog Walking with Mobility, Falls and Fear of Falling in Later Life.
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
January 2025
Background: It has been suggested that dog walking may protect against falls and mobility problems in later life, but little work to date has examined this.The aim of this study was to assess if regular dog walking was associated with reduced likelihood of falls, fear of falling and mobility problems in a large cohort of community-dwelling older people.
Methods: Participants ≥60 years at Wave 5 of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing were included.
Aim: In light of many recent advances in the field of vasovagal syncope, a selective review has been undertaken of these developments.
Methods: Recent publications on the following topics were reviewed; understanding of vasovagal syncope pathophysiology, tilt-testing methodology and interpretation, drug, ablation and pacemaker therapy.
Results And Conclusions: The vasovagal syncope field is very active in researching its pathophysiology, using it to gain better understanding of the process and applying this knowledge to therapy.
Purpose: Falls are the commonest cause of accidental death in older people and the most frequent reason for their presentation to hospital. The Screening Tool of Older Persons Prescriptions in older adults with high falls risk (STOPPFall) facilitates deprescribing by providing a clear consensus on which medications are considered fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs). This study aimed to determine the prevalence of STOPPFall FRIDs in inpatients referred to a falls and syncope service (FASS).
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- The study examines how aging affects cerebral blood flow (CBF) in older adults by investigating changes in brain structure and partial volume effects due to brain atrophy.
- Findings show that while there is a general decline in global gray-matter CBF as people age, some specific brain regions may actually experience increases in CBF after correcting for partial volume effects.
- The results highlight that although age-related reductions in CBF are evident, regional differences in blood flow are more accurately captured when accounting for partial volume effects in brain imaging.
Background: Little work to date has quantified the effect of psychotropic medications (antidepressants, benzodiazepines, 'Z' drugs, antipsychotics, anticholinergics) on mobility and gait in later life. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between these medications and mobility/gait parameters in a large cohort of community-dwelling older people.
Methods: Participants were included if they were ≥60 years at TILDA Wave 1 and underwent gait and mobility assessment (Gaitrite system), with follow-up at Wave 3 (4 years).