Cessation of exercise in the institutionalized elderly: effects on physical function.

Purpose: The objectives of this study were (1) to examine the effects of a 12-week exercise cessation period separating two 12-week exercise sessions on physical variables in an elderly institutionalized population and (2) to explore overall programme effectiveness.

Methods: The functional mobility of 25 elderly institutionalized adults participating in an existing exercise programme was examined using a one-group, interrupted time-series design. Functional mobility was evaluated at four time points during two cycles of a 12-week exercise programme, alternating with a 12-week period of no formal exercise.

Differential item functioning in the Mini-Mental State Examination in English- and Spanish-speaking older adults.

The purpose of this study was to determine if the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMS; M. F. Folstein, S.